After its introduction of iBooks 2, Apple has also announced a separate iTunes U app. While appearing to look just like iBooks at first take, the app is capable of presenting complete online courses, including syllabi, reading material, media, and interactive content. Teachers can update courses with bulletins, such as new assignments, which trigger notifications […]
Users who have a passcode on their iPad 2 running iOS 5 should be aware that in one particular circumstance, the passcode can be bypassed and allow limited access to the iPad 2 simply by using a smart cover (or any similar cover that uses Apple’s magnet-based system for waking the iPad 2 from sleep), […]
Facebook has posted a significant 1.5 update to its free Facebook Messenger App to put it more on par with iMessage. Apart from more explicit iOS 5 support itself, the app now has live typing notices much like its Apple counterpart. It gives quicker access to those who message frequently and makes distinctions between those […]
Twitter chief Dick Costolo said at the Web 2.0 Summit late Monday that iOS 5 had been one of the biggest helps to its adoption rate in recent memory. The signup rate for the service tripled on just the day iOS 5 went live, he said. Because it was “frictionless” for the user, it was […]
Google has temporarily but voluntarily pulled Google Voice for iOS devices following a major bug with iOS 5. At least some users are reporting the app crashing when they try to sign in. Senior Product Manager t explained that the company didn’t want the problem to spread before it could provide a fix. The company […]
In advance of iPhone 4S availability this Friday, Target is offering a price lock guarantee for iPhone trade-ins through its partnership with NextWorth. Trade-in eligibility extends to all iPhone 4 and 3GS models with rebates ranging from $101 up to $200. In order to qualify the device must be in working condition with no heavy […]
Some people have been encountering serious problems within the first day of using iCloud and iOS 5, complaints indicate. At the moment Apple itself is acknowledging “intermittent slowness” when accessing iCloud, an issue that began around 1:37AM Pacific time but is still ongoing. Broader complaints have been directed at iOS 5. On Wednesday the company’s […]
Apple has released Find My Friends, the iOS tracking app announced at last week’s iPhone event. Similar in concept to Google Latitude, Find My Friends lets users follow people who have accepted requests in their own copies of the app. Once they give the thumbs up, friends will appear both on a list of contacts […]
Foursquare put the iPhone back at the front of its app priorities with an update to its free iOS app. Radar uses iOS 5-specific background location features to automatically notify a user when close to a given location. It can at a minimum send a notice when friends have recently checked in nearby, but it […]
Apple along with its iOS 5 and Mac OS X 10.7.2 updates has slipped out a corresponding update to the Apple TV. Its 4.4 update doesn’t yet have a full feature list but is known from beta testing to share its roots with iOS 5. Support is expected for iCloud features like Photo Stream. We […]
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