With iOS 5 Beta 3, the iPhone finally gets custom text message alert sounds. The astounding thing is that even Nokia of decades past gave you the option to select from customized ringtones of your own, and that it took 4 years for Apple to implement this is testament that they are only interested in doing things their way.

Amazing considering you could set custom sounds for all your messages, WhatsApp and other various notification on Android.

While it’s glaring most of their new features implemented are actually taking some of the greater ideas off others and doing it the Apple way (with great usability, UI & all), their iCloud / iTunes Match service basically legalizes all the pirated music users hold and is set to revolutionize the music distribution not seen in a new way since Napster. Brace yourself Amazon, Google & Spotify.

• iCloud / OTA Updates / PC Free / Sync

The cloud is the way to go and basically it is taking on the likes of Dropbox, Google Docs, Spotify, Amazon, etc by storing your music, photos, apps, calendars, documents, and more. Magically then wirelessly pushes them to all your devices automatically.

Er not really magically since over the air updates have been a staple for Android users who can also download via the web market and the tedious iTunes registration/setup has always been a bugbear. Activations no longer require a computer, and more promise of over the air updates, with daily backups, etc. Basically everything is now in the cloud.

• iTunes Match
  Apple boasts 18 million songs in their iTunes library, and for just USD24.99 a year, they are promising to legalize all our Napster songs by determining which songs in your collection are available in the iTunes Store. Any music with a match is automatically added to your iCloud library for you to listen to anytime, on any device.

  All you have to upload is what iTunes can’t match, and the best part is music iTunes matches plays back at 256-Kbps iTunes Plus quality — even if your original copy was of lower quality. Pretty wonderful considering my entire collection of 3,000 songs are all blasting at a mere 128 Kbps.

• Notification Center
  Apple has certainly gone the way of the dinosaur with regards to notifications, and they’ve finally followed Android in implementing the unobtrusive drop down notifications. How they took donkey years to simply copy Android and swipe down from the top of the screen remains a mystery, though the Google lawyers will be busy scrutinizing any patents they have.
• iMessage
  Apple knows BlackBerry is on the wane, and riding on their own popularity, have turned BlackBerry’s idea into their own, riding on their supposedly 200 million strong iOS army. It remains to be seen if they are open enough to allow other OSes in, if they do they’ll eliminate SMS, WhatsApp, andwhat’s not.

  In an Android-esque move, any received messages can be read whilst in other apps. You’ll be able to write a reply, then jump straight back into any video you’re watching or game you’re playing.

• Safari
  Even Internet Explorer has tabbed browsing! Finally, Safari is trying to play catch up with Firefox, Opera, Chrome & co. Tabs will be always visible and switch instantly.
  Safari is also trying to catch up with Firefox & Chrome sync by allowing you to save content for future reading, across multiple platforms. Read Me Later, etc and co have already started cursing & swearing for not attempting to patent it first.
• Multitasking
  Multitasking was absent for a significant period of time, and even then Apple didn’t seem to get it right but now it’s available in full glory. Suspended apps are a goner and you can flick between apps seamlessly just like Android users have had for the past year or so.
• Camera
  Changes will allow you to take pictures directly from the lock screen, whether there is a password or not. Other options added include lock focus and exposure, pinch and zoom the live view,and enhancing photos with the iPhoto optimization techniques. A hard trigger (volume up) allows for quick snaps.
• Email
  Apple has recognized with the near demise of BlackBerry, they should spruce up their email app and spruce up they have. They have added the ability to search the entire contents of your mail (including the body, flag emails. The iPad will get a swipe-to-inbox function to make the best use of all that touchscreen. Both will benefit from a built-in dictionary, something that Macs have had for a while.

  Several new variant keyboards allow the iPhone to catch-up on some of the keyboard customisations Android fans have boasted of. A dual-thumb keyboard was demoed as well.

• Twitter Integration
  The blue bird is now going to be everywhere on your phone! Like how you can share photos from the gallery for Android, you can post to Twitter (but still no Facebook)
• Reminders
  Another glaring function that has been missing and long overdue, allowing for reminder of list of items, locations, etc.
• Newsstand
  Showcasing all the subscription magazines, Apple already had publishers up in arms over their cut of profits, this will further enhance their stance and definitely give them a bigger say in their cut.

You can also check out the full list of features on the Apple website.

All I can say is these are great for consumers, Apple users aside because it basically ups the ante on all the Smartphone OSes to get their asses up and trying to better Apple in terms of functionality, UI and such.

Finally, iOS 5 will run on the iPhone, from 3GS up, both iPads and iPod Touch 3rd generation and up.

The News of the World had reported that he had been cheating on his wife Stacey with 28-year-old sister-in-law Natasha before she began dating his younger brother Rhodri Giggs. It said Giggs slept with Natasha the day after his eight-year-old daughter was born, and again the day after the arrival of his four-year-old son. The affair was alleged to have continued until April 9.

“When I found out he was cheating with Imogen too, I was really hurt,” she told the News of the World through a ‘friend’.

“I know that sounds really strange, but he wasn’t just cheating on Stacey, he was cheating on me too. Our relationship was just about sex to him.”

Rhodri Giggs dumped his wife last night after learning the soccer star had bedded her for eight years. Rhodri combines his duties as player-manager of non-league Salford City with a day job delivering lorryloads of paper.

Mohammed bin Hammam, who was contesting Sepp Blatter in the presidential race, ended up pulling out, but not before determining to “clear his name” by outlining the decree to charge him with attempted bribery. This was after Chuck Obi-Wan Kenobi had accused him of trying to bribe certain members of the FIFA family.

Jack Warner then started what he claimed would have been a “football tsunami” after he had been similarly been accused, then throwing out an email from Jerome Valcke:

Dear Jack, lots of questions

Firstly I got also a very, very good feedback about the draw, its organization and the media coverage. It is great the FWC Final Draw is not the only one getting such attention but now all including the U-17. Football is really big.

For FICO, I perfectly understand your position about England. There is not a major point it is true to be discussed. I think MBH will try to attack us on various points but am prepared to answer. Nothing very new since Robben Island 2009 Exco!

For MBH, I never understood why he was running. If really he thought he had a chance or just being an extreme way to express much he does not like anymore JSB. Or he thought you can buy FIFA as they bought the WC.

I have a bet since day one, he will withdraw but on June 1st after his 10 min speech. By doing so he can say he push Blatter to make new commitments bla bla bla and get out under applause. Before means he is a loser. So … He will get some votes. Less than 60 today after CAF support. It will be the “coup de grace” if you would officially send a message as the CONCACAF President by saying CONCACAF supports unanimously.

So am not giving you advice but just feeing about what I think is the situation.

Finally just coming back to wives. You know Jack ruled are for the majority. Why? Because without a minority will always abuse! Some and a few members are given a special authorization to bring their partner at their coast and it is fine but we have a number of issues and that is why this regulation was decided a very long time ago before I was appointed for sure.

Talking about the before I was told and it is confirmed, Linsi went with MBH to visit a few MA’s. Was maybe the ex-future SG. Also one agency, Sportfive, has being very supportive and organized for MBH meeting with MA’s they have under contract.

Wow, just wake up, being in San Francisco for a few hours before flying at 1pm to Sao Paulo for the day. And am writing so much ).

Enjoy your day
Jerome.

With PLENTY of evidence as such …

Blatter continued with his act of defiance: “a unity in solidarity for the next 4 years — we shall solve the problems if there are any in the Congress. Crisis, what is a crisis? Football is not in a crisis. We are not in a crisis, only in some difficulties.” And so, despite a late push by the English FA, Blatter was re-elected with only 17 nations voting against, with 186 nations opting to ensure Blatter remained in power. He rounded up his unexpected election win by saying, “Something marvellous has happened today.”

Maradona summed everything up in a dino-shell:

“Everything will be the same… FIFA is a big museum and they are dinosaurs who do not want to give up power. I’m not surprised Blatter was re-elected because they look after themselves. They will stay until they are 105 years old, I hope they will resign but don’t be under any illusions that they will. I have been asked to be part of the FIFA family but I said it is not a family if no-one plays football.”

“Many people agree with me that many things are not clear in football these days and it is not something people who watch football deserve. The situation will be the same while football is run by people who do not understand football.”

About Sepp Blatter
Joseph Sepp Blatter was born on 10 March 1936 in Visp, Canton Valais, Switzerland. Blatter studied in Sion, Switzerland and has a degree in business and economics from the University of Lausanne. Blatter is currently the 8th President of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), and has been in his post since 8 June 1998, succeeding João Havelange. He has worked at FIFA since 1975.

About Mohammed bin Hammam
Mohammed bin Hammam was born on 8 May 1949 in Doha, Qatar and worked in Qatar’s football confederation from 1972 to 1996. He is currently the president of the Asian Football Confederation, a role he has held since 2002.

About Jack Warner
Austin Jack Warner was born in Rio Claro, south Trinidad on January 26, 1943.

Rooney decided to clarify after he was seen leaving the Queen Anne Street Medical Centre on Thursday. Pictures of him leaving the clinic wearing a grey hooded tracksuit and baseball cap were published by The Sun newspaper.

His wife, Coleen, also got in on the act and tweeted: “Hiya!! Yes waynes had his hair done! His own decision not me asking him, like alot are saying!! Pleased for him and it will look great.”

Rooney’s teammate Rio Ferdinand joked on Twitter: “Just don’t go down the wearing a alice band route!! You’ll be doing head&shoulders adverts soon! Hope its gone ok Good luck lad.”

Well, all I can say to Rooney is kudos for being game enough for him to try it and be open about it! Yum Nam Hair Care should have offered him free treatment and got him as their spokesperson. Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg had earlier this season attracted attention after becoming the face of a chain of hair loss treatment centres.

About Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney was born on 24 October 1985 and is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.

Google has created a simple tool that lets you choose from a number of sizes and styles, and then provides the appropriate JavaScript code that you can cut and paste into your site.

Google is hoping that +1’s integration in search results is incentive enough for website publishers to use it, offering the premise of more traffic when their visitors start “+1ing” content. Google highlights this in their blog: “The next time your connections are searching, they could see your +1’s directly in their search results.”

Watch this video to learn more about the +1 button:

1. Upload your video to YouTube
2. Use an online YouTube downloader to download the video. My personal preference is KeepVid, which also does other popular websites like Metacafe, etc. It also allows you to download in various resolutions.
3. Save the file in the resolution you require and there you have it, an easy conversion from WMV to FLV without any installation!

Here are some of his memorable quotes, which would be in relative be on par with Eric Cantona’s infamous quotes.

He carries the weight of the blame on his shoulders entirely:

“Apparently it’s my fault that the Titanic sank.”

and then how much we are still stuck in the ice age:

“Why haven’t they got cameras? The officials can speak to each other easily enough now. Why aren’t we using laptops that are linked up and can give a decision in five seconds? A chimpanzee could do it – with not much training. We might as well go back to being cavemen, grab our girl by the hair, drag her into the cave whether she wants to come in or not because we may as well live in that age. We’ve come forward, haven’t we? “

and then on the prospect on having to call David Beckham Sir:

“Sir David Beckham? You’re having a laugh. He’s just a good footballer with a famous bird. Can you imagine if Posh was called Lady Beckham? We’d never hear the end of it!”

and not forgetting Cristiano Ronaldo:

“He’s six foot something, fit as a flea, good looking – he’s got to have something wrong with him. Hopefully he’s hung like a hamster – That would make us all feel better. Having said that, me missus has got a pet hamster at home, and his cock’s massive.”

and in tribute to Michael Jackson:

“He was a very special bloke and one of a handful of people I am proud to have been on the planet at the same time as. The Beatles, Elvis, Muhammad Ali… they are the great figures of our age. David Beckham will be one day too. They are icons… In fact, when we go to Fulham I’ll take a little hacksaw, smuggle the statue on the team bus and take it home with me.”

and him following in the footsteps of Potato:

“Every dog has its day, and today is woof day! Today I just want to bark!”

and how much he loves Donkeys:

“You are talking out of your hat. I would like to say out of your ass, but that’s a donkey and I don’t like having a go at donkeys.”

and as Blackpool were relegated he decided it was because the fat lady had stopped singing:

“The fat lady has finished singing and unfortunately I don’t like her tune. That’s it in football. You’re famous for two seconds in football and then you’re gone.”

and summing everything up fittingly:

“Football is a very small part of the universe, and Blackpool is tiny in comparison, but we are trying to make ourselves as good as we can be and are being run as sensibly as we can be run … We are all trying our best. I’ve never met a manager or a player who deliberately goes out to lose or doesn’t try his best. They might be on a lot of money, a ridiculously obscene amount of money, but they are still trying. It’s a funny old world and I just wish everyone health and happiness, but I am not going to lose mine over a game.”

Of course not to be left out, someone left a piece of Holloway-isque humour in his Wikipedia entry:

About Ian Holloway
Ian Scott Holloway was born on 12 March 1963. Ian Holloway is the current manager of Blackpool, and was a former footballer from 1981 to 1999. His career span has seen him play as a midfielder for Bristol Rovers, Wimbledon, Brentford, Torquay United, and Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League. His former managerial portfolio includes QPR, Plymouth Argyle and Leicester City.

Lib Dem MP John Hemming named Ryan Giggs as the player during an urgent Commons question on privacy orders. He had made use of parliamentary privilege which protects MPs and peers from prosecution for statements made in the House of Commons or House of Lords.

Scotland’s Sunday Herald had published Giggs’ name on the front page of it’s paper Sunday, claiming it was not restricted by the laws in England.

Giggs had last week applied for a High Court order to identify the users who had outed him, however that triggered a backlash as thousands of Twitter users started tweeting him out, and he suffered from the Streisand effect as all the publicity meant even more users were dying to know the real identity.

So there you have it, the mystery of the footballer who had applied for a super injunction is over.

Giggs should just about do some damage limitation by admitting it all, and start attempting to rebuild the clean image he has built up over the years.

About Imogen Thomas
Imogen Mary Thomas (born 29 November 1982) is a Welsh glamour model and television personality. She rose to fame in 2006, when she appeared, and lasted three months, in the seventh series of reality TV series Big Brother. She was crowned Miss Wales in 2003, and represented them in China.

About Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (born Ryan Joseph Wilson; 29 November 1973) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Manchester United. He is one of the most decorated players in English football with 11 Premier League titles, four FA Cup winner’s medals, three League Cup winner’s medals and two Champions League winner’s medals. He is also Manchester United’s all-time leader in appearances.