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Apple Makes Available iOS7 Download for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

 

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Users of Apple devices like iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch can now enjoy the latest features offered by iOS7. Billed by Tim Cook as the most “the biggest change to iOS since the introduction of the iPhone“, Apple has now made available its newest operating system for download. Available as an Over The Air (OTA) upgrade, make sure your devices and network is uninterrupted before you initiate the download.

Also, it will be made available as a direct download for those who have issues doing an OTA update and prefer an upgrade the old fashioned way using iTunes. Here are the links for download

Some of the new features include:

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Control Center – Control Center gives you quick access to the controls and apps just by swiping across the screen

Notification Center – Notification Center lets you know about new mail, missed calls, to-dos that need doing, and more. And a new feature called Today gives you a convenient summary of the day.

Multitasking – Allows you to switch between apps without killing them and also fetches your content based on the routine.

Airdrop – This feature was previously available for Macbook. Airdrop allows  you to share photos, videos, contacts — and more from any app with a Share button using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Does not require additional setup and the transfers are encrypted!

iTunes Radio – iTunes Radio is a new free service that features streaming radio stations. Its’s USP being learning about the type of the music you listed to and personalizing them over time

Some of the above features like control center and notification center have long been on the Android platform and looks like Apple is finally trying to bridge the gap!

 

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Star Sports introduces Subscription Based Live Streaming

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Star sports have introduced live streaming of various sporting events over internet for PCs and mobile platform on a subscription basis. It was in a limited beta for sometime and is now available for many countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and etc with geographical restrictions based on the sporting event. Available on a daily package and annual subscription model, these events include Cricket, Football, and many other events and promises HD quality video with adaptive streaming based on the bandwidth. Apart from the live streams, users can view replays, select match highlights, stats and etc.

With multitude of packages available from selection, one can opt for a single sporting event like Champions League T20 series, single all-day subscription, or season long subscription. Starting at Rs 50 per day for an all-day subscription it goes upto Rs 800 for a All season football package that covers Premier League, La liga and Serie A. Some of the packages currently available include:

  • Australia In England ODI Series Pass
  • La Liga Season Pass
  • Premier League Season Pass
  • 15th September All Sports Day Pass
  • Champions League T20 Pass
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Also available are the apps for Android as well as iOS platforms using which one can watch the live streams of the matches.

While the live stream can be accessed by upto two devices simultaneously, one will have to pay from the third device onwards. Not bad considering the prices and at 300 kbps desired speed, this should be a good bet!

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