Ios 5

Get iOS 5 features on your original iPhone and iPhone 3G with Whited00r for jailbreak

By Andrew Wray, Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012 a 4:34 pm

A new hack called Whited00r allows iOS 5 to be installed on the original iPhone and iPhone 3G devices, as well as the early iPod touch models.

iPad 3 code names and Facebook mentions found in iOS 5.1 beta 3

By Chris Parsons, Monday, Jan 16, 2012 a 11:15 pm

Deep within iOS 5.1 beta 3 are mentions to two next-generation iPad 3 code names, J1AP and J2AP, as well as ongoing references to Facebook.

Apple seeds iOS 5.1 beta 3 to developers

By Chris Parsons, Monday, Jan 9, 2012 a 2:28 pm

Apple has just seeded iOS 5.1 beta 3 to developers. If you're looking to get in the latest iOS beta and have a developers account, you can grab it via over-the-air (OTA) update or download from the developer site now.

The changelog hasn't fully been posted as of yet, so we're left wondering what all has changed but if you happen to spot anything -- by all means drop us a note in the comments and we'll update once we know some more.

Source: Apple

Siri doubles iPhone 4S data consumption

By chrisoldroyd, Friday, Jan 6, 2012 a 9:30 am

According a report by network metrics firm Arieso, iPhone 4S users are consuming twice the amount of data than users of earlier iPhone models, and the reason is Siri. Siri is getting the blame for the huge increase in data consumption as it communicates with Apple’s servers to provide its personal assistant features.

iMessage bug prevents SMS from getting through to Android switchers

By Andrew Wray, Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 a 12:21 pm

TechCrunch reports an iMessage bug causing problems for iOS users trying to send SMS messages to ex-iPhone users who have switched to another platform, such as Android.

What happens is, the iPhone attempts to send the SMS to the ex-iPhone user as an iMessage -- just like it always did before the recipient switched devices. But since Android doesn't support iMessage, the text ultimately fails.

Simple, if naive solution:

Don't let your friends switch away from iPhones.

Complicated, if realistic solution:

Timestamp security bug leaves your photos vulnerable under iOS 5

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Jan 4, 2012 a 11:48 am

A newly discovered timestamp security bug may leave your iOS device photos exposed regardless of whether or not your device is passcode locked. Ade Barkah, a Canadian tech consultant, has figured out that changing the time on your device will leave any photo taken in the "future" accessible via the quick camera toggle on the home screen.

Daily Tip: How to setup Emoji keyboard shortcuts in iOS 5

By Andrew Wray, Monday, Jan 2, 2012 a 11:31 pm

Curious how to make it easier to insert Emoji icons into a text message, email or iMessage? It turns out there's a great workaround to switching between the normal keyboard and the Emoji keyboard, navigating to the emoticon you're looking for, then switching back to the normal keyboard to resume your message. In this tip, we'll show you how to use Emoji much more efficiently using keyboard shortcuts in iOS 5.

Ally's most-used iPhone and iPad apps of 2011

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Dec 29, 2011 a 9:00 am

Some of my favorite apps have managed to stay the same year after year, but app updates and new contenders are always finding their way onto my device. While there are tons of great apps in the App Store, these are the apps that currently earn a place on the homescreen of my iPhone or iPad, or even both.

No Uninstall makes deleting apps from the Home screen impossible [Jailbreak]

By Andrew Wray, Thursday, Dec 29, 2011 a 3:16 am

No Uninstall is a A jailbreak mod in Cydia that prevents 3rd party apps from being deleted from the Home screen on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

This tweak removes the "X" when uninstalling an iPhone app. Good for pranking your friends and preventing accidental app removal.

No Uninstall requires iOS 4 or higher (got that wrong in the video -- sorry!).

Why Facebook and other apps sometimes say "Cleaning..."

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 a 9:21 am

With iOS 5 it's not uncommon to sometimes see the label under many apps, including Facebook, sometimes change to read "Cleaning..." This is a feature of iOS 5 that Apple hasn't really explained, so it's caused a lot of you to write in an ask about it. Here's the deal...

Basically, that's iOS 5 deleting cache and temporary files so that when iCloud or iTunes does a backup of your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, that backup is smaller and faster.