CHINESE users of the iPhone and iPad are now able to use the new iOS 6 mobile operating system, which incorporates features popular in the country.

The iOS 6 update provides users with 200 new features, including a Chinese-language Siri, Baidu search platform and Sina Weibo. It is the first time for Siri, Apple's personal voice assistant, to speak Chinese.

The Google Map is replaced by a map service developed by Beijing-based AutoNavi for users on the Chinese mainland.

The iOS 6 has an up-to-date Chinese dictionary and handwriting recognition support for more than 30,000 Chinese characters. Mainland users can also share videos directly to Youku Tudou, the biggest domestic video sharing website.

Users can also post to Sina Weibo, a Twitter equivalent and China's top social website with 300 million users, directly from iPhone or iPad.

滬江英語快訊：此次的iOS6系統(tǒng)融入了更多中國元素，siri語音助手除豐富普通話、粵語外，更將百度、新浪微博、優(yōu)酷土豆等中國本土互聯(lián)網(wǎng)企業(yè)產(chǎn)品整合在即將于今年秋天發(fā)布的iOS6系統(tǒng)中。不管是中文版siri功能的加入、對中文輸入法的優(yōu)化，還是對百度等中國本土互聯(lián)網(wǎng)企業(yè)產(chǎn)品的整合，不斷閃現(xiàn)的“中國元素”讓人眼前一亮。