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    A bite of the Apple

    So, we didn’t get the big iPhone 5 release for which the whole world seemed to be holding its breath. The iPhone 4S is more of the same, just with a bunch of improvements.  I have to pity the Tim Cook in a way.  Steve Jobs is a tough act to follow, and he didn’t really have the big oomph in his pocket to haul out and impress everybody.  Despite the emphasis on things like the dual processor and the new 8MB camera (both of which have been pretty standard lately on Android), the IOS5 and the iCloud bits were actually a bit more intriguing, at least to techies like myself. It addresses almost all of my major issues with iOS4. The iPhone 4S hardware, complete with its (to me) tiny screen, has absolutely nothing that might make me step away from my Galaxy S2 (which already has a great camera and a hefty dual processor) .

    iOS5, though, I’m eagerly anticipating.  Sunday night, I went so far as to declare this an iOS week.  I haven’t touched my iPhone 3GS or my iPad 2 for nearly a month, and I was getting a little worried about my ability to keep up with the Mobile Joneses. However, the lack of true multitasking, interprocess communication (e. g.,  “open this link in…”)  and especially notifications have had me ready to pitch them at the wall. I think I’ll give up on iOS4 and just wait for iOS5 to drop next week. Sounds like a plan less likely to drive me to fits of frustration.

    So,  back to My S2 and my Xoom for now….