Last night Apple released an update for the operating system (OS) that powers many of their mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.<\/p>\n
Media reports suggest that the latest version of Apple’s OS, iOS 4.3, is the first version of the new iOS 4 operating system that no longer supports the iPhone 3G.<\/p>\n
According to Apple<\/a> the update fixes a number of bugs that were in iOS 4.2 and introduces many new features.<\/p>\n Personal Hotspot<\/strong><\/p>\n A feature that was introduced in version 2.2 of Google’s competing Android operating system was the ability to turn your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.<\/p>\n With iOS 4.3 Apple enables iPhone 4 users to share their cellular data connection with up to 5 devices (combination of up to 3 Wi-Fi, 3 Bluetooth, and 1 USB).<\/p>\n iTunes Home Sharing<\/strong><\/p>\n Play music, movies and TV shows from a shared iTunes library on a Mac or PC (requires iTunes 10.2).<\/p>\n New AirPlay features<\/strong><\/p>\n The new AirPlay features in iOS 4.3 all require an Apple TV running software version 4.2 or later.<\/p>\n It allows you to play videos from the Photos app including the Camera Roll album, iTunes previews, enabled third-party apps and websites on Apple TV, as well as play slideshows from the Photos app using the transitions available on Apple TV.<\/p>\n Safari web browser improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n Apple promises a faster Safari performance with Apple Nitro JavaScript engine in the iOS 4.3 update.<\/p>\n HD video out using the Apple Digital AV Adapter<\/p>\n View 720p HD videos from Videos app, iPod app, Photos, YouTube, Safari, Keynote, and enabled third-party apps on an HDMI display.<\/p>\n This requires a new adapter Apple introduced with the iPad 2 which is set to go on sale for $39 in the US Apple Store<\/a> soon which supports the iPhone 4, iPad, iPad 2, and iPod Touch.<\/p>\n Ping features<\/strong><\/p>\n New features were introduced for Ping, Apple’s social network for music that is built into iTunes, including:<\/p>\n New Settings<\/strong><\/p>\n Lastly, Apple enabled three new settings in iOS 4.3:<\/p>\n\n
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