Apple has just released iOS 5.1 beta to developers, along with a beta version of XCode 4.3. We are not sure of everything that will be added in iOS 5.1 but we expect it to address battery draining issues, improvements to Siri (iPhone 4S) and address other bugs with iOS 5. According to 9to5Mac, the…
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Apple doesn’t offer the deep discounts that other retailers do on Black Friday but you can still save some money on your Apple gadgets by purchasing them the day after Thanksgiving. A tipster on 9to5Mac has provided details of Apple’s Black Friday sale. The discounts look to be inline with previous years. The iPad 2…
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Target has posted on their Facebook page that they are running a 2 day sale for Black Friday on the iPad 2. According to Target’s Facebook post shoppers will get a $75 Target gift with an iPad 2 3G model. This offer is only available at Target stores during the 2 Day sale. The 2…
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Apple finally allows you to do some navigating in the App Store, the iTunes app and the iBookstore by simply swiping your finger on your iPad’s screen. It is a subtle change but it is a nice improvement because it provides a more natural way to browse for apps, music and books on your touch…
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After disappearing from the App Store for two weeks, Google’s Gmail app for iOS has made its return. Google original released the native Gmail app on November 2nd but it was quickly pulled due to bugs with the notifications system. The premature release of Gmail with the bugs caused Google some unwanted PR which motivated…
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Apple is considered to possess a good protective ecosystem but in reality it may not be as secure as you would think. Recently a researcher showed that a bug in an app can allow hackers to go through the App Store to your iPhones and iPad and possibly perform hacking, as reported by The Daily…
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Apple has released iTunes 10.5.1 to include their new iTunes Match service. The service was originally scheduled to debut at the end of October but it officially rolls out today, a few weeks late. The $24.99 a year subscription service allows users to store their music library in the cloud, even with songs that weren’t…
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According to a statement Apple released to AllThingD, iOS 5.0.1 resolved many of the battery issues that people were experiencing on their iPhones and iPads after installing iOS 5 but they are continuing to investigate some remaining issues with battery life. “The recent iOS software update addressed many of the battery issues that some customers…
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After you subscribe to iTunes Match, you may notice new cloud icons appearing in your iTunes music library on your computer. Here’s a quick explanation of what the new icons mean. Ineligible This icon is displayed next to items that are not eligible to be uploaded to iCloud via iTunes Match. Some examples are songs…
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Apple has released iOS 5.0.1 to the public, the update adds multitasking gestures to the original iPad. The release also includes some bug fixes affecting battery life and documents in the cloud. This is the first update that can be installed Over The Air (OTA). To install the update wirelessly, go to Settings-> General-> Software…
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Adobe has officially decided to discontinue development of future versions of Flash for mobile devices. The news comes about a year and a half after Steve Jobs wrote an open letter called “Thoughts on Flash.” In the letter Jobs gave his thoughts on the use of Flash in mobile devices and explained why Apple would…
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A few websites are reporting that Apple is testing Siri on an iPhone 4 and might be planning on bringing it to the iPhone 4. There is no question that Apple has tested Siri on multiple iOS devices including the iPad 2 and iPod touch, but that does not mean Apple will release Siri for…
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