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According to code digging developers, 9to5Mac notes yesterday's newly released iOS 5 Beta 5 will be released next week on Wednesday, August 17th at 5PM PDT. @iH8sn0w claims a September 14th expiry date for iOS Beta 5: How many betas will Apple release, before seeding Golden Master to developers? TiPB points out the history of iPhone OS and...

Are you a MobileMe user? It now appears Apple has enabled developers to transfer over their annual allotted 20GB storage from MobileMe to iCloud, for free, according to 9to5Mac. This will result in 25GB total storage (5GB free + 20GB MobileMe) upon iCloud's launch this Fall, until June 30th, 2012. The following Apple support document...

When rumours of Nuance integration into iOS failed to materialize at WWDC, hints of speech to text have continued to show up in iOS 5. Now, with some digging screenshots have appeared of how Nuance will be integrated into iOS 5, as noted by 9to5Mac. As you can see below, all it will take is...

Update 2: The OTA update has appeared after following Apple's instructions below. Others were lucky and didn't have to erase all content and settings. Downloading! Update 1: The OTA update is still making its away out...nothing in Canada for me here at least. Some users have been able to get it. Stay tuned! Screen thanks...

According to a new report by RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky, Apple would only consider launching a lower-cost iPhone if it had an "innovative, category-killer experience". This was after Abramsky met with Apple Executives COO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer on Wednesday, according to AppleInsider. Abramsky revealed the information through a set of...

It was previously reported Apple had become the world's largest smartphone maker, but yesterday IDC's own industry report confirmed it. Apple shipped 106.5 million smartphones in the second quarter, claiming a 19.1% share. Samsung followed in second place at 16.2% share, then Nokia in third place at 15.7%, and RIM next with 11.6%. The slow...

Early today we posted a patent that Apple has filed regarding inductive charging through headphones and earlier we told you about a WSJ report about charging. But what about some other possibilities? Two that I want to bring up are WiTricity and uBeam. Rumours have come up that Apple is interested in WiTricity. This company...

During Netflix's most recent earnings report, they mentioned their Canadian division was just short of 1 million subscribers, but that has changed. The milestone was reached last month, when Amanda Bell James from Flin Flon, Manitoba, joined Netflix Canada and won a lifetime membership. Now that's a nice little surprise. Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO and...

The WSJ previously released a report the next generation iPhone 5 would have a 'new charging feature'. Wireless charging came to mind and even a slight hint at solar, but that appears to be years away. Today, Patently Apple has revealed Apple's plans to use conductive charging via Apple headphones. The Apple patent posted to...

Update 1: Looks like Gizmodo sheds some more light on the 'spy photo' posted below. It was originally posted by a twitter user @rob1p, then re-posted to MacRumors this morning by a 'newbie' user. The catch? The text he forgot to leave out from his original tweet en Francais: Une photo comme ça pourrait rendre...

The latest iPhone rumours come from Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White, speaking to Sohu.com via AllThingsD. China Telecom has apparently reached a preliminary deal with Apple to sell two models of the iPhone in October. One will be the iPhone 5, and the other a 'simplified' iPhone 4: “According to Sohu.com, China Telecom will offer...

Gmail for the web has just received a slight refresh this afternoon, as noted on the Gmail blog. The most notable features include Retina Display graphics and icons for iPhone 4 users, pull to refresh for your inbox, and transitions that slide left to right when navigating between inboxes and menus. Now, what I don't...