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OK, OK - a bit of an "April Fool's" headline but beneath the crazy sounding question does indeed lie an interesting fact. Effective today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has provided Facebook with a "Notice of Allowance", which for all intents and purposes permits Facebook to trademark the word "Face". I said "Pardon?". You...

That's a common question asked by new jailbreakers, and a challenging one to articulate by master jailbreakers. The latest version of redsn0w 0.9.6b4 will jailbreak your iOS 4.2.1 device--but depending on which device you have, your jailbreak will be either tethered or untethered. Here's the following explanation from the iPhone Dev Team: Update #2:  The...

Justin Luey and I discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 22 of The iPhone Podcast and cover some awesome apps. Check it out below! Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the news we discuss on the podcast at ourblog....

With iOS 4.2 rolling out and millions of iDevices installing the new firmware, a major iPod related issue has been identified. Some iPhone users on iOS 4.2 are reporting that after installing the firmware, their iPod music libraries are empty! In other words, even though they have synced all of their music, the music library...

Here's some evening humor for you! Recently, Angus Reid conducted a survey of Canadians regarding social media and how people prefer to interact with each other. 1,524 Canadians were surveyed and the findings about wireless usage are listed below: 80% prefer face-to-face communication 44% believe it’s okay to take or make calls while on the...

The rumour mill is in full swing about Apple's plans to release iOS 4.3 in mid-December. iOS 4.2.1 was released yesterday, later than many had anticipated when Apple announced their November release date. News Corp has been working with Apple to create an iPad-only newspaper that will be pushed daily to your iPad (for only...

Update 1: Download links updated with mirrors and misc. notes. Yesterday the iPhone Dev Team sent an update about "Thanksgiving with Apple". Well, in less than 24 hours they have released a jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 for OS X and Windows. From what the iPhone Dev Team wrote on their blog, the following will apply:...

Black Friday happens this week in the US, and it's one of the biggest shopping days ever. Apple has a Black Friday sale every year, which usually equates to discounts on Macs, iPods, and accessories. Typically the discounts are the equivalent of the Education Store, sometimes even more. Click here to view the Black Friday...

Update: Looks like Apple TV does in fact have iOS 4.2.1. If you click the select button a few times on your Apple TV remote, it'll show in the About screen. 4.1 is the firmware version, but 4.2.1 is the iOS version. Man, talk about confusing. Thanks to Andrez1 for the tip! With the release...

The iPhone Dev Team updated their blog with iOS 4.2 jailbreak news. In a post titled "Thanksgiving with Apple", they go on to say the following: The best news of all is for owners of iPhone3G, older iPhone3GS, and non-MC iPod touch 2G. Due to a combination of our original pwnage2 exploit, the arm7_go exploit,...

Apple's website has been updated to explain all about iOS 4.2 and what it offers for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Here's the AirPlay demo video: Here's the Find my iPhone demo video: I can't wait to try AirPlay with my Apple TV. I'm already an existing MobileMe subscriber, and let me tell you--Find...

Update 1: Seems as though me.com has been updated. Check out the screenshot to the left and compare it to the original one below. Did Apple mess up? When Apple announced iOS 4.2 this morning, the company also made their Find My iPhone service, normally a part of the $109/year MobileMe subscription, free for all...