It's all systems go at Apple HQ right now, with word that the Cupertino is doing everything it can to get the new-look iOS 7 out the door and onto devices.
However, it looks like the new operating system might be running a little behind schedule. John Gruber, who blogs over at Daring Fireball, says that iOS 7 is "running behind", with engineers being pulled from OS X 10.9 to work on it.
The new iOS is the first to be led by Apple's British design chief, Sir Jonathan Ive. Though the UI hasn't actually been confirmed, you can bet your mortgage it's in the works, and will be appearing to fall in line with the release of the iPhone 5S (or is that the iPhone 6?) - and possibly the iPhone Mini - which are expected to land this summer.
What's it gonna look like, Jony?
Gruber also says that engineers have been out and about testing the new iOS, but with polarizing filters on their iPhones to reduce the chances of Joe Bloggs seeing the new design from across the train. He added that the fresh iOS will be a "rather significant system-wide UI overhaul."
But he's not the only one with the inside gossip. Rene Richie, who runs iMore under the MobileNations network, also seems to have some info on what Ive and his team are up to.
"Ive's work is apparently making many people really happy, but will also apparently make rich-texture-loving designers sad," he said
Hmmm, interesting. Could the new iOS be more of a radical change than we thought?
Source : techradar[dot]com
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