App Giveaway: Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation

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The popular FPS series, Modern Combat, has brought a new addition – Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation. It brings more intensity, better graphics, and a battle for freedom of the United States.

The best, most realistic smartphone FPS series returns with even higher intensity and an apocalyptic battle for the freedom of the United States, for one or more players.

BE THE HERO OF AN EXPLOSIVE SOLO CAMPAIGN

Fight through a 13-mission campaign from Los Angeles to Pakistan.Witness multiple memorable moments thanks to AAA scenario-scripting. Experience different types of gameplay: escort, destroy, helicopter, 4×4 chase…

LIVE THE MOST IMMERSIVE REAL WAR EXPERIENCE

The deepest and most intuitive FPS gameplay on smartphones improved once again, now with a sprint and slide feature. Gaze-upon next-gen GFX that allow for an unprecedented rendering of environments. Improved SFX and voice acting will immerse you in an apocalyptic scenario.

ENJOY WHAT IS SIMPLY THE BEST MULTIPLAYER ON SMARTPHONES

Enter battles for up to 12 players in 6 exclusive maps and 7 different modes. Use your customized weapons to move up an addictive leaderboard with more than just ranks.

TiPb knows how much our readers love Modern Combat 3, so we’re gifting copies to 5 of you! For a chance to win, just leave a comment below! Must provided a valid email address and have a valid US or Canadian iTunes account to win – Apple’s rule, not ours!

Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation is available on the iPhone and iPad for $6.99.

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Next up: Control Siri with just your mind, Project Black Mirror can do just that

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Control Siri with just your mind, Project Black Mirror can do just that

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If you want to stop talking to Siri and just use your mind to ask it to do things, that possibility may have just become a step closer to reality. A couple of guys decided as a hobby, to tinker around with an iPhone 4S and some ECG (Electrocardiogram) pads. The ECG pads take brain wave patterns and translate them into synthesized speech. The speech is then directed through the 3.5mm headset jack and Siri hears it and acts on the command. The engineers working on “Project Black Mirror” have been able to link 25 brain wave patterns to Siri commands.

Now before we get too excited, you still need to press the home button to initiate a Siri listening mode and the project currently consists of a large test board hooked up to a Macbook pro; it could hardly be called portable. The guys plan on launching a Kickstarter page very soon to attract investment and get the project off the ground.

Take a look at the videos below and let us know what you think. There is a lot of buzz suggesting that the whole setup is a fake. To be honest, it does look too good to be true.

Source: Intomobile via 9to5Mac

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Daily Apps: Hotpost Shield VPN, Cat Catch: Christmas Toy, Chuggington Terrific Trainee, Smoovie, Today in History

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Every day, TiPb gets flooded with announcements for new and updated iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games. So every day we pick just a few of the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome to share with you!

Hotspot Shield VPN: Functions as a bandwidth compression service for iOS devices, allowing users to more than double the amount of Web content they can use under their mobile data plans and save money. [Free for iPhone - App Store link]

Cat Catch: Christmas Toy: A toy for your cat! Delight your cats this Christmas with an unforgettable toy! The whole family will remember this entertaining gift for years to come! [$0.99 for iPad - App Store link]

Chuggington Terrific Trainee!: Now your little trainees can ride the rails with their favorite Chuggington characters, Wilson, Koko, Brewster and Action Chugger! There are sixteen action-packed missions as you follow Vee’s instructions to make deliveries, patrol the rails and race against time. [$0.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

Smoovie: A stop motion animation app. Makes it child’s play for budding animators to bring their toys to life. And more seasoned enthusiasts will feel equally at home with Smoovie’s simple, fast, yet surprisingly powerful editing tools. [$4.99 for iPad - App Store link]

Today In History: As soon as you open the application you are shown all the major events that happened on that day. Created for history, trivia, and knowledge lovers and also for fans of On This Day, This Day In, Today In pages. [$1.99 for iPhone - App Store link]

Any other big app or game releases or updates today?

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iCloud suffering partial outage

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According to many of our readers, iCloud is down for them — something Apple’s iCloud system status page currently confirms.

iCloud: Services – Users Affected: Some

11/11/2011 13:40 PST

Users may be unable to access iCloud services. Normal service will be restored ASAP.

Gives us some sympathy for a CrackBerry outage-plagued friends. If iCloud is down for you, let us know for how long, what’s giving your grief, and when it comes back.

Source: iCloud system status

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UK voice of Siri didn’t know Apple has used him until he saw the TV commercial

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The provider of the voice for the UK version of Siri has been revealed and what makes the story even more intriguing is the fact that the guy who provided all the sounds didn’t even know it was him until he saw Apple’s commercial. The voice, known as “Daniel”, was provided by former technology journalist Jon Briggs; but it was not provided directly to Apple. The voice over work was originally done six years ago for a company called Scansoft which was later purchased by Nuance, which subsequently licensed it to Apple.

“I did a set of recordings with Scansoft five or six years ago, for text-to-speech services,” says Briggs. “Five thousand sentences over three weeks, spoken in a very particular way and only reading flat and even. Then they go away and take all the phonics apart, because I have to be able to read anything you want, even if I’ve never actually recorded all those words.”

He is certainly not bitter that it is now being used by Apple. He was paid well originally by Scansoft for his work and he loves Apple products. Jon Biggs also provides the voice for many other technology products including satellite navigation units for Garmin, TomTom, Jaguar, Land Rover, Audi and Porsche.

Source: The Telegraph

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Daily Tip: How to change your iPhone or iPad Notification Center alert style

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New to iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and iOS 5 and wondering how to configure Notification Center so you get the alerts you need but not the interruptions you don’t? Luckily, you can choose between 3 different alert styles, from in-your-face popups to subtle banners to none at all. Follow along and we’ll show you how!

Popup alerts are the old style iOS notifications of the pass, a big box that leaps out at you and won’t do anything else until you either cancel it or act on it. While old school, these types of alerts still have their place for anything your really don’t want to miss — alarms, calendar appointments, reminders, etc. If you want to be absolutely, positively certain you see something, set notifications to a popup alert.

Banners briefly roll down from the top of the screen. If you don’t want to be bothered by a notification, you simply ignore the banner and go about your business, dismiss the banner by flicking it away, or just wait a couple of seconds and it will roll back up and disappear all on its own. Because they’re subtle, they’re best used for things that are nice-to-known but not incredibly urgent — personal email, social network messages, news alerts, etc. If it’s not critical but you are curious, set notification to banners.

If you set a notification to none, you won’t get an alert at all. No popup, no banner, no nothing. Because you won’t be alerted, this is best for apps that you want to keep around but don’t want to know about unless you specifically open them — games you play infrequently, social apps you seldom visit, apps you only use when traveling, etc. If it’s more interruption than notification, set it to none.

Apple has included deep granular controls in the Notification Center, so configuring it can seem like a daunting task for new users. It’s really simple, however, so just follow these quick steps to help you configure Notification Center in iOS 5:

Open the Settings app from the iPhone home screen.Tap the ‘Notifications’ settings pane. Tap the name of the app you want to configure the alert style for.Choose popup alerts, banner alerts, or no alerts.

In addition to the three notification types listed above, you often also have the option to set a sound and/or vibration alert for a notification. Again, if the notification is really important to you — SMS/MMS/iMessage, Twitter DM or Facebook message, work email, etc. you may want to hear and feel when it comes in.

Otherwise, you can turn sound off and enjoy a slightly more peaceful existence.

Launch SettingsScroll down and tap SoundChoose the app you want to set the Sound for

That’s it, you’re ready to stay informed but not overwhelmed! We’ll be back with more Notification Center tips shortly but in the meantime if you have any advice on keeping alerts under control, let us know in comments!

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Daily Tip: How to configure the iPhone’s Weather and Stock widgets in Notification Center

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Curious how to setup notifications in iOS 5? With all the various banners and popups, badges and sounds, widgets and lock screen options, it can be a little tricky for first-time users, but worry not — we have you covered! First up, here’s how the new Weather and Stock widgets work!

The Stock widget pulls stock information directly from the native Stocks app in iOS 5. By turning the Stock widget to ‘On’ you’ll see a scrolling ticker displaying your favorite stocks. If you want to change the stocks that are displayed in the Stock widget, just follow these quick steps:

Open the Stocks app from the iPhone home screen, or tap the Stock widget in Notification Center.Tap the ‘i’ information button in the lower right-hand corner.Tap the + button in the upper left-hand corner to add a new stock. You can search for stocks by stock ticker or company name.Tap Done to finish.

Now, the stock that you’ve just added to the Stocks app will show up in the scrolling Stock widget within Notification Center!

Apple also included a weather widget that displays current weather information as well as a full five-day forecast. Just swipe to the left or right to reveal the five-day forecast. The weather widget pulls information from Yahoo! Weather locations stored in the native Weather app in iOS 5. In order to add or change weather locations, follow these steps:

Open the Weather app from the iPhone home screen, or tap the Weather widget in Notification Center.Tap the ‘i’ information button in the lower right-hand corner.From here, you have the option to either use Local Weather (pulled from location services) or add a location manually. For instructions sake, we’ll add a new location. To add a new location, tap the + button in the upper left-hand corner.Search by City, State or ZIP and input your preferred location.

Now the location you’ve manually setup will be displayed in the Weather widget. If you have more than one location in the Weather app, the Weather widget will only display the 1st location. If you have no manual locations set and have the Local Weather feature on, you’ll only see the temperature relative to your geographic location (make sure you have Location Services turned on!)

There you have it, how to configure your Notification Center widgets. We’ll cover the other elements, like Mail and Messages notifications, Lock Screen info, etc. next time. Meanwhile, if you have any favorite Notification Center tips, let us know in comments!

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Apple still investigating battery life issues post-iOS 5.0.1

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AllThingsD‘s John Paczkowski received a statement from Apple concerning continued battery life issues following this week’s iOS 5.0.1 release.

The recent iOS software update addressed many of the battery issues that some customers experienced on their iOS 5 devices. We continue to investigate a few remaining issues.

TiPb is conducting a poll to see how, if at all, iOS 5.0.1 has helped improve battery life so head on over there and give us your impressions.

Source: AllThingsD

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Steal and blow up your opponents’ words in Scrabble-like game War of Words for iPhone and iPad

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War of Words is a word game similar to Scrabble or Words with Friends, only with War of Words, you can steal and blow up your opponents’ words! War of Words has action tiles in addition to the traditional letter tiles. With them, you can place bombs or land mines on your opponents words, allows yourself to spell words backwards, gain an extra turn, or even earn the ability to place your word anywhere on the board.

In comparison to War of Words, Scrabble and Words with Friends are so innocent.

War of Words is the next generation online crossword game. It starts with the turn-based word spelling gameplay you know and love – and adds bombs! Have you ever wanted to blow up your opponent’s words? Or maybe steal some words for yourself? Now you can.

Start with the standard online crossword gameplay you know and loveNo longer limited to just letters – War of Words introduces Action Tiles!Bomb Tiles let you destroy your opponent’s lettersThief Tiles allow you to steal words from the other playerDrop Land Mine Tiles to catch your opponent unawarePlay your own Multiplier Tiles to get the score of your dreamsReverse Tiles let you play a word backwardsStart Over Tiles let you start a word anywhere on the board – without connecting to another wordUse an Extra Turn Tile to play two turns in a rowBarricade Tiles let you block strategic locations on the boardShield Tiles protect areas from your opponentWildcards can be multiple letters at the same time

War of Words is available on the iPhone and iPad for $1.99. There is also a free, ad-supported version available.

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Sprint to SIM lock all new iPhone 4S activations starting today

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According to a leaked internal Sprint memo, all Sprint iPhone 4S handsets sold starting today will have their SIM card slots locked to Sprint. It has never been fully clear how Sprint was shipping its iPhone 4S models but it now looks like they were originally shipping them with unlocked SIMS.

According to the memo, the SIM locking will be done during the iPhone’s activation process and it will be done invisibly. The customer will not see any notification of it happening.

What does this mean for any new Sprint iPhone 4S users? Well you will lose the ability to use a local SIM card if you travel out of the U.S. You will now have to have a roaming agreement in place with Sprint and pay the much higher call and data charges. One bit of good news, today’s decision does not impact current iPhone 4S Sprint users; we assume that this means their SIM card slots remain unlocked.

Source: SprintFeed

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Unlocked iPhone 4S launches in U.S., international iPhone 4S launches in Hong Kong, South Korea, and more

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Apple’s iPhone 4S is now available factory unlocked in the U.S. from Apple.com. Why it took until November when countries like Canada and the UK got unlocked models at launch, who knows? But if you’ve been waiting to go contract and SIM-lock free, now’s your chance! (Reminder: Only the GSM/AT&T version is available unlocked, not the CDMA/Verizon/Sprint version).

Apple has also launched the iPhone 4S in 13 more countries, namely Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Malta, Montenegro, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania and South Korea.

If you grabbed a new iPhone 4S today, let us know where and which model you got! And if you need more information to help you decide and get up to speed, check out:

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Rumor: Facebook to switch from opt-out to opt-in, better protect personal data

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook might just be close to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that would fundamentally change the way they treat their users, and their users’ personal information.

According to people familiar with the talks, the settlement would require Facebook to obtain users’ consent before making “material retroactive changes” to its privacy policies. That means that Facebook must get consent to share data in a way that is different from how the user originally agreed the data could be used.

Facebook, which makes one of the most popular apps for iPhone and iPad, has been charged with misleading users about how private information was being handled — making it public by default. Under this settlement, Facebook would switch from opt-out to opt-in, letting users decide what they want to share before sharing it, and be subject to audits for 20 years to ensure compliance (much as Google has recently agreed to, and Twitter to a lesser period).

Source: Wall Street Journal

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Prepare your kids for school with Qwizful for iPhone [Kids Corner]

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Qwizful is an iPhone educational app for kids ages 4-7. It is filled with questions on key topics that are taught in school so as to prepare your child for the classroom. Qwizful aims to make the quiz and learning environment fun and enjoyable so that the process feels more like a game.

Qwizful is an enriching and entertaining educational tool that is designed to engage 4-7 years old in effective learning.

Practice extensive quizzes targeting key topics, including:

analogiessequencingpictorial and verbal reasoninggeometrymathvocabularytime telling

Track your progress and try to achieve the best results in the shortest time

Benefit from an abundance of fun stimulating exercises that incorporate carefully formulated educational contents.

Qwizful was developed by loving parents in close consultation with education and media experts.

Each quiz has been tested by children and experts to achieve effective practice, offer fun interaction and build confidence. In this vein, Qwizful combines meticulously crafted content, colorful inventive illustrations and dynamic sound that children enjoy and appreciate.

Qwizful is available on the iPhone for free and includes the first 40 questions.

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Sony CEO also thinks Apple is working on a TV set

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According to the Wall Street Journal, Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer — like most of the rest of the world — thinks Apple is working on a television set.

Stringer declined to provide details about what Sony is developing but said “there’s a tremendous amount of R&D going into a different kind of TV set.” He added that he has “no doubt” Apple’s Steve Jobs also was working on changing the traditional TV set.

No surprise there, since Jobs said as much, and Stringer provides nothing in the way of “they’re sourcing components from Sony” to jazz up the story as he’s done previously for things like higher megapixel iPhone cameras.

Speaking of iPhone, some 5 years later, Stringer claims Sony is working hard to make up ground there as well.

Meanwhile, Stringer said other phone makers will catch up to the iPhone, but their devices need to become “seamless.” “The beauty of the iPhone is it’s really well organized,” he said.

And just FYI, Stringer says he’s also not leaving Sony, despite their lackluster performance under his tenure.

Source: Wall Street Journal (Paywall)

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How’s your battery life on iOS 5.0.1?

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Apple has released iOS 5.0.1, purportedly to fix all the rigamarole surrounding battery life issues, but now that the TiPb Nation has had it for a day or so, we’re curious — did it get the job done? Is standby rock solid for you now, or still tumbling like it’s in free fall? Can you turn your various location and notification settings back on and still, you know, have power left to use your iPhone as a phone? Can you raise Siri to speak without her telling you to go plug in somewhere?

And how’s everything else working for you? Any bugs under 5.0.1 you didn’t have before the update?

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Jump and Splash for iPhone and iPad now available

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Jump and Splash is a new iPhone and iPad game available in the App Store. In Jump and Splash, you control Pilu, a little fish who’s lost his mom, by jumping through the side-scrolling levels picking up coins and destroying crabs along the way.

I’ve played a few rounds of Jump and Splash and find it to be pretty fun. It’s extremely similar to Whale Trail, so if you like that game, you’ll like Jump and Splash.

A beach should be a dream place… But when a tiny fish looks for his mom, a new adventure begins! Hurry up Pilu! The water is going away! Swim, jump and fly for your life before it’s too late!

Simple but addictive one touch gameIncredible speed and mega jumpsHorrible crabs and creatures to exploseDozens of colourful levelsThousands of coins to collectExtra-powers to get and manageBeautiful procedural graphics for a different look every dayGame Center enabled to share your progress… and much more to discover!

Jump and Splash is available on the iPhone and iPad for $0.99.

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Photogene² for iPhone hits the App Store, offers one in-app purchase to Photogene owners for free!

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The new photo editing app, Photogene² for iPhone, is now available. The original Photogene was a major hit, and Omer Shoor now brings a completely redone interface and new features.

Photogene was always one of my favorite photo editing apps, so I downloaded Photogene² without giving it a second thought. I was pleasantly surprised to be immediately offered, as a valued customer of Photogene, an in-app purchase for free! The choices were Go Pro ($6), Collage Templates ($2), or More Frames ($1). I promptly selected Go Pro! (Make sure Photogene is installed to receive the offer).

Check out the video below to see Photogene² in action!

Photogene is back with a brand new version! Loads of new features and a completely overhauled user interface.

Full featured photo editor: crop, straighten, color adjustments (including histogram and curves), sharpen and denoise, retouch tools (dodge/burn, heal, localized effects and more).Export several photos at once. Photogene supports a wide selection of export destinations, including Flickr, Dropbox, Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, FTP and e-mail. Full support for iPhone 4S native 8 MP resolution.Special effects: center focus, vignette, frames, reflection, text boxes and much more.Presets: large collection of predefined presets. Instantly give your photo a new look and then tweak it yourself.Collage maker: combine several photos into one piece of art using a variety of templates. Camera: use our built-in camera module to snap great photos and apply real-time effects.Metadata viewer: visual display of all the information stored in your photos. Including location on a map, date&time, file size, etc (IPTC editor included).Resize your photos as you export them. You can export edited photos at full resolution (same as the original).Compare edited photo vs the original at any time.

Photogene² for iPhone is on sale for $0.99 until November 17.

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App Giveaway: Snapseed for iPhone and iPad

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Snapseed is a premium photo editing app for iPhone and iPad. You can make adjustments ranging from the basics to more creative things like tilt-shift and special filters.

One of my favorite features of Snapseed is the ability to make adjustments to specific areas of the photo with Nik Software’s U Point technology. Snapseed makes pro-level editing easy for the average user.

Snapseed is the only photo app you’ll want to use every day. It makes any photograph extraordinary with a fun, high-quality photo experience right at your fingertips.

Basic Adjustments:

Auto Correct – Automatically analyzes your photo and adjusts color and exposure to perfection.Selective Adjust – Make precise selections and enhancements to specific areas of your photos in seconds with Nik Software’s revolutionary U Point technology.Tune Image – Use Ambience to create depth and vibrancy that uniquely adapts to colors and textures. Adjust White Balance, Saturation, Contrast, more.Straighten & Rotate – Rotate 90° and/or straighten photos with simple gesture controls.Crop – Easily crop images to remove distracting parts of your photo, now with standard aspect ratios.Take Photos – Open photos from the Camera Roll or take new photos.

Creative Enhancements

Black & White – Get that classic Black and White look with this darkroom-inspired filter.Vintage Films – Make any photo look like a vintage color film photo from the 50’s, 60’s or 70’s.Drama – Add style with a custom effect specifically tailored to your photos, ranging from subtle textures to wildly artistic effects.Grunge – Give your photos a totally unique, hip, and dingy look.Tilt-Shift – Create a narrow in-focus area designed to simulate depth of field, common in a Miniature Scene look.Details – Enhance details with traditional sharpening or the unique Structure control found in the Nik Software professional products. Center Focus – Draw attention to the subject of your photo by blurring the surrounding background.Organic Frames – Add stylized borders to photos for the perfect finishing touch.

Sharing

Email – Send images at original resolution.Social – Share on Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter (using iOS5).Print – Print wirelessly using Apple’s AirPrint technology

The good folks at Nik Software are partnering with us to give away 5 copies of Snapseed to our readers! For a chance to win, let us know which country you’re from and how many photos you have in your library waiting to be edited with Snapseed. Must also provide a valid email address to win.

Snapseed is available on the iPhone and iPad for $4.99.

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B6 0.9.8 download redsn0w for Windows and Mac

A few minutes ago the infamous iPhone hacker iPhone Dev team have just released Redsn0w to jailbreak 0.9.8 b6 iOS 5 Beta 6.
Update # 6: We released redsn0w to jailbreak 0.9.8 b6 iOS5 beta6 (point directly at the IPSW beta6).  Two important notes on this release:(1) Please the device boot normally to IOS5b6 and do a clean shutdown (slide down) before jailbreaking.  (2) Boot logos were intentionally disabled for now, so you will see a black screen on tethered boots (you can re-enable boot logos or with command-line options if you really want them back).
Download redsn0w 0.9.8 b6 for Mac
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You can also download iOS 5b6 for here developers and not here developers.
Download iTunes 10.5 beta here 6.
If you want to jailbreak iOS 5b6 using sn0wbreeze 2.8 click here b6 is a complete tutorial.

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IOS 5 Beta 6 Jailbreak using Redsn0w 0.9.8 b6 (full Tutorial)

A few minutes ago the iPhone Dev team has just released Redsn0w 0.9.8 b6 for Windows and Mac jailbreak iOS 5 beta 6 that released by Apple yesterday, unfortunately this jailbreak is that mean that it will take to connect the phone to a computer running Redsn0w whenever the telephone and power in this post as a guide to jailbreak iOS 5 beta 6.
Step 1:Download firmware beta 6 iOS 5.
Step 2: Launch iTunes and update or restore to iOS 5 beta 6 using the standard IPSW file.
Step 3: Download Redsn0w 0.9.8 b6 and point it to beta firmware 5 6 iOS. The firmware will be detected by the program, as follows:

Step 4:Select "Install Cydia", then hit Next

Step 5: Another screen should now pop-up. Before clicking "Next", make sure that the device is connected is turned off and, as indicated by Redsn0w.

Step 6: You will now be instructed to enter DFU mode. As shown below, quickly hold button "power" and then holding down the button "Power", you will now have to hold the "Home" button too. Now after a few seconds "power" button but keep holding Home button until installation starts.

Now the goal, not doing anything, Redsn0w does the rest of the work for you.
As we have already said, this is a tethered jailbreak, which means that it will connect your phone to a computer that is running Redsn0w every time you turn on your phone. To do this, open Redsn0w and choose the option "Just boot tethered right now" with your phone connected.
Download Redsn0w 0.9.8 b6 for Win Mac &.
You can also download iOS 5b6 for here developers and not here developers.
Download iTunes 10.5 beta 6 here .
If you want to jailbreak iOS 5b6 using sn0wbreeze 2.8 click here b6 is a complete tutorial.
Good fun now the device is jailbroken with Redsn0w 0.9.8 b6 for iOS 5 beta 6.

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10.4.1 Download iTunes for Windows and Mac

Apple has just released iTunes 10.4.1 for Windows and Mac users. iTunes 10.4.1 mainly released to fix all the bugs that users face.
Fixed an issue where the multimedia buttons on some keyboards third work inconsistently with iTunesAddresses issues with adding artwork to songs and videosResolves an issue that may cause iTunes to become unresponsive when buying a HD movieFixes a problem where iTunes can take longer than expected to open after the awakening of your Mac from sleep problems (Mac) addresses with VoiceOver support (Mac) includes QuickTime 7.7 (Windows)

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Angry birds seasons with new update (mighty Eagle)

Angry birds seasons is one of the most favorite game in the world of iOS and today a new update for seasons of angry birds introduces the mighty Eagle.
New in version 1.5.2:
Mighty Eagle finally available in seasons of angry birds!
Short of levels to play? Stuck on a level hard? You now have the opportunity to buy a tin of sardines, which you use to draw out the mighty Eagle elusive. This phenomenal creature will soar from the heavens to wreak havoc and destroy the pesky pigs into oblivion!
Mighty Eagle will help you jump the barriers more difficult, but there is a limit: you can use only the help of the mighty Eagle to pass a level once per hour. In other words, when you move to a new level with the mighty Eagle, you must wait an hour to use him again to move to another level.
Is that all? Far from it! Mighty Eagle includes all new gameplay objectives and accomplishments! In each level that already clarified using regular birds can smash away freely and try to fill the gauge of destruction! If you want to break your way through each level without leaving anything behind, you have every incentive to do so!
Mighty Eagle is an in-app purchase in angry birds and costs $ 0.99/£ 0.59/€ 0.79 to download. One-time purchase, unlimited usage!

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Apple realease cheaper iPhone 4

As we know iPhone 5 will be launched on 7 October, but there are a lot of rumors about what is happening shows that iPhone is not only 5 will be the only device being launched on this date, according to Reuters that Apple Planing to launch cheaper 8 GBiPhone 4 on the same date too.
Reutersmentions "two people with knowledge of the matter," which say that an iPhone 8 GB 4 is in production:

The flash drive 8 GB iPhone 4 is produced by a Korean company, one of the people said Tuesday, declining to name the company. Apple currently sources the flash drive from Toshiba of Japan and Samsung Electronics of South Korea.

MacRumors finds that the cheapest iPhone 4 may have something to do with those originally leaked components believed to be destined for the iPhone: 5

This news comes at a time, as we have heard more from suppliers and seeing leaked parts appear on the web. In addition to Photo prototype battery, UK iPatchiPods repair shop also had told us that their suppliers had also submitted that there would be two such models: a cheaper iPhone 4, as well as the long-awaited iPhone 5. Thanks to the simultaneous development, there could be some confusion on the parts that appear on the network.

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OS X Lion 10.7.1 now available directly from Mac App Store

As you know that Apple has released version of OS X Lion 10.7.1 fixes some bugs and compatibility problems.
Leo just now has been updated to version 10.7.1 Mac App Store, and this indicates a system like Lion updates will most likely be pushed to users from now on.
Due to the fact that OS X Lion was the first operating system is initially only available on Mac App Store, users wondered if Apple would push updates to Leo X OS Mac App Store exclusively, or in both the Mac Software Update and the App Store.
Leo has been updated Mac App Store today, while the same update was yesterday in the Software Update. This indicates a model that Apple will most likely push updates to users through delta Software update first and then update Lion in Mac App Store shortly after.
While you can still download Lion as an Installer 4 GB Mac App Store for $ 29.99, Apple is also offering Lion USB install disks for $ 69.
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LTE Testing of Apple in iOS 5

Last week we had a report saying that Apple is testing an iPhone with LTE and did not know exactly if he was speaking to iPhone 5 or 6 iPhone and a Macrumors today reported that Apple is teasting LTE ON 5 iOS and hiring more engineers LTE too whats to say that they intend to work in this field.

Since then we have discovered the same plist file LTE in at least the last couple of iOS Developer builds 5. This info.plist file LTE was found only in some builds (GSM, CDMA iPhone 4 iPad 2, but not their counterparts) and was related to internal application "Fieldtest" by Apple. Raises the question if the "internal iOS 5 test build" was nothing special, or if you just speculate the General developer release.

Despite this, not having the news related to LTE just Apple on we heard last week, is still unlikely that Apple will make the leap to LTE so soon with the iPhone 5.

Engadget has also published a photo from a source who claimed that AT&T had 4 G LTE equipment installed in an Apple retail store. AT&T provides Apple with equipment to improve the coverage of telephone in their stores, so the suggestion is that AT&T is boosting LTE signals waiting for some Apple hardware-related.

And the end of last week, Forbes stressedthat Apple had put out a job listing for field test engineers with expertise in LTE.

Field of experimentation in the wireless industry generally means going out ("field") with a new cell and measure the signal strength. Is an integral step that phone makers must take before releasing products to the public.

While Apple often lists among other protocols, LTE trials in any iPhone-concern the question of work, title of this work was written to emphasize the LTE technology specifically.

The reason that LTE is unlikely to arrive, however, in 2012 iPhone is based on the comment of Apple Tim Cook on the LTE chipset this year. Cook said that the first generation LTE chipset forced a lot of design compromises, and Apple wasn't willing to make those compromises. Those compromises likely referred to the needs of the present generation LTE chipset that can cause very short battery life for mobile high performance.

The LTE chipset which is believed to be what Apple plans on working for the iPhone is the upcoming Qualcomm MDM9615. This chipset is announced State in February and is said to start "sampling" in late 2011. A loss 2011-2012 roadmap Qualcomm in July of MDM9615 identified the release of 2012, putting it in Q2 in line for the iPhone, 6.

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iPhone 5 components

Any new news on now a new iPhone 5 we connected by a report about the new 5 iPhone battery, we now have more pictures and information about rear facing camera, audio cable, battery and the difference between this one and the iPhone 4.
The components are from tvc Mail discovered and were by MacRumors. They are undoubtedly different parties currently used in the iPhone 4. Are only subtle differences, so you'll have to look closely, but here is facing the camera lens and battery than their counterparts of iPhone 4:

Both batteries are the same shape and size, but the biggest difference is that the connector. Notice on drums iPhone 5 sit horizontally, whereas the battery of iPhone 4 is vertical? There are also some differences in the text. If you look closely, the iPhone battery readings 5 ' 5.3 Whr ', whereas the battery of iPhone's 5.25 Whr 4 law '. The new party also has a number of the 616-0580, compared to the iPhone 4 616-0513 and numbers of the 616-0521
Both camera lenses are very similar — boasting built-in LED flash that can rule out speculation that the iPhone will have a separate flash 5. Although it may still have a dual-LED flash. Just like the battery connector on the lens, the iPhone 5 is different from the one on the lens iPhone 4. Unfortunately there is still no indication of the capabilities of this camera, but recent rumors have suggested that the iPhone will boast a 5 to 8 megapixel camera, an update from iPhone 4 5 megapixel lens.

There's not much to say on the headphone jack audio cable, but flex is different to its peers, that iPhone 4 confirmed MacRumors:

We asked Kyle Wiens of iFixit and just based on the images shown, Wiens said that part numbers were reasonable, and consistent with the marking currently shipping cable.

Unfortunately, pieces of device of fifth-generation Apple doesn't really tell us much about what we can expect. However, I'm sure over the next few weeks we'll see much more components.
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Steals: & offers App Store sale

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iPhone VS iPhone 5 4 (battery & camera)

There is more than one different between iPhone iPhone 5 and 4. These are some of them ...Keep in touch to learn more.
Specifications with label on the iPhone shows 3.7 v 5 and 5.3 Whr, while the iPhone 4 shows 3.7 v and 5.25 Whr, showing roughly the same power.

The new party also has a number of plausible part 616-0580 compared to iPhone 4 616-0513 and numbers of the 616-0521.
The camera 5 ? s iPhone has been rumored to be a 8 mega pixel camera, upgraded from 5 mega pixel camera found in iPhone 4.

The Audio Jack Cable Flex looks very different fromGSM and existing CDMA parts.
tvc Mall has released these images!
Stay tuned for the latest on iphone 5 iPhones and other things on our site.

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Free Samsung Galaxy card 10.1!

Our friend limera1n posted in bid very interested from Best Buy, the offer is that you can get a card Samsung Galaxy 10.1 free with the purchase of a television.Wow, thought that a really good and this is not the first offer free from Best Buy, we have published on free iPhone 3 g from Best Buy Mobile.

Samsung's special this week is the latest offering in perfect match promise Best Buy, a series of special offers to help customers go big and go home happy. This week only, perfect match promise Best Buy gives customers a 16 GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 by buying a Samsung 46 class 1080p 3D LED HDTV all Smart for the low price of $ 1499.99 after savings. Customers can also step up to a 55 Samsung TV (measured diagonally) with a 3D Starter Kit for only $ 1999.99 after savings.

This agreement that allows users to get free Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 together with the purchase of a television is especially good for this tablet. Many people who shop through Best Buy are actually more likely to buy a television set to a Samsung tablet, because let's face it, when someone wants to buy a tablet, consider buying an iPad first.
Also through this channel, the Samsung Galaxy card 10.1 can get some attention of consumers and the hope that more and more people tend to buy this flagship Android tablet. One should also keep in mind that specific hardware wise, the Samsung Galaxy card 10.1 there are behind the iPad 2.
What are you waiting for! If you've been holding out on buying a new TV, its time to get one now and receive a free Samsung Galaxy card 10.1 with it, exclusively from Best Buy!

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IOS 5 beta 6 Jailbreak on the iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad, iPod Touch using Sn0wbreeze 2.8 Beta 6 (full Tutorial)

That rely on unlock should use Sn0wbreeze not Redsn0w, why? Sn0wbreeze 2.8 beta 6 allows you to jailbreak iOS 5 beta 6 .

Downloads iOS 5 beta 6 (for developers). If you are not a direct developer Download ios 5 beta here6.

Step 1: Beginning Sn0wbreeze, click the arrow next to color "blue" to proceed.

Step 2: Select the required file iOS for your device by clicking on the button "Browse".

Step 3: Sn0wbreeze now identify the IPSW file you selected. Once done, click the next arrow color "blue" to proceed.

Step 4: Now select the "Expert Mode", followed by the option "Build IPSW" to begin to create the custom firmware.

Step 5: 2.8 Sn0wbreeze greet you with the following "done!" message when the custom firmware was created successfully.

Step 6: Now follow the steps on screen to enter DFU mode using Sn0wbreeze:

Hold Power and Home buttons for 10 seconds

Now release the power button but continue holding the Home button for 10 seconds more

Device should be in DFU mode
If you followed the steps correctly, you will get the following message from 2.8 Snw0breeze

Step 7: Start iTunes, click on your iOS device icon from the sidebar in iTunes. Now press and hold the left button on your keyboard to "Shift" and click "restore" (not "upgrade" or "check for Update") button in iTunes and then release the button.

This will make iTunes prompts you to select the path to the custom firmware 5. Select the required custom file created above and click on "open".

Step 8: Now sit back and enjoy as iTunes does the rest for you. This will involve a series of automated steps. Be patient in this stage and not do anything stupid. Just wait whilst iTunes installs new firmware on your device 5 of iOS. Device iOS screen at this point will be showing a progress bar indicating the installation progress. After the installation is done, the device iOS will be jailbroken on iOS 5.

Downloads iOS 5 beta 6 (for developers). If you are not a direct developer Download ios 5 beta here 6.

Downloads iTunes 10.5.

Download Sn0wbreeze 2.8 beta 6.

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