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iOS 4.3 available for download from Apple

If you've got an iPhone, iPad of iPod touch, it's update time!
Written by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Senior Contributing Editor

If you've got an iPhone, iPad of iPod touch, it's update time!

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So attach your iDevice to iTunes and start upgrading!

This update contains new features and improvements, including the following:

• Personal Hotspot*   - Share iPhone 4 mobile data connection with up to 5 devices (combination of up to 3 Wi-Fi, 3 Bluetooth, and 1 USB) • iTunes Home Sharing   - Play music, films and TV shows from a shared iTunes library on a Mac or PC (requires iTunes 10.2) • New AirPlay features**   - Play videos from the Photos app including the Camera Roll album, iTunes previews, enabled third-party apps and websites on Apple TV   - Play slideshows from Photos on Apple TV using transitions available on Apple TV • Faster Safari performance with Apple Nitro JavaScript engine • HD video out using the Apple Digital AV Adapter***   - View 720p HD videos from Videos app, iPod app, Photos, YouTube, Safari, Keynote and enabled third-party apps on an HDMI display • Ping features   - Push notifications for comments and follow requests   - Post and Like songs directly from the Now Playing screen   - Parental controls • New Settings   - Messages setting for number of times to repeat an alert   - iPad side switch setting to lock screen rotation or mute audio notifications and sound effects • Single-tap conference-call dialling with a pause to send a passcode • Bug fixes

Products compatible with this software update: • iPhone 4 (GSM model) • iPhone 3GS • iPad • iPod touch (4th generation) • iPod touch (3rd generation)

*Requires iPhone 4 with tethering data plan **Requires Apple TV (2nd generation) running software version 4.2 or later ***iPhone 4, iPad, iPod touch (4th generation)

For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

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