http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/15/ios-4-2-on-ipad-preview-video/
So we've just had a chance to take our iPad out for a spin sporting iOS 4.2... and it's pretty great. The addition of multitasking, folders, and big improvements in mail (amongst other things) finally make the device feel more like a computer and less like a gigantic iPhone. Ironic really, since these updates rolled out to the iPhone first. In our brief use of the new and improved iPad (and particularly with multitasking), we're impressed to see that there doesn't seem to be any lag or slowdown on the device while swapping between apps (despite the smaller amount of RAM on board here) or throwing together folders. We're pretty heartened to see performance matching what we've come to expect on our iPhone 4 -- admittedly we had reservations about what the experience would be like. Folders are an especially notable inclusion here due to the pure silliness of scrolling through multiple iPad pages, and we're happy to see them intact on the bigger device. This is going to be a huge improvement for general navigation. Otherwise, many of the odds and ends you know from the iPhone / iPod versions are here, though the new AirPrint and AirPlay functions have yet to make their way to any pieces of the OS that we can see.
One other wild thing we've noticed: the orientation switch no longer controls orientation. It's a mute / unmute switch now! We were pretty surprised to see the change, but it actually makes far more sense (orientation is now controlled with a button on the music / brightness widget). Of course, we're still exploring the beta OS, and we expect to uncover a few more morsels, so stay tuned to this post as we'll update with our discoveries. For now, you can continue on after the break to check out a video showing off just what a real world iPad looks like doing its 4.2 thing.Continue reading iOS 4.2 on iPad preview (video)iOS 4.2 on iPad preview (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | |Email this|Comments
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One other wild thing we've noticed: the orientation switch no longer controls orientation. It's a mute / unmute switch now! We were pretty surprised to see the change, but it actually makes far more sense (orientation is now controlled with a button on the music / brightness widget). Of course, we're still exploring the beta OS, and we expect to uncover a few more morsels, so stay tuned to this post as we'll update with our discoveries. For now, you can continue on after the break to check out a video showing off just what a real world iPad looks like doing its 4.2 thing.Continue reading iOS 4.2 on iPad preview (video)iOS 4.2 on iPad preview (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | |Email this|Comments