On Monday, Apple said its coming iOS 6 operating system for the iPhone and iPad, expected out in the fall, will let a player challenge friends to a game while also allowing users to sync the Game Center friends list with Facebook to find friends easier.

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Sync: After you run the Portable Media Center Setup disk, you are ready to add music, videos and pictures to your Portable Media Center using Windows Media Player 10 and a USB 2.0 cable.

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It's a solid idea, especially when a large number of us already use our smartphones this way, but it isn't very adventurous -- the iPhone won't coordinate extensively with the center stack, unlike smartphone-aware infotainment platforms such as GM's MyLink or Ford Sync.

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