As earlier covered by iTD, the iPhone Dev Team released a CLI (command line interface) for Windows and OS X that lets users jailbreak iPhone 4S or iPad 2 with iOS 5.0.1 The purpose of the CLI is to help in debugging and jailbreaking iOS devices. While we would suggest users to go for Absinthe if they are on OS X ( Windows version isn’t available yet ), for those of us who are on Windows, there’s no other option such as redsn0w available yet.
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Watch the Apple Educational Event Video
Apple has posted the entire educational event video, where they announced iBooks 2 and iBooks textbooks as well as the iTunes U app, on its website and on iTunes. Jump after the break to check out the full video stream link.
Apple launches iBooks 2 for iPad and Reinvents Textbooks
Apple announced iBooks 2 for iPad yesterday with the major new announcement of iBooks textbooks. iBooks textbooks are not simply digital versions of their paper back counterparts but they contain interactive photos, videos, navigation, diagrams and so much more. This is a major step by Apple towards helping out students. Companies such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill and Pearson will be offering educational titles in the iBookstore and most books will be priced at $14.99 or less as compared to the paperback versions which cost anywhere from $60 to $100.
Apple Pushes out iTunes 10.4.1 Update with Lots of Bug Fixes
Apple released version 10.4.1 of their iTunes software today, bringing a good chunk of bug fixes. The bug fixes include media keys on third party keyboards, adding artwork, purchasing an HD movie, iTunes takes long to resume after sleep, and VoiceOver.
Apple Releases iTunes 10.5 beta 6
To accompany the release of iOS 5 Beta 6, Apple has released iTunes 10.5 beta 6 for both Mac and Windows. You need this update to be able to install iOS 5 beta 6 on our iOS device or to be able to sync it as well. Alternatively, you can download iOS 5 beta 6 OTA if you’re running iOS 5 beta 5 on a non-jailbroken device.
Apple iCloud VS Windows Live Services VS Google Services
Remember the good old days of Yahoo! Mail and Hotmail, the time we only had a megabyte or two of storage? And then when Google announced Gmail with 1GB of storage, that seemed unbelievable.
Download iTunes 10.5 Beta 5, Allows Sync With iOS 5 Beta 5
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!
Apple preparing iTunes Replay to stream movies and tv shows to your iOS devices
With all the Apple news lately, it is easy for some stories to get lost in the storm. However, one service getting ready for release is iTunes Replay. iTunes Replay is a new service that would allow users to redownload movies and tv shows and even stream them. These would have obviously needed to have been purchased previously.
Skype Finally Released For iPad Users [DOWNLOAD]
Developer S.a.r.l. has finally released the long awaited Skype application for the iPad.
Apple Releases iTunes 10.5 Beta 4 with iOS 5 and Xcode 4.2
Apple has released it’s newest set of beta updates for it’s suite of products, iOS 5 Beta 4, Xcode 4.2 Developer Preview, and now iTunes 10.5 Beta 4. The newest version of iTunes does not include any feature enhancements, and only includes some bug fixes. The newest version of iOS can only be restored using the new iTunes Beta, and will sync with only the new Beta. Here are the release notes below: