Apple releases second iOS 5 beta

Apple made a second beta of iOS 5 available to its developers on Friday.

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It is the first update Apple has provided to the upcoming operating system since taking the wraps off iOS 5 at its annual developers conference earlier in June. Besides bug fixes to the first beta, the new version of the software brings the Wi-Fi Sync feature to the Mac. In order to use the feature, developers need to use a beta version of iTunes 10.5 as well as OS X 10.6.8, which Apple released on Thursday, or the latest developer preview of Lion.

Apple's wireless sync feature transfers information between iOS devices and computers running Apple's iTunes software. The feature requires the iOS device to be connected to power, as well as be on the same wireless network as the computer in order for it to sync content.

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