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Download if you dare: iOS 9 public beta is here

Apple releases public previews of its mobile and desktop operating systems, Facebook gives you more News Feed controls, and Meerkat makes big changes to challenge Periscope.

Adventurous Apple users, your public beta updates have arrived.

Apple released public beta versions of the upcoming operating systems for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers. It's the first time Apple has released a major update to the public under beta. (Before, only developers had access.) But if you want to take an early peek, be prepared for bugs:

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