Aug 31

iOS 5 beta 7 goes live for developers

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Well, you can’t say Cupertino isn’t being consistent. Just like last time, Apple’s gone and released a new beta of iOS 5, less than two weeks after the last one. Not much of interest pops out of build 9A5313E’s release notes, but we’d presume it squashes a fair share of bugs. Hit up settings to begin the roughly 70MB OTA update, or test those browser downloading skills at the dev portal linked below. And while you’re there, don’t forget to snag updated versions of Xcode, iTunes, and an updated firmware for the second-generation AppleTV. Peep a screenshot of the OTA after the break and let us know how you fare in comments.

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Aug 29

iTunes Match goes live for iOS developers (updated)

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Enrolled in the iOS developer program and interested in iTunes Match? Better point that browser towards Apple’s dev portal, as Cupertino’s just flipped the switch for its upcoming music laundering service. There you’ll find iTunes 10.5 beta 6.1 with iTunes Match which’ll let you sign up for a yearly $24.99 fee. Hopping on the bandwagon early has extra rewards too — early birds get three months (on top of their yearly sub) for free. A tipster also provided us with a screencap (after the break) of his iPod touch running the current iOS beta, which now magically has a toggle for the service under the Music section of the Settings app. Taking the plunge? Let us know how you fare in the comments.

[Thanks, Matt]

Update: Looks like the initial signups have stopped, but Apple plans to expand the number of testers “over the next days.” So, keep compulsively checking iTunes if you want in on the next round.

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Aug 29

iTunes Match goes live for iOS developers

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Enrolled in the iOS developer program and interested in iTunes Match? Better point that browser towards Apple’s dev portal, as Cupertino’s just flipped the switch for its upcoming music laundering service. There you’ll find iTunes 10.5 beta 6.1 with iTunes Match which’ll let you sign up for a yearly $24.99 fee. Hopping on the bandwagon early has extra rewards too — early birds get three months (on top of their yearly sub) for free. A tipster also provided us with a screencap (after the break) of his iPod touch running the current iOS beta, which now magically has a toggle for the service under the Music section of the Settings app. Taking the plunge? Let us know how you fare in the comments.

[Thanks, Matt]

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iTunes Match goes live for iOS developers originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 26

Apple patent application imagines iPhones that learn the sweet sound of your voice

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Button-loathing Apple really wants people to stop dirtying its devices with sticky fingerprints. That’s why it’s applied for a patent that should improve the frustrating experience of using iOS’s voice control — precisely the kind of update we’ve been awaiting since Apple bought Siri last year. With the help of a technology billed as “User profiling for voice input processing,” your device would identify your voice, check against a library of words associated with you without having to trawl through its entire dictionary. We just hope Apple doesn’t do away with physical inputs entirely — we’d hate to broadcast to the world all the guilty pleasures we have loaded on our iPods.

Apple patent application imagines iPhones that learn the sweet sound of your voice originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 22

iOS 5 turns Japanese iPhones into earthquake alarms

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Following the devastation wrought by the recent Japanese earthquake, Apple has hooked the country’s early warning system into iOS 5. The tectonically-volatile nation has the most sophisticated alarm in the world, delivering life-saving warnings seconds or minutes before disaster strikes. iOS users already had access to this functionality via apps like Yurekuru, but iOS 5 will bring it directly into the operating system. The service can be activated in the Notification Center settings pane, accompanied by a warning that the constant connection will deplete your battery faster — a fair exchange if it saves your life.

iOS 5 turns Japanese iPhones into earthquake alarms originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 21

iOS 5 beta 6 gets a Sn0wbreeze jailbreak, iPad 2 still stuck behind bars

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Apparently, the iOS hacking community is not working for the weekend, judging by the two days it took to crack Apple’s latest beta wide open. Available as of this morning, the Sn0wbreeze 2.8 Beta 6 unlock tool can now give those of you with developer credentials jailbreak access to iOS 5 beta 6. From the looks of this release, the hack works on most iOS devices with the sole exception of the iPad 2. Already itching to get that custom firmware on your Ive-designed iSlabs? Then hit the source link below, and let us know how things turn out.

iOS 5 beta 6 gets a Sn0wbreeze jailbreak, iPad 2 still stuck behind bars originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 19

iOS 5 beta 6 fresh out of the oven for your downloading pleasure

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Well, it’s been less than two weeks, and Apple’s already pumping out another iOS 5 beta build. Those of you holding Apple developer credentials can now mosey on over to the source link below, and get your hands on iOS 5 beta 6. As you might expect, this slice of Apple pie brings with it new betas for iTunes, XCode, and Apple TV. As per usual, we’ll keep our eyes out for anything noteworthy, but if you’ve already got the new build going, give us a holler in the comments below.

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iOS 5 beta 6 fresh out of the oven for your downloading pleasure originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 09

iOS 5 beta 5 finally gets its jailbreak, rides home in a gangster limo

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Numero cinque took a lot longer to crack than the previous betas. Are the Dev-Team guys beginning to struggle, or are they just out enjoying the sunshine? Either way, it’s still tethered-only and it won’t work on an iPad 2, but it’s a heck of a lot better than the exercise yard. Jailbreak app developers can get busy with redsn0w 0.9.8b5 via the source link.

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iOS 5 beta 5 finally gets its jailbreak, rides home in a gangster limo originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 02

Apple iCloud and iWork beta for iOS hands-on

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We’ve had a few weeks to get accustomed to iOS 5 and Mac OS X Lion, but one headlining feature has been notably inaccessible since it was unveiled earlier this summer. During his WWDC keynote, Steve Jobs touted iCloud as a service that will sync many of your Apple devices, for free. Macs, iPhones, iPads, and even Windows computers can synchronize documents, contacts, calendar appointments, and other data. You’ll also be able to back up your iOS devices remotely, use an Apple-hosted email account, and store your music in the cloud. Well, this week Apple finally lit up its cloud-based service for developers, letting some of us take a sneak peek at the new service.

Apple also announced pricing, confirming that you’ll be able to add annual subscriptions with 10GB ($20), 20GB ($40), or 50GB ($100) of storage ‘atop your free 5GB account. We took our five gig account for a spin, creating documents in Pages, spreadsheets in Numbers, and presentations in Keynote, then accessing them from the iCloud web interface to download Microsoft Office and PDF versions. We also tried our luck at iOS data syncing and the soon-to-be-controversial Photo Stream, so jump past the break for our full iCloud hands-on.

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Jul 22

iOS 5 beta 4 released, we start the next jailbreak timer (update: time’s up!)

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Under eight hours. That was the time it took to jailbreak beta 3 of iOS 5, which dropped back on July 11th and was unleashed later that day. Now beta 4 is out and, well, our stopwatches are ticking. A new beta of iTunes has also been included, though looking through the change log there’s nothing particularly amazing about this release. Among other minutia, the Twitter app will now prompt you if it’s unable to identify your location before you exit it, MobileMe local contacts are deleted instead of being merged, and iCloud file names are now case sensitive. Yes, we can hear you CamelCase lovers cheering.

Interestingly, this is the first version of iOS5 that is said to be able to be applied OTA — though that particular option comes with the warning that all photos will be deleted should you give it a try. We’re guessing that “feature” will not be present in the final release candidate, but we could be wrong. Would certainly make for a fun Easter egg…

Update: We’re actually having issues applying this on our many and myriad devices, and we’re seeing others reporting the same. We’ll keep trying, but let us know how you’re getting on in comments.

Update 2: Looks like we got it. We had to go back to 4.3.4 and then we were able to move up to beta 4. Maybe that’ll work for you. Maybe you’ll be still stuck in the doldrums of beta 3. Either way, you’re still okay by our book.

Update 3: Looks like the jailbreak is out in full force. Not too shabby, eh?

iOS 5 beta 4 released, we start the next jailbreak timer (update: time’s up!) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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