Stories by Usman Qureshi

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...

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...

Apple pushed iOS 5 beta 6 to the developers a couple of days back and we already have our first working jailbreak solution. iH8sn0w has just released Sn0wbreeze v2.8 b6 with full jailbreak support for iOS 5 beta 6. Like the previous release, this one also adds the ability to remove device UDID checks which means...

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...

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...

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...

Most of us are already familiar with the AR.Drone, a super advanced iOS controlled quadricopter with an onboard camera which streams live video feeds, all over a WiFi network. But all this comes for a price of $299.99, a figure not many are willing to pay for a tech-toy. However, Griffin Tech has come up with...

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...

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 gets sued over location tracking once again, only this time, the lawsuit is filed by a group of 27,000 South Koreans! The protesting group claims that iPhone's location services are violating their privacy and are now seeking a sum of $26 million in compensation, that's like $948 CDN (1 Million Korean Won) per person. One of...

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...

Ever wanted to use your iPhone's camera roll photos as a slideshow on your homescreen? Well now it is possible with this upcoming springboard tweak called "MultiWall". The tweak allows you to set multiple photos for automatic scrolling on any jailbroken iPhone or iPod's homescreen, replacing the regular background wallpaper. The tweak has not yet...