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iOS 6 roundup: Maps, Facebook integration, Passbook, Siri enhancements, and more

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 6:50 pm

If you missed any of our WWDC 2012 coverage and what iOS 6 will bring with it this Fall, here's your chance to catch up on everything we've covered when it comes to Apple's next iteration of iOS.

iOS 6 and OSX to add VIP e-mail inbox

By Simon Sage, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 4:03 pm

Yet another little gem from WWDC is a new VIP inbox for your iOS and OSX e-mail apps, allowing you to separate the wheat from the chaff, and see only messages from designated contacts. In iOS, you'll receive SMS-style notifications when a VIP e-mails you, and those VIP designations will sync up over iCloud to your Mac and other iOS devices.

Guided Access accessibility feature coming to iOS6

By Chris Parsons, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 3:08 pm

When iOS 6 becomes available for the masses it will be bringing along a new accessibility feature with it as introduced today at WWDC 2012. Guided Access as it is called, will allow users to selectively remove portions of a screen from use, disable hardware buttons or even disable certain portions of an app.

iOS 6 to support iPhone 3GS and up, coming this fall, beta available today

By Simon Sage, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 3:01 pm

WWDC kicked off with a splash this afternoon, and prominently showed off iOS 6 and its many, many new features. The bottom line? It's coming out this fall with a beta available for developers today, and will be compatible all the way back to the iPhone 3GS (which is a bit of a surprise) and up to the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.

iOS 6 Phone app and Notification Center get Do Not Disturb and Remind Me Later features

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 2:55 pm

Notification Center will receive some good updates in iOS 6 including some new features such as Do Not Disturb and Remind Me Later which will give you even more fine-tuned control over the way you use notifications.

Apple introduces Passbook as part of iOS 6

By Gary Mazo, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 2:47 pm

Today at WWDC Apple introduces the Passbook app as part of iOS 6. Passbook is the new way to store airline apps, boarding passes, starbucks app, movie tickets.

Passbook is the easiest way to get all your important tickets and information into one place.

Let's say you want to buy movie tickets via Fandango. Purchase your tickets, and as soon as you get to the theatre - your tickets just pop right up on the screen.

Apple demoed different passes that are available with the new Passbook app including a target card, starbucks card, baseball tickets, app store gift card, boarding passes and more.

Apple announces new Maps app, complete with turn-by-turn navigation, Siri integration, and 3D models

By Simon Sage, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 2:44 pm

Apple announced their much-rumored in-house Maps application at WWDC today.

Maps includes a lot of great new features, including 3D buildings, turn-by-turn navigation, local search with some back-up from Siri. Maps also includes live traffic information that's anonymously crowd-sourced from iPhone and iPad owners. The live traffic data will also update your estimated time of arrival as you progress on your journey. Your navigation view will also show on the lock screen which is really nice. Asking your iPhone "are we there yet?" will even work through Siri, but you'll likely be spending more time using Siri for local search, such as to find the nearest gas station.

Photo Stream to enable native sharing in iOS 6

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 2:41 pm

Photo Stream will be getting an update in iOS 6 that will allow you to share images from your Photo Stream directly friends, family, or whoever you choose in just a few taps. They'll also be able to comment and like your photos without ever leaving the Photos app.

Smart Banners in Safari for iOS 6 to offer quick shortcuts to app

By Simon Sage, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 2:41 pm

A new trick in Safari for iOS 6 announced at WWDC 2012 today was Smart Banners. These are clever little banners that slide down from the top of a screen and offer those browsing from an iOS device the ability to launch directly into an app or download it from the App Store.

FaceTime over cellular enabled in iOS6, bringing unification to Apple ID and phone numbers

By Chris Parsons, Monday, Jun 11, 2012 a 2:39 pm

We're still taking in the list of features to be found in iOS 6 but one major one announced at WWDC 2012 will surely please a lot of folks out there who use Facetime. Yes, Facetime over cellular is coming enabled in iOS 6 and that's not all.