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ATT has confirmed that after March 11 (iOS update 4.3) iPhones running in ATT network should be able to support wifi tethering and allowing other devices to use ATT network through iPhone as wifi modem.
The addition was expected as Apple announced the same for ipad 2 during its launch. The iOS 4.3 update unlock it for the all the iPhone 4 devices.
Steve Jobs was back on stage at the Apple’s event today and introduced the iPad 2 with iOS 4.3. iPad 2 will be available from march 11, and so do iOS 4.3.
The new iPad gets a dual core A5 processor which has 2 times faster output and 9 times better graphical output, it also gets Video camera. iPad 2 gets even thinner than iPhone 4 at 8.3 mm (from current 13.4 mm) thin. The new iPad is also weighs 30% less from the original one.
The iPad 2 is priced exactly same as the original and extracts 10 hrs battery life out the device and a month of standby. Apple also introduced a splitter cable allowing HDMI output while charging the iPad all at the sametime.
Also on the show was a cover launched for the iPad2 which can be folded and used like a stand and protects/cleans the screen.
Apple released its developer preview of Mac OS X Lion where the installation process does’nt change the existing settings and applications, the menu bar shows the current user, there is an increase in size in its drop down menu, grouped buttons come with slider, decrease in size of buttons in the left-corner, scroll bars hide when not needed and again appear when you need them and also there is an option to keep them permanently or even can change to auto option, sidebar has new options like Air Drop (where you can send files to anyone around you – wirelessly, it does’nt need any special setups it automatically finds other people nearby using AirDrop on clicking the AirDrop button).
The other feature is All new FileVault which keeps all data secure with XTS-AES 128 data encryption at the disk level, and also encryption is done for external drives. We can also change our scrolling directions from System Preferences, buttons have square edges rather than curved ones as in their previous versions, windows also pop-open in a similar way as the applications when launched on iOS.
The green button on the top left corner increase and decrease window size, navigation can be done either through arrow keys or grid view is available if multiple files are marked, and these UI changes are optional so the user can revert back and they appear to be as in their previous versions