Yes iOS 4.2 has been out for a while now and yes there’s no iOS 4.2 jailbreak yet. But let’s just skip that and have a good look at iOS 4.3. Apple has sent in the first iOS 4.3 beta to developers. During iOS 4.2 Apple gave iOS devices AirPlay video support to built-in Apple apps, but iOS 4.3 will see more than just videos. This time we’ve got photos! The Photos app has also gained new AirPlay functionality for photos and videos, and there’s a slightly tweaked camera shutter sound, as well as bigger app icons in the App Store’s Update menu.

iOS 4.3 includes some new features like personal hotspot though it needs to be enabled by the carrier side to work, and the iPad’s side switch can now be set back to being an orientation lock, which many should be happy about this news right now. Awesome, finally. The iPad also gains some multitouch multitasking gestures, which are pretty interesting, actually: you can use four or five fingers to pinch to the home screen, swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar, and swipe left or right between apps. Just like how you play your touchpad on your MacBook. There’s also new FaceTime icon for the iPod touch. The only downside of iOS 4.3 is the fullscreen iAD banners. Well, give or take.

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