What’s new in iOS 5.1 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad?

Apple has released iOS 5.1. It’s the version of Apple’s mobile operating system that will ship with the new iPad, but it’s available for download today for supported iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad models. Here’s what’s new in iOS 5.1: You can now delete photos from Photo Stream. The camera shortcut is always visible on the lock screen for the iPhone 3GS and later and… Read more »
There’s no good reason Siri is an iPhone 4s exclusive – Video

Siri is one of the most talked-about features of the new iPhone 4S. Sure, Apple’s latest phone also has a dual core processor which offers better performance than the chips found in the iPhone 4 or the latest iPod touch. But Apple’s new voice-assist service which lets you ask your phone questions — and get real answers is the show-stopping feature that makes the iPhone 4S… Read more »
iOS 5 will launch on October 12th

Apple has announced that iOS 5 will be available for download on Wednesday, October 12th. The company has been offering beta versions of the operating system to developers for the past few months, and starting today anyone with a $99 Apple developer account can download the “gold master” version of Apple’s next-generation operating system. Among other new features, iOS 5 will include: An improved notification… Read more »
SugarSync web interface improves mobile sync capabilities for iOS

SugarSync doesn’t seem to generate the same amount of buzz as DropBox amongst the cool kids, the service offers a very strong (and enterprise-friendly) synchronization and backup platform. The company has just outed a new enhancement which makes SugarSync an even better option for power users who like extra control measures: mobile device management. In the SugarSync web interface, the devices section now lets you… Read more »
Use Google Music on your iPhone or iPad

Google Music launched today, and while the service is obviously aimed square at the company’s own products, it happens to play nice with other devices as well. Since the Google Music Web app is intended to work nicely in Google Chrome you can bet it’ll work in other Webkit-based browsers as well — including Mobile Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. There’s not… Read more »
Dark Horse Digital Comics for iOS launching Wednesday

Dark Horse is the latest comic book publisher preparing to make launch an app for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The publisher has announced that its new Dark Horse comics iOS app will be ready to download from the App Store on April 27th. The first issue of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction will come preloaded for free. A handful of other issues will also be… Read more »
How to jailbreak an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad running iOS 4.3.2 (untethered)

Just a few days after Apple released iOS 4.3.2, the folks at the iPhone Dev team have upgraded their tools for jailbreaking most recent iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models. You can now download redsn0w 0.9.6 rc14 and use it to jailbreak a device rnning iOS 4.3.2. This is an untethered jailbreak, which means you don’t have to plug your iDevice into a computer and… Read more »
Atari’s Greatest Hits brings 100 classic games to the iPhone, iPad for $14.99

More than 100 classic Atari games are now available for iOS for $14.99. The is available as a free download for the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, but you can grab all 100 games with an in-app purchase. You can also choose from cheaper game packs which provide a few games for $0.99 each. The titles include Asteroid, Centipede, Missile Command, Lunar Lander, and Super… Read more »
How to jailbreak iOS 4.3.1 (untethered)

The folks at the iPhone Dev Team have released updated versions of the redsn0w tool PwnageTool that lets you jailbreak nearly any device that runs iOS 4.3.1 — the latest version of Apple’s iOS operating system. The iPad 2 isn’t currently supported, and the developers haven’t yet released the tools to carrier unlock an iPhone running iOS 4.3.1, so if you plan to use your… Read more »
Apple releases iOS 4.3.1 bug fix update

Apple has released a software update for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPads that should fix some bugs users have been experiencing since updating to iOS 4.3 a few weeks ago. One of the biggest changes in iOS 4.3.1 is a fix for a graphics glitch that had been plaguing 4th generation iPod touch users. The software update should also fix an image flicker problem when… Read more »

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