Siri: Siri has received some great improvements. She is a sports fan now. Well, at least she’ll bring you scores and even player cards with their details. So now you can ask Siri which of your favorite two players are smarter etc. Siri is now integrated with Rotten Tomatoes. So she now gets you movie details from there including shows, timings in the local theatre. Siri has also been taught to launch apps. So now you can say, play temple run and Wola !! Temple run launches.
You can also now tweet using Siri. Also many car manufacturers have agreed to include a button in the cars to wake Siri when your phone is docked in the car. So no more glancing at the phone while driving.
And no more just tweeting. Facebook is now integrated in to iOS 6. Yay !!!
So now you can update status, upload photos, Check in and do just more than that. Even the notification center is now revamped to include the Twitter and Facebook button.
Apple also updated the Phone app. Now you can decline calls with pre-written SMS or just ask the phone to remind you an hour or later.
Remember those times when Notifications kept on filling up in the center while you were having an important conversation ?? Well, fear no more. Apple has now included a Do Not Disturb feature that will prevent that.
FaceTime is now available over cellular network. So no more WiFi hunting. And, Apple has unified your phone number and Apple ID. So now you can receive communications on all iOS devices regardless of whether it was sent to your number or Apple ID.
Safari also received a couple of updates including photo uploads right from the browser, an offline reading list and smart app banners. The smart banners app lets you quickly download an app of the site you are accessing or simply launch it if you already have it and you can sync the activity so that you can pick up from where you left off.
Photostream now supports shared albums. So now you can share your Photostream events with family and friends.
Mail on iOS received a huge update. Now, you can mark important contacts as VIP so that a star appears next to them for immediate attention.
And the best part is you can import photos and videos in to the mail right while composing a mail. Dear God, Finally !!! They also added pull to refresh to the mail app.
Apple also introduced a new app called Passbook. “This is a place to collect boarding passes, store cards, and movie ticket apps.” We’re awaiting for more information on this.
Apple also added a new maps app in iOS 6. And let me break it to you right here, it has Siri integration and turn by turn directions.
The new maps app even works on the lock screen. While driving, you can simply ask where can I get gas etc and it finds quickly. Apple also introduced Flyover feature which gives a 3D view of the towns and cities.
And iOS 6 is available for iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, iPad 2, New iPad and iPod Touch 4th gen.
