iOS 8: The next big thing!

ByMike Moffit

Coming this fall, an all new operating system for your iOS devices! Apple calls it “the world’s most advanced mobile operating system” and it seems as though they may be correct. A couple of interesting features have already been released, as well as many others that will arise with the experience of using it. 

iPhoto: every photo on every device will now be available on the iCloud Photo Library. It occurs automatically, and there is a ton of new editing options to go along with it!
iMessaging: make it more personal than ever by adding your actual voice to the message! 
Keyboard: the keyboard will suggest sentence completions, using vocabulary pertinent to the receiver!
iCloud Drive: you can now work on any file at any time on any device!

Our CEO and Top Dog, Don, has already been using the beta, and after the last update, seems to be really happy with it! We will be updating our class offerings once the new software is released to the public, so stay tuned for info on those if you’re in the Rutland area.

The operating system seems to be capable of nearly anything! It will be available to the iPhone 4s, 5, 5c, and 5s, the iPad 2, 3, 4, Air, and both iPad minis.

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