Archive | June 7th, 2011
iOS 5 already jailbroken
Despite iOS 5 incorporating a number of features that made jailbreaking the iPhone so attractive, the jailbreak community remains alive and well, and more importantly, committed. Within 24 hours of its debut, iOS 5 has already been jailbroken. TUAW reports: According to iOS hacker MuscleNerd, the exploit uses limera1n and is a tethered boot on […]
Continue reading...Heartwarming photo of Steve Jobs with his wife from WWDC
7. June 2011
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An awesome photograph courtesy of Lea Suzuki of the San Francisco Chronicle of Steve Jobs resting his head on wife Laurene Powell Jobs after helping deliver Monday’s 2011 WWDC keynote this past Monday.
Continue reading...Voice Recognition: Conspicuously absent from WWDC Keynote, may still appear in iOS 5
7. June 2011
In the buildup to yesterday’s WWDC keynote, it was largely believed that voice recognition would play an integral part in iOS 5. Details of a deeply integrated voice recognition system were quite intriguing, and given Apple’s growing interest in the area, were believable as well. Moreover, Apple was rumored to have struck a deal with […]
Continue reading...Omnivision and Sony both tapped to supply 8 megapixel image sensors for the next-gen iPhone
7. June 2011
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DigiTimes is reporting that both Omnivision and Sony will supply 8 megapixel image sensors for the next-gen iPhone. The report notes that Omnivision will be tasked with filling approximately 90% of Apple’s orders while Sony will pick up the slack on the remaining 10%. OmniVision has grabbed a majority of total CMOS image sensor (CIS) […]
Continue reading...Apple seriously upgrades the camera app in iOS 5
7. June 2011
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Apple made a smattering of notable iOS announcements yesterday one of which was significant improvements to its camera app. While we’ll have to wait for the next-gen iPhone for some actual camera hardware upgrades, the software enhancements Apple introduced yesterday are quite compelling. Notably, Scott Forstall yesterday pointed out that the iPhone 4 is the […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iMessage might put a fork in RIM
7. June 2011
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Hats of to This Is My Next who were able to scoop Apple’s iMessage service a few hours before Scott Forstall announced it during yesterday’s WWDC keynote. iMessage is essentially a RIM killer in the sense that it’s BBM for the iPhone. And so, in one fell swoop, one of RIM’s selling points has been […]
Continue reading...iOS 5’s PC Free feature lets users set up devices sans PC
7. June 2011
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One of yesterday’s touted iOS 5 features was PC Free, which allows users to activate their iOS devices right out of the box and with no computer. This is clearly a smart move for Apple because as Scott Forstall explained yesterday, not everybody interested in an iOS device happens to own a computer. And once […]
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7. June 2011
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