Twitter’s iOS native app initially got left out of the update party that brought Instagram-style filters powered by Aviary into the mix, but that omission has just been fixed. The 5.2 update for Twitter has just gone live on the App Store, making filters available to iPhone and iPad users. It also adds automatic enhancement features for color and exposure, as well as cropping and scaling capabilities.

Frederic has a more in-depth look at the features Twitter made available for mobile photographers in its latest update, from when the changes went live for Android users yesterday. The features definitely put Twitter squarely in competition with Instagram, which just pulled its own previews from Twitter Cards and turned off general photo integration with the service.

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Given the widespread problems folks are having with iOS 5 we thought we’d share a few of the features and associated apps with you all.

This update is fairly major – some would call it iOS catching up to some of the best features of Android, especially the interesting new notifications screen – but there was surprisingly little to really show. Most of the features are hidden behind the scenes and the improvements like multitouch gestures have a bit of a tacked-on feel at worst and are inconsequential at best.

That said, this is an interesting move for iOS in general and, although I filmed this on the iPad, I think iOS 5 really shines on the smaller iPhone screen, especially with the addition of notification widgets like Weather and the stock ticker.

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Today, Apple announced a few new apps for the iPad to run on the latest version of iOS 4.3. Apple says they have set the bar high for devs with iPad specific releases of iMovie and Garageband.

iMovie for iPad gets a bunch of the same features found in the OS X version. Precision editor, multitrack audio recording, new themes, AirPlay to Apple TV, and sharing of HD videos are just some of the features included. It’s going to cost $4.99 when it releases March 11th.

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The Barnes & Noble Nook looked like an also-ran until they came out with the first mass-market color e-reader, the NookColor, one of the first LCD e-readers worth considering. Although the price says “Why not just buy an iPad?” the features and design say “Let’s give this thing a second look.”

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