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Apple iOS 5 was announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference in early June 2011. When released, it will be supported on the iPad, iPod, iPhone 3GS, 4 and 5. After watching the official video posted on YouTube and gathering all the information I could, I have decided to publish this article explaining the enhancements of iOS 5 as of when it becomes available to the public.

iCloud – iCloud syncs all music, pictures, videos, applications, iBooks, contacts, email, calendars, bookmark, to-do list and notes via a wireless network. It makes your device virtual and removes the constraint of having data physically stored on a hard drive.

Notification Center – The notification system for iOS 4 has proven to be very frustrating for many users. The big blue box that pops up with a single notification message tends to gets in the way. This has been completely redesigned for iOS 5. All notifications are put into groups which can be accessed by a simple swipe down from the status bar. The classic notification box has been intelligently replaced by a small subtle message at the top of the screen. With the improved lock screen a voicemail, text message or any other notification can be actioned with just one swipe.

Safari – Safari has been improved with the introduction of tabbed based browsing. A new feature called reader allows users to focus in on the primary content of an article without having to sift through all the clutter around. This is excellent for extracting content on a busy web page. Reading lists is a tool which will compliment the bookmark facility and lists text articles of interest selected by the user. Once added to the reading list it can be viewed across devices using iCloud.

iMessage – iMessage completely revolutionizes the way users send messages to each other. One major improvement is the ability to send unlimited SMS text messages over a WiFi network. Just like on Blackberry Messenger, iMessage will show when a person is typing a new message. Text messages are grouped into conversations. Files such as pictures, videos, contacts and even your location are shared directly through iMessage. Using the iCloud auto sync technology you can start a message on one device and complete it on another.

Newsstand – Don’t get Newsstand mixed up with iBooks. Get your favourite newspapers and magazines delivered straight to your device. Users will get an alert notification when updated new editions are released or alternatively, it can be set to automatically update. It makes buying the paper copy of a newspapers or magazine a thing of the past. Newsstand items can be purchased directly from newsstand or from the Appstore.

Camera & photos – Camera for iOS 5 will now also be accessible from the lockscreen directly. This is a great way to take pictures quickly, on the move. Autofocus, enhancements and red-eye removal are some key features included. To take a picture in this mode, simply press the volume up button.

Twitter – Just like Facebook for iOS 4, Twitter has been fully integrated into iOS 5 with the option to tweet from your camera, YouTube, safari and even maps.

Reminders- With iOS 5 both time and location-based reminders are possible. Say you get out of bed and need to remind yourself to ask your boss of a pay rise, you simple add this into the to-do-list for your calendar day and when your device detects that you are walking into your office building you will be sent a reminder. Your to-do list is easily and clearly laid out so you can tick and cross off as you go.

No More PC – One of the beauties of iOS 5 is the fact you no longer need to own a PC or Mac. As long as you have access to a wireless network iOS 5 will setup straight out of the box. So no PC, no USB cable and no iTunes needed.

A word of warning to all Apple enthusiasts out there. Apple has released a beta version of iOS 5 which is available for download on the internet. This was released so that developers can search out all the bugs and glitches. It is not meant for public use and should not be treated as such. As with most beta software it requires constant updating and once your device has been upgraded to iOS 5 beta it is extremely difficult to restore back to iOS 4. So if you are not a developer I strongly suggest you sit tight and wait until Apple releases a public version of iOS 5.

HiPhone is the most popular and fast moving mobile phone on the internet today. It has several reviews listed on various web portals and is quite well-known on portals such as YouTube and eBay. China is the leading manufacturer of HiPhones today and captures the market with its new advanced technological product which stands in competition with Apple iPhones.

HiPhone is very similar to iPhone when it comes to its bigger display screens or appearances. The all-in-one feature of HiPhone includes excellent speakers and microphone, along with twofold SIM card feature and long standby and talk-time mode. The most attractive part about the HiPhone is its affordable costing of $100USD, when compared to other costlier phones. The phone comes in with a year warranty for manufacturer defects and is quite shiny for its quality and economical pricing.

HiPhone, popularly known as the clone of iPhone, is the leading mobile phone today in the market. The phone comes to you with outstanding features and latest multi-touch technology as well. HiPhones today, has a sleek look when compared to its previous versions. The newer versions come with 3.5 inches display screen with at a resolution of 240X320 pixels. The advanced HiPhone versions come with “shake control” feature to change the wallpaper of the current song playing on the phone.

The other specifications of the HiPhone are listed below:

Language Supported: Chinese and English

Data Transfer: Bluetooth Data/USB Flask Disk/USB Data Line

LCD Size: flat 16:9 ratio touch screen (3.5inches and 16 million colors)

Rom: Memory is expandable up to 2GB

Camera: Camera output up to 13.0 pixel i.e., 1280*1024, with variation in recording time based on the memory card

Games: Big Risk, Twin Dragons in Tang Kingdom, F1Racer, etc

Timed power on and off: Supports self timers for power on and off, supports the MP4 format for playing movies

Dual SIM cards( however HiPhone does not support the Dual standby feature)

Other features: MP3, MP4, IP dial, handsfree, change of wallpaper or music by shaking the phone (hand-shake), voice recording, Wireless Application Protocol, keyboard input and handwritten input, GPRS download, Bluetooth, extended memory, E-book, group SMS, MMS

However, HiPhone does lack some basic features such as 3G compatibility, stereo Bluetooth, memory card expansion beyond 2GB, etc which are available in other basic cell phones. But why should one care less about these features not being available, it is after all a low priced phone just trying to offer you the feel of those expensive ones which are otherwise too costly to afford.
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Kitchen gadgets, at some point in the their lives nearly everyone will buy that new super- special kitchen gadget, whether it’s that new vegetable and fruit slicer that slices absolutely everything to that same 1cm thickness or that new juicer that uses surgical steel blades that are insanely sharp to turn anything you put inside it into a health conscious smoothie. Whatever your new toy is, it’s easy to see that the UK has gone go-go-gadget crazy!

However some of them are practical and some of them are just more than a little bit silly, I’m sure that toaster bags are the latest thing going but wasn’t that toaster and grill combo you bought a few months ago more than up to the task?

Some of the new gizmos out there on the market genuinely do have a place in the market however, take those new automated can and jar openers – how many times have you had to tip that jam jar over and bash the lid on the countertop to try to loosen it up enough for you to be able to open it – all the while praying that the glass doesn’t shatter! With these new inventions you’ll just latch the tool onto the lid and it’ll rotate and turn the lid until it just pops off! Maybe you’ve got one of the manual versions that is essentially a larger pair of pliers, you just pop the lid into the teeth in-between the two arms of the gadget, squeeze them together and then just twist. Opening those tricky jars has never been easier!

Circumstance has it that if there’s a job for it, then there will be a gadget that will exist for it, so if you cannot open jars or if you want to make toasties in the toaster then guaranteed there’s the product for you.