Apple´s new iOS update is now available for download for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, with new features including faster Safari performance, iTunes Home Sharing, AirPlay improvements and new personal hotspot.
With the new update, mobile browsing using Safari is expected to be better. The Nitro JavaScript engine that Apple pioneered on the desktop is now built into WebKit and the performance of JavaScript execution using just-in-time compilation is expected to more than double.
Meanwhile, new iTunes Home Sharing allows iOS 4.3 users to play music, movies and TV shows on an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch from their iTunes library on a Mac or PC over a local Wi-Fi network with a simple tap. You can stream a movie from your Mac in one room to your iPad in another or stream an iTunes mix to your iPod touch from the office to the kitchen.
Additionally, with Home Sharing on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch you´ve got your entire iTunes library in your hands wherever you are in your home.
iOS 4.3 also includes enhancements to AirPlay, the wireless technology that allows you to stream music, photos and video to Apple TV. With iOS 4.3 you can stream additional content including video from third party apps and websites, videos from the Photos app and previews from the iTunes app to your TV.
AirPlay also allows you to show photos on the TV screen by using one of the new slideshow transitions, or shoot a video on your iPhone or iPod touch and stream it directly from the Photos app to Apple TV.
On the other hand, the new Personal Hotspot feature in iOS 4.3 allows you to share an iPhone 4 cellular data connection with up to five devices in a combination of up to three Wi-Fi, three Bluetooth and one USB device.
Once the feature is enabled a status bar displays how many devices are currently connected. Every connection is password protected and when not in use Personal Hotspot turns itself off to save battery life.
Additionally, iOS 4.3 also allows iPad users the choice of using the iPad side switch to either lock the screen rotation or mute the audio.
Available as a free software update, iOS 4.3 is compatible with the iPad, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (GSM model), plus the third and fourth generation iPod touch.
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Published Date : 10 March 2011
Source : Apple press release
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