If a new report is to be believed and a previous rumor which we covered, Apple is planning to shift production of the A6, which is believed to be the company's next-generation mobile processor, away from Samsung, in light of patent disputes between the two companies.
Just like how you could jailbreak the iPhone and iPod touch with custom PwnageTool bundles, you can now jailbreak the iPad using the same method.
Apple has just released iOS 4.3.4 which patches the PDF vulnerability exposed by Comex’s JailbreakMe 3.0 tool which was used to jailbreak iPhone, iPad (and iPad 2) or iPod touch on iOS 4.3.3.
As we've speculated over the last few days, iOS 4.3.4 made its debut on iTunes. The new release, without clear release notes, addresses the PDF exploit in Mobile Safari used by JailbreakMe.
As you're probably aware by now, one of iOS 5's most prominent new features is system-wide integration with Twitter. What's missing is the ability to send tweets straight from your home screen without opening the Twitter App, until now. TwitkaFly is a new jailbreak tweak that lets you send tweets straight from the SpringBoard.
Multiple user accounts is a basic feature that's present in all major desktop operating systems, considered essential to maintain the privacy of users, especially when the machines are shared with many of them. As iOS devices, especially iPads, acquire more and more functionality that brings them closer to full-fledged laptops, it would only make sense for those devices to allow different user accounts. Thanks to this jailbreak tweak, known as iUsers, that is now possible.
In the tech blogging game, rumors are very much a hazard of the job. While sometimes we receive tips that make just enough sense to be real, others are more along the 'my brother's dog's vet's aunt heard that...' line.
If you've been paying attention to the news over the last few days, you're probably aware that the third beta of iOS 5 was seeded to developers earlier this week, and inevitably found its way onto file sharing sites hours later. Similarly to previous beta releases of iOS 5, Beta 3 requires users to have a registered developer account with Apple in order to get past the system's built-in activation process. Thankfully, there's a workaround.
If you're reading this particular selection of words, the chances are you'd label yourself as at least a slight geek. In turn, if you're a geek reading these words then the chances are you're a fan of Star Trek, at least in passing.
Apple has always been a fairly malware-safe world, aside from an occasional threat that pops up every so often. While malware incidence has indeed been low on both Mac and iOS, Mac OS X anti-malware maker Intego, has developed a new malware scanner for iOS devices.
