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Getting ready for iOS 5.

Apple is set to release iOS 5 to the public on Wednesday October 12th, 2011. Here are the steps to prepare yourself before upgrading to iOS 5:

  1. Download iTunes 10.5 – Mac | Windows | Windows 64 bit
  2. Back up your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad using iTunes.Make sure you check “Encrypt iPhone/iPod touch/iPad backup”. That way all your password settings are also backed up.
  3. Import all your photos and videos from the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Mac users can use iPhoto, Aperture or Image Capture. Windows Users can directly access the Photos folder through Explorer and copy the files manually.
  4. Transfer all purchases from your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to your computer using iTunes.
  5. Make sure the apps, songs, movies, ringtones in your iPhones, iPod touch or iPad are also in your iTunes Library.

Now you are ready for iOS 5.

Starting Wednesday October 12th, 2011 you can update your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad through iTunes.

If for some reasons you could not update to iOS 5, you might have to go the “Restore” route. After that you can “Restore from Backup”.

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iOS 5 GM is expected to ship to Developers today.

Apple’s “Let’s talk iPhone.” event just ended and Apple is expected to ship iOS 5 GM to developers anytime now.

Since Apple NDA is in effect, our Developer contacts are not saying a word about this. Logically Apple would ship the GM at least a week before the public release.

 

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Let’s talk iPhone: Cards

Scott Forstall, Apple’s senior vice president of iOS Software introduces “Cards”.

Cards:
“Create and mail beautiful cards right from your iPhone or iPod touch.”

Apple will actually send a physical cards you created on your iPhone. Costs $2.99 in the US, $4.99 anywhere else. Apple will send USPS tracking Push Notification to sender’s iPhone.

“Cards” will be available Octeber 12th, 2011.

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Apple to unveil one new iPhone on October 4th, 2011.

Apple has sent out invitations for October 4th, 2011 “Let’s talk iPhone” event in Apple’s own Cupertino headquarter.

Our sources told us:

  • There will be one new iPhone. Forget about what rumor sites are saying about two new iPhone models.
  • What iPad 3? Wait till 2012.
  • Apple is not making Television unit.
  • Developers will be getting iOS 5 GM on that day.
  • New feature only on the new iPhone.

As usual, there will be numbers of sites covering the event. One thing for sure that Harry McCracken of Technologizer won’t be there due to a previously scheduled engagement.

p.s.

From March 2011: https://twitter.com/#!/37prime/status/49059804865495040