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Apple is finally ready to roll out its latest firmware update to the public. iOS 7.1 is now available as a free download, and as expected, it adds a (coulpe) few new features to the juice.

The new update should be heading your direction if you own an iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S or iPad 2 and above ( iPad 4,  iPad 3, iPad Air), either iPad mini or a fifth-generation iPod touch. Among the usual smattering of tweaks to the iOS UI and bug fixes, but one of the most notable feature improvement is the inclusion of CarPlay support and fixes for the random reboot problem many iOS 7 users have been experiencing.

The biggest change to iOS with the new update is support for Apple's CarPlay feature (Previously known as "iOS in the Car,"), which brings iOS integration to your in-dash stereo and provides you with the ability to interact with Siri, access your music library and third-party audio apps, navigate routes using Maps, answer calls and send texts hands-free.

Here after the break the novelty:

 

• CarPlay

• iOS experience designed for the car

• Simply connect your iPhone to a CarPlay enabled vehicle

• Supports Phone, Music, Maps, Messages, and 3rd-party audio apps

• Control with Siri and the car's touchscreen, knobs, and buttons

• Siri

• Manually control when Siri listens by holding down the home button while you speak and releasing it when you're done as an alternative to letting Siri automatically notice when you stop talking

• New, more natural sounding male and female voices for Mandarin Chinese, UK English, Australian English, and Japanese

• iTunes Radio

• Search field above Featured Stations to easily create stations based on your favorite artist or song

• Buy albums with the tap of a button from Now Playing

• Subscribe to iTunes Match on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to enjoy iTunes Radio ad-free

• Calendar

• Option to display events in month view

• Country specific holidays automatically added for many countries

• Accessibility

• Bold font option now includes the keyboard, calculator, and many icon glyphs

• Reduce Motion option now includes Weather, Messages, and multitasking UI animations

• New options to display button shapes, darken app colors, and reduce white point

• New Camera setting to automatically enable HDR for iPhone 5s

• iCloud Keychain support in additional countries

• FaceTime call notifications are automatically cleared when you answer a call on another device

• Fixes a bug that could occasionally cause a home screen crash

• Improves Touch ID fingerprint recognition

• Improved performance for iPhone 4

• Fixes display of Mail unread badge for numbers greater than 10,000

• Continued user interface refinements

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Apple unveils updated chart on the adoption of its various operating systems. At the end of January, the milestone of 80% OS share was achieved for iOS 7. It continues to grow over the weeks. Thus, 8/10 iPhone, iPad or iPod touch are runing on iOS 7. 17% of them remain on iOS 6 and 3% on an earlier version.

Apple began broadcasting data adoption in early December. At this time, iOS 7 was installed on 74 % of iDevices with all versions. The increase is 6 points in almost two months. I must say that the holidays with Christmas have somewhat helped to increase the OS share, as the jailbreak - although it does not represent much in the end.

The growth should continue over the next few weeks. About the mentioned iOS 7 update, Apple is expected to release an update soon to fix various crashes encountered on the home screen (Apple promises an update to fix iOS 7 crashes). We do not yet know if it will be named iOS 7.0.5 or iOS 7.1. Stay tuned!

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After making a point on Android's 4.4 Kitkat share with 1.1 percent, it's time to see how the contender is dealing on his turf.

Apple has revealed that 74 percent of recent App Store customers are using iOS 7. That's a healthy 10-point improvement over what we saw in October, when 64% were running Cupertino's newest OS platform. The differences in OS adoption rates aren't totally surprising, mind you. Apple is targeting a narrower pool of hardware, doesn't have to wait for third-party approvals and recently launched two new iPads that could easily boost iOS 7 adoption.

Android by its nature targets a wider range of devices and software interfaces that won't always receive updates at the same time. We wouldn't expect a big spike in KitKat use until larger phone makers like HTC and Samsung throw their full weight behind Google's latest platform.

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After weeks and weeks of waiting, here comes the Google Play Music app on iOS ( App Store Link - Free - iPhone). The service is to b as a rival for iTunes somehow although several points differ between the two.

Google Play Music includes both the Play Music and Music Unlimited Play function. The first allows you to upload up to 20,000 songs from its online library to listen on the go. You connects to your account from a computer, smartphone or tablet (Android for now) and you're good to go to listen to fav music, no matter where you are. The service is offered for free, a good place for users. A Radio service is also part of the lot. It is possible to customize the stations according to the artists, albums and favorite songs.

With this, Google integrates Play Music Acces Unlimited which is simply an equivalent of Spotify or Deezer. For 9.99 € / month, you have access to a large catalog of music that you can listen from any platform. Everything is connected to your Google Account. It is possible to change the sound quality (low, medium, high). The more the quality is good, the more data conception will be important. Attention to quotas imposed by the operators. It is also possible to listen to local (download music on the iPhone) to avoid consuming the package exactly. This service is especially useful for those times when the airplane mode must be enabled. Google offers 30-day trial to get an idea.

For now, Google does only offer an iPhone version of its music app. The U.S. giant has already announced (to 9to5Mac) that an iPad version was in preparation. No availability date yet.

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Apple has a long busy day today, along with new iPads announcement (iPad Air, iPad mini) Mac Pro, Mac Book Pros and OS X Mavericks 10.9 realse, there was another one on the shelf.

Yes, Apple has now also released version 7.0.3 of iOS (a less major upgrade), that has a lots of bug fixes, though. The update also brings with it support for iCloud Keychain to let you share passwords and credit card info across your various devices, along with a new password generator for Safari that will help you choose more secure passwords.

Here's a breakdown:

• Adds iCloud Keychain to keep track of your account names, passwords, and credit card numbers across all your approved devices
• Adds Password Generator so Safari can suggest unique, hard-to-guess passwords for your online accounts
• Updates lock screen to delay display of "slide to unlock" when Touch ID is in use
• Adds back the ability to search the web and Wikipedia from Spotlight search
• Fixes an issue where iMessage failed to send for some users
• Fixes a bug that could prevent iMessage from activating
• Improves system stability when using iWork apps
• Fixes an accelerometer calibration issue
• Addresses an issue that could cause Siri and VoiceOver to use a lower quality voice
• Fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the Lock screen passcode
• Enhances the Reduce Motion setting to minimize both motion and animation
• Fixes an issue that could cause VoiceOver input to be too sensitive
• Updates the Bold Text setting to also change dial pad text
• Fixes an issue that could cause supervised devices to become un-supervised when updating software

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