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For 3Q Foxconn Is Expected To Manufacture 20 Million iPad 2s
According to , Foxconn, a manufacturer of Apple gadgets, is expected to produce 20 million iPad 2s in the third quarter. This order more than doubles the 9.25 million iPads that Apple sold during the second quarter. DigiTimes reports:
Apple Still Considering USB 3.0 in Addition to Thunderbolt
Apple is reportedly still exploring idea of integration of USB 3.0 into its future computers. The USB 3.0 is up to 10 times faster than USB 2.
A lot of people have been disappointed over Apple's lack of interest in the USB 3.0 standard, but thanks to a little bird, VR-Zone has heard that the company is still looking at USB 3.0 as a potential feature to add on future products. As to when and how this might happen is not something we know, but from our understanding it'll happen before Intel integrates USB 3.0 support into its chipsets.
USB 3.0 was not built in the current line of Apple’s computers, due to lack of Intel support in their motherboards. Though, Intel will be provide support for both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt in its 2012 platform known as 'Ivy Bridge', Apple may implement USB 3.0 before Intel’s adoption. But Apple is unlikely to update its iMac, Mac mini and MacBook Pro until the first half of 2012.
Openwave sues Apple, RIM for allegedly infringed patents
Openware Systems has a lawsuit against Apple and RIM, accusing them in infringing of five of its patents. Three of them are related with mobile computing, while other two apply to cloud computing and fast page navigation.
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Apple Promotes Eddy Cue To Senior Vice President Of Internet Software And Services
Yesterday, Tim Cook started redirecting customers’ e-mails to Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president for Internet services. Cook confirmed 9to5Mac that Cue was officially promoted to a senior vise president position.
From an internal Apple email sent by Tim Cook:
It is my pleasure to announce the promotion of Eddy Cue to Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services. Eddy will report to me and will serve on Apple’s executive management team.
Eddy oversees Apple’s industry-leading content stores including the iTunes Store, the revolutionary App Store and the iBookstore, as well as iAd and Apple’s innovative iCloud services. He is a 22-year Apple veteran and leads a large organization of amazing people. He played a major role in creating the Apple online store in 1998, the iTunes Music Store in 2003 and the App Store in 2008.
Cue's promotion may be the first move in a reshuffling of Apple's leadership. The position of Chief Operating Officer is now vacant. Apple’s COO was Tim Cook until his ascension to the CEO position. And soon a position of a senior vice president for retail will be vacant as he takes the CEO position at J.C. Penney.
iOS 5 beta 7 is jailbreakable by RedSn0w 0.9.8b7
MuscleNerd, the iPhone Dev-Team member, has announced via Twitter that developers can use RedSn0w 0.9.8b7 to jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 7.
MuscleNerd: Today's iOS5b7 can be JB with last night's redsn0w b7 http://is.gd/6eek4Y but point it at b6 IPSW...annoying off-by-1 now
You can download RedSn0w 0.9.8b7 here. iOS 5 Beta 7 is available for developers and here for everybody else.
Google and Apple Will Compete For “Undecideds”
Google and Apple, two main parties on the smartphone market, are continuously fighting for consumers especially those who have not yet decided which OS they want to have in their next smartphone. According to survey in July 2011, these ‘undecideds’ will be the customers which manufacturers will be hoping to win over. It is interesting that late adopters are least sure among likely smartphone upgraders about their next phone platform.
DevTeam released RedSn0w 0.9.8b7
The iPhone Dev-Team recently released RedSn0w 0.9.8b7 which brings explicit support for a tethered 4.3.5 jailbreak as well as new iOS 5.0b6 iPad 1 jailbreak:
Apple updated the iPad1 iOS5b6 IPSW without changing its version number or filename, so we're releasing redsn0w 0.9.8b7 to handle both the original and changed IPSW. We've also added explicit support for a tethered 4.3.5/4.2.10 jailbreak (instead of pointing at the 4.3.4/4.2.9 IPSWs) and fixed a 4.2.10 problem.
You can download RedSn0w 0.9.8b7 here.
You can find our instructions on how to jailbreak your device here:
iPhone 3GS
Tethered and UnTethered jailbreak iOS 4.3.5:
iPhone 4
Tethered jailbreak iOS 4.3.5:
iPad 1
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iPod Touch 3G
Tethered jailbreak iOS 4.3.5:
iPod Touch 4G
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Apple's New TV Advertisement Focuses On Usage Of iPad In Education
Apple has launched a new TV ad for the iPad 2. The advertisement shares the tone and narrator of the last video about iPad 2. The focus of the advertisement is on usage of the Apple’s tablet in education. You can see in the video that Apple showcases a language learning application, an astronomy application, reading in iBook app, a chess application, and more.
Photo Stream reveals the new iPhone 5 icon
An interesting icon had been found in the latest beta of Apple's Photo Stream. It obviously reveals the look of iPhone 5 and shows that the new device sports an extended screen and wider home button.
9to5mac to render and compare the appearance of iPhone 5 with its precedessor.
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Download links for iOS 5 beta 7
iOS 5 beta 7 has been released recently. It is available only for Apple registered developers. But you can try it too. Remember that you do it at your own risk. Remember your UDID must be registered at Apple in order to activate your device after install.
You can download new iOS 5 beta 7 firmware and iTunes 10.5 beta 7 using the links below:
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Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 7 to Developers
Apple has just released iOS 5 beta 7 to developers. It is is available via OTA update and as a download from Apple dev center . Apple has released iTunes 10.5 beta 7 and Xcode 4.2 beta 7 as well.
9to5mac found the following new features:
Version 7 Of Parallels Desktop Has Launched For Lion
Parallels es version 7 of their well-known virtualization software allowing Mac users to run Mac OS X and Windows on a single machine. The version 7 reportedly includes 90 new enhancements. Among them:
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Apple Loses Another iPhone Prototype at a Bar
CNET reported that Apple once again have lost another unreleased iPhone model in Sun Francisco. As CNET claims, the device was lost in July.
Apple representatives contacted San Francisco police, saying the device was priceless and the company was desperate to secure its safe return, the source said. Still unclear are details about the device, what version of the iOS operating system it was running, and what it looks like, the source said.
Rumors claim that Apple managed to electronically trace the phone and found it in a single-family home in San Francisco. Apples representatives and local police visited the house and spoke with a man in his twenties who was in Cava 22 then the device was lost. The police searched the house but didn’t find anything. Whether or not, Apple did not file a police report about the missing phone.
You probably remember that last year Apple lost a prototype of iPhone 4 at a bar near the company's headquarters. This device was sold to Gizmodo. Apple initiated legal action that ended just couples of days ago.
Biological father of Steve Jobs Afraids He’ll Never Talk To His Son
and a few arabian sources have been digging up interviews with Steve Jobs’ biological Syrian-born father, Abdulfattah John Jandali, who is an Executive Vice President of a Reno casino, Nevada. John is an 80-year old workaholic, determined to avoid retirement at all costs.
For all his accomplishments, the Syrian immigrant says he is overcoming with guilt over his treatment of 56-years-old Jobs, and, given his son's health woes and decision this week to step down as Apple CEO, fears his time is running out.
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Apple Preparing New Tool For Remote Testing iOS Devices
According to France-based , Apple is preparing a remote testing tool for iOS devices that will be used by its service personnel. It will remotely check a device and send the obtained data, relatively anonymously, over the Internet. Apple technicians have already used a similar tool, but, according to Hardmac, this one works remotely. Actually, it will operate entirely online.