Apple announced that iOS 5 will be available October 12 and will include more than 200 new features.
Notably, there was no mention by Apple CEO Tim Cook or iOS chief Scott Forstall about a Facebook partnership. Apple did debut a new iPhone and iPad app called Cards, which allows users to send “snail mails” via their iDevices. Cards will be available to download for $2.99.
To date, more than 18 billion iOS apps have been downloaded. Apple also noted that more than 100,000 developers are in its eco-system.
Apple announced that its iCloud service will also be available on October 12.
