Who needs rumors about the iPad 2 when the real thing is floating around in New York? Reuters is reporting that a prototype iPad with a front facing camera was spotted today at the News Corp launch of The Daily digital newspaper. A Reuters eyewitness saw what appeared to be a working model of the … Read More
Apple has relaxed their water damage policy for the iPod, and this probably includes the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch as well. This is good news for users who have had experience with a device getting slightly moist from something like fog or rain, but there are certainly going to be limits to what Apple … Read More
Apple has released iOS 4.3 beta 3 to developers via the iOS Dev Center. The build number for the latest iOS beta release is 8F5166b and is available only for iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch 3G and 4G. Download iOS 4.3 Beta 3 You can download the latest beta IPSW files if … Read More
The latest batch of iPad 2 rumors claim that the device will have the following hardware specs: 1.2 GHz dual core Cortex A9 CPU Imagination Technologies SGX 543 dual core GPU, that is reportedly up to 300% more powerful than iPhone 4 GPU 512MB RAM running at 1066 Mhz Thinner and lighter anti-glare screen for … Read More
We’ve talked about the iPhone Configuration Utility before, the enterprise iPhone management and setup tool, but there’s another nice feature in the app; the Console. This console allows you to see what activity is going on with iOS on an iPhone, Ipad, or iPod touch, just like the Console with system logs does on Mac … Read More
iPhone backups contain a huge amount of personal data, from various account and service logins, contact list and phone logs, personal notes, emails, health data, messages, fully readable SMS conversations, just about anything that is used or stored on the device gets placed in the backup file. That’s excellent for backup restoration purposes, but technically … Read More
How about a bit of everything with an Apple logo? Here’s a full range of portable Macs and iProducts; an iPhone, iPad, MacBook 13″ (maybe Pro?), and a MacBook Pro 15″. Perhaps the coolest thing about this setup is that you can sync the bluetooth keyboard and mouse to any of the devices. This pictures … Read More
Want a humorous consideration for the iPad camera? With rumors swirling about iPad updates, nobody knows for sure what features the iPad 2 will have, although a camera is almost certain. The rumormill is currently going both directions on this iPad camera possibility, some iPad 2 rumors suggest that it will have dual cameras, perhaps … Read More
iOS 4.3 Beta 2 has just been made available for download as build 8F5153d. Just as the previous release of the iOS 4.3 beta, this release supports iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch 3G and 4G. Older iPhone 3G and iPod touch 2G models are left behind and not supported for the update. … Read More
AirView is a great new app that lets you stream any AirPlay video from one iOS device to another, or even stream from iTunes to an iOS device. AirView does this by accessing the AirPlay feature in iOS 4.2 to essentially turn any iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad into an AirPlay receiver. This lets you … Read More
If you’ve ever wondered what your spending habits and expenses on the iTunes App Store have been, check out this free app from iOS developer WetFish. Appropriately named App Store Expense Monitor keeps a tab on all your iTunes App Store downloads and purchases and gathers them in an easy to sort app, the expenses … Read More
There are so many iPad 2 rumors floating around right now that they’re barely worth paying attention to, but here’s one that actually has a shred of evidence to back it up: the possible iPad 2 pricing structure. Best Buy temporarily added, and has since removed, three unspecified iPad models and SKU placeholders into their … Read More
If you forgot your iPhone passcode you can bypass the lock screen completely and reset the passcode by using iPhone recovery mode. This will get around a locked down iOS device that is stuck on the password screen, but there are some important considerations to take before proceeding. We’ll cover the requirements, the considerations, and … Read More
Apple was recently awarded a patent for solar powered portable devices, which could pave the way for Macs, iPhones, and iPads running on a solar supplemented power source. The patent, which is Apple’s first to relate to solar powered portable devices, shows an unspecified “Portable Device” that has a standard battery which is augmented by … Read More
iOS 4.3 beta 1 includes a software option to toggle the functionality of the iPad side switch from either a Mute button or to serve as an Orientation lock. The adjustable option is found under “Settings” > “General” where you will find “Use Side Switch to:” which can now be set to either “Lock Rotation” … Read More
Apple has just released the first iOS 4.3 beta as build 8F5148b for the iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 3rd and 4th gen, and Apple TV. Noticeably absent from the iOS 4.3 beta IPSW list are the iPhone 3G and iPod touch 1st and 2nd gen models, suggesting that Apple will no longer … Read More
RecBoot is a great tool for Mac OS X that allows you to easily enter and exit iPhone recovery mode without manually holding down any of the buttons. Using the app is extraordinarily simple, you just connect your iOS device to your Mac, launch RecBoot, and click on either “Exit Recovery” or “Enter Recovery” to … Read More
Verizon will begin to offer a CDMA compatible iPad that connects directly to their wireless network, according to Bloomberg. Verizon already sells the iPad, but it’s only offered in the WiFi version which is then bundled with a separate wireless access point. The word of a direct CDMA iPad is somewhat buried in the news … Read More
