Apple released iOS 5.1.1 – a software update for all iDevices – just yesterday. The update contains the usual bug fixes and has basically been released in order to appease users who have been complaining about the new iPad’s performance. The update brings the following bug patches and improvements with it:
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The very best mobile apps of 2012 were celebrated last night in an event hosted by Dermot O’Leary and sponsored by Carphone Warehouse – Europe’s largest independent mobile phone retailer. The ‘Appy Awards’ marked successful and popular apps in twelve different categories.
Not too long ago, an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 was released. Absinthe was a huge, long awaited accomplishment but it’s a thing of the past now. The entire jailbreak community now has their eyes glued to the developers once again, this time for the iOS 5.1 and its untethered jailbreak.
This past weekend the entire jailbreak community was pleasantly surprised by the revelation of a new unlock method for iPhones that works for any baseband and firmware at all, given the iPhone is jailbroken. The method was long, but worthwhile; the unlock is permanent and there is no need to pay anything either as it [...]
The wait probably seems interminable to those waiting for a jailbreak or unlock. Previously, it didn’t take too long after a firmware update for developers to come up with something and publicly release it. However, it appears that the difficulty of doing so has increased dramatically over time and the whole process has slowed down [...]
The popular jailbreak tool, Redsn0w, has been updated to version 0.9.10b7- the seventh beta of the current Redsn0w tool. This version is obviously a result of the iPhone Dev team’s hard work. New features have been implemented. Additionally, preliminary support for an exciting new feature has been added, making it likely that the feature will [...]
Voice Answer is an app developed by Sparkling Apps and is believed to be a strong alternate for Apple’s voice assistant ‘Siri’. The app was rejected by Apple and did not initially get approved for the App Store, owing to how similar it was to Siri. After three months of tweaking the app and submitting [...]
It wasn’t even past 10 days after Apple released their latest OS alongside the New iPad that the work begun on finding the untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1. Stefen Essar, better known by his alias @i0n1c was the guy who worked out the codes and exploits and handed them over to iPhone Dev Team who [...]
If you are a Mac owner, your troubles aren’t over just yet. Yet another Trojan attacking unprotected Macs has been discovered. A Trojan called Flashback was discovered a few weeks ago, shattering the reputation of Macs and the commonly believed myth that they are invulnerable. And now various sources all claim to have found a [...]
OMGPOP’s ‘Draw Something’ is the number 1 paid app in the iTunes App Store currently. The game has had an impressive surge in popularity recently and in just 50 days has been downloaded over 50 million times. If there is any other game that has been this big a hit, it is the bird throwing [...]
iPads are the tablets of choice for most people these days. An increasing amount of regular and business users alike rely on Apple’s impressive device. This is not to say that there is nothing missing from the tablet though. Among the most notable omissions are Windows and the host of apps and productivity tools that [...]
On Thursday, Apple released a Java update to remove the malicious Flashback Trojan affecting over 600,000 Macs worldwide. The Mac OS X Trojan, called Flashback, earlier attempted to trick users into installing it by appearing as a fake Adobe Flash installer package.
Splashtop, a company renowned for its remote desktop solutions, has announced a new app for the iPad that will allow users to try out the Windows 8 Metro touch experience right on their iPads. Windows 8 is still months away for now but the Windows 8 Consumer Preview has long been out and Win8 Metro [...]
Following Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram, there have been a great number of angry tweets on Twitter and rapidly increasing traffic on websites that allow users to save/download all their Instagram pictures as well as several online ‘threats’ that users are going to delete their Instagram accounts. Some users have expressed fears that Instagram will change, [...]
Just a few days back the long-awaited Instagram for Android was finally released. Following this, the social networking giant Facebook purchased Instagram- one of the most popular image-based social networks presently- for $1 billion.
One of the most appreciated features of iOS 5 was the integration of Twitter. As most people use social networks and usage is only increasing with time, it’s convenient to have social networking sites integrated right within the OS. Twitter is present, but other immensely popular social networks such as Facebook are missing. A tweak [...]
