Apple's iPad2 broke all the sales records this year. Being the most efficient, sleek and light-weight tablet performing to its best, Apple shipped 13 million iPad units in Q3 2011. An impressive figure showing 36.8 percent growth left Apple being the top-most tablet vendor. With over 200 new features, the world's most advanced operating system is only getting better. With the launch of iOS 5, Apple devices show fast improvement and sale. Further, the special features of iOS5 encouraged iPad application development even more.
iPad developers focus on some of the most competitive iOS 5 features for developing robust apps based on the new operating system.
iOS 5 Killer features
iPad has always been one of the most sophisticated devices. With its fast revolution, it always has something new to offer its users. This time, with iOS 5
Apple offers the following:
Notification Center: The notification center, in iOS 5, has been fine-tuned for minimal interruptions. Replacing its annoying pop-up notification system, iPad development allows users to set up the way their notification should arrive on their devices. Users can also select the option for no notification. They can swipe the screen to reach the app for seeing the message. However, if users wish to ignore the message, the message will simply disappear.
IMessage: IMessage offers functionality similar to many message applications developed for Android and other smart phone platforms. Users can send and receive text or instant messages to any of the iOS 5-enabled devices, for free. As this messaging service uses the internet, users don't have to pay for each message as per the network plan. Apple OS-5 provides direct access to this feature. Also, users can address the message to either an email address or a phone number. It includes intelligent functions that automatically find friends using the same version of the Operating System.
Integration with iCloud: iCloud is a service that helps the content to sync to all the iOS-based devices. Abandoning the obsolete wired technology, iCloud adopted wireless sync practices. Only iOS 5-upgraded devices enjoy iCloud service. It holds a close association with iTunes. However, if users wish to sync larger content, wired sync is always faster.
Multi-touch gestures: This is one of the most challenging arenas for iPad application developers engaging in iPad application development. Apple OS version 5 offers the neatest trick of pinching the screen with four or five fingers for returning from any application to the Home screen.
Apple's new market gaining practice
Awakened by the new cost-conscious emerging markets, Apple is prepping for a small, low-budget tablet device. According to the report, smaller version of the iPad, iPad mini, is to be launched with the same, 1024 by 768, screen resolution as the current iPad 2. Due to the smaller display, Apple will increase the pixel density, thus providing a crisper image.
Apparently, Apple began the development of iPad 2's successor, infusing several benchmark features in the device. Allegedly, Apple plans iPad 3's launch in the first quarter of 2012. It will boost the iPad 3's resolution and proffer a better hardware configuration as compared to the current Apple devices.
With the growing sales of Apple's iPad and iPhone devices, iPhone and iPad app development is flourishing. Among recent apps, HeyStak is popular. Unlike, Microsoft's search initiative, HeyStak is a social search that powers the social aspect of search. Disney recently introduced an application called Puffle Launch. It's a cool game somewhat a mix of pinball and Super Mario. This would probably become users' favorite pick of the month.
Grey Matter India (GMI) Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a leading IT services and solutions provider that excels at providing app development for iPad and delivering sophisticated iPhone and iOS 5 development services.
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