Update: Redsn0w 0.9.7b6 is now available and includes Skype support, it can be installed over beta 5. Redsn0w 0.9.7b5 is now available to download, this is the fifth release in the redsn0w untethered jailbreak beta test. This release is somewhat significant in that it resolves several major bugs in the prior version, most notably Bluetooth … Read More
Sometimes things go wrong and you need to put your iPhone into Recovery Mode to restore it and get it working again. It turns out that Recovery Mode is what your iPhone goes into when you are doing a standard iOS upgrade or restore anyway, but you may want to put your iPhone into recovery … Read More
Here’s a few pictures of iPad 2 mockups, presumably based off of the leaked case designs that have made the rounds on various Chinese websites. You’ll notice it looks pretty similar to the iPad 2 hardware mockup that Engadget found at CES inside an iPad case. These pictures originally appeared on MicGadget who initially claimed … Read More
Android 3.0 Honeycomb is Google’s upcoming version of Android for tablet devices, aimed to compete directly with Apple’s iOS and iPad. This trailer video shows off the Android 3.0 lockscreen, parts of the main ‘desktop’ interface, a virtual desktop-like GUI, gestures, books, gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and video chat, 3D Google Maps, and more. I … Read More
Now this is interesting. Remember those iPad 2 case design leaks that appeared last month? They gave rise to a slew of rumors about the next iPad, ranging from micro-USB inclusion, to revised speakers, SD card slots, cameras, and fire breathing dragon support (OK maybe not that). Well, Engadget discovered a nice treat at the … Read More
Handbrake is famously known to allow you to rip DVD’s but the new version also works wonders as a video conversion tool to get your favorite videos and movies onto your iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. If you’re new to video conversion, don’t worry, Handbrake is extremely easy to use and it’s free … Read More
If you want a hard shell case for your iPad, well, look no further because this one is a buck. Sound too good to be true? It’s not, Amazon is offering the CaseCrown Hard Shell Case for iPad for $1 plus $4.99 shipping and handling, which is 95% off the retail price. Various colors are … Read More
Update: Redsn0w 0.9.7b5 download is now available, this new version adds Bluetooth support. Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 is now available to download, marking the fourth beta release of the iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak. This version is significant in that it no longer requires the use of the usbmux command line tool, making the jailbreak process less complicated. … Read More
The latest version of Skype for iOS brings video chat and video calling to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. You can make direct video calls to other iOS clients in addition to Mac OS X and Windows Skype clients. What makes the new version even more exciting is that you can make Skype video calls … Read More
As the due date for iPad 2 approaches, the rumor mill conjecture continues to heat up. The latest rumors for the next iPad are as follows: iPad 2 will have Dual-Core CPU The basis of this rumor comes from a Senior Technology Analyst at the Rodman & Renshaw investment bank, Ashkok Kumar, who claims that … Read More
Using a Sleep Timer feature, you can set your iPhone or iPod touch to automatically stop playing music after a given amount of time passes, this allows you to fall asleep to music without your music playing all night. This sleep Music feature is built directly in iOS and you don’t need to download any … Read More
Amazon is blowing out the CaseCrown Leather iPad Case for just $1 plus $4.99 in shipping and handling. This is a 97% discount and by far the cheapest genuine leather case I’ve ever seen for an iPad. Why the huge discount? I have no idea, but grab it while you can.
As the 2010 comes to a close, several prominent tech writers are declaring the iPad the best product of the year. Walt Mossberg has declared the iPad the “best product of 2010” saying: For a 1.0 product, the iPad was amazing. With the new iOS 4.2 operating system and its huge selection of apps, the … Read More
Think you’ve seen it all? Think again, because now there are iPad games designed for cats. Yes, you read that right. Hiccup Inc is an iOS developer that is creating iPad games for cats, and their first title, the appropriately named “Games for Cats” is hilarious because cats actually play the game. Well, play as … Read More
Update 2: Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 download is now available and no longer requires usbmux to jailbreak. Update: redsn0w 0.9.7b3 has been released and provides further stability, it is recommended to use the latest beta version. Redsn0w 0.9.7b2 has just been released into the public redsn0w untethered jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 beta test program. The latest beta resolves … Read More
Update 3: Redsn0w 0.9.7b4 is now available and no longer requires usbmux to initiate the jailbreak. Update 2: redsn0w 0.9.7b3 download is now available and provides further stability. Update: A newer and more stable Redsn0w 0.9.7b2 has just been released, it is recommended for beta testers to use that version instead. The latest version of … Read More
It must be Christmas! Somewhere behind that stack of ten iPads is a guy carrying them all… just don’t trip! Thanks to Brad for sending this in via Flickr.
The popular iPhone web browser SkyFire is now available for iPad, this means that iPad owners can now watch Flash video directly on the device by using the Safari alternative. How the SkyFire Flash player works is kind of interesting, on a page with Flash you tap on a video icon in the corner of … Read More
