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Daily Tip: How to tethered jailbreak iOS 5.0 and 5.0.1 via Ac1dSn0w

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Dec 15, 2011 a 12:27 am

Ac1dSn0w is a newly released jailbreak tool that'll allow you to tethered jailbreak your device (no iPhone 4S or iPad 2 support). So if RedSn0w is giving you issues, you may want to give Ac1dSn0w a try. If you've used RedSn0w in the past and you're more comfortable using it instead, you can of course tethered jailbreak iOS 5.0 and 5.0.1 via RedSn0w as well. Windows users will need to use RedSn0w as Ac1dSn0w only currently supports Mac.

Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus leaves Apple

By chrissyboy6969, Monday, Oct 24, 2011 a 4:22 am

According to a report from All Things D, Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus has now left Apple. Apple launched Siri with the iPhone 4S earlier this month after buying the company back in April 2010.

Apple announces SIRI artificial intelligence voice control for iPhone 4S

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Oct 4, 2011 a 2:24 pm

As part of their Let's Talk iPhone event today, Apple showed off their SIRI acquisition as the new, artificially intelligent voice control system for iPhone 4S. It hooks into Wikipedia and Wolfram Alpha, and it's natural language interface will automatically perform a number of tasks, including:

Tell my wife I'm running late
Remind me to call the vet
Any good burger joints around here?
Call a taxi

It can converse with you:

iPhone 5 going dual-core, 1GB of RAM, with advanced Assistant feature?

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Sep 26, 2011 a 9:57 am

Mark Gurman from 9to5Mac has posted a great write-up on what his usually very good sources have told him we can expect in the upcoming iPhone 4S/iPhone 5 hardware and software. In short:

Apple A5 dual-core SoC (like iPad 2)
1GB of RAM
8MP rear camera, backlit sensor
Qualcomm Gobi Baseband
Siri-based Assistant that replaces the old, limited Voice Control, and tied into Wolfram Alpha and Find my Friend
Nuance-based Dictation for voice-to-text

Apple Store, carrier store staff beginning iOS 5 and iCloud training?

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Sep 7, 2011 a 8:29 am

Mark Gurman over at 9to5Mac has sources familiar with people who know about Apple Store and carrier partner training, and they're showing and telling him that iOS 5 and iCloud training has begun.

Apple Stores usually only begin their training of new software in the couple of weeks leading up to a respective product launch (obviously this time around could be different, though). Apple beginning their iOS 5 training within the last few days could mean a launch sooner than the recently rumored dates of mid-to-late October.

Voice Control Assistant, iOS diagnostics, Find my Friends get detailed

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Sep 4, 2011 a 11:35 am

9to5Mac's resident shinobi, Mark Gurman, has posted details on several upcoming -- or potentially upcoming -- iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad features for iOS 5), including the Nuance-powered, voice controlled Assistant, a new online iOS diagnostic service, and Find my Friends social sharing.