Installous 3.1.2 (not the discontinued install0us) has been released and is now available for download via Cydia for jailbroken iDevices. The new version 3.1.2 brings support for iPad, along with a brand new user interface and a download manager which supports multiple files download at once. You’ll need a jailbroken iPhone with firmware 3.x or over in order to install this app. Follow the step by step guide to jailbreak your iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS, iPod touch and iPad.
Apple has posted a new iPad ad dubbed "What is iPad" which explains and introduces this new form factor device to the world. This is the second iPad ad posted by Apple. The first one made a surprised appearance back at the 2010 Oscars.
iFixer is a new utility that will fix iTunes 9.1.x related errors when running Spirit Jailbreak for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, or blackra1n on Windows. The program basically has two buttons: “Make it Spirit!” and “Make it ra1n!”. Clicking on each of them will solve the respective iTunes 9.1.1 related issue.
After it’s heavy sales in the United States alone, the iPad international launch was pushed by one month ahead of the original schedule. But finally, the wait is now over! Customers living in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and UK can now pre-order iPads from the Apple Store online. These pre-ordered iPads will be delivered on Friday, May 28, 2010.
MuscleNerd of iPhone Dev-Team has come up with a very useful compilation of Cydia apps that works with the iPad. In one of his latest tweets, he invites users from the community to contribute to the jailbreak scene by helping to update the official iPad jailbreak compatibility list.
We were really willing to see the HP Slate PC in action but sadly HP pulled the plug on it, stating that Intel’s hardware is power hungry and Microsoft’s Windows 7 is not a good Tablet PC operating system. But now, ExoPC has come up with a similar Slate PC, that runs Windows 7 and does 1080p videos.
iPad’s official Camera Connection Kit has turned out to be a pretty useful accessory from the last time we saw it. After surprising us with the ability to support USB headset and keyboard, you can now also use it to connect an external hard drive with your iPad for extra storage.
Apple today has announced the much awaited international release date, and price plans for both the WiFi and 3G version of iPad. Customers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and UK can get their iPads officially on Friday, May 28. International Pre-orders for iPad in the above mentioned countries will begin from May 10th.
Now things are taking a U-turn again, or sort of anyway. If you thought that Microsoft has buried the Courier project somewhere in their labs, you might be wrong, as it now looks like that some parts of that ambitious Courier project may return in the upcoming Tablets from Microsoft. Recently, Bill Gates in an interview said that Microsoft is working on Tablets which would use a pen-based input method (as opposed to finger-only mechanism in Apple iPad) which would go mainstream in students.
AppSync has been updated to bring support for the iPad. For those of you who don't know, AppSync patches MobileInstallation file on iPhone and iPad OS which is needed in order to install .ipa files manually without using iTunes. A new version of AppSync has now been released which is compatible with the latest iPad 3.2 firmware. Make sure you have jailbroken your iPad on firmware 3.2 before following the steps below. Complete step-by-step guide on how to jailbreak your iPad with Spirit can be found here.
