Apple has released a new beta of its operating system for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Developers can download iOS 5.1 beta from the Apple developer portal. The list of changes isn’t all that informative, but the latest version of iOS appears to add some new voice dictation features, fix some bugs, and squash some security holes. It’s likely that Apple has also been working… Read more »

Another iOS beta, another jailbreak. Just a few days after Apple released iOS 5 beta 5, the iPhone Dev Team hackers have released an updated beta of redsn0w — a tool for jailbreaking iOS devices. Redsn0w 0.9.8b5 is now available for Mac and Windows. You can use the utility to jailbreak an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad running the latest beta version of iOS. Jailbreaking… Read more »

Apple has pushed out another beta version of iOS 5 for developers. The latest version includes a number of updates including enhancements for the iCloud service which allows you to backup your data to Apple’s servers and synchronize music, photos, documents, and other files. The folks at BGR have posted the complete changelog, and for the most part it looks like iOS 5 beta 5… Read more »

Apple just posted iOS 5 beta 2 to its developer web site. If you’ve paid your $99 for developer access you can go ahead and download it right now. This release isn’t available for the general public, but the full version of iOS is expected to hit the streets later this year. Apple hasn’t officially made any comment about what’s new since iOS 5 beta… Read more »

The popular Swype keyboard for Google Android smartphones is now available for tablets running Android 3.x Honeycomb. Or rather, a beta version of Swype 3.0 is available for tablets. You’ll need to register for a Swype account to take part in the beta test, and you’ll need to be willing to put up with a few kinks that the company still needs to work out…. Read more »

The developers behind the popular Dolphin HD web browser have launched a public beta of the next version of the browser. You can download Dolphin Browser HD v5.0 beta1 from the company’s website. The new browser has been in private beta testing for the last week or two, but now it’s available for anyone to download. SO what’s new in version 5.0? Support for folders… Read more »

Mozilla has long offered users and developers a chance to try out early builds of its desktop Firefox web browser before they were thoroughly tested and deemed ready for the public. Now Mozilla has also launched Aurora and Nightly channels for Firefox Mobile, allowing Android users to test out early versions of Firefox 5 and Firefox 6. The Aurora channel currently lets you preview Firefox… Read more »

Research in Motion is making a beta version of BlackBerry Messenger 6.0 available for download. The app features a new design, snappier performance, and sme new features including: Alerts set for SMS contacts now show up in BBM when you add your SMS contact. Contacts are easier to search. You can search for locations before sending a message. You can detect your location using GPS… Read more »

SoftMaker is preparing to launch a private beta of its new office suite for Google Android devices. You can sign up for the beta by following the instructions in the latest SoftMaker newsletter. The company has been producing powerful office apps for mobile platforms for ages, building a strong following for its Windows Mobile office suite which includes apps that are compatible with Microsoft Office… Read more »

Research in Motion has released a new beta of an app for scheduling and participating in conference calls from your BlackBerry phone. It’s called Blackberry Mobile Conferencing and you can download the app from the BlackBerry Beta Zone. The app integrates with your calendar and a notice pops up when it’s time for a conference call to begin, making it easy to join. You can… Read more »