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Today, Apple had its music press conference, but what does that have to do with cell phones? Well, the company also introduced some mobile iOS updates that iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users can expect this year. The first update, iOS 4.1, will be available next week and will be free. The updated OS will fix some known bugs and it will also roll out a few new features as well. Here's the round-up:

HDR (High Dynamic Range) imaging: Essentially what this does is takes three pictures simultaneously and then combines them to produce the best image possible. The original image and the enhanced HDR image will both be saved on the iPhone. The idea is that you can take better pictures.

Game Center: This is a new app, that's essentially all about multi-player functionality and the ability to share your scores with other players. As Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, pointed out in his presentation, "If you don't have any friends, it'll auto match you with people." Then they showed a pretty cool app that's in development by Epic Games, code name Project Sword. It's interesting to see how the environment and scene changes when you move through a 3D world and have sword fights with other players. That game should be available for download later this year.

Coming in November will be another update iOS 4.2, which is primarily designed for the iPad, but will be available for iPhone as well. This update will include wireless printing and AirPlay, a way to stream music and video to other devices via WiFi.

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