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By Ex on June 7th, 2011

With the launch of iOS 5 beta, Apple confirmed that the latest firmware is compatible with the iPhone 3GS. However, we have received some reports that iPhone 3GS users on iOS 5 may have some iOS 5 features disabled. So far it seems that iPhone 3GS users are affected as follows: Significantly slower performance than…

By Ex on June 7th, 2011

Well that was fast! A tweet from MuscleNerd reports that the iOS 5 beta on a fourth generation iPod touch has been jailbroken. iOS5 jailbroken on ipt4g: http://is.gd/7GxIcK http://is.gd/BwPvfh via limera1n + tethered boot..not too many surprises While this is great news for jailbreakers, it is still too early to make any conclusions about the…

By Ex on June 6th, 2011

For users considering an install of iOS 5, you may want to think twice before doing so. AppleInsider reports that Apple has informed iOS testers that any iOS devices updated to iOS 5 beta cannot be downgraded back to iOS 4. Users who install the new firmware will only be able to upgrade to newer…

By Ex on June 6th, 2011

For those with access to a developer account, Apple has now posted the iOS 5 links online. If you need access, it costs $99 and you get iOS 5 early! The build is iOS 5 beta 9A5520p and the following downloads for the beta are available: iPad 2 WiFi iPad 2 GSM iPad 2 CDMA…

By Ex on June 6th, 2011

After debuting and detailing the many features of iOS 5, Apple confirmed that iOS 5 will be available this Fall 2011. However a developer preview of the new iOS is available today. During the keynote, Apple also confirmed compatibility of iOS 5. iOS is compatible with: iPhone 4 iPhone 3GS iPad 2 iPad iPod touch…

By Ex on May 31st, 2011

This morning, Apple announced that Steve Jobs will host the keynote for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference next Monday June 6 in San Francisco. The release also stated that Apple is set to introduce iOS 5 and a new cloud service called “iCloud”. Apple CEO Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives will kick off…

By Ex on May 24th, 2011

Eldar Murtazin, editor-in-chief of Russian mobile phone blog Mobile-Review, reports via Twitter that iOS 5 will not be compatible with the iPhone 3GS. Just one comment. Apple iPhone 3Gs wont be upgradable to iOS 5.x. iPhone 4 will. At this time, the statement is unverified. However, Apple is known to drop support for older models…

By Ex on May 12th, 2011

According to posts on Apple’s support forums, many users are reportedly having trouble connecting to Wi-Fi hotspots. Apparently after updating to iOS 4.3.3, an iOS device may start spontaneously dropping connections, repeatedly disconnecting and reconnecting, or failing to connect. Other experiences point to the WiFi status as being misreported by showing a WiFi connection but…

By Ex on May 4th, 2011

These are the events that iOS users experience when a new iOS update is available: 1.) Read online that a new iOS update is available 2.) Go crazy happy because there is an update available 3.) Plug iOS device into iTunes via a computer, and update The focus here is step 3, updating through iTunes….

By Ex on May 4th, 2011

Today, Apple has released iOS 4.3.3 for iOS devices. iOS 4.3.3 brings minor fixes to the recent location tracking issues: The update contains changes to the iOS crowd-sourced location database cache including: Reduces the size of the cache No longer backs the cache up to iTunes Deletes the cache entirely when Location Services is turned…