The Cupertino, California-based Apple has seeded the first beta version of the iOS 5.1 firmware to their iOS developers who are currently enrolled at Apple’s Developer Centre. And just moments after the release of the new firmware, it’s been speculated that that a new variant of the iPad 2 could be in the works. With the newly discovered code with a reference to 2,4 and with previous versions (2,1 – 2,2 – 2,3) identifying models specific to antenna (Wi-Fi, AT&T, and Verizon) it may be logical to guess this is the rumored Sprint or T-Mobile’s version of Apple’s flagship tablet. This really makes sense, as Apple is likely to boosts up their market share and cements its dominance in pierced tablet PC market. So, if everything goes according to Apple’s plan, Sprint or T-Mobile was going to get an updated version of the iPad 2 in time for the holiday season.
On the other hand, we are also hearing reports that the 2,4 may refer to the new iPad 3 that is expected to be release next year – spring of 2012 – along with the new and redesigned iPhone 5.
In other news, the newly discovered iPhone 5,1 could be a major or the redesigned version of the iPhone (the iPhone 4S was coded 4,1). Though there’s not much info regarding the new iPhone (and iPad), but it’s speculated that the new iOS devices will be significantly different from the current one.
As for the new iOS 5.1 beta, the new software update will bring improvements as well as address various bugs and security holes that were found on the previous versions of the iOS. Hopefully it will finally fix the bug that might affecting the battery life of the iPhone 4S. The new iOS 5.1 beta 1 with build number 9B5117b is available for the iPad 1 and iPad 2 users, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (GSM and CDMA) and iPhone 4S users, as well as third and fourth-gen iPod Touch users.
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