“Apple has released iOS 5 Beta 5 to developers, and eWEEK recently had the chance to take it for a spin,” Don Reisinger reports for eWeek. “n many ways, iOS 5 is similar to its predecessor. For the most part, users won’t be able to find too many fundamental differences between these two versions of the operating system.”
“But the improvements that have been made are major. And they’re a welcome addition to a platform that was already standing atop the mobile space,” Reisinger reports. “For example, if users swipe from the top of the screen down, they’ll be able to find a new notifications dashboard that lists text messages, missed calls, application notifications and more.”
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Reisinger reports, “The iOS 5 Settings page has also been drastically changed, due mainly to the addition of so many new features. The most notable addition, of course, is iCloud. In the Settings pane, users can turn on iCloud and determine what it should synchronize, including Mail, Contacts and Bookmarks… iOS 5, as a whole, is the best mobile operating system on the market, and it sets a new benchmark for all others to match.”
Much more in the full article here.