Stories by Usman Qureshi

Skype Set To Buy GroupMe For Mobile Group Messaging

Skype officially announced today that they are going to acquire GroupMe, a service that lets you create private messaging groups right from your phone & send unlimited text messages throughout the group for free. GroupMe was founded just over a year ago by Jared Hecht and Steve Martocci in NewYork. According to Skype CEO Tony Bates, they have...

Apple Adds Earthquake Warning Notifications To iOS 5 For Japanese iPhone users

As reported by 9to5Mac, iOS 5 features earthquake warning notifications inside Notification Center Settings Menu. Apple has added this feature exclusively for Japanese iPhone users with a switch located at the bottom of Notification Center Settings to enable or disable these notifications. To get the earthquake warnings and updates, iOS connects to Japan's warning system which is recognized...

iOS 5 Reveals Evidence Confirming Apple Is Testing LTE iOS Devices

We reported last week that Apple has been found testing 4G LTE technology for next generation iPhones with certain carriers. Many believed these carriers are most likely Verizon and AT&T since both of them already have LTE capability, a wireless broadband network way faster than 3G. Also just recently, a picture of LTE equipment installed by...

iOS 5 Beta 6 Set To Expire On 29th September 2011

According to a recent tweet by @iH8snow, the developer of Sn0wbreeze jailbreak tool for Windows, iOS 5 beta 6 will be expiring on 29th September 2011 at 8:00pm Eastern Time. Some people are speculating this could give us a possible hint of when the actual iOS 5 is going to be released, but I personally...

Apple To Revoke iPhone / iPad UDID Access From Developers In iOS 5

A recent report published by TechCrunch reveals an interesting policy change from Apple in the upcoming iOS 5. According to the report, Apple is going to permanently remove developers' ability to access UDIDs of iPhones, iPads and iPods e.g the way developers authorize certain devices to beta test their applications will totally change. It is speculated that this...

Word Ball For iPhone Now Available In App Store

A brand new game joins the list of "highly addictive" iPhone / iPod touch word games and is now available for download in the Canadian App Store. The game is pretty simply yet intuitive and involves keeping the letter balls alive by spelling words with them. The game sure looks nice on iPhone 4 or...

Apple Selling Used iPhones As “New” In Beijing Apple Store?

This might by hard to believe for many but apparently Apple has just been sued for selling refurbished iPhone 4s at its retail stores in Beijing, China. According to a publication by Apple Insider, a Chinese lawyer Wang Hai working for consumer rights against counterfeit items selling in China, has already filed a couple of lawsuits against Apple...

Sn0wbreeze 2.8b5 Released To Jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 5 [Windows]

Attention all Windows users! You can now jailbreak your iOS devices running iOS 5 beta 5 with the just released Sn0wbreeze 2.8 b5. The latest version of Sn0wbreeze adds support for device hacktivation and can also bypass device UDID registration check which is required for activation of any iOS 5 beta release. Also, the expiry dates will be...

Apple Loses Its iAds Chief, Andy Miller

It does sound weird when you hear that a billion dollar company's Vice President is suddenly leaving his office, especially if that company is Apple. Andy Miller, a very high profile executive who was in charge of iAds, Apple's mobile advertising platform, is departing from the Cupertino office as reported by All Things Digital. Andy Miller was appointed...