April 28, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev Team is warning users who are hoping to use a userland jailbreak for the iPad, iPhone, or iPod to hold off on updating to iTunes 9.1.1.

Today’s 9.1.1 iTunes is safe for PwnageTool&redsn0w. But those hoping to use userland JBs (like Spirit) should hold off.

In general, those using *any* userland JB should avoid iTunes updates, since iTunes can detect & remove it.

It is widely expected that the “Spirit” userland jailbreak by comex will be the first jailbreak to be released for the iPad. Spirit also provides an untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS and iPod touch.

[Via iclarified.com]

April 27, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Dave at Magic Jungle Software wanted to turn the iPad into a video game console. So he got on his thinking cap and did a little bit of development to turn his idea into a reality. The video you see here shows an iPad running a demo of his game, Chopper 2 (currently in development), while connected to a 42″ TV via Apple’s component cable.
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April 27, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

It was a gruesome and sad story. After Bill Jordan picked up an iPad for a friend from the Cherry Creek Shopping Center Apple Store in Colorado, he was assaulted by two men who stole the iPad — and in the process damaged his pinky finger so badly that part of it had to be removed. Read more…

April 27, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Lecere Corporation will begin testing their iPad-based, Fully-Integrated Restaurant Management Software in a “major restaurant chain” this week. The iPad FIRMS POS system, which can also be used with the iPod touch, offers a 90% savings on traditional POS systems and can be optimized to fit restaurants of any level — form the individual restaurant to multinational chain restaurants, to hotels. Read more…

April 26, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Last Friday night, California’s Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team entered editor Jason Chen’s home without him present, seizing four computers and two servers. They did so using a warrant by Judge of Superior Court of San Mateo. According to Gaby Darbyshire, COO of Gawker Media LLC, the search warrant to remove these computers was invalid under section 1524(g) of the California Penal Code.

Here is all the documentation (Jason Chen’s personal details are pixelated).

To view full documentation Click Here

[Via gizmodo.com]

April 26, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Online subscription streaming service Rhapsody has added the ability to download playlists for offline listening via its iPhone application. Also, this past weekend Israel formally lifted its ban on iPad imports, and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak revealed that an Apple engineer was fired for showing off a 3G iPad. Read more…

April 26, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

The Apple Field Guide is a handy manual to help you decide which Apple device works best where.

With the recent arrival of the iPad, the refresh of the MacBook Pro, and the forthcoming iPhone OS 4 and presumed new iPhones, there’s no question Apple will dominate most aspects of your modern life. But which works best where? Use this handy manual to decide.
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April 26, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Scott Adams has posted two Dilbert comics about the lost iPhone 4G prototype which he has decided not to run. The reason being is that they wouldn’t run in their normal position until June 18th ‘which seemed too far in the future’. Read more…

April 26, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

There are some players who can sync wireless with your computer like “Zune”, but Apple probably thought this wasn’t necessary for the iDevice users. Because of that Greg Hughes has developed and submitted a App to the App Store that makes it possible to sync your iDevice with iTunes via Wi-Fi. Read more…

April 26, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Here’s a cute trick. Some PC owners are getting emails alerting them to a new version of iTunes that has been updated “…for best iPad performance, newer features and security.”

The email provides a link, asking recipients to download a “new” version of iTunes. You see where this is going, of course. Those who follow through actually download a counterfeit version of iTunes which contains malicious code that opens up a backdoor allowing unauthorized access to a PC. Read more…