iOS 10, watchOS 3 and tvOS 10 are now available for download

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple has started to roll out updates to the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch as well as the Apple Watch and the Apple TV. iOS 10, watchOS 3 and tvOS 10 are now available for download and bring existing devices up to date with new features and capabilities.

iOS 10, which still hasn't rolled out in Canada (I'm on Telus), can be accessed by going to General>Software Update and offers many new features including an expanded Messages App, improved Maps app, smarter Siri integration and improved notification handling among others. 

watchOS 3 is the most significant update to Apple Watch and fundamentally changes many of that wearable's function including new watchfaces and complications, a new Breathe app for relaxations and snappier performance and more granular fitness tracking. To install watchOS 3, you must enable it from the Watch app on a paired iOS 10 iPhone.  tvOS brings similar updates and refinements to Apple's set-top box. 

Barbra Streisand gets Siri to correctly pronounce her name, hints at possible release of new iOS update

It pays to be a superstar with friends in really high places. Barbra Streisand has had her name mispronounced by Apple’s virtual assistant Siri all this time. Siri has been pronouncing her name as “Strei-zand” instead of “Strei-sand.” So, what is Barbra Streisand to do? She calls Apple CEO Tim Cook to see if he can fix this, and, of course, he does.  As she narrates this experience in an interview with NPR, Streisand seems to have released an important update when it comes to iOS 10, which might be heading our way on September 30^th.

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iOS 10 brings more diversity and choice to emoji

Emoji have become the quick and cool way to communicate ideas and emotions. This is going to get better for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users when they update to iOS 10 this fall.

The latest iOS version brings one hundred new and redesigned emoji characters. This includes more gender options to existing characters, including new female athletes and professionals. There are also notable redesigns of popular emoji a new rainbow flag and more family options. Emoji are a huge part of iOS 10, specially since Apple has improved the iMessage app to feature more ways to spice up conversations and interactions with friends and family.

Preview of iOS 10 Public Beta

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

iOS 10 is the biggest update to Apple's mobile operating system that's now celebrating it's 9th birthday.

Apple is making iOS 10 and macOS Sierra available as public beta. This is so the public can install the OS's and act as beta testers to help squash bugs and get a feel for what's coming. I don't advice anyone to install beta software, specially a device's operating system, on any device they use on a daily basis. That said, you can find out out more about Apple's Beta Releases here.

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