Google today has released their long awaited app for their new “Facebook Killer”, Google+. The company announced several weeks ago that their app was submitted to Apple for approval, and we expected it to take a couple weeks. The day is here now and you can go download it here.
Permalink: [Download] Google+ iPhone App Available now in the App Store!
A company named Withings has just released a Blood Pressure Monitor to be used with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The company claims it’s as easy as plugging in the device, and getting a reading.
Permalink: Blood Pressure Monitor Available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch!
Apple is reportedly pushing journalists and reporters to attend their WWDC event, because of groundbreaking software updates. This will include iOS 5 and Mac OSX Lion. The rumor in regards to iOS 5 is the new up-to-date widget system (similar to that of Mac OSX) and a revamped notification system.
Permalink: Apple iOS 5 will feature new widgets and updated notification system
One of the reasons to get an iPad is for eBooks. But some of us have large amounts of PDF’s that we would like to be able to read on the iPad, and iBooks is the answer. I will show you how to easily add PDF’s to iBooks for easy reading.
Permalink: HOW TO: Easily add PDF’s to iBooks on your iPad or iPhone
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.
Permalink: Microsoft Releases Azure Tookit for iOS
As a jailbreaker myself, it can be a pain to browse Cydia from my phone. Luckily, the folks over at Planet-iPhones have come up with a solution. A web based tool that will allow you to browse all the default repositories, as well as an additional 7.
Permalink: Browse Jailbreak Tweaks from your computer with ‘Cydia Search’
Browsing the web today from my iPad, I noticed that I can now access my Amazon Cloud Drive from my device, even using Safari. This means that I can now listen to my music, from my Cloud Drive, without any other software, or App.
Permalink: Use your Amazon Cloud Drive Storage on your iOS Device
Several sources are now stating the Apple is making a deal with Nuance, the creators of Dragon Naturally Speaking, for speech recognition software for iOS5. Nuance’s technology is already used for software created by Siri, a company that Apple acquired last year. Apple has also been said to be preparing to bring an integration of Siri’s AI and voice control capabilities to iOS5 with is due to release later this year.
iPhone Dev Team’s PwnageTool officially gets an update today to support iOS 4.3.3 untethered jailbreak on all devices which include iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 4G, 3G & iPad. Still no support for jailbreaking 4.3.3 on iPad 2 however. Like the other jailbreak tools such as sn0wbreeze and redsn0w which were updated earlier, PwnageTool 4.3.3 also incorporates @i0n1c’s untethered exploit and like always, preserves baseband update to allow ultrasn0w unlock on iPhone 4 & 3GS running iOS 4.3.3
Permalink: Jailbreak 4.3.3 Untethered Without Baseband Update Using PwnageTool [Guide]
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.
