Apple reveals iOS 4.1, with Game Center, HDR photos, and bug fixes
Game Center allows you to compete against your friends in any compatible game, unlocking achievements and moving up the leaderboard. It also introduces the possibility of live player vs. player games on the iPhone, with Push-powered notifications when someone challenges you. You can add friends or let Apple match you up with opponents. Existing popular games will be compatible with Game Center, too: Steve Jobs showed a screenshot of a leaderboard for the bestselling Angry Birds.
Jobs also showed off the new HDR -- High Dynamic Range -- photo feature, which allows your phone to take three photos and combine their color ranges into one rich image. Apple didn't invent HDR, but the feature is way easy to use, and the test images Jobs showed off looked fantastic.
There's also a bit of news about iOS 4.2, which is due in November. It adds printing support and a new wireless music streaming feature called AirPlay, which replaces Apple's old, familiar AirTunes.
[via Engadget]
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Subscribe to commentsAlasdairSep 1st 2010 2:39PM
" Apple didn't invent HDR, but the feature is way easy to use"
I bet they're saying otherwise. AND IT'S NOT EASY, IT'S MAGICAL.
AlasdairSep 1st 2010 2:40PM
and will someone PLEASE sort out my avatar issues :(
shenkishsSep 1st 2010 8:50PM
The new iPod Touch is just amazing, only problem is, what will happen to those people who had their old 3G? Just kiss and good-bye, I guess? New iPod touch Unbiased Impression. http://bit.ly/creNNa
HexogenSep 1st 2010 3:24PM
Nothing useful to me in 4.1, but printing support for 4.2 sounds good. There have been some times when I wanted to print something off of Mobile Safari.
hazardSep 1st 2010 10:44PM
The Game Center is HUGE news, taking MS head on in one of the key areas of the new Windows Phone Platform.
NickSep 2nd 2010 8:17AM
I hope this fixes some of the battery and speed issues on the iPod touch Gen 3. Before ios 4 my ipod would last all weekend now I am lucky if it makes it through Saturday sitting on the counter.