Month: March 2012

iOS 5.1 Gold Master passes quality assurance phase

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

It's almost a given at this point that we'll see iOS 5.1 in the near future. Apple's already seeded multiple 5.1 betas to developers, and the company has a tendency to release iOS updates alongside new products — which we should see tomorrow.

But information about the software has been fairly scarce lately. It's been nearly two months since the last beta was released, and just as long since we've heard of any new developments. So what's the deal? Apparently, Apple has been testing the heck out of it...

Chicago judge grants Apple access to Android development history

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 27, 2017

The patent battle between Apple and Samsung has seemingly taken a back seat to the iPhone-maker's worldwide war with Motorola Mobility. Apple knows that with Google acquiring MMI, it can finally take its beef with Android straight to Mountain View.

Google has so far managed to stay out of the many different patent wars involving its mobile OS and manufacturing partners — but that won't last for long. Reports are coming in today that Apple has just been granted access to Android's development history...

We’re giving away 5 copies of ‘Reflection’ – the Mac AirPlay Mirroring app

Jeff Benjamin ∙ March 6, 2012

Yep, you heard right. The fine folks behind the Mac's Reflection app were generous enough to provide five of our readers with registration certificates for a full copy of their app.

For those of you who haven't already seen our coverage, Reflection is a Mac app that allows you to mirror your iPad 2 or iPhone 4S to your Mac, just as if it were an Apple TV.

From our hands-on testing we can confidently report that it works really well. Now you have the chance to experience the goodness for yourself.

It's easy to win, just step right in...

Our predictions for tomorrow’s iPad 3 event

IDB Staff ∙ March 6, 2012

Apple's hosting its iPad 3 event tomorrow morning at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. Yesterday we told you what announcements to expect from the event, and now we're going to give you our last minute predictions.

What will the iPad 3's list of features look like? Will Apple announce new iPad 2 pricing? A new Apple TV? We answer these questions and more, inside...

Reuters adds to the long list of claims that the iPad 3 will have LTE

Cody Lee ∙ March 6, 2012

Apple is expected to unveil its iPad 3 tomorrow. Finally, we'll get to see the tablet that the company has been working on for the past year. And perhaps best of all, we'll finally get to put these silly iPad 3 rumors to rest.

But for now, they're still fair game. And the latest report comes from Reuters. The publication is throwing its hat in with a list of other credible sources in claims that Apple's new tablet will feature 4G LTE technology...

iPad 3 expected to be available March 16

Sébastien Page ∙ March 6, 2012

We're just one day away from the big event and it things that new information is leaking by the minute. Yesterday, we heard from a reliable source that the iPad 3 might indeed be LTE capable. Today 9to5Mac reports on the availability of the iPad 3.

According to sources who have presumably be reliable in the past, 9to5Mac claims that the iPad 3 will be available in store on March 16, which falls on a Friday, a day that Apple has historically favored when launching new products...

‘ActionSlider’ allows you to perform numerous actions from Notification Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ March 6, 2012

ActionSlider is the premium version of WeeCloseApps, and it includes many more actions to execute directly from Notification Center.

With WeeCloseApps all you could do was close and kill running and backgrounded apps, but with ActionSlider you can do things like invoke Siri, take a screenshot, open the App Switcher, and many more...

WeeCloseApps: Kill and close apps directly from Notification Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ March 6, 2012

WeeCloseApps is a jailbreak widget that resides in Notification Center. Its purpose is built solely around closing and killing both running apps and backgrounded apps.

This tweak is basically the free version of another tweak called 'ActionSlider', which we will be covering for your shortly.

Once installed, a slider bar resides in Notification Center, and a slide to the left or to the right yields different actions depending on how you configure the tweak in the Settings app.

Have a look at our video demonstration of WeeCloseApps straight ahead...

Instaprint will print your Instagram photos right on the spot

Jake Smith ∙ March 5, 2012

By now, you should be familiar with the iPhone-exclusive social network called Instagram. Instagram is used by many and allows you to share photos taken with your iPhone's camera.

We love showing you guys cool projects over at Kickstarter, and today, we have one that's based around Instagram. The crew over at BREAKFAST have created a new device called Instaprint that prints Instagram photos, based on the location of where the photos are taken at...

What to expect from the iPad 3 event

Cody Lee ∙ March 5, 2012

Apple is holding a media event this Wednesday. And unlike previous Apple events, there doesn't appear to be much guesswork left in figuring out what the company will unveil during the highly-anticipated keynote.

We've heard and passed on a number of rumors and reports regarding Apple's next tablet over the last few months. So we decided to bring them all together in one last post to help you make your final predictions on what we'll see Apple announce on Wednesday...

How to unlock the iPhone 4S using the R-SIM interposer

Jeff Benjamin ∙ March 5, 2012

I'll admit that I've never used a Gevey SIM interposer, or anything like it in the past, but I figured I'd give it a shot with the iPhone 4S.

The iPhone 4S has its own special SIM interposer called the R-SIM II Ultra S, which was recently released.

I'm happy to report that this is by far the easiest method for "unlocking" your iPhone 4S, and using it with T-Mobile or virtually any other GSM carrier. And guess what, no jailbreak is required.

Check out our review of the iPhone 4S R-SIM tool inside...

Yet another claim the iPad 3 will be called iPad HD

Jake Smith ∙ March 5, 2012

Citing a "reliable source", VentureBeat reports that the rumored iPad 3 will actually called the iPad HD, which others have also indicated. Many believe Apple will pick iPad HD instead of iPad 3, because the next tablet out of the company will feature a 'stunning' Retina display. Apple's next iPad is set to be announced at a media event March 7th, in San Francisco.

As we showed you last week, the Retina display's quality on the iPad looks great. Following up with the rumors, it would make sense for Apple to use the iPad HD moniker...