iOS 6: How many betas will there be?

iOS 6: How many betas will there be?

This year, like every year, one of the most common questions iMore's being asked is -- how many betas will the be before iOS 6 becomes available to the general public?

At WWDC 2012, when Apple announced iOS 6 and released the first beta, they also announced that iOS 6 would ship sometime this fall. (Presumably a couple of days before the next generation iPhone 5 ships. That gives us a window roughly spanning from September to November. We likely won't find out the exact date until the iPhone 5 event, which also hasn't been announced or scheduled yet, but will also likely be in the fall.

If we look to history for clues:

  • iPhone OS 2.0 had 8 betas starting March 6, 2008, and was released on July 11, 2008
  • iPhone OS 3.0 had 5 betas starting March 17, 2009, and was released on June 17, 2009
  • iOS 4 had 4 betas starting on April 8, 2010 and was released as iOS 4 on June 21, 2010
  • iOS 5 had 7 betas starting on June 6, and was released on October 12, 2011

Here's the full beta schedule from last year's iOS 5 release:

  • Beta 1 was released on Friday, June 5
  • Beta 2 was released three weeks later on Friday, June 24
  • Beta 3 was released over two weeks later on Monday, July 11
  • Beta 4 was released under two weeks later on Friday, July 22
  • Beta 5 was released two weeks later on Saturday, August 6,
  • Beta 6 was released two weeks later on Friday, August 19
  • Beta 7 was released a week and a half later on Wednesday, August 31
  • GM was released almost seven weeks later on Tuesday, October 4
  • Final was released a week later on Wednesday, October 12

Here's the beta schedule to date for this year's iOS 6 release:

  • Beta 1 was released on Monday, June 11
  • Beta 2 was released two weeks later on Monday, June 25
  • Beta 3 was released three week later on Monday, July 16

If Apple sticks closely to the every-two-weeks pattern from here on out, and the same release schedule as last year, there's enough time for 8 betas by the end of September, a Gold Master (GM) in early October at the iPhone 5 event, and a release in early/mid October when the iPhone 5 ships.

If any of the betas take longer than 2 weeks, or if the period between the final beta and the GM seed is extended like last year, the 6 or 7 betas between now and then seems more reasonable.

Either way, given Apple's secrecy, the only sound strategy for iOS betas is to expect them when you see them.

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Camera MX updated with new filters, video, geotagging, and more

Camera MX updated with new filters, video, geotagging, and more

The Camera MX photography app for Android has been updated to version 2.0 with a bunch of new features, such as fresh effects, video handling, and geotagging. Here's the full feature list:

  • New effects: HDR, Tilt-shift, Little Planet, Color Glow, Kaleidoscope, Drawing
  • Customize effects
  • Textures, borders and picture effects
  • Record and trim videos
  • Random effect feature
  • Save effect combinations as templates
  • Design and add subtitles
  • Video support in the media manager
  • GPS map: pinpoint photo locations on map
  • Hide music folders

We're big fans of Camera MX, particularly since it's free and they offer a chunk of cloud storage. The usual sharing options to Facebook, Flickr and Twitter are there of course. 

Which photography apps are you guys using this summer? Any in particular leaping out at you? Does Camera MX have what you need, or is there anything more you're looking for?

Download: Camera MX (free)

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Apple orders iCab iOS browser to cripple JavaScript modules

The developer of iCab Mobile, a feature-rich alternative to the Safari Web browser on iPad and iPhone, has been ordered by Apple to remove its ability to download and install JavaScript modules.

Presumably it's not the fact that iCab can execute JavaScript that's causing Apple to apoplectically puff and splutter, but rather its ability to download modules. Both Apple and Google frown upon apps that contain market-like functionality, and someone at Apple probably thought that iCab's JavaScript modules looked like a bit too much like discrete apps.

Alexander Clauss, iCab's developer, has rather a lot to say on the matter. "Maybe if I would have called the modules 'smart bookmarks' and would have made installing them much more complicated, Apple would have never asked to remove the ability to download them from the internet. The great user experience of installing modules has probably created a suspicion that these modules are more than just a piece of JavaScript code. From a pure technical point of view, if Apple does not allow to download modules (JavaScript code), Apple would also have to disallow to load web pages in general, because these do also contain JavaScript code."

In conclusion, to circumvent Apple's draconian decree, iCab Mobile now simply comes bundled with some 20 JavaScript modules. The ability to download modules made by third-party developers has been disabled, however -- but even then, Clauss says that you can simply contact him and ask for your module to be bundled with the next version of iCab.

Download iCab Mobile for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch ($1.99)

Apple orders iCab iOS browser to cripple JavaScript modules originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Investor Relations Gets A Google+ Page

google investor relationsInvestors and analysts have a new way to get updates from Google — a Google+ page for investor relations. The company's executives mentioned the page during the company's earnings call this afternoon, saying that it launched about an hour ago. There's not much on the page right now, aside from a couple of images, a link to the earnings webcast, and (be still my heart) some legal boilerplate warning about forward-looking statements.

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First Jelly Bean Rollout Stymied By Emergency Call Issues [Android]

The new version of Android, Jelly Bean, was to be officially rolled by a carrier for the first time this week in Australia. Sadly, Vodafone couldn't see it through, because the new OS failed to meet regulations related to emergency calls. More »


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Samsung NX20 Review: Great Photos, But Worth the Money and Irritation? [Lightning Review]

Over the last couple of years, Samsung's compact, semi-pro cameras have started getting really good. Or they take great photos, anyway. But they've been hindered by annoying little details that make you go ARRRRGH. More »


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Windows 8 welcome screen revealed, looks very Metro

windows 8 welcome screen
It's not really a secret the Microsoft had planned on bringing bits of Windows Phone 7's Metro UI to Windows 8, but we haven't seen a lot of really telling evidence. However, with the Windows 8 milestone 3 build now available to Microsoft Connect partners, it was really just a matter of time before we started to get a peek.

Thanks to Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott, we've now had a glimpse at what the Windows 8 welcome screen will look like. As you can see, the typography is very Metro indeed. Within Windows also mentions that the background image is customizable, and we're wondering if it might not pull from your current Windows 8 theme. This particular shot shows the CTRL + ALT + DELETE login option, but we imagine you'll still be able to log in by clicking your account picture tile as well.

Rivera and Thurrott also mention that the tablet version of the welcome screen will allow you to log in by swiping a pattern on the screen -- as you can on current Android devices.

Windows 8 welcome screen revealed, looks very Metro originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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$147M Patent Infringement Bill Rattles RIM

Today in international tech news: RIM is hit with a $147 million patent fine; a British ISP looks at the effectiveness of the UK's block on The Pirate Bay; Apple's $60 million settlement looms over its China iPad release; the BBC launches its unprecedented Olympic app; and France's president speaks out on the Twitter soap opera involving his past and present partners.

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Forget iTunes: Turn Your iPad Into a Hand-Cranked Music Box [Video]

The iPad's touchscreen display is primarily designed for use with your fingers, but people have created other unique ways to interact with it— styluses, board game playing pieces, and now these adorable hand-cranked interactive music boxes created by design student Joelle Aeschlimann. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ApnhKL9Xdpw/forget-itunes-turn-your-ipad-into-a-hand+cranked-music-box

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OUYA > Nexus, Nexus 7 amazement [From the Forums]

From the Forums

Just in case you missed out on some of the Android news today, now is the time to go ahead and get yourself fully caught up. Here on the blogs and in the Android Central Forums there is plenty to talk about. Have some questions? Need some help or just looking to chat Android? You know where to go, check out some of the threads below to get started.

If you're not already a member of the Android Central forums, you can register your account today.

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