
Apple is stating that the iOS5 has been upgraded with over 200 new features. I guess it will up to you to decide.
One of the most noticeable is the Notification Center. You get all kinds of notifications on your iOS device: new email, texts, friend requests, and more. With Notification Center, you will be able to keep track of them all in one convenient location. Just swipe down from the top of any screen to enter Notification Center. Choose which notifications you want to see. New notifications appear briefly at the top of your screen, without interrupting what you’re doing. And the Lock screen now displays notifications so you can act on them with just a swipe, which seems pretty neat.Another great new feature added is the iMessage app. It is a new iOS5 isolated message app that allows you to message with other iOS5 users for free over 3g or wifi. You can send unlimited messages, pictures, videos, locations, and contacts. This app can be used on any iPhone, iPad, or iPod with the new operating system. Newsstand has been added for the e-readers out there as well. It organizes your magazine and newspaper app subscriptions and acts as a folder that lets you access your favorite publications quickly and easily. There’s also a new place on the App Store just for newspaper and magazine subscriptions. And you can get to it straight from Newsstand. New purchases go directly to your Newsstand folder. Then, as new issues become available, Newsstand automatically updates them in the background, complete with the latest covers. Twitter support for sharing your daily experiences with your family and friends has been added with iOS5. Sign in once in Settings, and you can tweet directly from Safari, Photos, Camera, YouTube, or Maps. You can also now access the camera app right from the lock screen which is a feature i found pretty handy. More Photos enhancements has been added like crop, rotate, and red eye removal. Safari has also been updated .On iPad, tabbed browsing helps you keep track of multiple web pages and switch between them with ease. iOS 5 improves Safari performance on all your iOS devices. Apple is claiming that with ith iOS 5, you no longer need a computer to own an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. You will be able Activate and set up your device wirelessly, right out of the box. Download free iOS software updates directly on your device. Do more with your apps, like editing your photos or adding new email folders on your device, without the need for a Mac or PC, back up and restore your device automatically using iCloud. We have only gone over 9 new features offered by the iOS5 firmware so that means you have 191 that you can explore for yourself. Cant wait to get my update!!!!!!
UPDATE: Within 24 the iOS5 firmware has been jailbroken and exploited. Limera1n still lives. lol So yea, you can still install 3rd party apps through Cydia….Enjoy!