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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...

Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 6 to Developers

Update 1: New beta 6 releases are also out for Xcode, iTunes 10.5, Apple TV, and iWork (beta 2). Apple has just released iOS 6 to developers, and it's also available over the air as a 144 MB update. The notes mention it includes bug fixes and improvements. More to come...

AT&T VP Confirms to Employees iPhone 5 Coming Early October?

AllThingsD's Kara Swisher won't let people forget their exclusive scoop of an October iPhone 5 launch, and now according to BGR, their sources have mentioned AT&T's Vice President has confirmed to employees the iPhone 5 is coming in early October, coinciding with a former report from TiPB. One of our high-level AT&T sources just informed...

HP Announces Plans to Discontinue webOS Hardware

Remember when HP acquired Palm, and they released some interesting phones based on webOS? Well, it hasn't turned out as expected and today the company has announced it will be discontinuing hardware based on webOS, such as tablets and phones. This potential rival to iOS seems to have given up, and is going to shut...

Images Reveal iPhone 5 Screens Being Assembled at Wintek?

Some images posted online by 9to5Mac claim to be iPhone 5 screens being examed at Wintek, a supplier of touch screens for Apple. The images show workers in full suits inspecting screens that appear to be for the upcoming iPhone 5, with hints of a larger screen and home button. M.I.C. Gadget reports these were originally posted...

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...

The Patent Saga Continues: HTC Sues Apple Over Three Patents

Last May, HTC asked the International Trade Commission to stop sales of iOS devices for infringement over five HTC patents. Both companies have been going back and forth with their legal battles, and Apple got the upper hand when the ITC determined HTC had infringed 2 of 10 Apple patents, causing the Taiwanese maker's shares...

LTE Equipment Installed Within an Apple Store Hints at 4G iPhone? [PIC]

Rumours of an LTE-enabled iPhone have come and gone, but for some mysterious reason a picture has been posted of LTE equipment from within an Apple Store in the U.S., via Engadget. The LTE gear was installed by AT&T personnel. Not only that, their source notes hiring has also increased for sales staff by roughly...

iPhone 5 Pre-Order on Sept. 30th with an October 7th Launch?

More reports have come regarding the iPhone 5 launch, this time 9to5Mac claims sources have provided them with information regarding the launch, similar to what we've heard from TiPB. According to our sources, Apple has been weighing between launching the new iPhone on October 7th or October 14th, but with the product’s latest stages of...

[Update] Comparing the Size of Apple’s New Spaceship Campus to the Pentagon

Update 1: Looks like the Mac Observer's calculations were off. Here's what the comparison should really look like, thanks to @i0livier: With official numbers, we get this. Pretty similar but Pentagon r=240m >  #AppleHQ2 r= 232m The Mac Observer puts the size of the proposed new Apple Campus in Cupertino into perspective: Given that comforting sanity...