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How to Upgrade to iOS 5 Beta Without a Developer Account

Warning: the following info is for educational purposes only. Use at your own risk, we are not responsible. It appears a loophole has been discovered by a clever developer to install iOS 5 beta on your iPhone without a developer account. As per Gizmodo: Download and Install iOS 5 1. Download the iOS 5 IPSW...

Find My Mac Debuts In OS X Lion

One of the amazing security features of the iOS platform is the  Find My iPhone (or iPod, iPad) functionality. If you lose your iOS device, Find My iPhone enables users to locate the device on a map when the device connects to the Internet. From here, users can send a message/sound to the device, lock...

Apple Updates iBooks To Version 1.3 With Read-Aloud And Auto-Play

This afternoon Apple released an update to iBooks bringing the app to version 1.3. The update delivers several new features and improvements to the popular eReader app. The changes are detailed below: • Help your children learn to read with the new read-aloud feature included in select children's books from the iBookstore. The read-aloud feature uses...

iOS 5 Beta Has Been Jailbroken

Well that was fast! A tweet from MuscleNerd reports that the iOS 5 beta on a fourth generation iPod touch has been jailbroken. iOS5 jailbroken on ipt4g: http://is.gd/7GxIcK http://is.gd/BwPvfh via limera1n + tethered boot..not too many surprises :) While this is great news for jailbreakers, it is still too early to make any conclusions about...

Hanging with Friends for iPhone Launches in Canada–First!

Yes! That's right folks, Canadians aren't always shut out after all. Zynga, the folks behind the popular hit Words with Friends (my ID: iphoneincanada) have launched a new game: Hanging with Friends. The cool part is the game has launched in Canada FIRST (yes, first) and will soon be rolled out to other countries. The...

iOS 5 Beta Features Revealed: A Hands On Look Within

Update: This post has been updated daily since its inception, so bookmark it as updates continue to grow. Do you have a tip to share that isn't here? Email us! iOS 5 beta was released by Apple today right after the WWDC keynote. Only some major features were covered from iOS 5 and iCloud. Thanks...

Once Installed, iOS 5 Cannot Be Downgraded?

For users considering an install of iOS 5, you may want to think twice before doing so. AppleInsider reports that Apple has informed iOS testers that any iOS devices updated to iOS 5 beta cannot be downgraded back to iOS 4. Users who install the new firmware will only be able to upgrade to newer...

Apple: MobileMe Subscriptions Automatically Extended to June, 2012 for Free

Apple just sent out the following email to MobileMe subscribers: Dear MobileMe member, We'd like to share some exciting news with you about iCloud — Apple’s upcoming cloud service, which stores your content and wirelessly pushes it to your devices. iCloud integrates seamlessly with your apps, so everything happens automatically. Available this fall, iCloud is...

Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta Downloads

For those with access to a developer account, Apple has now posted the iOS 5 links online. If you need access, it costs $99 and you get iOS 5 early! The build is iOS 5 beta 9A5520p and the following downloads for the beta are available: iPad 2 WiFi iPad 2 GSM iPad 2 CDMA...

[Update] Apple Releases iTunes 10.3

Update: iTunes 10.3 is now available. Go get it here. What is being reported as a release, but may not actually be is that Apple released iTunes 10.3. Taking a look at Apple's iTunes website, there is a clear link showing that iTunes 10.3 is available. Normally, iTunes updates are available on a PC/Mac via Apple...

iOS 5 and iCloud Round Up: What You Need to Know

    Wow. If you managed to catch the live blogs of WWDC 2011 today, you were in for a real treat. I caught about 3/4 of the show via a live-stream on UStream (a mash up between audio and video) and the audience was electric. Apple made some massive announcements today, and we're going...