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Apple has released a small update to iOS, bringing the most current version of the firmware up to 5.1.1. The small update delivers fixes for HDR photography and general OS bug fixes. One of the previous updates to iOS set shortcuts to activate the camera from the standby screen. Whilst this has generally worked well, some people experienced issues when using HDR settings for pictures. This OS update has made that less of an issue, making it more stable and reliable. The New iPad bug of not switching correctly between 2G and 3G networks has been fixed, as well as bugs affecting...

Figures from the US show that downloads from the Apple App store fell by almost 30 percent in March, down from 6.35 million per day in February, to 4.45 million. The reason for such a sharp decline is unclear, although Fiksu, the company behind the stats, suggest that the fact that people are getting bored with their shiny new iPhone 4S Christmas present may be a cause. The figures are gathered together using average download data from the volume of the top 200 free apps in the U.S., along with new app launches, in app purchases and user registrations. Fiksu state that...

It seems predictions that interest in the iPhone was on the wane were wide of the mark, as Apple posted higher than expected revenue figures, on the back of a surge in sales of the iconic smartphone. In the last quarter, from January to March this year, Apple sold just over 35 million iPhones, almost twice as many as the same period last year, and significantly higher than the 30 million units analysts had been predicting. Apple's revenue figures of £39.2 billion dollars, (£24.5 billion) showed an increase of 59% from a year ago. In total, the iPhone accounted for 58%of Apple's...