How To Airdrop To Yourself

(image source: os x daily) by evan thomas ios 7 is on its way — apple is sending outthe update to compatible phones and tablets starting wednesday. one of the biggest changes is visual. thefaux leather stitching and torn calendar edges

How To Airdrop To Yourself, have been been dropped in favor of a smoother,cleaner interface with lots of pastel colors and thin fonts. (via apple) apple ceo tim cook called it the biggest changeto ios since its introduction in 2007. (via apple)

and as one analyst pointed out to the losangeles times, it's a change which could well backfire. "i think people aren't anticipating how bigof a deal the new ios 7 will be. the software is very different than where they've been.and the thing that is going to blow people's mind is that it's going to make it feel likethey're getting a new phone." (via los angeles times) of course, while things look significantlydifferent, your iphone's functions will be more or less in the same place. (via abc) and ios 7 adds features like control centerfor managing music, connectivity and the camera

from one spot — without even unlocking yourphone. (via the telegraph) under-the-hood improvements have speeded upthe os, but some testers have been reporting diminished battery life as a result. however,early reviews are positive, with ars technica saying the update "successfully walks theline between 'different enough to be unmistakably new' and 'familiar enough not to be terrifying.'" and the new os is going to have a knock-oneffect through the rest of apple's software ecosystem. expect lots of app updates in thenear future as developers release new versions of their apps to run on the new os. (via apple) to get ios 7, you'll need an iphone 4 or later,the ipad 2 or later, an ipad mini or the fifth-generation

ipod touch. apple will be pushing the updateto some devices via the wireless networks, but you can install it yourself, too. when it's time, you should see a notificationon your settings app letting you know ios is ready to be updated. remember to back upyour data, just in case. go into your settings and choose software update. download the updateand tap install. once it's all done, you're ready to roll. (via apple)