Features:
Notification Center
All your alerts.
Just swipe down from the top of any screen to enter Notification Center.
Choose which notifications you want to see.
Even see a stock ticker and the current weather.
New notifications appear briefly at the top of your screen, without interrupting what you’re doing.
Notification Center is the best way to stay on top of your life’s breaking news.
iMessage
iPad and iPod touch join the conversation.
With iMessage, we’ve created a new messaging service for all iOS 5 users.
Keep everyone in the loop with group messaging.
Even start a conversation on one of your iOS devices and pick up where you left off on another.
Newsstand
A custom newsstand for all your subscriptions.
Read all about it.
All in one place.
There’s also a new place on the App Store just for newspaper and magazine subscriptions.
And you could get to it straight from Newsstand.
New purchases go directly to your Newsstand folder.
It’s kind of like having the paper delivered to your front door.
Reminders
A better way to do to-dos.
Reminders lets you organize your life in to-do lists — complete with due dates and locations.
Say you should probably remember to pick up milk during your next grocery trip.
Want to mention or @reply to a friend?
Contacts applies your friends' Twitter usernames and profile pictures.
So you could start typing a name and iOS 5 does the rest.
you could even add a location to any tweet, no matter which app you’re tweeting from.
Camera
Capture the moment at a moment’s notice.
Since your iPhone is always with you, it’s often the best way to capture those unexpected moments.
Then press the volume-up button to snap your photo in the nick of time.
If you have Photo Stream enabled in iCloud, your photos automatically download to all your other devices.
Photos
Enhanced photo enhancements.
Turn your snapshots into frame-worthy photos in just a few taps.
Crop, rotate, enhance, and remove red-eye without leaving the Photos app.
Even organize your photos in albums — right on your equipment.
With iCloud, you might push new photos to all your iOS devices.
Safari
Even better site-seeing.
iOS 5 brings even more web-browsing features to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Safari Reader displays web articles sans ads or clutter so it’s possible for you to read without distractions.
On iPad, tabbed browsing helps you keep track of multiple web pages and switch between them with ease.
And iOS 5 improves Safari performance on all your iOS devices.
PC Free
Independence for all iOS devices.
Activate and set up your rig wirelessly, right out of the box.
Download free iOS software updates directly on your unit.
And back up and restore your machine automatically using iCloud.
Your inbox is about to receive some great new features.
Format text using bold, italic, or underlined fonts.
Create indents in the text of your message.
Drag to rearrange names in address fields.
Even add and delete mailbox folders on the fly.
If you’re looking for a specific email, you can now search in the body of messages.
And with iCloud, you get a free email account that stays up to date on all your devices.
Tap to create an event and drag to adjust the time and duration.
Add, rename, and delete calendars directly from your machine.
And view event attachments without leaving the Calendar app.
Game Center
iOS is the world’s most popular gaming platform.
Post a profile picture.
Meet your match with new friend recommendations based on the games you play and the players you already know.
Discover new games without leaving Game Center.
And size up an opponent on the spot with new overall achievement scores.
Wi-Fi Sync
Wirelessly sync your iOS rig to your Mac or PC over a shared Wi-Fi connection.
AirPlay Mirroring
Wow your audience in the board room, classroom, or living room.
AirPlay now supports video mirroring.
iOS 5 works with specialized hardware accessories.
The LED flash and custom vibration options let you see and feel when someone’s calling.
And improvements to VoiceOver include custom element labeling.
These are just a few of the ways iOS 5 continues making advances in the field of accessibility.
