What we didn't get

With Apple's launch of iOS 5 this week, we'll before long be getting stuck into a smorgasbord of new features for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. A new notifications system and lock-screen shortcuts are just a couple of our favourite features, however there are many more, so check out our iOS 5 complete guide for the whole shebang.

That's to put it more exactly disingenuous, although. Game Center is on millions of iPhones and iPod touches, and it only takes a second to sign in and at the time ditch it. With Xbox Live, Microsoft can brag about dedicated gamers who've invested in an Xbox and who spend an insane numbers of hours on it.

We're thrilled that iOS 5 will bring wireless syncing and software updates, so you won't have to connect to your computer with a USB cable to grab your music and other data. Instead, you just have to be on the same Wi-Fi network, as then as plugged in and charging.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like iOS 5 will allow syncing to multiple computers. Currently, it's a logistical nightmare to share most kinds of files on your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad between different desktops, and this doesn't look set to change. To take Steve Jobs' words about iOS 5 slightly out of context, it's "a real hassle and very frustrating to keep all your information and content up-to-date across all your devices". In actual fact Steve. By the way.

Apple's new iCloud system should help, since it will sync furthermore of your stuff to the cloud. Music, photos and back-up data will all go into the great beyond, ready to sync up at will. Sadly, it looks like we won't get iCloud in the UK until well afterwards our American cousins, who'll be getting it in the autumn.

IPod touch as an external drive

It's possible to use an iPod touch as an external drive, nevertheless not your iPhone or iPad. Why? We don't know -- perhaps you can tell us in the comments section below.

Saving battery life on most smart phones is a fine art. Having easy access to Wi-Fi and brightness shortcuts would make massaging these settings much quicker than having to trawl through the settings menus.

The lack of Flash support is the main thing that makes Android tablets better for surfing the Web, in spite of the iPad's lightning-fast browser. With Android, you can as well turn Flash off or set Flash to run on command, or rather than by default.

We've given up on getting an FM radio, and we can't be bothered with network printing. If Game Center doesn't pick up shortly, that will end up on our indifference list, too.