iOS 4.3 coming 11 March, brings wireless hotspot to the iPhone 4

Besides announcing the Apple iPad 2 at today's event, Apple also announced the eagerly awaited iOS 4.3. The new version is not really ground-breaking but it brings along a host of welcomed changes.

iOS 4.3 is officially out

Some of the new iOS 4.3 features are:

• Double the JavaScript performance of the Safari web browser by Nitro JavaScript engine
• Personal hotspot feature (previously called tethering) that works over Wi-Fi too for up to three connected devices. Available for the iPhone 4 only.
• iTunes Home sharing, allowsing playback of anything shared in your iTunes library over Wi-Fi connection, no sync needed
• AirPlay now supports apps from the AppStore
• And an iPad toggle of choosing the function of the hardware mute/lock key

The iOS 4.3 is coming to the original iPad, the iPod Touches (3rd and 4th gen), the iPhone 3GS and the GSM version of the iPhone 4 on 11 March.

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