Within an hour of Angry Birds for Chrome being released, it has already been hacked. Developer Wes Bos discovered that with a quick change to the cache, he was able to unlock all the levels in the game, including the Chrome limited edition levels.
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I have been getting several errors now when trying to download an app to my iPad for a while now. I was also getting an error when trying to update apps on my iPad as well. After getting several errors on my iPad, I decided to open iTunes on my Mac and try.
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Google’s Day 2 of I/O is here and this is the summary of this mornings keynote.
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Microsoft has released a toolkit for iOS developers to use in order to utilize Microsoft’s Cloud Based storage solution for developers to use to host and build applications. The toolkit is obviously also available for the Windows Phone platform, and Microsoft says that an Android version will be out next month. The iOS toolkit allows the creation of apps for iPhone and iPad using Objective-C and XCode, with Microsoft stating that they want to make it easier for developers to use their platforms.
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Apple has just released iOS 4.3.3 which is available for download via the direct links given below. As expected, this update fixes the tracking bug found in previous firmware. With this release, any location database will be deleted the moment Location Services are turned off and no data will be synced or stored in iTunes. The latest update has been rolled out for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 4G / 3G, iPad 1 & 2. Like always, it is however advised to all jailbreakers to wait until Dev team declares iOS 4.3.3 as a safe update!
Permalink: iOS 4.3.3 Released by Apple, Direct IPSW Download Links Available!
Google has finally released it’s Chrome Canary build for Mac. Canary is Google Chrome’s Developer builds, which google is numbering version 13. The current release of Chrome is at Version 11, with the beta builds at version 12. This means a few things, the builds are very unstable and are very frequent. Security is not guaranteed so you should use Canary along side another version of Chrome. I would avoid doing any shopping or putting any personal information into a web page using the browser.
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There’s a new kid on the block. It’s name is Terra and it’s the new free browser for iPad. Yeah, I said it, FREE! Terra is a browser that breaks the rules. It has replaced Safari on my iPad and here’s why:
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Developers have created a new browser based App store, similar to cydia, but on the web. If you are familiar with the Android Marketplace or the Amazon App Store, this new Lima App Store allows you to download and install via the web. With Cydia getting over a million hits a day, the jailbreak market is still going strong, leaving no doubt that this Lima App Store will be a success. The store is not up yet, but developers are stating that it will be available soon.
If you have a jailbroken phone, and use apps from Cydia, then you know how much of a pain it is to upgrade your firmware and redownload all your apps again. XBackup allows you to create a backup on your phone, and then sync that backup file to your computer via iTunes. When you are done upgrading and are jailbroken again, just go to the Cydia store, and download XBackup once again. Then in the app, run a restore, and your apps are back on your phone.
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With the news of the iPhone location db being stored on users devices and computers, a media storm has ensued. Apple has since issued a statement and voiced that they would fix this quickly. Well, that fix is on the horizon with iOS 4.3.3, which is due to release in the next couple of weeks.
Permalink: iPhone tracking bug fixed in iOS 4.3.3
