Widgets
Widgets in iOS 5 are like Widgets in OS X — lightweight apps that live on the desktop, or in this case, the iOS Home Screen. Above is the Weather widget, and below an iTunes Widget.
Above are Twitter and Facebook Widgets.
To creat a new Widget on the desktop, drag the app’s icon to the Home Screen. A dialog box pops up…
… asking if you want to create a Shortcut or a Widget.
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