Smartphone OS Showdown: Apple, Google, Microsoft, RIM Gear Up for Battle

21.06.2012

iOS 6 will also have a number of enhancements for current devices and apps including adding Siri voice command support to the third-generation iPad, easier methods to attach photos and videos to e-mail, new options for declining phone calls, offline reading with Safari's Reading List, and easier online photo sharing via photo stream.

Apple's iOS 6 launches in the fall. The company has not yet announced a new iPhone; since 2007 Apple has produced a new device to accompany a refreshed version of iOS.

Microsoft has taken the wraps off Windows Phone 8, the next iteration of the company's new mobile platform. Windows Phone 8 will feature an with resizable and full-screen live tiles. Internet Explorer 10 will be coming to the platform including features such as an anti-phishing filter and improved HTML 5 support.

There will be an improved camera app with a panoramic mode, self-timer, and Smart Group Shot that takes a burst of photos and automatically creates the best composite image possible out of the different shots.