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iOS fans, there is an alternative to Photostream for your cloud-photo-storage-needs. Amazon Cloud Drive Photos has just launched for iOS, complete with 5GB of free storage.  Simply download the app, sign in with your Amazon account, and then backup your photos – it feels just like the Dropbox photo backup and works swimmingly when connected to WiFi–it even has a large upload mode which disables your lock screen from engaging until large uploads are completed. Already tried it? Let us know what you think!

In the wake of the iPhone 5 announcement, software announcements and pre-orders, it’s interesting to note that Apple has quietly removed the “Beta” moniker from its new iCloud.com. The new features include access to Notes and Reminders, as well as enhancements to apps such as Find My iPhone – which as of today still uses Google Maps as its engine. Do check it out, as you can now manage your on-device items more efficiently thanks to the new enhancements.

Among the products getting an overhaul for iOS 6 is the “Find iPhone” app. This new version not only brings a user interface change, but enhances features overall–including how the status screen shows you battery strength of the device that you are looking at, maps are tied in with Apple’s new mapping solution, a new “Lost Mode” allows you to lock your device remotely, while “Play Sound” and “Erase iPhone” are both still present. A new “all devices” option is also available which comes in handy if you want an overall snapshot of where all of your devices are currently located. Overall, the app overhaul is a welcome one, and the new features tie in well with the overall changes in iOS 6. Hit up the gallery after the jump for some more screen shots of the app in action. 

We are absolutely going to get a look at iOS 6 today from Apple; so what better way to get those creative juices flowing than a concept video of wishes and desires that some see feasible in Apple’s newest mobile operating system!

As part of its Media event in San Francisco, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple iOS 5.1 will be available for download today. Though only new (and better) language support has been announced so far, including Siri in Japanese, we’ll have more details as they’re announced.

From IK Multimedia comes the iRig Mic–an awesome tool to give professional Mic input to your iOS device. You may be familiar with the iRig name as they have produced some cool iPad accessories to connect guitars and other instruments to your tablet; well, now it’s time to get that expensive mic recording on your iOS device. The iRig PRE also features a 3.5mm jack for you to plug your headphones in to monitor the audio, gain control, 40 hours of battery life with dynamic microphones (15 hours with phantom powered condenser microphones), +48 V phantom power, and will come with the iRig Recorder and VocaLive apps. Check it out in Q2 for $39.99.

Continuing to slowly roll out all of the new features of iOS, Apple has released two new apps – one expected , the other rumored.

Find My Friends is a free download and requires iOS 5 and an iCloud account. With it, you can easily locate your friends and family from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Simply sign in with your Apple ID and use it with iCloud to get going. Users can then choose to share their location for limited amounts of time with a group of friends–the app can be used to keep track of traveling companions on vacation or to make sure your kids really are on their way home from school. (AppStore Link)

The second release this morning is AirPort Utility which allows you to manage and setup your Apple AirPort or Time Capsule devices. The free app lets you make changes to an AirPort Express, Extreme and Time Capsule directly from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. You’ll get a graphical overview of your network and can change settings or manage security features on the fly. (AppStore Link)

Apple has officially released iOS 5, with more than 200 new features designed specifically for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The latest version of iOS brings great refinements, as well as enhanced speed and new features such as the Notification Center, iMessage: universal messaging among iOS users, Newstand subscriptions that download in the background, enhanced Twitter integration throughout the OS, more camera features, tabbed browsing in Safari, completely PC-free setup and much, much more. To get your copy today, jack your phone into iTunes and get updating.

Now that iOS 5 has been unveiled, we shift our focus to the 190 features not highlighted in Steve Jobs’ Keynote on Monday. It will definitely take some time to discover everything–and since this is a Beta cycle, we expect things to change and evolve before it hits Gold Master and release this fall (likely alongside a new piece of iPhone hardware). Check after the break for some of our findings…

Apple has updated its mobile versions of iMovie and GarageBand for the better, it seems. The new iMovie delivers new audio playback through Apple’s Digital AV Adapter and can similarly push the video directly to an HDTV from the Marquee page. GarageBand gets some similar updates, supporting audio via HDMI as well as Bluetooth and AirPlay. It also allows for importing AIFF, WAV and CAF audio files as well as raw audio imported via the File Sharing pane in iTunes, which syncs info back to the device. Another biggie for GarageBand is the ability to copy and paste audio into GarageBand from other iOS apps that support sending audio data to the clipboard!