Stories by Usman Qureshi

Here's a pretty interesting discovery by folks over at FSM. A new field in Contacts.app labelled as "Related People" has been found in iOS 5 Gold Master which gives you the option to unify your contacts based on their relations such as mother, father, spouse, child, brother and sister. As the source notes, in case...

If you've already got your hands on iOS 5 beta for your iOS device and have jailbroken it as well, this news is definitely for you. SBSettings, the most frequently used jailbreak tweak on Cydia is now fully iOS 5 compatible, well almost. The developer has just pushed a major update to SBSettings beta for...

It was observed in earlier betas of iOS 5 that it is possible to set up a new AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule form within the iPhone or iPad operating system. But now, it looks like Apple is planning to release these features as a separate iOS app in the App Store. A Twitter user @SonnyDickson (via...

According to Deadline NewYork, Sony Pictures wants to acquire exclusive rights to upcoming official Steve Jobs Biography releasing on October 24th written by Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson. The company wants to shoot a major feature film based on the book and has offered a hefty $3 million amount for the acquisition of feature rights. Even though Sony...

Yesterday, we learnt that the domain "jailbreakme.com" which hosted JailbreakMe 3.0 exploit for iOS 4.3.3 jailbreak on iPad 2 and other devices, has been sold by its owner. We also told you that since the new owner is an unknown person, it was not safe to visit jailbreakme.com anymore. But just moments ago, Jay Freeman aka...

While we still mourn the passing of legendary Steve Jobs, an interesting fact has just come up. A report by TechCrunch indicates that Steve Jobs' videos featuring his inspiring speeches and presentations have been getting millions of hits all over the web. One of the most famous speech by him was the commencement speech at Stanford University which...

Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was not only the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. but was also a visionary and a genius, perhaps one of the foremost in the field of business, innovation and product design. He is often described as the man who changed the face of the...

If you own a jailbroken iPad 2, you'd know the only way to achieve that is via JailbreakMe 3.0 exploit from @Comex which has been accessible at jailbreakme.com until now. Unfortunately, the domain has now been sold by its owner @ConceitedApps to some unknown person who may remove the exploit from jailbreakme.com anytime or may even replace it...

If there's anything available out there that comes close to Siri, the brilliant Voice Assistant technology which Apple has included in the new iPhone 4S, its this. Its called Vlingo, a personal assistant, voice-recognition app which can be downloaded for free from the App Store for your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4. The app supports integration with...

Hey guys, its time to put your game face on! With iPhone 4S and iOS 5 launching in about a week's time, Firemint is getting ready to release a mega update to their stunning iOS game franchise, Real Reaching 2 and Real Racing 2 HD which will introduce a brand new feature called "Party Play". Utilizing wireless...

Just yesterday, Redsn0w 0.9.9b2 was released and today we already have an update. Dev-Team has just pushed Redsn0w 0.9.9b3 for Mac and Redsn0w 0.9.9b3a for Windows with ability to auto-detect iOS 5 GM firmware for all supported devices. Even though it is a tethered jailbreak, the newer Redsn0w makes the tethered-boot process a lot easier with automatically detecting the...

Only yesterday, Apple introduced iPhone 4S to the world at a media event held in Cupertino and already, Samsung is looking to block its sales across Europe when it launches on October 14th. According to BGR, the Korean company has filed two separate motions for preliminary injunctions in France and Italy today seeking to block...