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The web-based Notes is much like the iOS app seen in landscape mode on the iPad complete with skeuomorphic leather and paper flourishes. According to MacRumors, users can write, read and edit notes with changes being pushed down to iOS devices associated with the iCloud account.
Reminders has been taken out of the legacy Calendar web app and now sports its own dedicated icon on the iCloud homepage. The web asset again looks much like the iPad version and offers the same functionality with changes synced across all devices.
Source: MacRumors
As noted by an intrepid AppleInsider reader, an interesting change to both the iOS and web-based iterations of Find My iPhone is the addition of a battery meter in the top right corner of the device details window as seen below.
Apple is expected to be rolling out access to the revamped iCloud alongside the upcoming release of iOS 6 sometime this fall which will bring system-wide Facebook integration and a host of new features.
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1) Yes, we all want Galleries and iDisk (a secure and modern version) to come to iCloud ASAP. 2) A bit of a nitpick but I wish they'd change the name from Find my iPhone to something else. 3) I really wish they'd add some extra security to the Find My iPhone feature. It's too easy to access Settings to disable it (wish I could PIN protect some aspect of Settings that turns it on/off) and if possible even add a PIN to turn off the device. Now this latter request has the issue of a hard reset for a locked device being key to general usability. Even with the rarity that an iDevice has to be reset it does happen and you can't be forced to wait for the battery to drain if you can't input an unlock code turn it off. My solution, if technically possible, would be to have a [B][I]restart[/I][/B] be wired as a hard boot and turning it off require a PIN.
One can only access the iCloud beta if one has access to the beta of iOS 6.
1) Yes, we all want Galleries and iDisk (a secure and modern version) to come to iCloud ASAP.
Doesn't iPhoto's Journals accomplish what Galleries did? As for iDisk, I agree some kind of replacement would be nice, but I think we will have to make do with the iCloud stuff given in ML, or simply use DropBox.
[quote name="johndoe98" url="/t/151049/icloud-beta-site-reveals-new-web-based-notes-reminders#post_2138836"] Doesn't iPhoto's Journals accomplish what Galleries did? As for iDisk, I agree some kind of replacement would be nice, but I think we will have to make do with the iCloud stuff given in ML, or simply use DropBox. [/quote] I thought so but I don't do enough with photos to know. All I know is that read about Gallery complaints every day.
Galleries is taken care of. iDisk will be taken care of as applications update to enable iCloud syncing. Boom, done.