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Having spent a good part of our day yesterday negotiating with iTunes and downloading a whopping 666.2MB file to update our iPhone to version 4.3.3 — a version, we might add, whose sole claim to fame is the removal of things — we know well the pains of updating Apple’s mobile software. Those aches, however, may soon be coming to an end. 9to5Mac has multiple sources informing it that Apple and Verizon are scheming to start delivering iOS updates over the air from this fall, or just as soon as iOS 5 is made available. Untethered OS updates are a familiar feature to users of other smartphone operating systems and even the iOS-infused Apple TV, but getting Apple’s mobile devices up to date has so far always required going through the company’s own cable and software.

There’s no reason to believe this wireless update feature will be limited to Verizon, mind you — that’s just where the informants are coming from in this instance — though Apple will almost certainly have to alter the file sizes of its updates. We can’t think of many carriers who’ll be happy to push more than half a gigabyte of data per user per update. Additionally, since iTunes currently acts as the major backup hub, 9to5Mac speculates Cupertino must be working on a cloud backup service as well, which would seem a very sensible idea. Of course, that doesn’t paint a very happy or busy future for iTunes, but so what?

iOS 5 updates expected to be carried over-the-air, at least for the Verizon iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 May 2011 04:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re going to be liveblogging Apple’s iPad 2 announcement (and whatever else they have in store). Check back at the times below, and get ready to make history together!

08:00AM – Hawaii
10:00AM – Pacific
11:00AM – Mountain
12:00PM – Central
01:00PM – Eastern
06:00PM – London
07:00PM – Paris
09:00PM – Moscow
11:30PM – Mumbai
03:00AM – Tokyo (March 3rd)
05:00AM – Sydney (March 3rd)

Update: Phew! The event’s just finished. Now here’s a list of all our posts from this event:

• The iPad 2
• iPad 2 first hands-on!
• iPad 2 vs. original iPad: what’s changed?
• iPad 2 vs. Motorola Xoom vs. HP TouchPad vs. BlackBerry PlayBook: the tale of the tape
• iPad 2 gets a Smart Cover
• Apple’s Digital AV Adapter also works with iPhone 4, fourth-gen iPod touch, and first-gen iPad
• Apple iOS 4.3 coming March 11 with iPad 2, includes new AirPlay features and FaceTime
• iMovie, GarageBand for iPad announced — $4.99 on March 11th
  
• Apple ships 100 millionth iPhone, 15 million iPads sold in 2010
• 100 million books downloaded from iBooks, Random House titles added
• Apple slashes original iPad price to $399, iPad 2 not up for pre-order yet
• CE-Oh no he didn’t!: Steve Jobs misquotes Samsung, asks what you’re gonna do about it

Continue reading Live from Apple’s iPad 2 event (update: it’s over!)

Live from Apple’s iPad 2 event (update: it’s over!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There’s really no telling what could happen tomorrow at Apple’s little event. Sure, the company could talk about its success with iOS devices, how well the iPad has sold, and then introduce a brand new version of the wildly popular tablet… but maybe there’ll be surprises too. We can’t say for sure at this point, but that’s okay, because come 10AM PST (1PM EST), we’re going to be delivering all the news as it happens with the industry’s best liveblog right here on Engadget.

If you want to follow along with the action, tune into this URL right here at the times below tomorrow. Just make sure you’ve got the popcorn and sodas ready — this is going to be a fun one.

08:00AM – Hawaii
10:00AM – Pacific
11:00AM – Mountain
12:00PM – Central
01:00PM – Eastern
06:00PM – London
07:00PM – Paris
09:00PM – Moscow
11:30PM – Mumbai
03:00AM – Tokyo (March 3rd)
05:00AM – Sydney (March 3rd)

We’re liveblogging from Apple’s iPad 2 event tomorrow… be there! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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