IOS 5.0.1 update fixes battery blues

iOS 5.0 received a usually good reception from iPhone owners. Two particular issues were reduced battery life, and the absence of Siri for the iPhone 4. Apple's done something about one, nevertheless not the other.

But overnight Apple released iOS 5.0.1. The update includes fixes for bugs that were affecting battery life, nevertheless if some reports from iPhone owners among the first to install the update are to be believed, there may however be some issues causing the battery to drain faster than expected.

Another feature that will be very welcome by a particular subset of iOS users is that it brings the four or five-finger multitasking gestures. Apple never explained why multitasking gestures were supported on all iPads in a beta release of iOS 5.0, nevertheless only on the iPad 2 in the final release.

SYDNEY, Nov. 9, 2011. Extreme Networks, Inc. today announced the results of independent performance tests by Lippis Reports for its cloud switch.