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Steve Jobs Pwns iPodRip App Developer
by X1Zero on November 19, 2009

Steve Jobs. He is a tech luminary, a presentation master and an idolized CEO but he can also be a man of few words.

This week, there has been some drama regarding the app “iPodRip” from developers “The Little App Factory”. iPodRip is an app that lets you copy and transfer your songs from an iPod and iPhone to your computer. It has been used extensively, with over five million downloads.

The … Read More

Apple Working On Mac OS X 10.7?
by X1Zero on November 18, 2009

In a report at MacRumors, evidence has been found that may indicate that Apple is already hard at work at the next iteration of OS X, 10.7. This news comes as OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard was only just released at the end of August 2009.

The evidence came from an entry posted in a database of changes to the open source “launchd” framework. The new entry cites the … Read More

Apple Introduces iTunes Preview
by X1Zero on November 12, 2009

Without announcement, Apple has introduced a new subtle feature to the iTunes ecosystem. It’s called “iTunes Preview” and it is a web based preview for iTunes links that users click on websites to open music or applications in iTunes. At this time, iTunes Preview only works for music, but video and applications are likely coming soon.

iTunes Preview

Before iTunes Preview, when a user would select an iTunes link in a web … Read More

Apple Releases Safari 4.0.4 Update
by X1Zero on November 11, 2009

Mac users, this is an update-filled week for you! After the slew of updates released yesterday for OS X, Apple this afternoon released a fix to Safari bringing the Mac web browser to version 4.0.4.

The 4.0.4 fix addresses a vulnerability in the web browser that could exploit Mac computers with older software. The exploit does not affect users of OS 10.5.8 and later, but could affect users of … Read More

Google Lowers Price And Increases Online Storage
by X1Zero on November 10, 2009

MobileMe users, check this out.

Google has dropped the price of their yearly storage fee and increased the amount of alotted space. This works out to Google’s cheapest option of 20GB for $5 USD per year.

If you’re confused about why Google charges for storage, don’t be. As a Gmail user, for example, you get your current 7.26GB of free storage but have the option of purchasing additional overflow storage. The point … Read More

Apple Releases Mac OS 10.6.2 update, lots of fixes
by X1Zero on November 9, 2009

Today Apple released numerous Mac OS X fixes, among them the final release of OS 10.6.2. The update is recommended for all Mac OS 10.6/10.6.1 owners and is available via software update on your Mac.

Aside from the final release of 10.6.2, Apple also released updates for Mac OS Server 10.6.2, a 10.6.2 combo update, and an OS X Server combo update.

For 10.5 Leopard users, Apple released Security Update 2009-006 Client … Read More

iPhone Dev Team Updates Ultrasn0w iPhone unlock tool

Before you begin to read, this post ONLY applies to the following iPhone users:

Jailbroken iPhone
Baseband: 04.26
Firmware: 3.1.2

To check your baseband, on your iPhone to go Settings > General > About and scroll the the bottom beside the title “Modem Firmware”.

If you do not have the three points above, please stop reading now.

Dev Team Updates Ultrasn0w

This morning the iPhone Dev Team released a quick update to their Ultrasn0w iPhone … Read More

GPS, WiFi, YouTube Fix After Blackra1n/Blacksn0w Jailbreak/Unlock
by X1Zero on November 5, 2009

Did you jailbreak and/or unlock your iPhone/iPod Touch recently? If not, we have a great guide you can check out here!

If you did jailbreak/unlock your iPhone/iPod Touch with Blackra1n and/or Blacksn0w and after the jailbreak/unlock have problems in the areas of WiFi, GPS, and YouTube, we’re here to help!

Fix My Everything!

Push Notification Fix (GPS, Youtube)

1.) On your iPhone home-screen, tap on the Cydia icon.

2.) If Cydia prompts … Read More

Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.2 Build 10C540 To Devs
by X1Zero on November 4, 2009

Today Apple released the sixth Mac OS X 10.6.2 update to developers, one week from the last 10C535 build that focused on issues in Image Capture, ColorSync, Dock crashes, Graphics Drivers, and QuartzCore.

The current build released this week continues to focus on Graphics Drivers and begins a new focus into AirPort, VMWare Fusion virtual machine software, USB issues, and issues related to the Mac OS and Apple TV.

Since … Read More

App Store Officially Hits 100,000 Apps!

Apple announced today that the App Store has hit and exceeded 100,000 apps! The last update Apple released was when the App Store hit 85,000 apps this past September.

“The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The iPhone SDK created … Read More

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