Last week, we showcased a method that allows anyone without an Apple developer account to run iOS 5 beta on iPhone, by bypassing Apple's activation wizard. For one of our readers, known as @sunflash93 on Twitter, this method wasn't working on his iPod touch (because of no emergency call functionality like iPhone 4), so he was kind enough to tell us about a new one. This has been tested on the iPod touch, although the tipper informed us it might work on the iPad just as well.
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Ever wished you could download online videos from your iOS device? With Tube Downloader, this $1.99-App, you can browse videos from major video sites and download them on the fly. Despite its name, this app offers no support for YouTube, since downloading videos is against the site's terms of service, but it works fine with other video sites such as Vimeo or MetaCafe.
If a new report from AppleInsider is to be believed, Apple is done planning the next-generation MacBook Air and is sitting on it until Lion, the next version of Mac OS X, is released. If you're planning to get this laptop, you should put it off for one more month.
A new Apple patent will put an end to recording events, at least on iOS devices, a move that will definitely make copyright holders happy. This technology will essentially stop the device's built-in camera from operating by censoring any pictures or video taken, partially or entirely.
Apple patents are known to reveal technologies and features the company might be working on, or has at least looked into. This new patent, submitted in December 2009, depicts a location-based social network that allows users to locate people nearby that share the same interests. Vaporware or new friendships ready to be made?
Just hours ago, we reported on a leak that revealed a new photo sharing app Facebook has been working on. We're now getting our hands on even more screenshots showcasing other features, such as commenting features built right in, as well photo capturing (although that wasn't all that surprising).
If reports are to be believed, Google is working on yet another Android smartphone, successor to the current Nexus S. According to rumors, the new model will be one of the first LTE 4G AT&T smartphones and will include greatly enhanced hardware once it ships around Thanksgiving (that's late November for our non-US friends).
According to recently leaked internal documents, containing roughly 50 MB worth of images and documents, Facebook is getting ready to unveil a new picture sharing app for the iPhone, and presumably for other platforms as well. Details are scarce, but leaked pictures give away a few hints.
The iPad is certainly one of the most well-known devices in the world. A possible prototype has been spotted at Display Taiwan that seems to be of a 3D-capable iPad.
Nokia, which had disputes with Apple over patents for years, agreed to drop the charges in exchange for a one-time licensing fee, along with a royalty fee for every iPhone sold. Yes, Apple will now be paying Nokia money for every iPhone it sells.

