Apple’s Ads are a really fun treat, this new TV spot for the iPad 2 shows off how far we have come in so little time. If you didn’t know you can now watch a newspaper, listen to a magazine, curl up to a movie, see a phone call, take your class room anywhere, hold an entire book store in your palms and finally touch the stars. Magical isn’t it? Check the Ad after the break.
Not even the source of these images is absolutely certain that the device in his possession is a recognized iPad 2, but we can’t very well leave you spending your entire day anticipating that Apple has launched its new tablet. The above designed tablet has been procured over in China and seems to tally closely with rumor we’ve been hearing about this hardware refresh — kind of a slimmer profile, an almost entirely flat back, big speaker, and rear- and front-facing cameras. We’ve looked into the digits on the back of the tablet and the model number is one for the original Apple TV while the FCC ID is for a WiFi-only iPad, but those could be mere placeholders on this mockup and not a real working tablet. The SIM card slot looks to have been repositioned to a slot that was once expected to be an SD card reader. Other area’s of interest here include the 3G antenna, whose white cover is expected to be black on final units, and the sloped power button and headphone jack, bringing those “jumbo iPod touch” jokes to mind. So reality or something else do you find in the design? Take a look at some more snaps after the break:
It’s now only few hours remaining before we get to see the coveted iPad mini. The event is scheduled for the 23rd of October. Nothing much about the iPad mini is a secret now. We know what it looks like, we have a fair idea about what it will be priced at. But the one aspect no one looked at was the implications of this product on Apple’s other products. More specifically the iPad 2.
Analysts are predicting that with the announcement of iPad mini, Apple will be looking to phase out the iPad 2. It has enjoyed a successful life and at $399 it still can put up a fight against the best Android tablets. But with the iPad mini priced at $329 and iPad 2 at $399, there is no clear distinction between tablet offerings from Apple. This is something they are looking to fix by phasing out the iPad 2. By doing this they will have two tablets aimed at different markets. One small tablet iPad mini at a lower price point, and a bigger higher end tablet iPad 3 for those looking for a richer experience.
Whether the demise of the iPad 2 will have any effects on the balance sheet, that we will know in the coming months.
Apple recently updated the Mac OS Lion for developers yesterday and the first thing we noticed was a new look for the login page. Screenshots below.This linen background was first seen in the notification center in iOS5 but now it has re-appeared in Mac OS Lion. It certainly improves upon the look of the login screen.
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Source: iClarified
With the iPhone 5 release just around the corner, Â the iPhone rumor mill is in full swing these days, just a few days ago an alleged photo of the iPhone 5 was released into the wild, which looked something like an iPhone 4 slim rather than the iPhone 5. The image was discredited, however here is a mockup based on that image.
Source: Macrumors
So the highly anticipated iOS 5 announcement is here. Here is an overview of the new features of the iOS 5 introduced at the WWDC. Keep in mind that these are just a few of the features and there are other less important ones which weren’t announced at the WWDC.
The first feature, which is also the most expected one, is the all new notifications system. At first look, it bears a striking resemblance to the one used in android. Apple has finally gotten rid of those annoying push notifications which plagued the iPhone.Now, the notifications can be accessed by pulling the top bar down, like in android devices. They can then be viewed individually by sliding across to reveal the notification. The notifications can be closed by tapping on the cross. Click here for more information
The second feature is native twitter integration of the iOS devices. Twitter applications can now be integrated with other applications.The setup for twitter has been simplified and now it can also automatically update contacts if they have twitter handles. Overall, the Twitter user interface is made smoother and now is much more pleasant to use. Click here for more information
The third feature is the news stand. It is more like a virtual newspaper, with magazine and news subscriptions being sent to you virtually on your iOS device. Subscriptions were introduced by Apple a while back, but now the latest editions can be downloaded automatically. They can then be read offline.
Apple has introduced a lot of new changes to the native Safari browser. First and foremost is the Safari reader, which is placed near the address bar. It aligns text together,and is a handy convenience when reading an all text page, such as a story. Then there is the reading list, which basically lets you read pages off line by saving them. Apple also introduced tabbed browsing on the iOS devices. As said before, twitter integration makes its presence here as tweets can be made using the tweet button, which pops up the tweet sheet.
The native camera application has been upgraded drastically. A camera button has been placed on the lockscreen so the camera application can be accessed directly from there without unlocking the phone.Pictures can be taken by using the volume up button, so it acts like a physical camera shutter key. The pictures can be pinched to zoom like in the previous iOS versions, but now the exposure settings can be adjusted automatically by holding onto the touch. Options for editing to some extent are also present such as red-eye reduction, cropping and one click enhancement.
Some features have also been added to the native mail client. These include; Rich-text formatting, indentation control, S-mime, draggable addresses (from To: to Cc: or Bcc:). You can now also search entire contents of messages.
iMessage is a new messaging client available on all iOS 5 devices. Messages,receipts,pictures and videos can be sent amongst all iOS 5 devices using WiFi or 3G. One thing to note is that typing notifications are present here, so the receiver gets noted when the sender is typing a message. Click here for more information
With the iOS 5, the iOS devices wouldn’t need to be synced with a PC/Mac to set them up on first start up. The setup is done on the device itself, and software updates are downloaded Over the air, unlike the previous iOS versions wherea computer with itunes was needed to update to the latest iOS version. iTunes library on the device can be synced wirelessly over wifi. Airplay mirroring also lets you display the iPad on a TV wirelessly. Click here for more information.
Other features of the iOS 5 include reminders, which can be assigned for any time or location. The dictionary can now be used for all applications downloaded from the app store. It can be accessed by selecting the text and using the define option.
The iOS 5 will be released this fall and for now will support the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch 3rd and 4th generations, iPad and iPad 2. However, the developer will be available from today.
Image Courtesy: MacRumors
The following is guide on how to downgrade your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad on iOS 5.0 Beta 8Â back to iOS4.3.3 or iOS 4.3.5.
The complete guide after the break
Tools you’ll need:
The latest iTunes.
iPhone 3GS iOS4.3.3 Firmware File. Click here.
iPhone 4 iOS4.3.3 Firmware File. Click here.
iPad iOS4.3.3 Firmware File. Click here
iPod Touch 3G iOS4.3.3 Firmware File. Click here.
iPod Touch 4G iOS4.3.3 Firmware File. Click here.
TinyUmbrella. Click here.
Recboot(Mac). Click here
Recboot(Windows) – Requires Dotnet 4.0. Click here
Step One
Download the respective firmware file for your iDevice and place it on the desktop.
Run TinyUmbrella and click on the “Start TSS Server” Button.
NOTE – If you are downgrading to 4.3.5, skip the above step.
Connect you iDevice to your PC and place it into DFU mode. To place your device into DFU mode:
1. Â Turn your device off.
2. Hold the power button for Three seconds
3. Without letting go of the power button, Â press the home button. Keep them pressed for 10 seconds.
4. Let go of the power button and hold the home button until your PC detects the phone. It takes upto 30 seconds.
It may take several tries to get your phone into DFU mode.
Step Two
Open up iTunes. If you get the following message, then it means that you’ve successfully placed your device into DFU mode.
On the iPhone menu in iTunes, hold shift and press the restore button.
iTunes will now ask you to locate the IPSW file. Point it towards the firmware file which you downloaded and placed on the desktop.
iTunes will then restore your iPhone with the  firmware. This process will take about ten minutes and iTunes will notify you once the process is complete. The phone will then restart.
Step Three
After the restore, if you encounter an error like 1011, 1013, 1015 ; just ignore them (the firmware has actually been successfully installed). You just have to kick your phone out of recovery mode. To do this open up recboot-which you downloaded above. Once it loads up, press the exit recovery button and it will kick your phone out of recovery mode. The phone will then reboot and you will be booted into iOS 4.3.3.
Update: If you are getting this error
Follow THIS guide.
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The iPad is one of Apple’s best devices yet and with the 2nd iteration it’s better than ever. The iPad is now everywhere, in schools, colleges, homes, hospitals and it’s only gonna get bigger. Considered the best tablet by the iPad 2 is capable of a lot of neat features but if you really want to juice out everything from your purchase you’re gonna have to Jailbreak it. Check out the Top 10 Best iPad 2 Cydia Jailbreak Tweaks, Apps And Utilities in the list after the break.
This handy application priced at $7.99 allows you to backup all your downloaded jailbreak stuff and re-downloaded it later.
The 2nd iteration of PDF Patcher helps patch security holes in iOS. People can use these security holes to install malicious content if you’re not careful.
This neat app allows you to turn your iPad 2 into an iPhone, you can make calls and everything else you can on an iPhone. Just make sure you have a 3G iPad as you will be needing a SIM card.
LockInfo allows you to customize your iOS lockscreen like many Android phones. You can add widgets, shortcuts and apps to your lockscreen so you get work done faster.
iFile is a handy file manager which allows you to access any file on your iPad 2. iFile will also be required to install many Jailbreak tweaks and utilities so it’s a must buy for us!
RetinaPad allows you to perfectly upscale apps optimized for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Without this tweak you would usually have to use those apps in their “smaller form” or have to blow them up to fill the screen which would make it very pixelated.
GridLock allows you to disable springboard restrictions and allows you to arrange your apps any way you want.
InfiniFolders allows you to remove iOS’ limit of only being able to store 12 apps in one folder.
Winterboard completely changes your iPad 2′s look, you can download and use custom themes and even make some of our own.
SB Settings are the master controls for your iPad 2, it also allows your to have a quicker access to WiFi, Bluetooth and other toggles which would save you a lot of time.
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Google+ official app is now available for all the iPhone 3, 3GS and iPhone 4 users. Sadly, it isn’t supported by iPod Touch or iPad yet. This guide will show a simple method which will let you to easily install it without Jailbreaking your device.
Here are the 5 simple step on installing Google+ App on your iPod Touch and iPad.
1. Go to Apple.com Support and download the iPhone Configuration Utility. You can download it directly from here.
2. Download the Google+ App from iTunes Store, you can download it from here.
3. Open iPhone Configuration Utility, make sure that you have connected your iPad/iPod Touch. Select your device from the menu on the left side of the screen and then click on Applications Tab. You will see a list of all apps installed on your device. Click on the “Add+” in the top left corner of window.
4. A new browser window will pop up, use it to navigate to the location of the Google+ app that you downloaded from iTunes store. Alternatively, you can also find it by right-clicking the Google+ app icon in iTunes and selecting “Show In”
5. Now when you will go to iPhone Configuration Utility, you will see a Google+ app icon there. Make sure that your device is selected and then click on the Applications tab and click “Install”.
In case you need visual guide as well, here is a video tutorial courtesy of iDownloadBlog.
If you are one of them who have encountered errors while Jailbreaking your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 with Absinthe app on your Mac, you will be glad to hear that the Chronic Dev Team has just released an update for the Mac version of Absinthe.
You can download Absinthe 0.2 from HERE.
Following are the reasons which forced Chronic Dev Team to update Absinthe to version 0.2:
PlanetBeing (an iOS hacker who helped in developing the jailbreak) announced the update via twitter:
“…Mac version updated. v0.2: Tries to fix no reboot after activating VPN/tapping Absinthe icon. We also tried to fix white icons on SpringBoard after jailbreak.”
He also stated that even after using the new version of Absinthe you are still able to see white icons, just try installing an app from Cydia. Also if Absinthe crashes, just restart your device and try it again.
HERE you can find a step-by-step guide on How to jailbreak your iPhone 4S and iPad 2 with Absinthe for Mac.
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