After years of iPhone users whining about the complete lack of any kind of multitasking in iOS, Apple finally gave us all what we wanted when iOS 4 launched mid-way through 2010. But while Apple’s implementation works well, it’s not strictly multitasking – apps are held in a ‘frozen state’ and resumed when needed. A host of APIs and a tinge of jailbreaking fills in the missing gaps.
When Apple senior vice president of iPhone Software, Scott Forstall, took to the stage at WWDC in San Francisco to announce iOS 5, one of the much-anticipated features to finally see the light of day was the ability to perform iOS updates without connecting the iDevice to a computer.
The first question we always get asked as soon as there is a new release of iOS, beta or otherwise, is whether or not it can be jailbroken. With iOS 5's second beta landing in our laps just a few short hours ago the inevitable question popped up, and we're pleased to report that yes, iOS 5 beta 2 can indeed be jailbroken.
Apple's just-released iOS 5 beta 2 enables the much vaunted WiFi Sync feature we've all been waiting for, and is available to iOS developers now.
As expected, Apple released iOS 5 Beta 2 today to all registered developers, making this the second release of iOS 5 released publicly. While it's still clearly months away from completion, Beta 2 includes several bug fixes and enhancements, including improved battery life on all devices.
A report by Chinese newspaper Commercial Times claims that Apple is working on the next version of its A5 chip,...
Jan-Michael Cart, an Apple enthusiast and talented artist, has released a concept of what iMessage should look like if it were ported to the Mac. While Apple hasn’t announced anything related to an iMessage port for Mac, this video was enough set off quite a bit of speculation.
Weeks after iOS 5 beta was first released, a user has noticed a fun addition to operating system’s legal disclaimers (found under Preferences > General > About > Legal). A new section makes references to several mapping companies, such as TomTom, which could mean that Apple might be developing its own mapping service instead of using Google Maps, like it has since the iPhone’s inception.
Apple's iCloud is home to more than a few cool, interesting and downright funky new features, and we're sure it's going to be a much-needed tonic to the chaos and shear nastiness that is MobileMe.
Earlier today, we reported that Apple had been granted its long-awaited multi-touch patent. Now, many have dug into the patent to find references to a possible future feature: custom widgets. Could Apple have left such a clear clue on purpose?
