Apple launches iOS 7

               Apple today released its completely redesigned operating system, and the iPhone owners here in the TechRadar office are eagerly awaiting it to finish loading on their phones. Besides being a drastic visual departure from previous iOS iterations, iOS 7 comes packing a host of ner features, from iTunes Radio to Control Center to AirDrop file sharing to improved multitasking functions.
            "iOS 7 is completely redesigned with an entirely new user interface and over 200 new features, so it's like getting a brand new device, but one that will still be instantly familioar to our users," notes Craig Federighi Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering. The new Camera App in iOS 7, iPhone 5s provides up to two-timees faster auto-focus, faster photo capture and better dynamic range, iOS 7 is designed to complement the gorgeous exteriors of iPhone 5c, with matching wallpapers and translucency that carry the color through the entire experience. The new operating system is colorful and bright, with a thinner, airier font. Thw hool look is very minimalist. "Conspicuous ornamentation has been stripped away. Unnecessary bars and buttons have been removed," Apple writes on its website. "And in taking away design elements that don't add value, suddenly there's greater focus on what matters most your content.

The Highlighted New Features are:

1. iTunes Radio, a free internet radio service featuring over 200 stations and an incredible catalog of music from the iTunes store, combined with features only iTunes can deliver.
2. Siri with new male and female voices. Twitter search integration, Wikipedia integration and Bing web searching within the app;
3. Full-screen browsing with Safari's new redesigned user interface, the new smart search field helps simplify searching, and there's a new view for your bookmarks and your Safari tabs.
4. Improved Multitasking that gives users the ability to switch between their apps in a more visual and intuitive way, and iOS 7 pays attention to which apps you use most and automatically keeps your content up to the date in the background.
5. AirDrop, an entirely new way to quickly and easily share content with people nearby.
6. A redesigned Photos app  that introduces Moments, a new way to automatically organize your photos and videos based on time and location.

Additional new iOS 7 features include a new Find My iPhone Activation Lock, that requires your Apple ID and password before you can turn off Find My iPhone, erase data or re-activate a device after it's been remotely erased; FaceTime audio for high quality calls over a data network; and new ringtones, alerts and system sounds.