{"id":640295,"date":"2013-01-28T13:25:31","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T18:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=605021"},"modified":"2013-01-28T13:25:31","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T18:25:31","slug":"apple-updates-ios-6-with-new-siri-itunes-match-features-and-more-lte-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/640295","title":{"rendered":"Apple updates iOS 6 with new Siri, iTunes Match features and more LTE coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple kicked off this week with its first big update to iOS 6 since it was released in September. iOS 6.1 includes several feature updates related to LTE coverage, Siri, iTunes in the cloud, and advertising.<\/p>\n<p>The updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More LTE carrier coverage.<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com\/story\/apple-extends-lte-approval-36-more-operators\/2013-01-24\"> CEO Tim Cook announced this was coming <\/a>on Apple&#8217;s earnings call last week.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purchase movie tickets via Siri.<\/strong> You could previously search for movie times via Apple&#8217;s voice interface, and get showtime results via Fandango &#8212; now you can buy tickets in the same interaction.<\/li>\n<li><strong>iTunes Match subscribers can n download individual songs from iCloud.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A new button that allows users to reset the Identifier for Advertisers.\u00a0<\/strong>In iOS 6, Apple <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2012\/12\/09\/why-so-many-advertisers-on-apples-ios-are-still-tracking-with-udid\/\">tried to wean advertisers off of UDIDs<\/a> with the new IFA. It also gave users more control over whether their in-app behavior was transmitted to app developers or advertisers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The update is available via iTunes or over the air update. iOS 6.1 is available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=gigaom.com&#038;blog=14960843&#038;%23038;post=605021&#038;%23038;subd=gigaom2&#038;%23038;ref=&#038;%23038;feed=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&#038;%23038;c=292744\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&#038;%23038;c=292744\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img width='1' height='1' src='http:\/\/gigaom.feedsportal.com\/c\/34996\/f\/646446\/s\/27fc5660\/mf.gif' border='0'\/><\/p>\n<div class='mf-viral'>\n<table border='0'>\n<tr>\n<td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/viral\/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&#038;title=Apple+updates+iOS+6+with+new+Siri%2C+iTunes+Match+features+and+more+LTE+coverage&#038;link=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F01%2F28%2Fapple-updates-ios-6-with-new-siri-itunes-match-features-and-more-lte-coverage%2F\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/emailthis2.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/res.feedsportal.com\/viral\/bookmark.cfm?title=Apple+updates+iOS+6+with+new+Siri%2C+iTunes+Match+features+and+more+LTE+coverage&#038;link=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F01%2F28%2Fapple-updates-ios-6-with-new-siri-itunes-match-features-and-more-lte-coverage%2F\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/bookmark.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/151884914652\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/27fc5660\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/151884914652\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/27fc5660\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/151884914652\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/27fc5660\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=QdwEUTZQ0Wo:I60W1ejKSvA:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/OmMalik\/~4\/QdwEUTZQ0Wo\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple kicked off this week with its first big update to iOS 6 since it was released in September. iOS 6.1 includes several feature updates related to LTE coverage, Siri, iTunes in the cloud, and advertising. 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