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App Giveaway: Farnsworth Video Communicator

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Nov 4, 2011 a 10:31 pm

Become an agent of Warehouse 13 and transform your iPhone into your very own Farnsworth with Farnsworth Video Communicator! You can send videos, audio and texts to other Farnsworth users, Facebook, and email.

If you couldn't tell from the video above, I'm having fun with this app :)

Giveaway: Apogee Jam for iPhone and iPad!

By Georgia, Friday, Nov 4, 2011 a 10:17 pm

Apple has just released GarageBand for iPhone and TiPb has just created an iPhone and iPad Music Makers Forum, and in honor of both events -- we're giving away an Apogee Jam! It's a pocket-sized, plug-and-play music interface that lets you connect your guitar right into your iPhone or iPad (or Mac).

Apple uses massive cash reserve to tie up supply chain... and lasers

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Nov 4, 2011 a 4:58 pm

Adam Satariano and Peter Burrows of Businessweek describe how Apple chooses to invest its huge stockpile of cash in securing everything from transportation to components, often early enough and in such vast quantities that less forward-thinking rivals are left frozen out.

Caching bug in iOS 5 Safari

By Anthony#IM, Friday, Nov 4, 2011 a 10:31 am

On some websites, like CNN shown in the video above, when I hit "back" to return to the previous page, instead of getting the previous page I get a version of the previous page that's from some time in the past, as much as a day or so. I've also had this happen on sites like Reddit. Unless Apple included highly advanced tachyon-based time travel functionality in iOS 5, there's some problem between the web server, the cache, mobile Safari, and my eyes that's conspiring to give me pages from the past.

Chris V: How I use my iPhone and iPad as a biology professor

By Chris Vitek, Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 a 7:02 pm

In addition to being an iPhone/iPad enthusiast, I am a full time biology professor at the University of Texas Pan-American. Since I first purchased my iPhone in 2008, and my iPad in 2010, I have found them to be indispensible tools that I use almost on a daily basis. Some of the apps are the routine built in apps (calendar, contacts, etc) while others are specialty apps that I used for a specific task. As a faculty member, I divide my activities into one of three categories - teaching, research, and service, and I use these two devices in each arena..

Introducing Mobile Nations Broadcasting, Girls Gone Gadgets premieres tonight at 10:30pm EDT!

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 a 2:23 pm

When Kevin introduced you to Mobile Nations, he mentioned some of the great new initiatives we had planned. We've been hard at work on one of those for a while now -- Mobile Nations Broadcasting.

iPhone Live 178: Input One

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 a 1:35 pm

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Rene, Georgia, Seth, and Marc Edwards of Bjango talk iOS 5.0.1 and battery life, Gmail for iPhone, new iPhone 4S ads, the Apple television, and Siri on iPhone 4. This is iPhone Live!

Top 5 best Jailbreak apps and tweaks for iOS 5

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 a 10:05 am

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Even with all iOS 5 has to offer, if you're anything like me you'll always find a reason to jailbreak. I've always been the type of person who wants more flexibility and control over my iPhone. Luckily, a bunch of Jailbreak tweaks and apps have been updated for iOS 5 compatibility and allow me to have just that.

There will no doubt be a flood of them soon but for right now, right this minute, here are a list of our favorites, the ones we think are the best — TiPb’s Top 5 Jailbreak apps and tweaks that will help you get the most out of iOS 5!

Jawbone Up available on Sunday, iPhone fitness accessory to help you live healthier [video]

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 a 9:32 am

The highly anticipated iPhone fitness accessory, Jawbone Up, will be available this Sunday. A colorful wrist band with built in sensors and a vibration motor, Jawbone Up is designed to track your eating, sleeping and exercise patterns.

Apple releases iTunes 10.5.2 beta to developers, iTunes Match tests ongoing, now on Apple TV

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011 a 11:12 pm

Following up on the beta release of iOS 5.0.1 for developers, Apple has also released iTunes 10.5.2 beta, replacing the now timed-out iTunes 10.5.1 beta and allowing for continued testing of iTunes Match.

The Loop's Jim Dalrymple also noticed iTunes Match is now up and running on Apple TV.