Ipod Touch

Rumor: Apple considering a bid for English Premier League soccer TV rights

By chrisoldroyd, Wednesday, Jan 4, 2012 a 10:58 am

According to an article in British newspaper The Daily Mail, Apple is considering throwing its hat into the bidding ring for the rights to broadcast English Premier League soccer games. The deal is open for a new round of bidding before the end of this season in May.

Potential iPhone 4S and iPad 2 jailbreak on the horizon?

By Andrew Wray, Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012 a 2:26 pm

A couple of quick updates for those still waiting on Apple A5 device jailbreaks -- namely iPhone 4S and iPad 2 -- as well as an iOS 5.1 jailbreak.

For iPhone 4S and iPad 2 devices, @pod2g just tweeted the following:

made a step today for the A5. With some luck we could expect a release in a week.

As to iOS 5.1, @i0n1c seems to have something in the pipeline, so 2012 could get off to a strong start for team Jailbreak.

Chris’s most-used iPhone and iPad apps of 2011

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Dec 29, 2011 a 3:40 pm

I tend to go through phases where I can continually change the apps I have on my home page, and the apps I use the most. There are however five apps that will never leave their prime positions. These are my most-used apps, the ones I can't function without, the ones I use everyday, over and over again.

60beat GamePad looks to bring a console type controller to the iPhone and iPad

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Dec 29, 2011 a 10:11 am

60beat has just launched its GamePad controller which it hopes will make gaming on an iOS device much closer to a dedicated console experience. The game content available to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices is now huge however the use of on-screen touch controls remains a major problem for many gamers.

See in the New Year with the official Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball app

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Dec 29, 2011 a 4:36 am

If you want to celebrate the beginning of the New Year, Times Square is an awesome place to do it. Unfortunately for most, it is not possible to be there but at least there is an app that will let you see what’s going on and even get you and your family’s picture on the huge Toshiba Vision screen.

Daily Tip: How to share a map location via Email, Messages or Twitter

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Dec 29, 2011 a 3:17 am

If you ever need to share your current location or any particular location you fancy when using the Maps app you can. It is very easy to do but can also be a very powerful way to help your friends find you or find a location that interests them that you want to share. Follow along and we will show you how easy it is to do it.

Daily Tip: How to untethered jailbreak original iPad, iPhone 4, and older devices on iOS 5.0.1 with redsn0w 0.9.10b1

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, Dec 27, 2011 a 4:35 pm

Heard about the untethered jailbreak for the original iPad, iPhone 4, iPod touch 4, and older models running iOS 5.0.1 and curious how to use it on your own device?. This jailbreak won't yet work with newer, Apple A5 chipset-powered devices, namely the iPhone 4S or iPad 2, but if you own anything earlier, you're in luck.

iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak now available for original iPad, iPhone 4, older models

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Dec 27, 2011 a 9:25 am

Thanks to pod2g and all his hard work, an untethered jailbreak is now available for the original iPad, iPhone 4, iPod touch 4, and older models. Both redsn0w and Corona have been updated to support the new, untethered jailbreak.

A few days ago, @pod2g gave the untether to both the iPhone devteam and the chronic devteam. We’ve put it into redsn0w 0.9.10 and PwnageTool, and the chronic devteam put it into a Cydia package (the same set of exploits is in all three).

Become a master of Infinity Blade II with these developer tips

By chrisoldroyd, Tuesday, Dec 27, 2011 a 3:12 am

If you want to become a master of Infinity Blade II, its developers have shared a number of great tips to get you on your way. Infinity Blade II is the sequel to the hugely successful original infinity Blade and it makes full use of the iPhone and iPad’s gaming capabilities to deliver stunning visuals and game play. There are a total of sixteen tips which we have listed below.

Reminder: Apple’s 12 Days of Christmas app starts today, free iTunes content for Europe and Canada

By chrisoldroyd, Monday, Dec 26, 2011 a 6:09 am

Apple has launched its 12 Days of Christmas app for the third year running. The app offers free content from iTunes for twelve days between December 26^th and January 6^th. Today you can access three live audio tracks and three live videos from Coldplay’s recent appearance at the iTunes Festival in London earlier this year.

Each day between now and January 6^th, when you open the app, new content will be available for free. Last year this included music, movies, books and apps. It is offered by Apple as an introduction for new iOS users to get to know how iTunes works and also as a thank you for existing users too.