Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 Complete
The Chronic Dev Team affiliated iOS hacker pod2g has updated his blog today and noted that he completed the code for his iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak for the original iPad, iPod touch 4G,…
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iOS 5.0.1 Now Available for iPhone and iPad, Fixes Battery Life Bugs and More
Apple has released iOS 5.0.1 with a few improvements and bug fixes, including a promise to improve battery life. The update also brings back multitasking gestures to the original iPad. This…
Hidden Panorama Camera Feature Found in iOS 5
A panorama camera feature has been found in the code of iOS 5. It was discovered by Conrad Kramer (@conradev) and can be enabled using a jailbreak tweak called Firebreak. The tweak makes…
iTunes Match Gets Update, Adds Apple TV Support
Apple has released iOS 5.0.1 beta and iTunes 10.5.1 beta 2 for developers. This update adds iTunes Match support for Apple TV, which means you will be able to stream your iTunes Match…
Wirelessly Display Your Mac Screen to Apple TV with Air Display App
Last year we reviewed Air Display, an awesome app that lets you use your iPhone or iPad as a secondary display on your Mac. I decided to test the latest version with Apple’s new AirPlay…
Siri on iPhone 4S Uses Average of 63KB in Data Per Query
Siri on the iPhone 4S requires a data connection to operate, and recent tests of Apple’s new voice control service has found that it uses an average of 63KB per query. When Siri was first…
How to Enable Multitasking Gestures on Original iPad Running iOS 5
Apple decided to block the multitasking gestures feature in iOS 5 for owners of the original iPad. The feature allows users to swipe between apps, reveal the multitask bar and access the…
iOS 5 is Goes Live for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
Apple just released iOS 5 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Users can get it by connecting the device to iTunes and clicking the “Check for Update” button. iOS 5 brings more than 200 new…
Apple’s New Find My Friends App Now Available in App Store
Apple’s new Find My Friends app, which lets you easily locate your friends and family, is now available in the App Store. Find My Friends requires iOS 5, so unless you have a pre-release…
Real Racing 2 Update Brings AirPlay Support and Party Play
With the release of iOS 5 tomorrow, developers are starting to take advantage of the new AirPlay mirroring feature on iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. Real Racing 2 is the first game we’ve seen that…
iTunes 10.5 Now Available Ahead of iOS 5 Launch
Apple has released iTunes 10.5 today with support for iOS 5 and iCloud. Both iOS 5 and iCloud launch tomorrow, October 11. You can update from within iTunes, by running Software Update or…
Video Shows Awesome New Features on iPhone 4S
Apple has released a video showing off the new features of the iPhone 4S, including the dual-core A5 chip, all-new 8-megapixel camera and optics, iOS 5, iCloud and…
Apple Introduces iCloud (Video)
Apple released this short video introducing iCloud, the awesome new cloud service that keeps all your devices in sync. iCloud stores your music, photos, documents and more and wirelessly…
Apple’s ‘Let’s talk iPhone’ Media Event Now Live
Unfortunately we will not be liveblogging from Apple’s “Let’s talk iPhone” event today, but you can follow it on Engadget and This is my next. Be sure to check back with MacDaddyNews later…
Apple’s ‘Let’s talk iPhone’ Event Starts Today at 10AM PT/1PM ET
Apple is hosting a media event today at 10AM Pacific Time at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. The event is titled “Let’s talk iPhone” and Apple is expected to unveil an…
Apple Sets iOS 5 Release Date of October 12
Apple announced today that iOS 5 will be available on October 12 as a free software update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users. iOS 5 will have over 200 new features, including iMessage,…
Apple Launching iCloud on October 12
Apple announced today that iCloud will launch on October 12. iCloud is a new free cloud service that includes iTunes in the Cloud, Photo Stream and Documents in the Cloud. iCloud stores…
Apple Welcomes Some Users to iCloud with Early Email
iCloud is expected to be released within the next couple weeks alongside iOS 5 and a new iPhone, but Apple appears to have let some emails go out early with a “Welcome to iCloud” email to…
Details on Apple’s Next-Generation iPhone
The next iPhone is expected to be unveiled on Tuesday, October 4. The rumors we’ve heard so far tell us that it will be much faster, have a better camera and a new system-wide voice…
Apple Plans iCloud Backup Reset for Sept. 22 as iCloud and iOS 5 Launch Nears
Apple will be resetting iCloud Backup data on Thursday, September 22. It is believed that the reset is being performed for the release of iOS 5 GM, which is rumored to be released around…
Jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 5 with RedSn0w
Apple released the 5th beta of iOS 5.0 recently, and the iPhone Dev Team have already released RedSn0w 0.9.8b5, which allows you to jailbreak Apple’s latest firmware. This is a tethered…
High Quality 3G YouTube Playback in iOS 5
Apple is finally allowing high quality YouTube playback over 3G with iOS 5. This is a feature that should have been introduced in iOS 2, but most likely AT&T was talking Apple out of it.…
Custom Vibration Patterns for Individual Contacts in iOS 5
iOS 5 has some cool new accessibility features. They are meant to help the hearing impaired, but some of these options will probably be helpful for others too. You can now set custom…
New Hour by Hour Feature in iOS 5 Native Weather App
I’ve always loved the look of Apple’s native iOS weather app, but it never gave me enough information. It turns out one of the 200+ new features in iOS 5 is an hour by hour forecast. I may…