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Justin Luey and I recap and discuss the 2011 WWDC Keynote on Episode 40 of The iPhone Podcast. There's even chatter about iOS 5 beta. Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers You can follow and comment on all the news we discuss at our blog. Episode 40 is brought to you by Audible Play In Your...

When I first heard of Georeme, I was quite impressed with the concept. It's quite simple: you can set alerts to go off when you enter or leave a particular area. We were shown this feature in iOS 5, as part of the new Reminders app. Well, the developer of Georeme clearly inspired Apple because...

With the launch of iOS 5 beta, Apple confirmed that the latest firmware is compatible with the iPhone 3GS. However, we have received some reports that iPhone 3GS users on iOS 5 may have some iOS 5 features disabled. So far it seems that iPhone 3GS users are affected as follows: Significantly slower performance than...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...