iOS 4.2 Improves Apple iPhone 3G Performance?

Hands-on tests of the iPhone 3G with the golden master of Apple’s iOS 4.2 software installed have indicated that performance on the second-generation device is much improved. The iOS 4.2 software which is due for release later this month was tested in the video below and seems to be an improvement upon previous firmwares while web browsing in Safari, using … Read More

iOS 4.2 Beta 3 for iPad Jailbroken [Jailbreak]

iPad iOS 4.2 Beta 3 Jailbreak

Looking forward to getting iOS 4.2 on your iPad but don’t want to give up your jailbreak? Fear not, for the clever hackers have already jailbroken it after using the third beta as a testbed. Twitter user and renowned iOS hacker @iH8Sn0w tweeted a picture of a jailbroken iPad running MobileTerminal.  By way of proof that the iPad is indeed … Read More

Apple Holding ‘Secret’ Conference for Select iOS Developers?

Apple, creators of all things ‘i’ are hosting a super top-secret get-together for select iOS developers at its Cupertino headquarters next week, Business Insider reports. It’s not the first time Apple has invited developers onto its campus – last year a series of ‘iPhone Tech Talks’ around the globe and this looks to be a similar gathering, though obviously a … Read More

Greenpois0n Jailbreak tool for Mac Now Available

Use a Mac? Want to get your iOS jailbreak on but don’t want to use Limera1n for whatever reason? Fear not, Greenpois0n for Mac just landed over at greenpois0n.com! The website’s currently experiencing a fair amount of traffic so keep hitting those refresh buttons if you have any problems downloading, but it will work. To recap, Greenpois0n can be used to … Read More

Tethering Removed From Settings in iPad 4.2 Beta 3

Tethering iPad iOS 4.2 Beta 3

Speculation that iPhone-like tethering is making its way to the iPad started with the release of iOS 4.2 beta 2 a short while ago, but with the release of the software’s third beta last week, it’s been discovered that the settings for tethering have now been removed. The screenshot below, taken by 9to5 Mac, shows that the tethering options previously … Read More

iOS 4.1.1 to Fix Alarm Bug and Jailbreak Exploits?

A few weeks back a bug was discovered in iOS 4 which made recurring alarms go off an hour earlier than set, if the iPhone tried to adjust for daylight savings in Australia. Having been the victim of a similar bug in the “F1 Timing App” for the iPhone, which got me out of bed an entire week early for … Read More

Facebook Updates iPhone App Adds iOS 4 Fast App Switching

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Facebook today updated their iPhone app which now supports iOS 4 fast app switching and includes high resolution icons. In addition to support for iOS 4 features the update adds Korean and Russian localizations and also fixes minor bugs. Facebook for iPhone makes it easy to stay connected and share information with friends. Use your iPhone to start a conversation … Read More

Reminder: iOS4 is a Free Download from Apple for iPhone, iPod touch

Quick reminder for all you iPhone & iPod Touch users out there. Regardless of whether you have a new iPhone 4 on order, or better still in a FedEx plane, or van, heading towards you, you will be able to download iOS4 for FREE today from Apple for your existing iPhone / iPod Touch. Heck, even if you don’t have … Read More

Bluetooth Keyboard Connections only for iPhone 4?

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Here is an interesting tidbit. On Apple’s revamped iPhone web site they say that the iPhone will allow Bluetooth Keyboards to connect with it as an input device. Connect an external keyboard. If you prefer working on an external keyboard, iPhone 4 lets you do that, too. It comes with built-in support for Bluetooth-enabled wireless keyboards. It specifically says the … Read More

Facebook Video Export coming to iPhone 4 / iOS

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9to5Mac are reporting some leaked information about an upcoming feature of iPhone OS 4.0 / iOS 4: Facebook Video Export. From files gleaned from the latest Developer Release of the iOS 4 SDK they have found configuration files that seem to show that Facebook Video Export will indeed be available alongside the current options to email, MMS, post to MobileMe … Read More

Microsoft’s Bing Comes to iOS 4

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When rumors of a pending iOS search deal between Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) started circulating this year, it seemed like a long shot Bing was about supplant Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) as the default iOS search engine. But politics makes for strange allies and as the gulf between Apple and Google widened as the year wore on, Bing as the default iOS search started … Read More

iPhone 4 and iOS 4 WWDC 2010 Keynote Event Roundup

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Well there we have it. The much anticipated and speculated WWDC Keynote for 2010 has come and gone. And while it is hardly the truth to say that an Apple presentation is underwhelming, it certainly didn’t have the intrigue, surprise product announcements, or John Hodgman-based farewell rumored to happen. Today’s announcement was totally about the new iPhone 4 and iOS … Read More