Category : Apple

iOS 5 Beta 6 To Be Released On Wednesday, August 17

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Just yesterday, Apple released iOS 5 beta 5 to the developers as an OTA update with a two weeks gap between the previous beta. However, 9to5Mac claims they mighty have “cracked the OTA update date code” and are suspecting Apple will drop iOS 5 beta 6 on Wednesday, 17th August if “some codes sent their way by a few developers” are to be trusted.

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Download iCloud Beta 6 For Mac OS

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Apple has recently released iCloud beta 6 which is now available for download to the developers. Like the previous release, iCloud beta 6 requires OS X Lion 10.7.2 update (developers’s preview) to work. Once again, this is a beta release intended for developers only so before you proceed, don’t forget to backup your files offline in addition to the iCloud storage.

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Download iTunes 10.5 Beta 5, Allows Sync With iOS 5 Beta 5

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Moments ago, Apple released iOS 5 beta 5 to the developers. With it comes iTunes 10.5 beta 5 which like the previous releases, is mandatory for syncing your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad with the fifth beta of iOS 5. If you’ve already updated to iOS 5 beta 5 OTA and are getting an error trying to sync with iTunes, all you need to do is download iTunes 10.5 Beta for your Mac or Windows computer and everything will be back to normal!

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Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 5 To Developers

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Just after two weeks of the last beta, Apple has just released the iOS 5 beta 5 which is now available for download through an Apple developer’s portal. Like the previous iOS 5 beta, you can grab this one via an OTA update if you don’t have your iOS 5 beta 4 jailbroken. To do that, go to Settings > General > Software Update. Otherwise, you’ll need to download the full .IPSW file after logging in to you developer account.

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How To: Bring back the Status Bar in OSX Lion

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With OSX Lion, Apple was going for an iOS look; No scrollbars, no status bars, no anything bars. However, to some of us, those were useful to have. We’ve shown you how to get the scrollbars back, and now we’re going to show you how to get the status bar back.

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Speed for Maps Jailbreak Tweak gives you a Speedometer in the Maps App

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There are many Cydia Tweaks available out there for anyone with a jailbroken iOS device. However, not many of those jailbreak tweaks add to the Maps app. Well a new tweak from developers Funky Space Monkey has been released, named Speed for Maps.

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Clear iOS App Badges Easily With BadgeClear Cydia Tweak

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A nifty little jailbreak tweak has just hit the Cydia store called BadgeClear. As the name implies, it clears up all your unwanted iOS app notification badges with a simple tap. The tweak is pretty easy to use and has no settings to configure. Once installed from Cydia, all you need to do is get into wiggle mode (tap / hold an icon) and tap any badges you want to clear.

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How To: Disable Accent Character Menu in OSX Lion and bring back Character Repeat!

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One neat little feature found in Lion is the ability to use accented characters with the push of a key. Literally! If you hold down a letter that has accented options, such as “a”, then you get a little popup giving you the option to use an accented character. This does however replace the default character repeat if you were to hold down the key such as yeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!

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More parts leaked for newest iPad and iPhone 5 [Report]

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Parts for Apple’s newest devices have leaked today, showing parts for a new iPad and new iPhone model. The folks over at iFixYouri have taken a look at the parts and have provided some descriptions for what is being shown in the pictures. The parts are a cabling system used for the power button, the volume buttons and the rotation/mute switch. The folks at iFixYouri say these parts look to be made with the same materials as the iPad 2, but the location of the buttons has changed. Follow along with our images below for more:

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Send and Reply to Tweets using TwitkaFly right from your Springboard [jailbreak tweak]

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TwitkaFly is a jailbreak app that allows a user to send and reply to tweets right from the springboard, without having to open the twitter or tweetbot app on their iOS device. The app works on any jailbroken device with iOS 4 or higher, including iPod, iPhone and the iPad.

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