iOS 5 Adds “Private Browsing” in Safari

On 06/08/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

In iOS 5, Apple has added a “private browsing” mode to Safari, which users can activate in the Settings app. The feature has been spotted in the first beta version of iOS 5, which Apple seeded to developers a couple of days ago. As you can see in the above screenshot (taken on my iPhone), [...]

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DigiTimes: Apple iPhone 5 Will Feature Eight Megapixel Camera, Made By OmniVision & Sony

On 06/08/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

According to a recent report, “significant orders” for camera image sensors have been won by OmniVision. However, a small percentage of these units will also be provided by Sony. For a while now, we’ve been hearing rumors claiming that Apple’s fifth generation iPhone will feature an improved camera. Now, DigitTimes claims that this is indeed the case, [...]

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How To : Download and Install iOS 5 IPSW

On 06/07/2011, in New and Notable, News, by Arjun Komath

Guide: STEP 1: Install iTunes 10.5 beta from direct link here. [Mac - Windows 32 bit - Windows 64 bit] STEP 2: Now you need to download the right firmware file for your iOS device: iPad 1G iPad 2 (Wi-Fi, GSM, CDMA) iPhone 3GS iPhone 4 (GSM, CDMA) iPod 3G iPod 4G STEP 3: Now open iTunes that you downloaded [...]

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Download iTunes 10.3 [Direct Links]

On 06/07/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

Apple has just relesed iTunes 10.3 for Windows and Mac OS X users, iTune version is not a beta, iTunes 10.3 will encompass the new capabilities that iOS 5 and iCloud will offer upon release. Two other cool features that come bundled with iTunes 10.3 are the iBookstore for Mac and PC and the new [...]

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iOS 5 Features : What’s New!

On 06/07/2011, in New and Notable, News, by Arjun Komath

Features Notifications: They’ve built something better than you expected for notifications. They’ve built something called Notification center. It’s a single place combining all your notifications. Just swipe your finger from the down up to reveal the notification center. It shows you everything, Facebook notifications, Twitter and everything you need. When you get a text message, [...]

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iOS 5 Jailbroken by iPhone Dev Team

On 06/07/2011, in Jailbreaking & Unlocking, News, by Arjun Komath

MuscleNerd has confirmed that Cydia works fine on jailbroken iPod touch 4G. iPhone Dev Team, today has posted on his Twitter account some screenshots and pictures of iOS 5 beta 1 already jailbroken. He confirmed that the jailbreak will work on iOS 5 final version but tethered jailbreak till now which means you’ll have to [...]

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How to: Turn your iPad 3G Into An iPhone! [Video]

On 05/29/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

An iPad (Wi-Fi +3G) has apparently been hacked to make phone calls and SMS messages. While we’re not sure about the legitimacy of this claim, a relatively low-quality YouTube video demonstrates the hack in action, and it appears to work. The hack has reportedly been achieved by iPhoneIslam, the same group who brought FaceTime to the Middle [...]

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iPad 2 Should Be Jailbroken In Just Three Week..

On 05/29/2011, in Jailbreaking & Unlocking, News, by Arjun Komath

According to someone “in the know,” Apple’s second generation iPad should be jailbroken by @p0sixninja in “about three weeks.” The news comes from @veeence, the guy who successfully predicted the release of an untethered jailbreak solution for iOS 4.3.1. According to a Twitter update posted by @veeence yesterday, we should expect support for the iPad 2 to [...]

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Apple to Stay with Google Maps for iOS 5

On 05/29/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

Over the last few years Apple has purchased two online mapping companies, Placebaseand Poly9. This has led many to speculate that Apple may want to abandoned Google Maps in favor of new mapping technologies developed in-house instead. Tension between Apple and Google has been on the rise ever since Google decided to expand into areas already dominated [...]

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Samsung: Wants Final iPhone 5 And iPad 3 Designs Turned Over

On 05/29/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

Samsung has replied to Apple’s latest court-supported request that the Korean hardware manufacturer turn over its currently available and already-announced products believed to be in violation of Apple’s iPhone and iPad design patents. Interestingly, Samsung is asking for the same treatment out of Cupertino: They want Apple to hand over iPhone 5 and iPad 3 designs by [...]

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