We have 7 promo codes to give away via this blog post.  3 more will be given out on the podcast - Listen to episode 269  for more info.

 

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iOS App - Games

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We have 3 promo codes to give away via this blog post.  2 more will be given out on the podcast - Listen to episode 269 for more info.

 

UniFrame: Photo frames for Instagram, Flickr, 500px, Google images and Facebook albums.

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Tii - iTem 0268 - We're Really Puzzled 

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhones

One Place The iPhone Is Absolutely Toasting The Samsung S4 

Apple's iPhone, iPad to be granted Pentagon security clearance next week

Apple begins worldwide rollout of two-step verification system

Apple ID: Frequently asked questions about two-step verification for Apple ID

The iPhone Is Selling Like Crazy On T-Mobile

T-Mobile Increases iPhone 5 Down Payment Price To $149

Hacked T-Mobile Carrier Update Boosts Speed For iPhone 5

iOS 7 Mobile Traffic Spikes On Both iPhone And iPad Ahead Of Apple’s WWDC

iPhone 5S To Get Sapphire Crystal Home Button With Fingerprint Sensor

iPhone 5 vs HTC One: Camera shootout | iMore.com

BlackBerry Bringing BBM to iOS, Android

Set up Carddav

Keyprop — Kickstarter

XiStera — Kickstarter

The nGroove Snap by Mountek | Indiegogo

Square Debuts Its Latest Hardware, Stand for iPad

How to Podcast From an iPhone - Snapguide

Snapguide for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

Financial Times joins Flipboard, says it’s a better deal than Apple 

New law will fix the DMCA, make jailbreaking, unlocking and interoperability legal

as the i pad 2 has magnets in it can you use it if you have a pacemaker.

Effects of the iPad2 magnets to Pacemakers - iFixit Meta

How mobile video can make you a communication hero - Paolo Tosolini

50 Billion Downloads

We're Really Puzzled - YouTube

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

You Doodle

You Mail

iBlacklist - Cydia

Dashboard

TWC App

Snapguide

 

Direct download: tii_0268.mp3
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Tii - iTem 0267 - Smart People saying dumb things

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Apple posts 50 billion app countdown 

Apple's iOS 6.1.4 tweaks iPhone 5 speakerphone 

Apple's iPhone Takes U.S. Subscriber Share from Android in Q1

US Cellular embraces iPhone after rejecting it

EFF - Who has your back

Original iPhone Will Soon Be 'Obsolete'

iPhone Software Is About To Go Through A Big Change

J.P. Morgan takes a deep look at a low-end iPhone

BlackBerry CEO: Tablets Will Be Dead By 2018

Over one billion tablets to be in use by end of 2017

Bill Gates: iPad Users 'Frustrated' 

Samsung Galaxy S4's new ad labels iPhone as old

Fourteen-year-old’s iPad and piggy bank stolen by woman

Casetop - Kickstarter

Accessibility - Kindle Is Now On The Same Page As iBooks

Google Now Arrives on iPhone and iPad

Google Now for iOS Lacks Android Features

Stop Google Now from Draining Your iPhone's Battery

Google's Dusty Gingerbread Still Dominates Android Installs

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App 

Garageband

Snapseed

Text

Visio Touch

Coming Soon

ToDoMovies

Fayve

AI-Roboform

PWsafe

iKeeper Passwaord Manager

Pages

Keynote

Numbers

Kindle App

App Stat - Cydia

.

Direct download: tii_0267.mp3
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Tii - iTem 0266 - 6 plus years and counting

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Apple's WWDC 2013: The hottest tickets in town

WWDC - Apple Developer

iPhone Predicted to Surpass Android Market Share by 2015

iPad tops in satisfaction among tablet owners

AT&T's Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results

Sprint’s Q1 2013 iPhone Sales Show Flat Growth

Sprint Nextel's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results

Apple iPhone 5S to have 12MP Camera

Leaked KDDI document claims 'iPhone 5S' pre-orders go live June 20

Boston bombings: Car jacking victim left iPhone in his car so police could track

Hoodi - Kickstarter

Turn your iPad into a Microsoft Surface 

Swype VP confirms talks with Apple

Transform Your iPad Into a Mac OS X Tablet

Reeder updated with Feedbin 

Google Fiber app for iPad lands in App Store

iRig Mic Cast from IK Multimedia

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

Fakers Gold

Brush with Jackson

School Toolz

Visio Touch

HomeBudget 

Songza

Pageonce

iCatcher

Pocketcasts

DownCast

PKGbackup - Cydia

Reeder App

Google Fiber App

.

Direct download: tii_0266.mp3
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Tii - iTem 0265 - Q1 2013 Quarterly Call

 

Apple Q1 2013 - Quarterly Report Summary:

Rev = $43.6 Billion (vs $39.2 Billion a year ago quarter and $54.5 Billion last quarter)

Total Cash = $144.7 Billion (up $7.6 Billion for the quarter from $137.1 Billion)

 

Last Quarter Sales:

iPhones Sold = 37.4 Mil (vs 35.1 Mil a year ago quarter and 47.8 Mil last quarter)

iPads Sold = 19.5 Mil (vs 11.8 Mil a year ago quarter and 22.9 Mil last quarter)

iPod Touches Sold = Not given as usual but over half of the 5.6 Mil iPods sold

All iPod's Sold = 5.6 Mil  (vs 7.7 Mil a year ago quarter and 12.7 Mil last quarter)

 

Misc Notes:

>850,000 iOS apps
>350,000 iPad Apps 
>$9 Billion in App payments to Devs all time, and now over $1 Billion per quarter.  

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Apple - Press Info - FY 13 Second Quarter Results Conference Call

Apple TVs have WiFi issues

Some Apple TVs may have Wi-Fi issues, but Apple plans to replace them for free

March Tablet Update: iPad Usage Share Rises

Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPad: 81.9% of US/Canada Tablet Web Traffic in March

iOS leads Android in mobile ad revenue 

Verizon iPhone sales tumble 33%

Verizon Communications' Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results 

As Straight Talk starts selling the iPhone, TracFone sees jump in subscribers

Slowdown in Apple orders weighs on LG Display's first-quarter profit 

Apple's iWatch hits the big time: Changewave

Survey finds 19% of consumers interested in buying Apple 'iWatch'

Lower-Cost iPhone's Plastic Rear Shell Reportedly Surfaces

New app helps Icelanders avoid accidental incest

MALWARE DESIGNED FOR ANDROID-BASED SMART PHONES

Durex to launch vibrating underwear controlled by iPhone app

Time Warner Cable to Launch VOD Service for Apple Device

PdaNet -- Use your iPhone

Sound Cylinder - Definitive Technology

Definitive Technology Sound Cylinder Portable Bluetooth Speaker System

Netflix for iPhone

Earnings preview: Apple expected to report record iPad sales

Apple - Press Info - Apple Reports Second Quarter Results

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii

GarageBand

PopAgraph

Over

Check Me Out 

Fly Cast Master

Brush with Jackson

School T00lz

iHome+Sleep

Music Player All-in-1

EEBA

iReconcile

Numbers

Create Ringtones

PDAnet - Cydia

Stitcher

Podcasts

iCatcher

Phototorch - Cydia

AppLinks - Cydia

iFiles - Cydia

Netflix

Direct download: tii_0265.mp3
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Tii - iTem 0264 - The Episode with Stones

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Driver can't use map on handheld iPhone, California court rules

Best Buy chops older iPad prices as much as 30 percent

iPad prices slashed hinting new models are coming

48% of U.S. teens own an iPhone. 62% plan to buy one

Apple Executives Have to Be Happy About this Data Point

Dominant mobile traffic share of Apple's iOS continues to grow against Android

Podcast Consumption as easy as Angry Birds

Email Client Popularity

IHS sees netbooks dead by 2015

Apple's iMessage encryption thwarts government investigations

Apple - Apple Financial Results - Q2 2013

How many iPads did Apple sell last quarter? 

How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter?

iPad Estimates Range from 13 to 21.7 million

iPhone Estimates Range from 32.5 to 42.5 Million 

Foxconn Reports Revenue Decline; Apple iPhone Implicated 

T-Mobile goes even lower

T-Mobile tiptoes around data throttling, iPhone Wi-Fi calling

T-Mobile: iPhone drove one of the biggest weekends ever for us

Alleged Parts for Upcoming iPhone Leak Again

Apple iOS 7 Delayed, But New iPhone Won't Be 

Apple reportedly dropping Samsung and turning to TSMC for A7 chip

Fingerprint scanning tech predicted to be major component of Apple's 'iPhone 5S

Leaked: White iPad Front Panel with Smaller Side Bezels?

WSJ: Apple beginning production of next iPhone in Q2

Foxconn nearing new iPhone production

Could the iPhone go Google-free?

iPad stuck in car bumper 

SOSCharger — Kickstarter

AnoStyle - Color modification service for your iPhone 5 and iPad Mini

Automatic - Your Smart Driving Assistant

iOS 6.1.3 Untethered Jailbreak: Pod2g Says No 

Audio Recorder is the First True iPhone Call Recorder

Grabby is a new customizable camera grabber tweak

Kindergarten.com makes apps free for Autism Awareness Month

Tablet apps now have their own conference: TABLET ECOSYSTEM

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

Blux Pro

Laminar

Fontgram

PocketKPI

Chronicles

Masters of Alchemy Vengeance Front

Polynom

Fly Cast Masters

Check Me Out

Mint

iSpending

Manilla

Audio Recorder - Cydia

Grabby - Cydia

TagCam

Direct download: tii_0264.mp3
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Tii - iTem 0263 - iOS 6.1.3, T-Mobile and More

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

WWDC 2013: What to expect at Apple's developer event

Apple Updates Podcasts App

Apple’s Podcasts App Updated With A Plethora Of New Features

Apple: iOS 6.1.3 

iOS 6.1.3 Issues Plaguing iPhone

New iPhone lock screen exploit discovered in iOS 6.1.3

Hands On With the iPhone 5 for T-Mobile

T-Mobile finally adds the iPhone

Bringing your iPhone to T-Mobile? Better think twice

Current AT&T iPhone 5 will work on T-Mobile

Setting the record straight - T-mobile - gigaom

T-Mobile's iPhone 5 will differ from the pack

Which Network Has The Better iPhone 5 Deal

McTube for YouTube for iPhone 

Import Smartphone Photos Faster on your Mac with Preview

Apple adds two-step authentication

Apple Introduces Optional Two-Step Verification

iPad 5 to come with wireless chargin

iPhone 5S & iOS 7 Predicted to Deliver Killer

Apple adds freemium app warning in App Store 

The 49ers’ plan to build the greatest stadium Wi-Fi network

By 5 to 1, Apple's iPhone 5 out-tweeted Samsung's Galaxy S4

Microsoft says WinPhone outselling iPhone, BlackBerry

Big Kansas City 2013 - March 26-28

Amazon.com: Sphero iOS controlled ball

ChargeBite - Indiegogo

AliveCor - Heart Monitor

Thuraya SatSleeve - YouTube

Thuraya SatSleeve | Thuraya

Apple Gives Credit To evad3rs Jailbreak

My 10 Favorite Apps To Share Content Between iOS and OS X

Big Brother Camera Security for iOS 

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

True HDR 

Photo Pad

ScoreboardTap Volleyball

PocketKPI

Chronicles

Master of Alchemy Vengeance Front

Polynom

Podcasts

Tom Tom

Navigon

Magellan Road Mate

GPS Drive Motion-X

Scout Personalized GPS

CoPilot Live

Sygic

SpeedHUD

Air Display

Protube - Cydia

Bridge - Cydia

Feedly

Pocket Reader

BossJock

AliveECG

Colored Knob.it - Cydia

Big Brother Securty Camera

Direct download: tii_0263.mp3
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Tii - iTem 0262 - Apple Just Blinked

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

NCAA March Madness Live for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

Apple Loop: Trashing Android - Forbes

Following Samsung Galaxy S4 launch, Apple debuts ‘Why iPhone’ webpage

Apple is Losing The War – Of Words

Apple's iPad to Fall Behind Android as Tablet War Grows

Android to Decimate Apple in 2013 Tablet Market

Will Android Tablets Pass iPad in 2013?

Tablet app revenues to surpass smartphones by 2018

Samsung Galaxy S4 less refined than Apple's iPhone 5

The IPad Remains The Undisputed Top Tablet Among Business Users

Apple Offers Refurbished iPad Mini and 4th-Generation iPad for First Time

Apple may up dividend by more than 50 percent, say analysts 

Making way for Apple's iPhone, China Mobile to spend $6.7B

Apple's iWatch Will Measure More than Time

SOSCharger - Kickstarter

Motorola HX550 Bluetooth Headset

i-FlashDrive HD

CBS Brings Ad-Sponsored Streaming TV To iPhone And iPad

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

UPAD

Guess That Celebrity Pro

ScoreboardTap Volleyball

NCAA March Madness Live

Air Display

Proloquo2go

Via

BigBrowser

Speak It!

TapToTalk

Tango

Viber

TextPlus

HeyTell

TV Show Tracker

CBS

StarGate SG1 Unleashed

Pages

Live Money

Podcasts

Direct download: tii_0262.mp3
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Tii - iTem 0261 - A New Version of the Tii App

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor:  Audible - Audibepodcast.com/tii

 

TSP warns participants against free iPhone app from Apple store

Apple's iPad by far the most desired tablet among consumers

iPad Dominates Consumer Tablet Purchase Intentions - Forbes

iPhones Continue to Take Share While Android Has Back to Back Monthly Drops - Forbes

Flyers Prefer Apple Over Android in Flight | PadGadget

iPhone Video Usage Doubles Android, Says Ooyala - Peter Kafka

Will the Samsung Galaxy S4 eclipse the iPhone?

How to quickly access draft emails on the iPhone and iPad

PayPal In-Store Checkout

Apple finally fixes App Store flaw by turning on encryption

iOS 6.1.2 Bugs Frustrating iPhone, iPad Owners

Apple’s iWatch Could Arrive By The End Of 2013

iPhone 5S planned for August, next iPads may debut as soon as April

iPhone 5S to Come with a Stylus? (Hint - NO!!!)

Apple's low-cost iPhone could be powered by Snapdragon silicon

iPhone 5S with fingerprint sensor reportedly on track for June or July

Seattle dive bar becomes first to ban Google Glass

Andy Ihnatko switches to Android 

apple-android-malware

Voltaic OffGrid Solar Charging Backpack by Voltaic Systems

Thermodo - Kickstarter

Buddy Bluetooth watch | Indiegogo

Now most any gloves can work with a capacitive touch screen, thanks to AnyGlove

How To Install Siri On iOS 6.1.2 For iPhone 4, 3GS iPad 2 & iPod Touch - YouTube

iOS 6 Jailbreak Evasi0n Installed On Over 14 Million Devices

White House Backs Device Unlocking

Original Angry Birds free for iPhone, iPad customers 

 

Wilson Sleek Cell Phone Signal Booster

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

GarageBand

DoodleBuddy

Our Guest Book

Spy Bot

Photography Assignment Generator

Guess That Celebrity Pro

Fotopedia

DanceJournal

Air Display

XDisplay

Prologuo2Go

ClassyMoves

Satellite Visibility

Solar Walk

SkyView

Dance Lessons

Learn to Dance

Waze

Direct download: tii_0261.mp3
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Tii - iTem 0260 - A Desolate Wasteland Android is

 Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor:  Warby Parker - use Promo Code Tii for free shipping

SHIELD Act: a bill to stop patent trolls

Second Lock Screen Bypass in iOS 6.1 Documented - Mac Rumors

Latest iOS 6.1.3 beta fixes exploit used in Evasi0n jailbreak

There's A New iPhone Update Coming 

iPhone sales at Leap Wireless are half of what was forecast

Rumor: Apple planning $330 polycarbonate iPhone

Recording Pro for iPhone

Apple erasing iCloud emails

Apple’s International Retail Strategy

HP sells webOS to LG for smart TVs

Android is a desolate wasteland

Why Game Creators Prefer iPhone to Android

Ube WiFi Light Dimmer — Kickstarter

ChargeCard 

Mouth Stick For iPad

IPad apps for special needs kids

Gridlee Finally Removed from AppStore

SketchBook Pro for iPad

Boost iPhone Speakers and Volume by 50%

Documentary Partially Shot on iPhone Wins Oscar

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii

Garageband

Adobe Photoshop Touch - iPad

Desk Calc

Our Guestbook

Spy Bot

Photography Assignment Generator

Social Tiles

Recording Pro

Touch and Learn Emotions

LetterReflex

The Social Express

Proloquo2go

Sketchbook Pro

Software Update Killer - Cydia

Fullforce - Cydia

BTstack - Cydia

Contact Fix for 6.x - Cydia

Autorespond 2 - Cydia

Applocker - Cydia

MyVibe - Cydia

AssistantEnhancer - Cydia

Monocle - Cydia

Browse in App - Cydia

BattSaver - Cydia

EUunlimitted - Cydia

8mm Vintage Camera

LEIMobile - Cydia

SBsetings - Cydia

Direct download: tii_0260.mp3
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Tii - iTem 0259 - iOS 6.1.2

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

www.squaretrade.com/tii = for iPhone5 warranty discount 

www.squaretrade.com/tii2 = for iPad warranty discount

 

iOS 6.1.2 Now Available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

iOS 6.1.3 Beta Fixes iPhone Lock Screen Security Hole

iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S each outsold the Galaxy S3 in Q4

Tutorial: Gridlee for iOS

Samsung patent lawsuit would have left blind iPhone users in the dark | Fox News

Apple catches up with iPad mini demand, new orders now listed as 'in stock'

Apple Hit with 'Planned Obsolescence' Lawsuit in Brazil 

Leaked Photos: Apple iPhone 5S will come with A7 quad-core CPU 

Google confirms iPhone compatibility for Glass

NYPD Team Working With Apple to Catch iPhone, iPad Thieves 

iPhones found to be 300% more reliable than Samsung handsets

iPhone reliability study: iPhone 300% more reliable than Samsung phone

Almond+ — Kickstarter

MAUZ  — Kickstarter

How To Change Root SSH Password On iOS 6 / 6.1 After Jailbreak

Jailbreak Tweaks For The iPad - Cult of Mac

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii

Doodle Buddy

Desk Calc

Fleksy

G-Park

Find My Car

The Training Notebook

Gridlee

Mailbox App

Xcon - Cydia

MobileTerminal - Cydia

Barrel - Cydia

Auxo - Cydia

Sprintomize - Cydia 

iMediaShare

Direct download: tii_0259.mp3
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An un-tethered jailbreak is now available for all iOS Devices running versions of iOS 6.0 to 6.1.2. 

 

 

NOTE - This jailbreak is not for those that need to or plan to unlock.  DO NOT USE THIS JAILBREAK IF YOUR IPHONE RELIES ON AN UN-OFFICIAL UNLOCK.  

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There are some very good articles on how to jailbreak but many miss a couple of steps that new jailbreakers need to know especially when it comes to using Cydia - the resource for finding and installing jailbroken apps and tweaks. This tutorial tries to help those first time jailbreakers by covering both the jailbreak process step by step and also how to use Cydia to install an app.  

Do not try to jailbreak if you don't like when things go to (expletive). If you need your device for your business and being without it for any period of time will cause you to loose your job - stop now.  If you get mad at your significant other at how they fold towels or put the toilet paper on a roll - Jailbreaking is probably not for your personality.  Sometimes things break and your device will likely crash more often then if it was not jailbroken.  Apple "claims" jailbreak voids your warranty if that is an issue stop now.  Note Squaretrade's warranties still cover jailbreaking.    

Step 0 - Before you start make sure you update your iOS device to iOS 6.1.2  if you have not done so already.  Make sure to use iTunes to do the update to iOS 6.1.2 - not the over the air update.  If you do not know how to update your iOS device jailbreaking may not be for you.   

It is also important you have a spot on one of your home screens for a new app icon to be added.  If all of your home screens are full with app icons and folders - you will need to make room for a new app to be added during the jailbreak process.  Also remove the lock passcode from your iOS device and your SIM lock passcode.  

If you are already updated to iOS 6.1.2 make sure you do a sync and backup of your iOS device.  If you have any photos or video you shot recently - transfer those now to your computer from your camera roll.  Also force quit every open App on your iOS device and then go to settings and general and then go to Reset and select "Reset Network Settings".  This will then reboot your iOS device.  Next connect your iOS device via the USB cord directly to your computer - not through a USB hub or keyboard or Monitor - right to the computer.  

 

(To force quit the open apps - From the home screen on your iOS device - double tap the home button - a tray will appear on the bottom of the device with your apps that are open - tap and hold one of the apps.  All the apps in the tray will wiggle and you will see a red circle in the upper left with a "-" in it.  Tap on all of the red circles until all of your apps are closed.) 

 

Step 1 - Close out (Force quit) iTunes on your computer. Make sure your iOS device is still turned on and connected via the USB cable - per Step 0.  Also close out all your other open apps on your computer except for your web browser.  It is best to have as little running on your computer as possible. 

Step 2 - On your browser go to the Evasi0n.com  website and click on version of the operating system your computer is running. 

Then download the evasi0n software:

Once it is downloaded - unzip the file.

You will see the evasi0n 1.4 1.5.3 folder (per above) - double tap to open it up. 

Step 3 - Launch - evasi0n app. 

 

Then simply click on "Jailbreak"

 

Sit and Wait.  After you click "Jailbreak" above you will see some messages about the status of the jailbreak (see below). 

Step 4 - After a couple of minutes you will get a message about needing to unlock your device and tap the new jailbreak icon to continue  (see below).    

  

Step 5 - On your iOS device slide to unlock the screen and then find the new evasion icon on one of your home screens.  Tap on it just ONE time.  It will quickly look like it is launching the app and flash black and then will return to the home screen rather quickly.  The jailbreak will then continue on (see below).

Step 6 - Once the jailbreak is finished - your iOS device will going through some restarting cycles - this should take a few minutes.  Once it stops going through the restarting cycles and it looks like it is in sleep mode - you can tap on "exit" and that is it - you now have a jailbroken iOS device.  

Step 7 - If in step 0 you had turned off your screen lock or SIM Pin lock - now is the time to add those back.  

Step 8 - To really see if you are jailbroken - unlock your iOS device and look for the brown Cydia App iCon - it should be in the same location as where you tapped on the evasi0n iCon in Step 5.

Launch the Cydia App. The first time you launch it you will see a message "Preparing Filesystem (cydia will exit when complete)" - and per the message Cydia will quit out / exit when done.  Once it does this - relaunch Cydia.  The second time you launch it you will be asked "Who Are you?"  with the options of "User", "Hacker", "Developer" -  if you are reading this - select "User" and then tap "Done"

Step 9 - Once it is done it will open up and you should see a screen that looks like that below. 

One App almost everyone will want and that works on the iPhone's, iPod Touch's and the iPad is the app SBSettings.  This moves important settings / controls to the notification dock where they are always quickly available.  

To install this app Tap on "Search" in the bottom row of Cydia and then in the search box type "SBSettings"

 

 

Next Tap on "SBSettings" the top one - not the one any of the others.  

 

Read the warning.  Then Tap on "Install" in the upper Right corner

 

Then Tap on "Confirm" in the upper Right corner

 

The App will then install - when complete Tap on "Restart Springboard"

 

Then in the Settings App under Notifications - Go to SBSettings and turn it to "On".

 

Next launch the SBSettings app - and look at all the options. 

That's it you are now jailbroken and have your first real jailbroken app running on your device.

Please understand sometimes installs of apps are interrupted - in which case you need to try and re-install.  Things are not as stable when you jailbreak - expect some additional crashes and conflicts between apps. Which is why if you install an app you no longer plan to use - it is best to delete said app - the more jailbroken apps you have installed - the higher the probability you will have a conflict.  

 

 

Note: If you have an iPad - do not - repeat - do not - install Five icon dock - it will really mess up your iPad and you will need to restore it.  However that app works great on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

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Tii - iTem 0258 - Good Thing we Beta Tested This

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

www.squaretrade.com/tii = for iPhone5 warranty discount 

www.squaretrade.com/tii2 = for iPad warranty discount

Apple Releases iOS 6.1.1 for iPhone 4S 

iOS 6.1 banned from corporate servers due to Exchange snafu

iPhone 4S Battery Headaches Persist for iOS 6.1.1 Users

iPhone lockscreen can be bypassed with new iOS 6.1 trick

Apple promises fix for iOS 6 passcode exploit 

How to Bypass iPhone 5 Passcode on iOS 6.1

Security flaw allows snoopers to access locked iPhones

Week Calendar for iPhone

Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference 

Apple CEO Tim Cook on tablet market share

BlackBerry shares drop as Home Depot switches to iPhone

iTunes, iPhone accessory sales more lucrative than most smartphone vendors

Apple is killing it when it comes to mobile video

LinkedIn gives all of its employees iPad minis 

Maybe an iWatch will go with your iPhone

Apple Said to Have Team Developing Wristwatch Computer

Wristband Computing: iWatch

Pebble CEO on possible Apple acquisition

Photos of iPhone 5S?

Box - 50GB free for life

iPad Office No Show a $2.5B Missed Opportunity for Microsoft

BlackBerry's Alicia Keys tweets from iPhone, claims a hack

Google 'flaw' puts users' details on display

You Won’t Believe The Personal Info Google Gives Away When You Buy An Android App 

Kickstarter for iPhone

Smarter Stand for iPhone - Kickstarter

Helios Bluetooth Light Controller by Helios — Kickstarter

Fleksy, State of Touch Typing – Fleksy goes free

Fleksy - Happy Typing for iPhone

HBO Go gains AirPlay streaming, Apple TV app due later this year

Notes Plus for iPad on the iTunes App Store

evad3rs (evad3rs) on Twitter

Evasi0n 1.3 Released With Support for iOS 6.1.1 On iPhone 4S

Notification Center notifications to be sent to Pebble watch

What 7 Million Jailbreaks Are Saying

SmartLav lavalier mic for iPhone

RocksteadyXS Portable Bluetooth Stereo Speaker

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

Image Searcher Pro

TouchRetouch

ArtStudio

My Story App

Go World

Wallet Guard

Week Calendar

Kindle App

Box App

Bento

Vine

Kickstarter

Fleksy

HBO Go

Max Go

Notes Plus

BiteSMS - Cydia

PDAnet - Cydia

Mailbox App

UIDeviceCrasher - Cydia - repo - http://Cloudmaster.myrepospace.com/

BTNotificationEnabler - Cydia

Instashare

Call Recorder for Skype - Cydia

Direct download: tii_0258.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:06am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0257 - Evasi0n Jailbreak is Live

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

evasi0n iOS 6.x Jailbreak 

Surprise: evasi0n unhides Weather app on iPad

Important Advices From Evad3rs Team

evasi0n 1.1 released with bug fixes for Weather app problems

pod2g's iOS blog: evasi0n country statistics

Apple warns against jailbreaking following evasi0n hack

Apple Launches iOS 6.1.1 to Developers

Tablet Shipments Soar to Record Levels During Strong Holiday Quarter

Chitika: iPad still dominates

ComScore: iPhone up to 36 percent of US phone share in December

Android market share falls 13 percent amid Apple increase

Android's Web share down 13% since Nov

Sprint Nextel's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results

200 Million Workers Want Windows 8 Tablets

iCloud: Limits for Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, and Bookmarks

Vodafone Warns iPhone 4S Owners Not to Upgrade

Apple has lost iPhone naming rights in Brazil

IPhone Owner in Brazil ‘Open’ to Selling Rights to Name

Jon Stewart mocks Vine

Vine - Make a scene for iPhone

Android malware emerges on Google Play

Terrifying Android Malware Hacks Your PC

Atlantic City Firefighters Use Bible iPad App to Swear in

Intellacase - Kickstarter

Almond+ - Kickstarter

Auto Mee S robot scrubs mobile devices

Apple TV Refresh Chip Clues

iOS 6 Cydia Tweaks Compatibility

Macworld/iWorld 2013 Best of Show winners

Change SSH  root Password

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii

Garageband

Blender

iPhoto

Text on Photo

Zen Ops View

My Story App

Go World

Wallet Guard

Angry Birds Starwars

White Castle

Vine 

Onavo

Waze

RespringCacheFix - Cydia

PDAnet - Cydia

MyWi - Cydia

TetherMe - Cydia

Direct download: tii_0257.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:50am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0256 - iOS 6.1

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Apple - Press Info - Apple Updates iOS to 6.1

Apple announces global iPhone 5 4G LTE expansion with 36 new carriers

About the new 'Reset Advertising Identifier' button in iOS 6.1

Nearly 300 million iOS devices are running iOS 6

Conan O'Brien on Apple's growing iPad lineup

Apple - Press Info - Apple Increases iPad with Retina Display to 128GB

New iPad 4 reportedly in the works -- perhaps a 128GB

128GB iPad 4 to start at $799

How Microsoft has already hamstrung the Surface Pro 

Ballmer: Office with no iPad support makes 'a lot of sense'

First Alleged Part Photos from iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 Surface 

Pictures Of A Budget iPhone For The Chinese Market Leaked

The iPhone 5S rumor roundup 

Apple fires supplier after audit uncovers underage workers 

CES 2013: Mobile Accessories by the Numbers

25 essential iPad mini tips

Dolphin web browser becomes the first to integrate Evernote

Vendetta Online — Kickstarter

Apogee Turns The iPad into a Recording Monster

Grab It While You Can: MAME Arcade Emulator Returns To The App Store

Gridlee for iPhone

How to load ROMS into Gridlee MAME emulator app

Planetbeing Hopes to Release iOS 6.1 Untethered Jailbreak

evasi0n iOS 6.x Jailbreak - official website

We’re *This Close* To An iPhone 5 Jailbreak

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

Framies

Check Me Out

Zen Ops View

Aloud - Cydia

Dolphin Browser

SpeedTest

Laser Invaders

iAssociate 2

LookTel

Google Maps

Motion X GPS

Gridlee

Direct download: tii_0256.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:48am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0255 - Records aren't the only things falling this week

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Apple Q4 2012 quarterly report summary

iPhone Sales At Verizon Top 6.2M

Apple Financial Results - Q1 2013

Apples Earning fall is completely unjustified

Are iPhone Sales Waning? The Numbers Don't Say So

AT&T's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results

Verizon Communications' Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results

Samsung profits top forecast as mobile biz doubles

iPhone outsells Samsung's Galaxy S and Note smartphones

Apple dismisses rumors about order cuts

Why Is So Much Stupid Being Written About Apple?

Free Stanford course on iOS development

Apple's iPad Market Share Continues to Slide

Apple's record profits contrasted with Amazon's hopes to turn a profit

A closer look at larger display options for the Apple iPhone 

Apple Rumored to Debut 4.8-Inch 'iPhone Math' in June 

iPhone 6 is iPhone Math?

Unlocking Cellphones Becomes Illegal Saturday

iPhone 5 Trygger — Kickstarter

CableJive dockBoss

Behind The Scenes Of The iPhone 5 Jailbreak

Nearly half of iPhone users use YouTube's app

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

iLock

Lite Fish

Bouncy B

Check Me Out

BossJock

Find My iPhone 

Podcasts

Youtube

Direct download: tii_0255.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:44am EDT
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Apple Q4 2012 Quarterly Report

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Here is a very quick summary of the latest quarterly numbers from Apple:

Rev = $54.5 Billion (up from $46.3 Billion in the year ago quarter)

Total Cash = $137.1 Billion (up $15.8 Billion for the quarter even after paying out over $2.5 Bil in Dividends)

 

Last Quarter Sales

iPhones Sold = 47.8 Mil (vs 37.04 Mil year ago quarter and 26.9 Mil last quarter)

iPads Sold = 22.9 Mil (vs 15.4 Mil year ago quarter and 14 Mil last quarter)

iPod Touches Sold = Not given as usual but over half of the 12.7 Mil iPods sold

All iPod's Sold = 12.7 Mil  (vs 15.4 Mil year ago quarter and 5.3 Mil last quarter)

 

Misc Notes

iPhone 5 out to over 100 countries.

iTunes App store now in over 155 countries.

250 Mil iCloud accounts. 

Apple TV sold over 2 Mil units vs 1.3 Mil units the previous quarter.

iPad Mini supply is still constrained and not expected to reach balance until end of March. 

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Category:breaking news -- posted at: 12:03am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0254 - Vegas the gift that keeps on giving

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

App Store Tops 40 Billion Downloads

Wi-Fi + Cellular Models of iPad mini and 4th Gen iPad Available in China

iSmartAlarm

iRig MIC Cast

How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter?

AT&T Pre-Announces 'Best-Ever' iPhone Sales in 4Q 2012

iPad Estimates Range from 16.8 Million to 32 Million

Verizon iPhone Sales May be Stronger than Expected

Why The WSJ Got The 'iPhone Demand Is Crashing' Story All Wrong

Reuters: Cheaper iPhone story withdrawn after 'substantial changes' 

Cheap iPhone -Could Launch This Year: WSJ Report

Next-Generation iPad and iPad Mini Rumored for March Launch

iPhone 5: Straight Talk

How Straight Talk's TOS Makes Most iPhone Users Criminals

Sprint to offer Total Equipment Protection for iPhone

AT&T Brings FaceTime Over Cellular Support 

STC launches iPad mini for free with smart phone packages

Apple's Cook talks 'cooperation' with iPhone-less China Mobile

Apple to Chinese citizens: Buy our smartphones, just 12 easy payments

NYC iPhone owner tricks thief using dating app

Burglary at Microsoft research campus, only iPads taken

Microsoft Reports Its Apple iPads Stolen, No Microsoft Devices Missing

Best Google Bug Ever Adds 'Praise The iPad'

Vizibility | Put a Mobile Business Card in Your Mobile Wallet

SAFE Wallet Case for iPhone 5 — Kickstarter

iPhone 5 Mod Translucent Kit

The iPhone is once again one of the best Google phones

5 Apps: The best camera apps for blind and visually impaired

Localscope for iPhone

iOS hacker Pod2g launches PodDJ for iPad

pod2g's iOS blog

Students add prank street names to Apple Maps

Crayola’s Light Marker for iPad lets you paint in the air

Upcoming Lego Mindstorms EV3 to include iOS support

Bluetooth Fork

 

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

Mixture App

Lite Fish

Bouncy B

BossJock

Zephyr - Cydia

Airbeam

Looktel

LocalScope

Twizgrid

Wifipass - Cydia

PodDJ

 

iBaby Monitor

Foscam FI8909w

Direct download: tii_0254.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:04am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0253 - Ding Dong the Witch is Dead

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

iCare iPhone Repair

Massachusetts Mom Has Son Sign 18-point Agreement for iPhone - ABC News

Awkward! Apple Launches ‘Do Not Disturb’ Commercial After New Year's Glitch

Apparently, iOS 6's Do Not Disturb Feature Has A New Year's Day Hangover

Installing iOS 6.0.2 Might Not Be Such A Great Idea

Reports surface on issues with recent iOS 6.0.2 update

iOS 6 tip: Change the direction of a Panorama photo

Apple Investor call Jan 23rd

iPhone snags its highest U.S. market share ever

'Insatiable demand' for iPad mini drives stock-outs in China

Can Twitter Tell Us If Apple's iPad Won The Christmas Tablet War?

First tweets from tablets show Apple’s iPad dominance

Tablet Market Update

iPad Tablet Web Share Falls 7.1% Following Christmas Holiday

Apple iWatch rumors surface again

Apple May Soon Let You Talk to the Hand

Apple to Launch Bluetooth ‘Smart Watch’ Next Year?

Apple Predictions for 2013

Developers begin seeing new Apple iPhone hardware and iOS 7

Does Apple's shadow still loom over CES? 

Report claims next-gen, thinner, lighter full-sized iPad due in March

Cycloramic panorama app that spins iPhone

CBS Connect’ Second-Screen iPad App

How to change your iPhone carrier logo without jailbreaking

Most Kickstarter Projects Fail to Deliver on Time

WynCASE — Kickstarter

ChristieStreet | DoorBot

StickNFind -  Indiegogo

Apple Reportedly Killing Chargers

CHART OF THE DAY: Apple iPhone Screen 

VCs Love Chromatik

FTC Pushes for Data Collection Transparency in Children's Apps

Hackulous shuts down

Auxo for iOS 5.1.x now available on Cydia

YouTube Capture for iPhone

Squrl Video Search Finally Gains Search History And Auto-Complete Features

AT&T Offers $100 Credit on iPad

Onion - iPhone with Pre-Shattered Screen

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

Sketchfilter/Iris

Adobe Idea

Mapquest App

IWGuide

Waze

Cycloramic

CBS Connect

Chromatik

F.lux - Cydia

Auxo - Cydia

Youtube Capture

Squrl

Fakecarrier - Cydia

 

Brydge

Whooz

Switcheasy - Tones for iPhone 5

Direct download: 253_tii.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:32am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0252 - Insta-revolt

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor - Squrl

 

Instagram responds to TOS outrage:

Instagram's new legalese pisses off users - Boing Boing

Instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos

Apple releases iOS 6.0.2 to fix Wi-Fi issue

iOS 6.1 beta 4 given to developers ahead of release 

Mildura Police warn drivers against relying on Apple iOS 6 maps

Apple Could Acquire Navigation Partner TomTom

Google Maps for iPhone

Google Maps for iPhone is here

Google Maps for iPhone downloaded 10 million times

Apple's Find My iPhone App Now Provides Driving Directions

Another Reason to Never Use an iPhone Case

PassHack tutorial

Tim Cook on Rock Center

Watch the Tim Cook interview with Rock Center's Brian Williams

TalkTapp - Social Voice Assistant 

myAssistant - Personal Secretary - CNET Download.com

iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales in China Top Two Million

iPad Mini Ad Impressions Grew 28 Percent Every Day in November

iPad Mini set to eclipse Retina iPad

iPad Mini Not Gobbling Up Full-Size iPad Sales

Apple iPad, iPad Mini LTE Tablets Cleared For Sale In China

iPhone 5S Coming in June

Google Declares Victory Over The iPhone 

iOS v Android: app revenues

How to Get a Refund From the iOS or Mac App Stores

The Kalonn Case — Kickstarter

iPhone 5 Trygger Camera Clip — Kickstarter

PhoneJoy Play — Kickstarter

Office Mobile for iPhone and iPad app references revealed by Microsoft

Black Friday on the iPad: Revisiting some dubious data

App Store app gifting returns to iOS

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

SQURL

Tii App

Garageband

Countdown 2014

Photoshop touch

PhotoWizard

Google Maps App

Voice Texter

TalkTapp

Voice Commander

SocialSpeech

MyAssistant 

Speaktoit Assistant

Voice Assistant + Personal
Assistant - Voice Control Calendar
VoiceCal
Evi
Voice Commands
Voice Notes
Voice Actions
Google Search
Dragon Go
Dragon Dictation
Vlingo
Voice Ask
Voice Answer
iAnswer
Monica 
Voice Brief
ReQall

Voice Commands+
Voice Assistant Plus
Dictate Everything
My Voice Assistant
Voice Dictation

Speaking Cal - with voice reminders
Voice Tweet
Super Voice Assistant 
Voice Command Camera
Voice Camera
voice calcu+

Vocal - Vocally control Mac
Dictation Clock
Taking Self Timer
VoxCamera
Vocal Photo
Voice Tweet

AudioBus

Direct download: tii_0252.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:12am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0251 - Dan says iOS 6.1 Beta 3

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor - SquareTrade

www.squaretrade.com/tii = for iPhone5 warranty discount 

www.squaretrade.com/tii2 = for iPad warranty discount

 

AT&T iPhones In Pennsylvania Are Being Taken Over By ‘Dan’

The new iOS 6.1 beta (version 3) is out

iPhone 5 ship time drops to two to four days

iPhone 5 two-handsets-per-customer limitation lifted 

T-Mobile CEO: Our iPhone experience will be 'dramatically different'

T-Mobile's Subsidy Free iPhone Will Bring Transparency To Smartphone Economics

China Mobile president confirms ongoing iPhone talks

iPad mini & iPhone 5 Arrive in China in December

iPhone 5 Arrives in More Than 50 Additional Countries

features Apple killed off in iTunes 11

YouTube Gets Shiny New iPad, iPhone App

iPhone 5S already? Possible pics leak

iPhone 5s Rear Housing?

Which tablet has the best battery life? 

Botnet Steals $47M from 30K European Bank Accounts

App Developers Shun Microsoft's Surface

1 Second Everyday App by Cesar Kuriyama 

Whatever Happened To The Geode? 

Apple-supported tablet app The Daily shuts down

The Daily is no more - News Corporation

FTC Slams Google for Seeking iPhone, iPad Ban

DreamJB: Hacker Announces iOS 6.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak for 22 December

IEEE's Robot iPad App is Robot Heaven

Tim Cook's Freshman Year - Businessweek

Mac OS Ken

OtterBox Defender Case - iPad Mini

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Magic Window

PicFX

Impression

Mixel

Toddler Distractor Christmas Edition

Photo Library+ for iPhone

Word Unravel

Countdown 2014

Mail Enhancer Pro - Cydia

Youtube - iPad

Netflix

Fantastical

Robots for iPad

Slyde Show

Flashcards+

Direct download: tii_0251.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:27am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0250 - iTunes 11 finally

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor - SquareTrade

www.squaretrade.com/tii = for iPhone5 warranty discount 

www.squaretrade.com/tii2 = for iPad warranty discount

 

iTunes update

General Motors to become first car maker to integrate Apple’s Siri

iPad mini ad in Time is pretty fantastic

Apple Said to Fire Maps Manager After Flaws Hurt IPhone 5 - Bloomberg

iPad mini

Apple's iPhone 5 Web Site Lead Times Down to 1 Week

iPhone 5 Release Date Set for Dec. 14 in China

Apple to start selling unlocked iPhone 5

T-Mobile iPhone “speculation is heightening” according to Merrill Lynch

Google+ iPhone App Gets Instant Photo Upload Feature

Facebook Releasing New iOS 6 Photo Sync Feature

11 Apple iPads per hour vs. zero Microsoft Surface tablets

iPhone and iPad once again lead web usage metrics

We're Holiday Shopping Online for Apple iPads With iPads

Apple's iPhone 5 tops most frequently searched on Bing

AERO — Kickstarter

Brydge, the Kickstarter iPad Keyboard Case, is Here

ORA: Ultimate Sound System for iPad — Kickstarter

The Glif For iPhone 5 Now Available

Studio Neat — Glif

Belkin iPad Mini Keyboard Case

How to Create Retina Graphics for your Web Designs

Coinstar > holidaysneakpeek

New Apple Patent Shows "Realistic" Wireless Charging

Slyde Show for iPad on the iTunes App Store

Zig Ziglar - Podcast

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

SpaceWiz

Garageband

Skitch

Loan Rider

Toddler Distractor Christmas Edition

Photo Library+ for iPhone

Word Unravel

Here - Nokia

Zaarly

Tripomatic

Slyde

Direct download: tii_0250.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:12am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0249 - Black Friday 2012

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor - The Tii App

iPad 2 - Starting at $399 - White or Black - Apple Store (U.S.)

iPad — Compare iPad models.

Apple Black Friday 2012 Price Guide: Best Prices on Apple Gadgets

Black Friday 2012: the best electronics deals so far

JFK Employee Arrested in Connection With iPad Theft

Rumors about Apple acquiring Color Labs and Authentec

AT&T Drops FaceTime Shared Data Plan Requirement for iPhone 5

AT&T iPhone 4S now gets FaceTime over cellular, report says

Hostess Twinkies Aren't The Only Hot Items On Ebay

Apple Refurbished Outlet store on eBay!

Nokia redefines digital map landscape by introducing HERE

Japan Display Shows Off 'Innovation Vehicles:'

Oprah raves about Microsoft's Surface — from an iPad

Dock+ — Kickstarter

OTTO: Android Car Infotainment System | Indiegogo

Lightning accessories | Macworld

Boom Lures App Creators - NYTimes.com

iPhone app that deletes photos, Snapchat

 

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

Image Chef

Podblaster

My Interactions

Dickey Knee Whacker

Loan Rider

Black Friday Survival Guide

Midway Arcade Free

Bugs and Buttons

HERE - Nokia

Cell Towers

LetterPress

SnapChat

 

JVC-KDA735BT - Bluetooth Receiver 

Direct download: tii_0249.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:32am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0248 - A 50 50 chance

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor - SquareTrade

www.squaretrade.com/tii = for iPhone5 warranty discount 

www.squaretrade.com/tii2 = for iPad warranty discount

 

Does HTC Deal Mean End to Apple's Patent Dispute With Android?

Will the Deal Between HTC and Apple End the War on Android?

Compete Report: Apple iPod touch + iPad mini

iPad mini Battery Life Trounces Tablet Competition

iPad mini vs iPad 4 benchmark tests

Review: The skinny on the iPad mini—it’s not the size that counts | Ars Technica

iPad Mini Retina rumor arrives early | Apple - CNET News

iPad mini carving new demand from the hide of PC sales more than existing iPads

Customer Reviews: iPad mini Smart Cover – Green 

Crooks steal $1.5 million in iPads from JFK - NYPOST.com

iPad mini with 4G ships early, world rejoices | ZDNet

AT&T Discounting iPad $100 with Two-Year Contract

Apple Releases Second Beta Of iOS 6.1 To Developers

iOS 6.0 Causes CDN Overages | PRX Labs

iPhone 5, iPod touch 5 touchscreens responding oddly

Where are all the iPhone 5 app updates? 

Used iPhone Price Guide - Anthony Agius

Does Using An iPad Hinder Kids’ Other Basic Skills? « CBS Chicago

Guided Access | 52 Tiger

Michael Wolff: The Age of Apple may be over

Microsoft Mum On Surface Tablet Sales

Sprint clarifies iPhone 4S unlocking policy | Macworld

FloJack - NFC for iPad and iPhone by Flomio — Kickstarter

Misfit Shine - activity tracker | Indiegogo

Beginning Thanksgiving Day Target To Offer Huge Sales For Apple Fans 

Walmart, Target, Best Buy Black Friday

Apple starting production on iPhone 5S, report says - The Washington Post

iPhone 2013 rumors

Type without a keyboard - NBC News

Have Hope: iPhone 5 Jailbreak Is Getting Closer

How to Fix Your iPhone 5's Crappy Wi-Fi

 

Jabra Tour - Bluetooth speaker

 

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii

Garageband

Photofunia

Sketch

I'd Cap That

Photography Assignment Generator - SLR

Photography Assignment Generator - iPhone

Podblaster 

My Interactions

Direct download: tii_0248.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:47am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0247 - iPad 4 wins all the benchmark tests

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor - SquareTrade

www.squaretrade.com/tii = for iPhone5 warranty discount 

www.squaretrade.com/tii2 = for iPad warranty discount

 

Apple Sells Three Million iPads in Three Days

Apple's 3 million iPad weekend

Spoof ‘banned’ iPad mini promo

iPad 4 has processing power to spare 

AnandTech - iPad 4 GPU Performance Analyzed

Alleged factory unlocked iPhone 5 prices appear on Apple's website

Apple Releases iPhone 5 In Mexico

AT&T announces cloud-based storage

Oh Apple Lightning connector, how do I love thee? 

Android Malware Surges Despite Google’s Efforts

iPhone 5 vs Lumia 920: Why Nokia Has A Shot

Dock+ — Kickstarter

Apple, Samsung Take 106% of Smartphone Profits

Resizable app icon concept

Use Field Test Mode

Jailbreak the iPhone But Not The IPad

Why iPhone 6 Will Launch by June 2013

Microsoft's Ballmer: Surface Is the Tablet Consumers Really Want

Why It’s Fashionable Nowadays to Beat on Apple 

We're Apple, And You're Suckers

Conan O'Brien: iPad Mini is just another sad ripoff

 

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii

Inkscape

Screencaster - iPad

Screencaster - iPhone

ASE - All Seeing Eye

Dickie Knee Whacker

Photography Assignment Generator - SLR

Photography Assignment Generator - iPhone

GroupMe

Podcasts

CloudOn

AT&T Locker

MagicJack

Clear

Swipeselection - Cydia

Direct download: tii_0247.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:49am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0246 - iOS 6.0.1 and 6.1 beta

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor is SquareTrade - www.squaretrade.com/tii

 

How to update the iPhone 5 to iOS 6.0.1 

What’s new in iOS 6.1 beta

Podcasts for iPhone

Top 10 reasons why an iPad is a great Christmas gift for your kid

Apple ran out of iPad minis

iPad Mini Review Roundup - WSJ

iPad mini review roundup

Phil Schiller clarifies iPad mini has stereo speakers

iPad Mini Teardown - iFixit

Will Sprint iPad Get Unlimited Data? 

Deciding On a 4G Operator for Your iPad Mini

IPad Mini greeted by shorter lines - chicagotribune.com

Sprint announces new no-contract data plans

Buyer's remorse on 3rd-gen iPad?

iOS Benchmarks - Geekbench Browser

iPad 4th gen gets benchmarked

AT&T: Our iPhone 5 did twice as well as Verizon

Street Tweaks iPhone, iPad Numbers

Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results

AT&T's Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results

Sprint Nextel Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results

iPhone 5 will go on sale in India

Lawsuit Happy Apple May Not Be Able To Sell iPhone In Mexico

GIZMODO - Siri vs Google Voice Search

Apple - Samsung/Apple UK judgment

Apple ordered to remove "untrue" anti-Samsung claims 

UK court orders Apple to rewrite website statement

Revised Apple statement on iPad “copying”

iPad mini Drop and Dunk Test vs. Nexus 7 and iPad 3

iOS VP Scott Forstall and head of retail John Browett leaving Apple

Senior VP of iOS Scott Forstall is out at Apple

Mod iPhone 4/4s car cradle with Lightning to 30pin adapter for iPhone 5

Rocking Chair with an iPad Dock that Charges Your iPad

Radio Alarm Clock - Listen to 50,000 stations

This Dead-Simple Idea Could Fix iPad’s Lousy Typing

New 12W USB Adapter Will Charge iPads Faster

 

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Reason

Retouch

DAfont.com

Artstudio

Screencaster - iPad

Screencaster - iPhone

ASE - All Seeing Eye

Dickie Knee Whacker

Google Search

Radio Alarm Clock

Podcasts

Direct download: tii_0246.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:18am EDT
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Apple Q3 2012 Quarterly Report

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Here is a very quick summary of the latest quarterly numbers from Apple:

Rev = $36 Billion (up from $28.3 Billion in the year ago quarter)

Total Cash = $121.3 Billion (up $4.1 Billion for the quarter even after paying out over $2 Bil in Dividends)

 

Last Quarter Sales

iPhones Sold = 26.9 Mil (vs 17.07 Mil year ago quarter and 26 Mil last quarter)

iPads Sold = 14 Mil (vs 11.12 Mil year ago quarter and 17 Mil last quarter)

iPod Touches Sold = Not given as usual but over half of the 5.3 Mil iPods sold

All iPod's Sold = 5.3 Mil  (vs 6.8 Mil last quarter and 6.6 Mil in the Year ago quarter)

 

Misc Notes

iPhone 5 out to 31 countrie already - will be to 100 by end of the year.

iPhone Business was $17.1 Bil last quarter alone vs $16.01 Bil for all of Microsoft last quater. That was also larger than Googles over all revnue ($14.1 Bil) and Amazons revenue ($13.8 Bil). 

iPad Business was $7.5 Bil last quater.

Apple TV sold 1.3 Mil units last quarter.  Apple sold over 5 Mil units for the past 4 quarters vs 2.8 Mil units for the year prior to that.  

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Category:breaking news -- posted at: 4:01pm EDT
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Tii - iTem 0245 - iPad 4th gen and iPad Mini event

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter?

A Top Dell Exec On Why His Company Didn't Invent The iPad

iPhone Uber-Hacker Comex Is Out At Apple

iPhone 5 call quality testing - CNET 

Samsung will stop making iPhone, iPad screens for Apple

Can i get a iPhone from sprint and transfer to straight talk?

Apple - Apple Events - Apple Special Event October 2012

How many iPads did Apple sell last quarter?

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

Anti-Snooze

Puzzle Farm

SoundHound

Audible App

BookMark

Direct download: tii_0245.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:44pm EDT
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Tii - iTem 0244 - As Subtle as a Brick through a Stain Glass Window

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor is SquareTrade - www.squaretrade.com/tii

 

Apple Announces October 23 Special Event 

Apple Likely to Unveil "iPad Mini" at October 23 Event 

iPad Mini pricing appears

Here’s The Pricing On The Surface Tablet

SNL skit skewers complaints about the iPhone 5

New iPhone 5 case offers to fix purple flares

iPhone 5 traffic volume already surpasses Samsung's Galaxy S3

Solving iOS 6 Battery Drain Problems

Teardown of Apple's new iPod touch

Apple ships mic-less EarPods with new iPod Touch

Apple executive e-mail explains new iPod's missing light sensor

Apple offers targeted ad opt-out

HiLO Lens  — Kickstarter

$41 million can't buy success as Color app finally gives up | The Verge

Color Labs To Be Acquired By Apple

Sprint reportedly agrees to sell 70 percent stake to Softbank

Verizon Discusses Q3 2012 Result

Verizon results to provide early peek at Apple iPhone 5 sales

Verizon Profitability Surges as Bills Rise on IPhone

iOS 6 Jailbreak: Redsn0w Updated To v0.9.15b1

The challenges of jailbreaking iOS 6

Dev-Team Blog - Restoration reinvigoration

Mod iPhone 4 car cradle for a iPhone 5

iPhone sat in 6 feet of water for 6 months

Apple Forced to Run Public Apology in 14pt Arial

FAB Universal Celebrates New Ticker and Name Change With Huge Event

 

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

Doodle Buddy

Desk Calc

Anti-Snooze

Puzzle Farm Imagination

WeeTrackData - Cydia

Dataman

Onavo

Find My iPhone

NodBot

LouderLogic

Direct download: tii_0244.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:27am EDT
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Tii - iTem 0243 - Inspector Number 5

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor is SquareTrade - www.squaretrade.com/tii

 

What's really going on at Apple's iPhone 5 factory in Zhengzhou, China

Apple Store App Updated for iPhone 5 - Mac Rumors

Rumor: iPad mini invitations set to be mailed out Oct. 10

New iPad With A6 Based Processor Appears In Analytics App 

Apple iPhone 5 to launch on regional U.S. carriers 

iPods arrive while waiting for iPad Mini | CNET

Apple Financial Results - Q4 2012

Apple to release iPhone 5 sales and 2012 earnings on Oct. 25

Apple Publicly Responds to Complaints of Purple Lens Flare on iPhone 5 Photos

iPhone 5 time and date issues: Apple Support Communities

What’s Behind Mysterious Cellular Data Usage in iOS 6?

iPhone 5 carrier update fixes bug causing cellular data use while on Wi-Fi

Rogers, Bell and Telus Users Affected by Cellular Data Used Over Wi-Fi Bug 

Where To? will make you feel better about Apple Maps | TUAW

Apple TV adds shared Photo Streams, simpler account switching — Apple News, Tips and Reviews

Podcatcher App Showdown - AppAdvice

Podcasting 101: iOS podcasting apps - Gigaom

Netflix "Just For Kids" Now Available On iPad

Street View for Google Maps web app goes live

60% of iPhones on iOS 6

Dashboards | Android Developers

Motorola Atrix 4G will not be upgraded 

Motorola Pulls A Sony: Atrix 4G Won’t Be Getting Ice Cream Sandwich

GrainBender Protests Apple Patent Abuses

Kickstarter Is Not a Store

Tabzu — Kickstarter

AirBridge — Kickstarter

iControlPad 2 — Kickstarter

Meet Duo Gamer - forbes

Sharp Now Producing 'Adequate Volumes' of iPhone 5 Display

Lab Tests: iOS 6 and iOS 5 performance differences

iPhone 5 Jailbreak Successfully Achieved On Launch Day

How hackers will jailbreak the iPhone 5 | ExtremeTech

T-Mobile stores now stocking iPhone 5-friendly nano-SIMs

ABC iPad Tracked to TSA Agent's Home

iCloud to drop former MobileMe users from 25GB to 5GB

iCloud: Extended complimentary storage for former MobileMe members

iOS 6 ships with WiFi plus cellular feature missing | TUAW

iPhone User Guide for iOS 6 now available as an eBook | TUAW

 

Podcamp Topeka

 

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Garageband

Snapseed

Instaframe

Desk Calc

Colorprotect

Where To?

Downcast

Instacast

Podcasts App

RSS Radio

iCatcher

Pocketcasts

Podcruncher

Netflix - iPad

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Tii - iTem 0242 - Tim Cooks Letter

 

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Apple - Press Info - iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean user base grew 1,500% in two months | Android Community

Early adopters experiencing issues with Apple’s iPhone 5

iPhone 5 defective camera thread (purple flare) - AnandTech Forums

The Weirdest Thing People Hate About the iPhone 5

Verizon: Our iPhone 5 SIM Slot Will Never Be Carrier Locked

Apple - iPhone 5 - View all the technical specifications.

Verizon Leaving iPhone 5 SIM Slots Unlocked as Required by FCC 

iPhone 5 clears first regulatory obstacle in China | ZDNet

iPhone 5 Teardown - iFixit

Apple CEO Tim Cook's letter: "We fell short"

Apple - A letter from Tim Cook on Maps

Apple-Google Maps Talks Crashed Over Voice-Guided Directions

3 Reason Not To Downgrade iOS 6 To 5.1.x

iPhone 5/iOS 6 can stop advertisers tracking you

Thousands brawl at Foxconn factory in China

Chinese electronics factory closed after 2,000 riot 

Foxconn factory reopens after brawl 

AnandTech - The iPhone 5 Performance Preview

iPhone 5 Zips Past Galaxy S III in Speed Test

iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S3, Which Is Faster?

iPhone 5 S III Display Shoot-Out

iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Drop Test

SquareTrade's iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S3 Face

How to transfer your most important data from Android to iPhone

 

 

 

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Garageband

Aviary

Desk Calc

ColorProtect

WolframAlpha

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iPad Mini Event - Wed October 17th.  Invites will be going out Tuesday Morning October 9th.

 

However looks like Friday November 16th is when it will go on sale and ship out to customers. 

 

All exclusive to Today in iOS. 

Category:breaking news -- posted at: 9:14pm EDT
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Apple had a press release today titled "iPhone 5 Weekend Sales Top Five Million".  But that was not the big news from this weekend or even from that press release.  And no it had nothing to do with Maps or Youtube apps or where you find your podcasts.  Nope the big news from this past weekend and week was the number of devices now running iOS 6 - 100 Million!!!!

 

Don't get me wrong 5 Million iPhones sold in the first 3 days was very impressive - the only launch close was last years iPhone 4S launch.  But that 4 Million sold in the first weekend logistically was not nearly as impressive as this years 5 Million.  And Apple said they could have sold more if they had more iPhone 5's to sell.  Why I think logistically it is more impressive this year.  Last year the iPhone 4S had the luxury of using some of the same components as the iPhone 4.  This year the metal case is brand new, as is the screen both in size and technology.  There is even a new dock connector (don't get me started on that). This time around Apple's supply chain did not have the advantage of a previous generations device to borrow capacity from.  This time it was from zero to 5 million units and components for said units at launch.  That is pretty impressive.  Congrats to Apple and its suppliers for pulling that off - even if it was still not up to demand.

 

But again to me the biggest news was not about the aforementioned 5 Million iPhone 5's - nope - it was about the 100 Million iOS devices that are now running iOS 6 after just 5 days.  To compare that to last year - when iOS 5 launched last year Apple announced only 25 Million devices had upgraded.  A 4X increase year over year is really impressive and great news to devcelopers of iOS Apps.

 

If you want to see how big a deal this is vs say Android.  Jelly bean - aka Android 4.1 launched in early July.  Through early September - over 2 months after the launch of Jelly Bean - Android had 1.47% adoption. (And Android fan boys thought that was good news - Yikes!!).  Working out the numbers 1.46% of about 450 Mil Android devices is about 6.6 Million Android devices in 60 days that have been able to be updated to the latest version of their OS vs over 100 Million iOS devices in just 5 days now running the lastest version of iOS.  This is again why it is so important if you are a developer to develop first for iOS.  You can be assured that when you are developing for the latest version - there is actually an audience for your app. 

 

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Tii - iTem 0241 - iOS 6.0

 

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Apple - Press Info - Apple Introduces iPhone 5

Small Carriers Nab the iPhone 5

AnandTech - iPhone 5 Memory Size and Speed Revealed

AnandTech - The iPhone 5's A6 SoC

iPhone 5 Benchmarks Appear in Geekbench

AnandTech - iPhone 5/A6 SunSpider Performance

iPhone 5 will not support simultaneous voice and data on Verizon

iPhone 5 won't support simultaneous voice and data on Sprint

Apple's iPhone 5 puts Europe in 4G slow lane

AT&T: iPhone 4S users won't get discounted pricing for the iPhone 5

iPhone 5 Unlocked U.S. Pricing

Apple iPhone shipment dates slip on first day of presales

Apple says it's 'blown away' by iPhone 5 preorders

Apple: iPhone 5 pre-orders topped 2M in 24 hours

iPhone 5: Review Roundup

Video: Fox News Thinks The iPhone 5 Has Laser Keyboard

RJCooper

Lightning to HDMI and Lightning to VGA adapters are on the way

Third-party Lightning to 30-pin adapters

AT&T - eligibility requirements for unlocking iPhone

Waiting for Apple's China Play

China Unicom to have iPhone 5 by end of 2012

iControlPad 2 — Kickstarter

iExpander — Kickstarter

MARTIAN – Voice Command Watches

Apple's iPod touch pricing doesn't leave space for the iPad mini

This is How Apple Planned Its Global LTE Reach

That didn't take long: iOS 6 already jailbroken

Google Maps War With Apple Is Over - Google Won

The Amazing iOS 6 Maps

This Carrier Wants the iPhone Tomorrow

T-Mobile Awaits iPhone 5 Nano SIM Card Addition

Google acquires Apple’s favorite iPad app

Jimmy Kimmel Trick

Apple Fans Turn Samsung's iPhone 5 Attack Ad on Its Head

Chinese Blog Leaks iPad Mini Photos.

Does Podcasts App Suck Cellular Data

 

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Music Studio

StudioMini XL

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Amplitube

VocaLive

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Photoshop Touch

Philosophers Game

Check Me Out

Hand Free Control - Cydia

Wunderlist

vBrowser

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This page will be a round up of Rumors about the iPhone 2013 - the 7th generation of the iPhone. 

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Rumor - Apple to trial production of iPhone 5S soon.  

Rumor Monger - Digitimes

Date - November 12th 2012

Jist of Rumor - The "iPhone 5S" (7th gen iPhone) is expected to start volume production in Q1 2013.  There might even be some initiai production in December 2012. 

Beliveability of Rumor - None - it is from Digitimes.  

Those Re-reporting as possible: 

MacRumors

ComputerWorld

The Washington Post

Slashgear

Detrioit Free Press

eWeek

Cnet

9to5Mac

PCMag

Mashable

Appadvice

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Category:breaking news -- posted at: 6:00am EDT
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Last year when the iPhone 4S was first announced the Talking heads bemoaned how small an update the 4S was.  Which to me seemed way off the mark.  So I went and compared the new features to the iPhone 4 vs new features for the 4S.  You can see that comparison here.  But in a nutshell what I found was the iPhone 4S was just as big an upgrade from the iPhone 4 as the iPhone 4 was from the iPhone 3GS.  And essentially just because it was called iPhone 4S and not iPhone 5 - many thought it was an incremental update at best.  They were wrong.  

 

Fast forward 11 months and how does the iPhone 5 upgrade from the iPhone 4S measure up.  After all Apple said it was the biggest upgrade ever.  Well per the below chart you can see all the new key features for the iPhone 5, 4S and 4.  

 

Larger version here

 

At initial glance it seems to be a major upgrade - at "initial glance" that is.  But when you really look closely what I think you will see is that the iPhone 5 is really a smaller update than what we had with the iPhone 4S.  Blasphemy you say - well let me take this one step further.

 

Lets assign a score to each new feature.  And lets rate them as a +1 or +2 or +3 depending on if they are a minor, mid or major upgrade to the UI for the end user.  So for example with the iPhone 4 - the Retina display would be a +3, the 720p Video recording would be a +2 and the 4 element lens would be a +1.  By going through all the new updates for that version of the iPhone vs the previous - you get the results in the chart below. 

 


Larger version here

 

The iPhone 4's new features vs the 3GS give a score of +30.  The iPhone 4S's new features vs the iPhone give a score of +29.  This is very much in line with what we said a year ago - that the iPhone 4S was just as big an upgrade vs the iPhone 4 as the iPhone 4 was vs the iPhone 3GS.  

 

But when we look at the iPhone 5 - well it scores just a +25.  And that is giving a 0 score for the new 9 pin dock connector.  If you are someone coming from another iOS device - this likely would be looked at as a -2 or -3.  And then there is the movement of the headphone jack from the top of the device to the bottom.  Again this is not scorred - but if it was - it would be a -2 or -3 as well.  Wait until try to plug your headphones in and put it in a dock on your desk.  Yeah - that is going to suck.  So if you add in the minuses - what you are looking at is a score of +20 for the iPhone 5 vs +29 for the iPhone 4S and a +30 for the iPhone 4.  

 

If you are someone with an iPhone 4S - I just don't see how you can be as excited about upgrading to the iPhone 5 - as you were when upgrading from the iPhone 4.  Now that all said - if you are coming from the iPhone 4 or earlier or from an Android device - the difference will be that between Heaven and Hades - to pull a quote from a Samsung Executive.  

 

Calling it the iPhone 5 will cause many bloggers to report it as a bigger upgrade than it was - just like they belittled the iPhone 4S last year becasue it was called the iPhone 4S.   Isn't it amazing how much power there is in a name.  

 

 

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Category:breaking news -- posted at: 5:30pm EDT
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Tii - iTem 0240 - iPhone 5 its official

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor is Audible - audiblepodcast.com/todayiniphone

Recommended Book - The Tudors

 

Apple UDIDs leaked by Anonymous came from Florida firm, not FBI

Software Company: iPhone And iPad IDs Were Swiped From Us

AT&T Customer Device Unlock form

AT&T Reportedly Unlocking On-Contract iPhones

Court rules iPad tracking is not trespassing

How Apple Sabotaged Copycat Google And Made Them “Late” To Tablets

Everpurse — Kickstarter

iKid - Kickstarter

YouTube launches new iPhone app ahead of iOS 6 release 

Apple’s new iPods: Various new iPod touches, new iPod nano, tweaked iPod shuffle

Will the new iPhone be China Mobile compatible? 

Sprint preps 100 more cities for LTE rollout

4G Reality Check: Here’s Where a 4G LTE iPhone Would Actually Matter

New Apple iPhone to Support LTE Around the World

iPhone 5 - View all the technical specifications.

iPhone 5 - Compare specifications between iPhone models.

 

 

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Garageband

PhotoStream

ColorSplash

Inspire Personal Productivity

Duez

Pro Football Radio & Live Scores

Philosophers Game

Check Me Out

ClaC

Digits

Calculator+

Paper Calc Office

PowerOne

HiCalc Pro

AnyToDo

Pocket Informant

Mise En Place

Discover Films iTunes

YouTube - Google App

Grocery Gadget

College Football Radio & Live Scores

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iPhone 2012 - Rumor Bingo Card

Per Tradition here is the iPhone 2012 Rumor Bingo Card.

I do not expect to see all or even most of these - these are just a collection of the most spread rumors about the iPhone 2012.  

Direct download: bingo_card_iPhone2012.pdf
Category:breaking news -- posted at: 1:57pm EDT
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Tii - iTem 0239 - Why is there a 5 on that invite

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponser is Audible - audiblepodcast.com/todayiniphone

Recommended Book - Paterno

 

Ready for iPhone 2012? Apple announces event next week - CNN.com

Next-Generation iPhone Box Art Surfaces, Hints The New iPhone, Not iPhone 5

'iPhone 2012,' 'iPad mini' among 8 new Apple products coming before end of 2012

Apple warns Genius Bars of low iPhone 3GS stock

First Video of an iPhone 2012 Booting Up

Report claims next-gen iPhone to come with redesigned headphones

The new Apple iPhone 2012 may face a ban on event launch day

Chomp-powered App Store update may be coming with iOS 6

TOUCH TIME — Kickstarter

iKid — Kickstarter

FBI laptop containing Apple users' info hacked by AntiSec? 

AntiSec Leaks 1 Million Apple Device IDs 

Check If Your Apple Device Has Been Compromised by the AntiSec

Instamail Photo for iOS offers unlimited photo attachments | TUAW

Nokia's new PureView ad is amazing, too bad it's faked

World’s first Voice over LTE launches in Korea

Jury foreman in Apple v. Samsung

Even Amazon Gets The Samsung Galaxy S II And The iPhone Confused

Hall of Infamy: Sites that charge for reviews | AppyNation

 

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Garageband

PassSource.com

Inspire! Personal Productivity

Duez

Pro Football Radio & Live Scores

Sun and Moon

Activator - Cydia

Instacast

Instamail Photo

Pinnacle Studio

Mixel

Mail Shot

Group Mail

Bento

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Tii - iTem 0238 - Confirmed Quote Unquote

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor is Audible - audiblepodcast.com/todayiniphone

Recommended book - Gone Girl

 

iPhone trade-in roundup

Another Sign Of A New iPhone? 

iPhone 2012 : De nouvelles photos

iPhone 2012 Rumor Breakdown

More new iPhone parts

Rumor: NFC chip spotted in photos

Apple's next iPhone not expected to feature NFC

Apple Will Debut iPad Mini at October Event

iPad Mini Name Confirmed

iPad mini

DailyTech - Verizon, AT&T to Launch Voice over LTE 

Apple's iPad Will Finally See Competition this fall

Apple's Top Hardware Engineer Decides Not to Retire

CruxSKUNK - Kickstarter

Foundation Dock - Kickstarter

SmartThings - Kickstarter

Review: Lantronix xPrintServer Home Edition

Leaked Cases Reveal The iPod Touch Might Be Getting A Serious Upgrade This Year

Apple, Qualcomm Bids Spurned for Exclusive

T-Mobile Training Employees For “Selling Against The iPhone”

Your Smartphone's So Smart It Takes 14 Gadgets to Match It

 

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Garageband

Refelctions

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FX Photo Studio

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Groups: SMS, Mail and Manage Contacts

MailShot

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Card Scan Pro

Switchy - Cydia

Activator - Cydia

VOTE

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Tii - iTem 0237 - Willfully Infringed 

 

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Verdict is in for Apple vs. Samsung U.S.-based trial

SKorean court rules Samsung didn't copy iPhone

Jury Reaches Verdict In Samsung Vs. Apple Trial

Apple wins big in Samsung case, awarded over $1 billion

Apple-Samsung smartphone clash heads to jury

AT&T responds to FaceTime criticism

SaveTheInternet.com

T-Mobile to offer uncapped speed and data starting September 5th

iPhone 2012 Release Date

iOS 6 Release Date Rumored for Sept. 21 (NO!)

Rumor: Apple resellers dedicating more display space for iPad

iPad Mini' Cases Consistent with Rumored Design Details

Twitter / veistercom: @iLounge For iPhone 2012 cable

Creating the new iPhone 2012

iPhone 2012 to run on Everything Everywhere’s new 4G network

iKid by Laura  — Kickstarter

Freedom Sleeve — Kickstarter

Knocked App controversy

How much cash can you get from trading in your 'old' iPhone

Pocket Projector at Brookstone

Portable Table Top Gas Grill

PaperKarma: This mobile app stops junk mail

No television solution any time soon

Apple tells site to stop selling iPhone 2012 mod kits

 

 

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Bento

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PaperKarma

 

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Tii - iTem 0236 - Hey Apple Hey Apple

 

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Today's Sponsor is Audible - audiblepodcast.com/todayiniphone

 

Apple v. Samsung Closes Week Two

Conan finds Samsung guilty

Judge Upholds Most of Apple's Suit Against Samsung

Judge Koh asks Apple's attorneys if they're 'smoking crack'

Apple Stores to Match Discounts on iPhones

Apple really wants you to download its own Podcast App 

Confirmed: The New iPhone Will Have A 19-Pin “Mini” Connector - TechCrunch

The Next iPhone's Rumored Foolproof Dock Connector - Gizmodo

iPad Mini Pictures Leak Online

iPad mini will look like a large iPod touch

More Rumored iPad Mini and iPhone 5 Parts Leak

Tests Show iOS 6 Scales

Apple's iOS 6: What We Know

HumanToolz Stand — Kickstarter

Burn After Calling: Disposable Phone Numbers

App Store - Silent Film Director

No More Swipe Fees For Small Businesses Using Square

Analyst Believes Apple Television Set Already in 'Full Production'

Apple's set-top box cure: A TiVo acquisition

Just How Much Of A Problem Is Android Malware?

pod2g's iOS blog: Never trust SMS

Apple responds to SMS spoofing

AT&T Will Not Charge For FaceTime Over Cellular, On One Condition

iPhone Photography Guide

 

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Fractile Plus

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College Football Radio & Live Scores

Kai Wen's Goldfish

X Con - Cydia 

Evernote

Yousendit

Craigslist Pro

Craigs iPhone

SimpleNote

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Social Telephone

Waze

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Tii - iTem 0235 - iOS 6 Beta 4

 

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Apple Media Event All But Confirmed for Mid-September

Apple's September 12 Announcement is Horrible Timing for Microsoft's Surface

Apple iPhone 5 and iPad mini event planned for September 12

Apple to roll new Dock connector out across entire iOS product lineup

Apple iPhone and iPad Mini Announcement Will Be September 12

Internal Apple Email From 2011

Top Apple Executive Saw Market for 7-Inch Tablet in 2011

iPhone 5 Spy Shots:

The essence of Apple's claims Samsung slides in three

Sharp President Confirms Shipments of Displays for New iPhone

iOS 6 - Beta 4

How Do You Set Up iCloud for a Family? | iSource

Apple Gorging on Mobile Industry Revenue

3rd Gen iPad comes out on top in tablet battery test

Apple TV Finally Adds Hulu Plus

Hulu Plus Lands on Apple TV

Why Mountain Lion Just Became the Ultimate Cord-Cutting OS

Bladepad— Kickstarter

STRATA:  Smartwatch — Kickstarter

Try iOS: iPhone App Development Course — Kickstarter

AT&T iPhone sales decrease

Advanced Photoshop Touch Tutorial « iOS Stuff And Reviews

'Maximization' Tweak

CameraConnector - cydia

Amazon Instant Video for iPad on the iTunes App Store

Verizon Can No Longer Charge For Tethering, FCC Declares

Bill Gates -- iPad Photo Ops 

Gmail for iOS Update Adds Smoother Scrolling

Does it Matter That Google Conceded the Podcast Market to Apple? - Forbes

 

Audible Recommendation - Cloud Atlas 

 

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Garageband

Instagram

MyMailbox

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CameraConnector - Cydia

Amazon Instant Video

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GMail App

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Tii - iTem 0234 - Apple Spends a Little Cash

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor is Audible - audiblepodcast.com/todayiniphone

 

How many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter? 

How many iPads did Apple sell last quarter

Apple Financial Results - Q3 2012

Apple's F3Q12 Results - Transcript

AT&T and Verizon shine as iPhone sales sink

AT&T Should Renew Its iPhone Vows 

Sprint shares jump on better revenues

Sprint Nextel Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results

Microsoft posts first quarterly loss in company history

HAND Stylus

The JOT Stylus

Apple CEO in bronze:

Apple to Update iPod Touch with 4-Inch Display

Apple buys fingerprint sensor firm AuthenTec for $356 million

The iPad Mini Is Inevitable. This Chart Explains Why

What's up dock? Apple to shrink connector for iPhone 5

Apple Expected to Update Buggy Podcasts App Later Today

Apple Casts Pesky Bugs Aside In Newly Updated Podcasts Ap

DOJ to Apple: You're wrong, wrong, wrong on e-books

Apple Taps Director Martin Scorsese for New Siri Commercial 

Apple says iOS 6 to fix in-app-purchase fraud

Apple iOS6: You Can Have Too Many Apps - Forbes

Woman's horror after Best Buy employee steals 'racy' photos

Closed for Business

Warning: New Android malware tricks users with real Opera Mini

Rumor of Pricing of Surface highlights trouble with web rumors

iPhone 5 release date rumor: September 21st

iPad with kickstand and other 'highly confidential' prototypes revealed

Early 'Jony' iPhone concept shows Sony design influence

 

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Garageband

Mandala HD

Superimpose

Can't Say That

WhatPaint

MyPrecious

MyMailbox

Frequency

Luma Camera

iExit

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Apple Q2 2012 Quarterly Report

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Here is a very quick summary of the latest quarterly numbers from Apple:

Rev = $35 Billion (up from $28.6 Billion in the year ago quarter)

Total Cash = $117.2 Billion (up $7 Billion for the quarter)

 

Last Quarter Sales

iPhones Sold = 26 Mil (vs 20.34 Mil year ago quarter and 35.1 Mil last quarter)

iPads Sold = 17 Mil (vs 9.25 Mil year ago quarter and 11.8 Mil last quarter)

iPod Touches Sold = Not given as usual but over half of the 6.8 Mil iPods sold

All iPod's Sold = 6.8 Mil  (vs 7.5 Mil in the year ago quarter)

 

Misc Notes

Over 410 Mil iOS device sold to date.

Over 650,000 iOS Apps available in the App store. 

Over 225,000 iPad Apps available in the App store.

iPhone is available at over 250 carriers world wide.

iPads for sale in 97 countries around the world. 

Paid out over $5.5 Billion to Developers to date.

1.3 Mil Apple TV's sold last quarter and over 4 Mil combined the last 3 quarters.

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Category:breaking news -- posted at: 3:30pm EDT
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Tii - iTem 0233 - iOS 6 Beta 3

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor is the app - Can't Say That

 

Verizon drops a hint on a possible Q4 iPhone 5 launch 

Apple releases iOS 6 beta 3 with new settings for Maps

Apple gives iPhone 3GS owners some love

iOS 6 Beta 3 Now Available For Download

AT&T Could Charge Apple iPhone Users for FaceTime 

AT&T to Charge For FaceTime Over Cellular Network?

Will AT&T Charge for FaceTime on the iPhone? - NYTimes.com

iExplorer 

Earliest known photos of an iPad

Cell Phone Case For iPhone 2012

eyeCLICK — Kickstarter

Pair with Pear — Kickstarter

A 7-inch iPad? Not So Fast - Forbes

Does Apple's Seven-Inch iPad Really Exist? - Forbes

Google Nexus 7 tablet teardown confirms loss leader status

Can I Use the Same Power Adapter for iPhone and iPad? 

Straight Talk: Chopping Your Cellphone Bill in Half

Straightalk - Service Plan

Apple ordered by court to issue 'ad' saying Samsung didn’t copy

Explaining AT&T and Verizons’ complex shared-data plans

AT&T announces Mobile Share plans

iPad makes quiet debut in China 

 

 

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A+ Signature

Snapseed

Nanomon Blaster

Can't Say That

WhatPaint

My Precious

Square

CraigsPro+

PDF Pen 

Awesome Files

BBC Olympics

Luma Camera

Precorder Free

Onavo Extender

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:52am EDT
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Verizon CFO Fran Shammo hinted at a major smartphone launch in Q4 of this year - IE the iPhone 2012.  That was the highlight most posts started off with from the conference call - but really that is not news just a confirmation of what was expected by almost all.  

 

What was news is this past quarter Verizon sold 2.7 million iPhones - vs 2.9 Million Android smartphones combined.  So yes once again the iPhone was the best selling smartphone on Verizon. That the iPhone and ALL Android phones combined were so close in sales is amazing when you consider Verizon sales staff has been pushing new customers to 4G / LTE Android phones the entire quarter.  

 

According to CNET overall Verizon sold 5.9 Mil smartphones. So that you don't need to go to your calc app - that means RIM sold 300k smartphones at Verizon last quarter - Yikes!! Ouch !!! oh my and simply Wow - but not in a good way wow.  I should note - That looking at the transcript at Seeking Alpha - I could not confirm that 5.9 Mil number.

 

To put the 2.7 Mil iPhones into perspective Verizon sold 2.3 Mil in the year ago quarter - but sold 3.2 Mil in Q1 of 2012.  


Category:breaking news -- posted at: 1:34pm EDT
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Tii - iTem 0232 - China Finally is getting the iPad

 

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Today's Sponsor is the Frequency App.

 

In June: 65 percent of mobile web traffic from iOS, 20 percent from Android

Making voice calls drops to fifth most frequent use for smartphone

iOS Hacker Unlocks In-App Purchases

New iPad Arrives in China on Friday, July 20

Charlie Wolf has second thoughts about Apple's iPad

How many iPads did Apple sell last quarter?

Wintek's sales plunge

Smarter Stand for iPad  — Kickstarter

Spike — Kickstarter

GameDock — Kickstarter

TouchFire - Shipping

TouchFire Photos

Hotel replaces obsolete guestroom phones with the iPhone

NBC Olympics Live Extras App

MapQuest gives iPhone users free navigation

UDID: Second-Hand Users Data

App Store problem - makes updated apps crash

VIDS the iBook

Octopus Keyboard Jailbreak Tweak

Dev-Team Blog - Baseband Freedom

 

 

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MakeMyPopUp - Cydia

HD Wallpaper

Nanomon Blaster

Frequency

Square

Hype HTML 5 - Mac App Store

Just Gobble

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NBC Olympics App

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Podcasts on the iTunes App Store

Apple settles iPad trademark dispute in China for $60M

Origami Slate case — Kickstarter

tablift - Kickstarter

ModMyi - Revert Back your Keyboard

Navigon adds features and lowers prices

iTunes - Books - Vids by Tim Street

 

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Instagram

A MidSummers Night Dream

Podblaster

Fireworks Photography Field Guide

Podcasts App From Apple

MailShot

GroupMessenger 

iPusher

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Move2Unlock - Cydia

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Tii - iTem 0230 - Podcasts App and a 5th Birthday

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Apple issues iOS 6 beta 2

PassSource - Create Passbook passes

iPhone Turns 5

App Store Launches in 32 New Countries

Bluff Wars — Kickstarter

Cookoo Watch -  Kickstarter

Google Announces Drive and Chrome for iOS

Make Google Chrome Your Default Browser

Crabs and Penguins

Square Review & Complaints

Nexus 7 kills Kindle Fire, but isn't up to iPad, analysts say

 

 

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Tii App

Garageband

PhotoGene

WaWa Land

A Midsummers Night Dream 

PodBlaster

Fireworks Photography Field Guide

TextFree

GroupMessenger

Display Out - Cydia

Pen and Paper

Chrome

Google Drive

BrowserChooser - Cydia

 

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Spec Comparison: Apple’s New iPad vs. Surface by Microsoft

Many would give up sex for iPhone 

Dolphins to fine players who visit “unauthorized” sites

iSimple

The iPhone Turns Five Friday 

bossjock studio 

Foxconn CEO says iPhone 5 will put Galaxy S III to shame

Ringbow - Kickstarter

Apple Wins Surprising Anti-Big Brother Surveillance Patent

Saurik Disappointed By Jailbreak Community?

 

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Garageband

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InFrameCut

WaWa Land

Virtual PDF Printer for iPhone

Start (Web to PDF)

TextFree

BossJock

FlashLock - Cydia

Bluetooth

 

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Go Grove Flex Smart X2

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Tii - iTem 0228 - Less Soup for some of you

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Apples no soup for you features

Apple plans Podcast App for iOS 6 release 

Apple’s Podcasting Stroke of Genius

Is Apple Getting Ready To Launch A New Podcast App With iOS 6? | Cult of Mac

Apple introduces Smart Case for iPad | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

iOS 6 Makes Apps Ask Permission

Apple signs global agreement with TomTom for maps - Computerworld

iPad still dominates tablet traffic, but Nook surges past Kindle Fire 

Arctic Flight - Kickstarter

The Woz disses Siri

How Do Top Android Developers QA Test Their Apps? 

BannerDisable adds a new “Do Not Disturb” option

iOS 6 3D maps hacked for iPhone 4

How to Jailbreak iOS 6 beta

Dev-Team Blog - 0615 fun

Former AT&T exec leaked iPhone, BlackBerry sales figures 

Surface by Microsoft

 

 

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iSequence

Paper

CinePro

Display Recorder

iCatcher

Songza

Plague Inc.

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PDF Printer for iPad

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iPhone 4 and 3GS when it comes to iOS 6 - A lot less soup for you.

 

Update:  Thanks to long time listener Thomas from Tuscaloosa AL for the above image. Higher Res version here  

 

WTF?!! - I think that sums up the reaction of anyone with an iPhone 4 - that found out that in iOS 6 - the long sought after feature of turn by turn navigation - will NOT be available for them, neither will other features announced and even more will be missing for the iPhone 3GS.  From Apples site - http://www.apple.com/ios/ios6/ 

 

      • Features are subject to change. Not all features are available on all devices.
      1. ...Flyover and turn-by-turn navigation will be available only on iPhone 4S and iPad 2 or later....
      2. Siri will be available only on iPhone 4S and iPad (3rd generation) and requires Internet access...
      3. Shared Photo Streams requires iOS 6 on iPhone 4 or later or iPad 2 or later, or a Mac computer with OS X Mountain Lion...
      4. FaceTime over a cellular network requires iPhone 4S or iPad (3rd generation) with cellular data capability...
      5. VIP list and VIP and Flagged smart mailboxes will be available on iPhone 4 or later and iPad 2 or later.
      6. Offline Reading List will be available on iPhone 4 or later and iPad 2 or later.
      7. Made for iPhone hearing aids require iPhone 4S...
       
    •  

If you want turn by turn directions with iOS 6. Only the iPhone 4S and iPhone 2012 will support turn by turn. iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS owners sorry no soup for you. Which again brings us back to the WTF phrase going through most peoples minds that own the 3GS or 4. Clearly the iPhone 4 and even 3GS can handle turn by turn directions - Tom Tom, Navigon and others have been offering up apps that do that for some time now and work great on the 3GS and 4.  

 

So the only real and logical reason for Apple to not include it is simply a marketing decision to get you to upgrade early. But really Apple if turn by turn was what would drive someone to upgrade - would they not have upgraded to an android phone where that feature is standard on even the most run of the mill get it free with a 2 yr contract type android phone. So Apple Shame on your for not getting Turn by Turn navigation working on the iPhone 4 and 3GS. You know you are still actually selling those devices. Just Sayin.

So a quick summary of what you will miss out on for the iPhone 4 and 3GS in iOS 6

 

iPhone 4 - No Soup for You Features:

Turn by Turn Navigation

Fly Over

Any Siri Features

Facetime over Cellular (Really???)

Made for iPhone Hearing Aids (This one is likely Bluetooth 4 related)

 

 

iPhone 3GS - No Soup for You Features:

All those mentioned above for iPhone 4

Shared Photo Stream (Stick with instagram)

VIP List, VIP and Flagged Smart Mailboxes (Again Really???)

Offline Reading Lists 

 

Clearly looking at this list there are features missing from the iPhone 4 and 3GS that can only be explained by one word - MARKETING.  Expect to read / hear more about this in the months to come.  



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Tii - iTem 0227 - WWDC 2012

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Ultrasn0w Adds iPhone Unlock for iOS 5.1.1

Apple's Tim Cook 'rules out' iPhone 5 with 4-inch screen | ZDNet

Apple CEO Tim Cook's First Time in the Red Chair at D

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Apple WWDC 2012 liveblog! -- Engadget

Apple - Events - WWDC 2012

An Apple TV reboot could be a game-changer - CNN.com

iPad 1st Generation PROTOTYPE on eBay

$10,000 iPad Prototype Was ‘Most Likely’ Stolen

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R.I.P. Cisco Cius

Futulele for iPad

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Apple TV 5.0.2 software update

Best New iPad Jailbreak Apps & Tweaks

Apple filed patent for stylus back in 2010

Apple to DOJ: Bite me

Hulu Walkthrough: Hulu Customer Support

Cricket Wireless to Offer iPhone on June 22

Is a $400 Cricket iPhone worth it?

Leap Wireless, Sprint to Offer Prepaid No-contract iPhone 4S

Sprint's Virgin Mobile to Offer iPhone

Virgin Mobile is the cheapest choice 

The New iPad's Closest Competitor?

CommentCast

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HOW TO: Use The Facebook Pages Manager App

Photos of alleged new iPhone surface

Photos: Black and white next-gen metal iPhone backs

Schematic Purportedly Shows Next-Generation iPhone

'Mr Trololo' dies in Russia

 

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Reveal - Cydia

CommentCast

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Hi Rob

(Per Apple TV SDK) I wish I could believe this but it is BGR reporting the story

Steve from AZ

 
 
Hi Steve,

 

This is the "speculation of something that is likely - hey lets call it a leaked rumor from an inside source" game.

 
Many have been speculating / hoping Apple would allow Access to install Apps on Apple TV for some time.  ie release an SDK for Apple TV.  You have heard me hoping / wishing for that since Apple TV 2nd gen was released. 
 
Last year there were similar rumors / leaks right before WWDC.  
 
This year it probably will actually happen - given Tim Cooks comments recently about Apple TV. 
 
 
 
 
Point is there has been speculation about an Apple TV SDK for some time - and at least at the links above they all had the integrity to say it was just that "speculation".  
 
What BGR most likely ("most likely" added to keep away the lawyers from BGR) did was take speculation and call it a leak from a "source".
 
If they are right - they point back and say see we told you and then use said "source" to fuel some other "story" in the future. 
 
If they are wrong - no one remembers.
 
As always take what BGR says with the same level of integrity of Digitimes.  
 
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An un-tethered jailbreak is now available for iOS 5.1.1 for the following devices running iOS 5.1.1:

 

iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S 

iPad 1st Gen

iPad 2 - with original 45nm Processor (if you purchased it prior to March 10th 2012 you are ok)

iPad 3rd Gen

iPod touch 4th and 5th gen

 

NOTE - This jailbreak is not for those that need to or plan to unlock.  DO NOT USE THIS JAILBREAK IF YOUR IPHONE RELIES ON AN UNLOCK. stay away from Absynthe Jailbreak.    


Here is the link for Jailbreaking for UNLOCKERS.

 

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There are some very good articles on how to jailbreak but many miss a couple of steps that new jailbreakers need to know especially when it comes to using Cydia - the resource for finding and installing jailbroken apps. This tutorial tries to help those first time jailbreakers by covering both the jailbreak process step by step and also how to use Cydia to install an app.  

Do not try to jailbreak if you don't like when things go to (expletive). If you need your device for your business and being without it for any period of time will cause you to loose your job - stop now.  If you get mad at your significant other at how they fold towels or put the toilet paper on a roll - Jailbreaking is probably not for your personality.  Sometimes things break and your device will likely crash more often then if it was not jailbroken.  Apple "claims" jailbreak voids your warranty if that is an issue stop now.  Note Squaretrade's warranties still cover jailbreaking.    

Step 0 - Before you start make sure you update your iOS device to iOS 5.1.1 if you have not done so already.  If you do not know how to update your iOS device jailbreaking may not be for you.  

If you are already updated to iOS 5.1.1 make sure you do a sync and backup of your iOS device.  If you have any photos or video you shot - transfer those now to your computer from your camera roll.  Also force quit every open App on your iOS device and then go to settings and general and then go to Reset and select "Reset Network Settings".  This will then reboot your iOS device.  Next connect your iOS device via the USB cord directly to your computer - not through a USB hub or keyboard or Monitor - right to the computer.  

 

(To force quit the open apps - From the home screen on your iOS device - double tap the home button - a tray will appear on the bottom of the device with your apps that are open - tap and hold one of the apps.  All the apps in the tray will wiggle and you will see a red circle in the upper left with a "-" in it.  Tap on all of the red circles until all of your apps are closed.) 

 

Step 1 - Close out iTunes on your computer. Make sure your iOS device is still turned on and connected via the USB cable - per Step 0.  

Step 2 - Download Absinthe 2.0  from the links below and unzip the file. 

Download - Absinthe v2.0.2 - Mac OSX (10.5, 10.6. 10.7)

Download - Absinthe v2.0.4 - Mac OSX (10.5, 10.6. 10.7)



Download - Absinthe v2.0.2 - Windows (XP/Vista/Win7)

Download - Absinthe v2.0.2 - Windows (XP/Vista/Win7)


 

Download - Absinthe v2.0.2 - Linux (x86/x86_64)

Download - Absinthe v2.0.4 - Linux (x86/x86_64)

 

You can also go to this site for the official download page for GeenPoision

Step 3 -  I recommend closing out all of your open programs and restarting your computer before proceeding.   If you have iTunes set to launch when you connect your iOS device - you will need to quit out of iTunes again.

 

Step 4 - Per the iPhone dev teams recommendation - "Once your backup is complete return to your device and go to Settings – General – Reset – Erase all Content and Settings. This will make the jailbreak process much faster."   Make sure you keep your iOS device connected to the computer via a USB cable - also make sure it is connected directly to a USB port on the computer and not via a USB hub nor a USB port on a keyboard nor monitor.  Also make sure your device is re-activated before proceeding. 

Note: If you are using Test Flight to get beta versions of apps for testing on your device - they will be removed if you erase all content and settings - and you will need to manually reload each app at the end.  

Step 5 - Launch - GreenPois0n Absinthe 2.0.2 -  and select "Jailbreak"  

 

 

Step 5 continued - Sit and Wait.  After you click Jailbreak above you will see some messages about the status of the jailbreak (see below).    

  

 

Step 6 - You will eventually (5 minutes typically - could be more or a little less) see the message below.

  

You will need to unlock the screen and then find the Cydia icon on your iOS device - it is a brown icon - with "Cydia" below it.  Sometimes however in the past it has been an all whitie icon.  If you see this - you have a jailbroken iPhone.  

Step 7 - Once jailbroken, open iTunes and restore your backup from earlier. When you open iTunes it should take you to the option to "Set up your" iOS device - Select "restore from the backup of: " with the correct backup choosen.  Then click continue.  

 

If it does not show up - then Right click on your device name under the ‘Devices’ menu in the left panel of iTunes and click ‘Restore from Back Up…’ then select the latest backup you created before. Restoring this backup will return all the content previously on your device ie, apps, photos, etc.

 

This is the longest part of the jailbreak - and depending on how much content there is to get back on your iOS device it could take a while - it took over 2 hours for me.  Once you confirm your restore from back up worked correctly go to step 8. 


Step 8 - Launch the Cydia App. The first time you launch it you will see a message "Preparing Filesystem (cydia weill exit when complete)" - and per the message Cydia will quit out / exit when done.  Once it does this - relaunch Cydia.  The second time you launch it you will be asked "Who Are you?"  with the options of "User", "Hacker", "Developer" -  if you are reading this - select "User" and then tap "Done"

Step 9 - Once it is done it will open up and you should see a screen that looks like that below. 

One App almost everyone will want and that works on the iPhone's, iPod Touch's and the iPad is the app SBSettings.  This moves important settings / controls to the notification dock where they are always quickly available.  

To install this app Tap on "Search" in the bottom row of Cydia and then in the search box type "SBSettings"
 

 

Next Tap on "SBSettings" the top one - not the one any of the others.  

 
Read the warning.  Then Tap on "Install" in the upper Right corner
 

Then Tap on "Confirm" in the upper Right corner

 

Then Tap on "Restart Springboard"

 

Then in the Settings App under Notifications - Go to SBSettings and turn it to "On".

 
Next launch the SBSettings app - and look at all the options. 

Thats it you are now jailbroken and have your first real jailbroken app running on your device.
Please understand sometimes installs of apps are interrupted - in which case you need to try and re-install.  Things are not as stable when you jailbreak - expect some additional crashes and conflicts between apps. Which is why if you install an app you no longer plan to use - it is best to delete said app - the more jailbroken apps you have installed - the higher the probability you will have a conflict.  
 

 
Note: If you have an iPad - do not - repeat - do not - install Five icon dock - it will really mess up your iPad and you will need to restore it.  However that app works great on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
 
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Tii - iTem 0226 - iMalkovich

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Apple designer 'winces' over some past product choices

At Disrupt NY It's All About Apple

IBM worries iPhone's Siri has loose lip

Sprint $100 iPhone Trade-In Offer

Alleged front panel for next iPod touch

Apple to bring 'wow factor' back to iPhone

App Review: Polaroid « iOS Stuff And Reviews

Pinball Arcade: The Twilight Zone - Kickstarter

THE KING PONG PROJECT — Kickstarter

gTar — Kickstarter

The Art Of Launching An App: A Case Study

Ohio State to provide iPads to athletes

Actor John Malkovich amused by Siri 

 

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Tii App

Draw Something

PhotoForge2

FilterStorm

Cardmunch

World Card Mobile

Evernote Hello

iCircuit

King Pong

Polaroid

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Tii - iTem 0225 - Verizon has no Business Acumen

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Apple Moves Toward Larger iPhone Screens - WSJ.com

Apple rebrands 4G LTE iPad

iPhone 5 release imminent as 4 stock drops

iPhone 4S lands Pioneer Cellular

Apple Wins Dispute Over iPhone5.com

Verizon Just Made Things Worse

Verizon: You can have unlimited data... just no device subsidies

The iPhone App Your Boss May Be Using To Take Upskirt Photo

Etcher: Etch A Sketch for iPad - Kickstarter

Day Maker — Kickstarter

SLINGSHOT — Kickstarter

Pebble

Instacast pricing raises hackles

Blogworld Expo - My Sessions

Lazy Harp Seal Song - Youtube

 

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Tii App

Garageband

Tweak - I love Logos

My Network Assistant

Photoshop Touch

PhoneDrive

iBird Explorer Pro

iBird Pro HD

Endomondo

Ask2Call - Cydia

SwipeSelection - Cydia

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Tii - iTem 0224 - Your TV, My TV, iTV

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iPhone also surfaces on Kansas, California regional carriers | Macworld

T-Mobile $4 Billion 4G Network Evolution Plan

T-Mobile goes back to lampooning iPhone in ads

New iPad Coming to 30 Additional Countries

Apple updates iPhone, iPad, iPod touch to iOS 5.1.1

security content of iOS 5.1.1 Software Update

Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation) software updates

Loose screw caused airplane iPhone ‘fire’

App Store - UDID+

Pebble: E-Paper Watch

Scanbox — Kickstarter

AnandTech - The iPad 2,4 Review

Apple Ipod Itunes Antitrust Litigation

AT&T Sees an End to Wi-Fi-only Tablets

Apple angles for iPhone5.com domain

Confirmed: New iPhone Will Be Longer and Thinner

Foxconn Chairman Confirms Company Will Build iTV

Apple iTV: Not If but What

RIM takes shots at Apple and iPhone owners

Demand for photo-erasing iPhone app heats up sexting debate

iOS Hacker Pod2g Gets iOS 5.1 Untethered Jailbreak

Dev-Team Blog - 5x redux

 

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Tii App

Garageband

Wallpaper HD

PhotoForge 2

PSTouch

Pixlromatic

My Network Assistant

RingerX VIP - Cydia

UDID+

Cycle Torque

Tether Me - Cydia

SBSetting Tethering Toggle - Cydia

SnapChat

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Tii - iTem 0223 - V is for Vendetta 

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Verizon reps push 4G Android over iPhone

IDC - Tablet Shipments for Q1 2012

iCloud: Backup and restore overview

The new iPad 2 and old iPad 2

Opinion: why Apple forced Target to boot Kindle

Apple pulls Bluetooth OnOff 

TapCaps — Kickstarter

Spotify now ready for iPad

iPhone-carrying bra

iMainGo XP speaker case

APPetite PR’s App Marketing Podcast

 

 

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Garageband

Juxtaposer

RelaxMatic

iOMG

Bluetooth Manager

Spotify

SkyDrive

MagicPlan

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WWDC - Apple Developer

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference to Kick Off June 11

Apple Reports Second Quarter Results

AAPL is now shortable - MarketWatch

About those 3.2 million Verizon iPhone activations

At AT&T, iPhone continues to boom

AT&T and Verizon iPhone sales disappoint 

Sprint Loss Is Smaller Than Projected

Apple vs. Proview: Media is Embarrassing Itself

LinkedIn for iPad Finally Arrives

Pebble: E-Paper Watch

Brydge — Kickstarter

Bullet Proof iPhone Case

Top analyst: 'Apple will decline' 

RedSn0w updated for Mac and Windows: adds Corona A5 jailbreak, other tools -- Engadget

Dev Team Updates Redsn0w to Fix Issue Affecting OS X Users

This New App Transforms Ugly Android Phones

Jean-Baptiste Queru - Google+

Apple's iPad controls new $15 million superyacht

Super yacht controlled by an iPad

iPhone Audition Got Benedict Cumberbatch Into the 'Star Trek' 

Professional Advice from Rob Walch | Speaking Of Wealth

 

 

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Garageband

Photoshop Touch

iOMG

RelaxMatic

PDAnet - Cydia

Spinning Meals

Colordetect

ColorVisor

ColorIn

Color Inspector for iPhone

VisionHunt

ColorCapture

ColorSmart Mobile

LinkedIn

TwizGrid

Notability

Pen and Paper

PDFpen

PDF Expert

neu.annotate

Printopia

Pocket

Airserver

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Here is a very quick summary of the latest quarterly numbers from Apple:

Rev = $39.2 Billion (up from $24.7 Billion in the year ago quarter)

Total Cash = $110.2 Billion (up $12.6 Billion for the quarter)

 

Last Quarter Sales

iPhones Sold = 35.1 Mil (88% increase from year ago quarter)

iPads Sold = 11.8 Mil (151% increase from year ago quarter)

iPod Touches Sold = Not given as usual but over half of the 7.7 Mil iPods sold

All iPod's Sold = 7.7 Mil

 

Misc Notes

365 Mil iOS device sold to date.

Over 600,000 iOS Apps available in the App store. 

Over 200,000 iPad Apps available in the App store.

iPhone 4S is available in over 100 countries now.

125 Mil users of iCloud world wide. 

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Pebble: E-Paper Watch for iPhone

Apple - Press Info - New iPad Arrives in 21 countries

Apple's New iPad Will Be Sold in 56 Countries by the End of April 

New iPad to make local debut Friday

Techno Harbour: iPad 3 Comes To India

CNET TV | Video Product Review

How to Calibrate Your Home Button

Magnifi - iPhone Universal Photoadapter Case - Kickstarter

FileMaker's new iOS apps hit 100K downloads in one week

Win8 Metro Testbed

Which is the fastest iPhone carrier in your neighborhood?

Setting up Your Home Wireless Network

Fake Instagram App Laced with Malware Appears on Android

Twitter / @pod2g: News: we have all exploits

pod2g's iOS blog

Large Photo Books and Large Photo Albums at KODAK Gallery

 

 

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Garageband 

Photogene2

Percolator

Overlay Photo

Gym Buddy

Halftone

Doodlebuddy

Cheeza Cheap Pizza

MyWi - Cydia

PDAnet - Cydia

Buzzplayer HD

Goodnotes

Kodak Gallery

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Mobile Device Station - Leviton

AT&T to begin unlocking off-contract iPhones

How to Unlock an AT&T iPhone in 5 Steps

No human interaction required: AT&T iPhone unlock

Facebook to Acquire Instagram for $1B

A5X and Tegra 3 Benchmarks

That $399 budget iPad 2 has precious silicon inside

AnandTech - Apple's iPad 2,4 also uses 32nm

Apple Investigates iPad Users' Wi-Fi Complaints 

Pebble: E-Paper Watch - kickstarter

iPhone and iPod Touch Rumors Collide 

iPod Touch May Finally Be Getting the Refresh It Deserves

Dream:ON

Major U.S. Carriers Agree to Develop Centralized Database

cydiapp.com 

 

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Sketchbook Pro

Steam Cannon HD

TrizmTouch

My Network Assistant

My Fitness Pal

Run Keeper 

Dream:On

CloudOn

Road Trip

Gas Cubby

XCon - Cydia App

Curiosa - Cydia App

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Another US carrier gets the iPhone

Here's How Law Enforcement Cracks Your iPhone's Security Code

Simpl. for iPad creates and publishes websites simply

Instant Heart Rate by Azumio

Poddities Money Clip for iPhone 4S/4

Twitter / @gruber:

iPhone Users Are Disgusted By New Android Users

iPhone Outselling All Android Devices Combined

Google's Android has generated just $550m since 2008

A comparison of smartphone and tablet shipments

Apple Financial Results - Q2 2012

Apple to announce second quarter earnings April 24

Apple supplier audit finds wage and overtime violations

100 Reasons to Jailbreak - YouTube

 

 

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New iPad Battery Keeps Charging Despite 'Battery Full' Message

Debunkatron: No, the iPad is not destroying its own battery

The iPad gripes goes on and on

iPad specs compared

Not So Hot

Tests show new iPad runs 9.6 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than iPad 2

New iPad not quite running circles around iPad 2 

iPad can serve as LTE hotspot for more than 24 hours

iPad download speeds around the world

Apple faces Australian legal challenge over 4G label

The iPhone 5 Screen Size

A Larger iPhone Is Near Inevitable

UDID - Apple reportedly begins rejecting apps 

iMainGo XP Ultra-Portable Stereo Speaker and Protective Case

A Visual Guide to 700 MHz : AT&T (Phone Scoop)

Why is AT&T LTE Fast In Houston, Slow In Chicago? PC Mag

Dash - The Smart phone Car Stereo

Galileo. Your iOS in Motion. by Motrr — Kickstarter

Tim Cook convinces AT&T to unlock customer’s iPhone

iOS 5.1 reportedly vulnerable to address bar spoofing

Photoshop Touch Intro - iOS Stuff And Reviews

Draw Something developer bought out for $US200m

Developer Sees Quick Adoption of iOS 5.1 Amongst Users

RIM Is Developing a BlackBerry Mobile Fusion App for Apple iPhone

ios 5.1 update apps won't download: Apple Support

 

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Steve Wozniak in Line for iPad 3

Orange bundling new iPad with iPhone

iPad Display Technology Shoot-Out

Verizon iPad found to be compatible with AT&T's 3G network

Why Does The New iPad’s Dictation Feature Require A Wi-Fi Connection?

iPad's 'Dictation' sends info to Apple servers

Is Your New iPad Overheating?

Apple responds to supposed iPad heat issues

Our test finds new iPad hits 116 degrees

Why You Will Never Need To Upgrade To A New iPad Every Year

Apple - Press Info - Apple Conference Call

Apple TV 3rd Generation Teardown - iFixit

Ultima - Best In Car Holder Dock Mount — Kickstarter

JuiceTank — Kickstarter

Geode from iCache — Kickstarter

This American Life retracts episode

A Day of Reckoning for This American Life & Mike Daisey 

Apple and the Daisey affair

Samsung's parts sales to Apple edge towards $11 bil.

Popular game developer halts work on Android

Apple's iPhone Tops in Japan for the First Time

AT&T Loses Throttling Case, Pays $935 to Customer

Dev-Team Blog - iPad(3) Fever!

ASO Is The New SEO

 

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The New iPad - On Line

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8:05 AM CT - Leawood Apple Store - There were about 90 people in line when Apple let people in - about 10 minutes early.  I was out of the store a minute before 8:00 AM. Based on the number of units in the store about 800 units based on what was behind the genius bar (I took picks and counted) - it is doubtful they will sell out since there were less than 100 people that at opening.  Will be interesting to see if they do sell out this weekend at all.    

 

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6:15 AM ET - Mall of Georgia - iReport from Larry - Now allowed back in the Mall - about 40 people in line. 

 

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5:15 AM CT - Reports coming in that Sams club will be selling the new iPad starting at 7:00 AM Local time - (Thanks Penny) 


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4:28 AM CT - Leawood KS -  They have the new iPad on display at the Leawood Apple store.  No secrecy this time.  Above is a photo of the one on display. 

 

I was the 11th one in line at 4:15 AM.  First ones in line were here at 6:00 PM on Thursday.  

Send in your updates from your line. 

 

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3:53 AM ET - Mall of Georgia - iReport from Larry - Mall security just kicked everyone out of the Mall and out of line.  Nice.

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How To: Install iPhoto On Your First-Generation iPad

New iPhoto and iMovie apps can be copied to original iPad

Apple Extends Shipping Date To March 19th

Apple: iPad preorders sell out

Apple - Retail Store - iPad

New iPad hits stores at 8 a.m. Friday

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GigaOm List of iPad Reviews

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iPad omission: My theory on Siri

iPad 3 won’t work on European 4G

iPad 3 incompatible with Euro 4G

These Are The New iPad LTE Data Plans

New iPad battery has 70% more capacity

iPad 3 Teardown - iFixit

What the New iPad Tells Us About the Next iPhone

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Laura from Nashville competing for national prize

Get On The Shelf

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Tether Relaunches iPhone Version

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AT&T seeks to settle _ quietly _ with iPhone user

AT&T offers quiet settlement with iPhone user

 

 

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As you likely know AT&T has already gutted the "unlimited" data plans they offered up to those of us early adopters - with their recent announcement that "unlimited" really means 3GB and then throttled to unusable speeds after that.  But hey at least we still were in an "unlimitted" plan and there was always hope that when AT&T figured out their network congestion issues - maybe with the help of their LTE roll out - they would reverse their decision with regards to throttling.  Well we could hope? Right?

 

Sadly I just received an email from a listener (who has been emailing in for almost 2 years - so I believe what he sent is legit). The email is at the bottom of the post.  First with his Question to AT&T with regards to a data plan for an iPad and then the AT&T response.  Names Redacted to protect those involved.   

 

The key line is highlighted in Yellow and what it likely means is that when the next iPhone comes out in the Fall - an iPhone that 99.99999% likely will offer LTE (4G) connection - AT&T will respond in similar kind and that will be - that your grandfathered unlimited data plan on your current iPhone - Well yeah - that dies with the 3G iPhones.  And starting with the LTE iPhones - there will be new data plans and no grandfathering of unlimited to 4G iPhones.   

 

So anyone holding out hope against hope that AT&T would one day lift their 3GB throttle cap on their unlimited accounts - yeah - kiss those dreams goodbye.  

  


Q2:Please enter your phone question below: 
A2:I have an unlimited data plan with AT&T for my current iPad. Will I be able to transfer this plan to the new iPad.

From: AT&T Email Business Customer Care for Wireless
Date: March 8, 2012 
To: xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Wireless from AT&T Customer Email 

Dear XXXXXX,

Thank you for contacting AT&T about your wireless service. My name is AAAAAAA, and I will be more than happy to assist you with your inquiry regarding transfering data plans from one iPad to another today.

I understand your concern and frustration; after reviewing your account I would like to inform you that it is not possible to be grandfathered over unless you?re current and new iPad are both 3G compatible iPads. If your new iPad is a 4G compatible device then you will need to pick from one of the current data plans that we offer

XXXXXX, if you have any additional questions about transfering data plans from one iPad to another, please respond to this email. If you have a question about another issue, please send us a new email via the Contact Us link in the lower left-hand corner of your myAT&T account. Thank you for choosing AT&T; we appreciate your business.


AAAAAAAAA 
eCare Customer Service Specialist
AT&T Business Solutions Customer Care

 

UPDATE:  3/9/12  1:30 PM CT

 

Below is an update from the person that sent me the original email.  Looks like AT&T has changed their decision with him and is now going to grandfather over the unlimited iPad plan he had.  I also heard from another call that talked to AT&T and they confirmed they will grandfather his unlimited plan - but he would need a new sim card.  So maybe there is still some hope of keeping your unlimited plan on AT&T for your iPhone when the LTE iPhone comes out.   

 

Hi Rob,

Wow, you post my e-mails on your site and the next thing I know is I get another e-mail from AT&T stating I will get to keep my unlimited plan with an iPad 4G.  Score one for the little guy! (at least for now).

XXXXXX

Begin forwarded message:

From: AT&T Email Business Customer Care for Wireless
Subject: Re: Wireless from AT&T Customer Email - West - [CUST] 
To: XXXXXXXX

Dear Mr. XXXXX,

I discussed the details of your present Session Based (Prepaid) Data Unlimited plan with an AT&T Consumer Data Support specialist. This is the group that provides most Customer Service support functions for an account such as yours.

This plan is compatible with the new 4G Apple iPad recently introduced. Very simply, this plan supports the iPad, whatever version. In fact, I see that you have changed in equipment in the past from the original iPad to the current iPad 2. 

Mr. XXXXXX, if you have any additional questions about the compatibility of the present iPad Data Unlimited plan with the new iPad, please respond to this email. If you have a question about another issue, please send us a new email via the Contact Us link in the lower left-hand corner of your myAT&T account. Thank you for choosing AT&T; we appreciate your business.

ZZZZZZZ
eCare Customer Service Specialist
AT&T Business Solutions Customer Care


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Matt Spaccarelli Sues AT&T

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The Mogul: The Ultimate iPad Register

Square's new Register app

Aire Concept Mask Charger

iPad 3 Concept Features - YouTube

SprintTV comes to iPhone

Microsoft: Apple makes old iPhones ‘unusably slow’ 

Samsung: 'we're not doing very well in the tablet market'

iOS ukulele app: the Futulele - Boing Boing

Apple - iTunes - 25 Billion App Countdown

ATF spurns RIM picks iOS

iOS 6, high-res displays showing up in Ars server logs

parislemon • Liveblogging The Letdown

Venture Beat says iPad HD

Apple - The new iPad

Apple next-generation iPad liveblog

iPad HD “Feel Screen” Senseg tech tipped 

You're the Pundit: Will Apple ditch the iPad home button?

 

 

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There was a nice post over at Ars Technica that showed their server logs which had few hits from iPads running iOS 6.  This inspired the fine folks at one of the major podcast hosts to look at their server logs and what they found for a search of iOS 6 is below.   

 


AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A79 (Applexa0TV; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A82 (Applexa0TV; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A117 (iPhone Simulator; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac
OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A136 (iPhone Simulator; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac
OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A136 (iPad; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A129 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A157 (iPad; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A165 (iPhone Simulator; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac
OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A203 (Applexa0TV; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A164 (Applexa0TV; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A200 (iPad; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A212 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A212 (iPad; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A220 (iPad; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A221 (iPad; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A225 (iPad; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A234 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A241 (Applexa0TV; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A242 (Applexa0TV; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A240 (iPad; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A244 (iPad; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A248 (iPad; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A248 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A248 (Applexa0TV; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A249 (Applexa0TV; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A250 (Applexa0TV; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A252 (iPhone; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)
AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.10A252 (iPad; U; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X; en_us)

 

What I think is most interesting is the hits of Apple TV and OS 6 in the results.  This bodes well for a new Apple TV being announced this Wednesday at the March 7th Apple Event. And even more important - AppleCoreMedia is typically what you get for a result from Apps.  So maybe that means finally the announcement of Apps on Apple TV.




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Apple iPad event confirmed 

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E-Mail Services Push up to German Border, but No Further

No sexting pictures are safe in iOS due to privacy bug

 

 

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iPad3 Rumor Bingo Card

 

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Sticking with tradition - here is a rumor bingo card for the iPad3 made up of many of the rumors since the launch of the iPad2.  These are not all likely - and some have Zero chance - like the 2nd landscape mode dock connector or the 7" iPad.  I try and put them in order so we get a bingo on the card. 

 

Put your thoughts in the comments below.

New episode talking about this and more coming later this evening. 

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Apps create 466,000 jobs in the U.S.

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China court rejects injunction against Apple's iPad

Apple sued in US over iPad trademark

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More than half of Kindle Fire owners plan on buying an iPad 3

USA Today slip: iPad edition downloads 7X over Android

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iPads improve Kindergarten literacy scores

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Microsoft says Office for iPad story is based on 'inaccurate rumors

The Daily Stands By The iPad Office Pic And Story

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iFixit confirms leaked iPad 3 display resolution

Midway Arcade for iPhone

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iPhone 4 antennagate class-action lawsuit settled

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Sprint: 1.8 Million iPhone Activations

T-Mobile: iPhone 4S launch killed us

T-Mobile to make network iPhone-ready

Secondary iPhone market is thriving

Study shows Android handsets depreciate

Dilbert comic strip for 02/23/2012

 

 

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Apple's iPad problem will be test for Chinese leaders 

Apple voluntarily pulls iPads from online Chinese stores

Tim Cook speaks

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Apple admits it has a human rights problem - NOT!!!

iPad maker Foxconn lifts China workers pay again

Podcast101 - iBook

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BlackBerry out at U.S. climate agency

Apple to iPhone developers: No more low-res screenshots

Retro iPhone Cases

The Best Super Bowl Ad 

More iPhones sold per second than babies born

Apple to Announce iPad 3 First Week in March

Apple iPad 3 rumors

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iOS 5.1 May Launch March 9

 

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Glooko raises $3.5M

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Samsung Galaxy Note Super Bowl ad

Halliburton to ditch BlackBerrys go with iOS

7 signs that Android is faltering as iOS strengthens

Psycho Siri - YouTube

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Do iOS Apps Crash More Than Android Apps?

Canon Announces AirPrint printers

How iTunes Match Works

Apple censors explicit music on iTunes Match

Looks like we're all suffering from app burnout

How to Get 4.5 GB of Dropbox Storage for Free

Best Buy Explains Its Leaked Apple HDTV Survey

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The Apple Boycott: People Are Spouting Nonsense

By the Numbers: Life and Death at Foxconn

How to Catch iPhone Thief?

Tii: Today in iOS 1.4 for Android.

Millions Download New Trojan Discovered in Android Market

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Change SSH root Password

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T-Mobile To Offer Additional Unlocked iPhone 

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iPad Still Leads Tablet Market for Web Traffic

Motorola Sold A Measley 1 Million Tablets In 2011

AT&T: The iPhone Was Good

AT&T Set Sales Records For iPhone

iPad shoulder

iPhone app launched to reduce teenage pregnancy in Kent

Sony reveals camera sensor

Foxconn gets Brazil tax breaks

Nike introduces Nike+ FuelBand fitness band

Evi arrives in town to go toe-to-toe with Siri

Dev-Team Blog - Welcome new A5 jailbreakers

Nearly 1 Million People Jailbroke

Download Greenpois0n | greenpois0n.com

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Apple's iPhone Sales Broken Down by Model

 

 

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Update1 - 1/26/12 - 9:50 PM CT - Updated links for GreenPois0n to v0.3

  

 

Update 2 - 1/27/12 - 7:30 AM CT - Hi Rob, 

 

  I have heard how everyone is having an easy time doing the new iPhone 4s/iPad 2 jailbreak, well mine wasn't so smooth. 

 
Long story short, if you have any VPN profiles on your device for work or whatever, this will cause the absinthe jailbreak to never complete.  The absinthe jailbreak creates a VPN connection to finally install Cydia.  If you have any other VPN profiles it doesn't make the correct connection for that final step, so at the very least add a line to your tutorial about removing any VPN profiles you have on your iPhone/iPad 2 when prepping for the jailbreak and things should go smoothly.  
 
It took me a whole day of trying to click the absinthe icon before I removed all my VPN profiles and the next attempt to jailbreak was smooth and successful. 
 
Thanks for the great podcast as always! 
 
Steven in Virginia 

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An un-tethered jailbreak is now available for iOS 5.0.1 for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 - that is what this tutorial is for.  Note: For the iPhone 3GS, 4 (GSM) and 4 (CDMA),  iPad 1 and  iPod Touch 3G & 4G - see this Tutorial.  

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There are some very good articles on how to jailbreak but many miss a couple of steps that new jailbreakers need to know especially when it comes to using Cydia - the resource for finding and installing jailbroken apps.  This tutorial tries to help those first time jailbreakers by covering both the jailbreak process step by step and also how to use Cydia to install an app.  

Do not try to jailbreak if you don't like when things go to (expletive). If you need your device for your business and being without it for any period of time will cause you to loose your job - stop now.  If you get mad at your significant other at how they fold towels or put the toilet paper on a roll - Jailbreaking is probably not for your personality.  Sometimes things break and your device will likely crash more often then if it was not jailbroken.  Apple "claims" jailbreak voids your warranty if that is an issue stop now.  Note Squaretrade's warranties still cover jailbreaking.    

Step 0 - Before you start make sure you update your iOS device to iOS 5.0.1 if you have not done so already.  If you do not know how to update your iOS device jailbreaking may not be for you.  

If you are already updated to iOS 5.0.1 make sure you do a sync and backup of your iOS device.  If you have any photos or video you shot - transfer those now to your computer from your camera roll.  Also force quit every open App on your iOS device and then go to settings and general and then go to Reset and select "Reset Network Settings".  This will then reboot your iOS device.  Next connect your iOS device via the USB cord directly to your computer - not through a USB hub or keyboard or Monitor - right to the computer.  

 

(To force quit the open apps - From the home screen on your iOS device - double tap the home button - a tray will appear on the bottom of the device with your apps that are open - tap and hold one of the apps.  All the apps in the tray will wiggle and you will see a red circle in the upper left with a "-" in it.  Tap on all of the red circles until all of your apps are closed.) 

 

Step 1 - Close out iTunes on your computer. Make sure your iOS device is still turned on and connected via the USB cable - per Step 0.  

Step 2 - Download GreenPois0n from the links below and unzip the file. 

Download -  Max OS X (10.6+)  v0.2

Download -  Max OS X (10.6+)  v0.3

 

Download - Windows  v0.2

Download - Windows  v0.3

 

Download - Linux v0.2

Download - Linux v0.3

  

 

You can also go to this site for the official download page for GeenPoision

Step 3 -  I recommend closing out all of your open programs and restarting your computer before proceeding.   If you have iTunes set to launch when you connect your iOS device - you will need to quit out of iTunes again.

 

Step 4 - Launch - GreenPois0n Absinthe -  and select "Jailbreak"  

 

Step 5 - Sit and Wait.  After you click Jailbreak above you will see some messages about the status of the jailbreak (see below).   

 

Step 6 - You will eventually (about 5 to 10 minutes - could be more or a little less) see the message below.  

You will need to unlock the screen and then find the icon on your iOS device that looks like the GreenPois0n skull and tap on it.

Step 7 - You can then check your iOS device to find the Cydia App - which should be brown with a white circle and logo in the circle.  If the Cydia app appears all white - this is not unusual.  You likely will not be able to launch the cydia app if it is white.  Simply power down (off) your iOS device and then start it back up (turn on).  When it reboots - the Cydia app should now be brown. 

Step 8 - Launch the Cydia App. The first time you launch it you will see a message "Preparing Filesystem (cydia weill exit when complete)" - and per the message Cydia will quit out / exit when done.  Once it does this - relaunch Cydia.  The second time you launch it you will be asked "Who Are you?"  with the options of "User", "Hacker", "Developer" -  if you are reading this - select "User" and then tap "Done"

Step 9 - Once it is done it will open up and you should see a screen that looks like that below. 

One App almost everyone will want and that works on the iPhone's, iPod Touch's and the iPad is the app SBSettings.  This moves important settings / controls to the notification dock where they are always quickly available.  

To install this app Tap on "Search" in the bottom row of Cydia and then in the search box type "SBSettings"
 

 

Next Tap on "SBSettings" the top one - not the one any of the others.  

 
Read the warning.  Then Tap on "Install" in the upper Right corner
 

Then Tap on "Confirm" in the upper Right corner

 

Then Tap on "Restart Springboard"

 

Then in the Settings App under Notifications - Go to SBSettings and turn it to "On".

 
Next launch the SBSettings app - and look at all the options. 

Thats it you are now jailbroken and have your first real jailbroken app running on your device.
Please understand sometimes installs of apps are interrupted - in which case you need to try and re-install.  Things are not as stable when you jailbreak - expect some additional crashes and conflicts between apps. Which is why if you install an app you no longer plan to use - it is best to delete said app - the more jailbroken apps you have installed - the higher the probability you will have a conflict.  
 

 
Note: If you have an iPad - do not - repeat - do not - install Five icon dock - it will really mess up your iPad and you will need to restore it.  However that app works great on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
 

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Apple Latest Quarterly Numbers - Jan 2012

 

 

Here is a very quick summary of the latest quarterly numbers from Apple:

Rev =  $46.3 Billion  (up from 26.74 Billion in the year ago quarter)

Total Cash = $97.6 Billion - Up $16 Billion from the end of the last quarter

 

Last Quarter Sales

iPhones Sold =  37.04 Mil   (up from 16.24 Mil in the year ago quarter)

iPads Sold = 15.4 Mil  (up from 7.33 Mil in the year ago quarter)

iPod Touches Sold = Not given as usual

All iPod's Sold = 15.4 Mil   Est = 9.56 Mil iPod Touches sold last quarter.

 

Misc Notes

>315 Mil iOS devices sold total by the end of the last quarter

62 Mil iOS devices sold last quarter

90 Countries have the iPhone 4S at the end of last quarter 

Pretty much all Fortune 500 companies have deployed or are testing iPhone and iPad.

iCloud - 85 Mil customers

550k Apps in the App Store

150k Apps - just for iPad

$4 Bil will be earned by Devs by end of this month.

 

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iPhone 4S launch in China draws unnecessary violence and SWAT teams

Apple Beijing Shop Pelted With Eggs as IPhone Debut Botched 

Apple halts iPhone 4S sales in China after near-riot

Apple's Special Event

Everything You Need to Know About iBooks 2

How to Make an iPad Textbook in Under Five Minutes

The Unprecedented Audacity of the iBooks Author EULA

Why McGraw-Hill is selling iBooks for $15

iPhone 4S and iPad 2 unthethered jailbreaks are finally here

pod2g's iOS blog

Untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S, iPad 2 available

AT&T Data Pricing Risks Defections

AT&T hikes rates on smartphone plans

Why Thunderbolt Won't Come to the iPhone Anytime Soon

Sinking of Cruise Ship, Costa Concordia

Your next iPhone could be waterproof 

Nissan Announces New Self-Repairing iPhone Case

Close Your Apps! « The Wonder of Tech

Foxconn chairman equates iPhone-creating workforce to animals

British Columbia - Clay instead of iPads

iPad Boxes Stuffed With Clay On Sale in Canada

How to enable water and lava in Minecraft Pocket Edition

 

 

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Adobe Ideas

Social Speech

iBooks 2

iTunes U App

Sportacular

College Basketball Radio Live

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Daring Fireball: You Do Not Need to Manually Manage iOS Multitasking

Siri Dictation On iPod touch And iPad In Latest iOS 5.1 Beta

iOS 5.1 Beta Hints At Quad-Core iPhone, iPad | PCWorld

Kindle eBooks

Apple Moves Closer to Offering IPhone for China Telecom 

China Unicom offers free iPhone 4S on contract 

iPhone 4S remains best-seller at top three carriers in December

iCade cuts the fat for CES

ION Audio unveils three new iCade products at CES

GamePad

How using an iPhone 4S can kill your entire network

Eyes-on report claims next iPad case will resemble iPad 2 

Corning to Debut Cutting-Edge Gorilla Glass at CES

 

 

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Glow Doodle

Photoshop

SocialSpeech

CBS Sports  Mobile

Wallpapers HD

AAA - An Alien Annihilation

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Flash Cam - Cydia

No News is Good news - Cydia 

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WTF?! I Wanted An iPhone!!! Song - YouTube

iPhone 4S Arrives in China on January 13

Apple - Quarter 1 - 2012 Financial Results

iPhone 4S to take center stage in Jan. 24

iPhone 4S call audio issues to remain

Apple Ignores iPhone 4S Audio Problem

Outgoing call no audio: Apple Support Communities

iPhone Siri software tells boy, 12, to 'shut up'

Time stamp bug exposes photos on locked iPhone

iPad sales slip as Kindle Fire sales surge

Apple May Have Sold 35 Million iPhones In Dec. Qtr

Is that an iPhone?

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Rumored three iPad model lineup

Tweets On The Next iPad 

TidyTilt for iPhone at Kickstarter

pod2g's iOS blog: A5 FAQ

 iOS 4.2.1 Users Are Encountering Alarm Issues - again

 

 

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Garageband

Brushes 

Type Drawing

Miss Olives Backyard Games

User Agent Faker - Cydia

Space Inversion - iCade

Video Camera+

Alarmed

Audio Access iPad Stand

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I had an old Atari400 sitting arround and thought I could put it to good use as an iPad Dock.  It just required a little bit of a mod.  Here are some pictures of my new Atari400 iPad dock.  It uses the Apple Blue Tooth Keyboard and it fits in quite nicely.   

 


 

My Son quickly took to the new dock - it made it easy for him to watch Pinky Dinky Doo on the iPad and to control the volume with the keyboard.   


 

Here is a picture of the modified Atari400 with the top closed.  And the Apple BT keyboard snuggly in place.  

 

 

Here is a pic with the top open - I attached the cut outs to the lid -  The cut outs are 5/8th of an inch wide to support both the iPad1 and iPad2 with covers in place.  The lid when it is open supplies a nice support to lean the iPad against.  It makes a great iPad stand. 


  

 

Here is close up with the lid closed to show the slots are covered when the lid is closed.

 

 

With the Keyboard firmly in place - you can still get to the power button.  So you can turn the keyboard on and off without having to remove it.  

 

 

This mod supports the iPad both in Horizontal and Vertical orientations.

 


 

The opening for the keyboard is pretty much exactly the same width as Apple BT keyboard.  Which means it fits in place with no additional attachments.  You can just lift it out when you need to use it somewhere else.  The only real mod needed was a cut out in the upper right and a slight dremmeling to smooth everything out.  



 

Here is what the top case looks like with all the cut outs.  Remeber to be carefull with the top slot cut outs if you want to save them to attach to the lid. I left 1/4 of an inch space from the front of the top ledge and then cut them at 5/8th of inch wide and down 3/8ths of an inch on the side.  For the iPad 2 with a case a 1/2 inch wide would be fine.  

 


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iBooks ‘Configuration Error’ can be Fixed

Install Siri on iPhone 4

Developers release legal Siri port 

New app makes Siri dictate for Mac

Spire Puts Siri on Your Jailbroken iPhone

Siri0us: Jailbreak Tweak Brings Siri Dictation To iPhone 4

iPhone bug can give thieves access to your iMessages

iPhone iMessage screwup problem gets a potential fix

Bed, Bath and Beyond selling off iCades for $49.99

iCade - Bed Bath & Beyond

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iOS Took 13.4% of Online Sales on Christmas Day - Forbes

iPad dominates post-Christmas online shopping

Can you run a country from an iPad app? – USATODAY.com

Report: iPhone share hit 36% in U.S

New iPhone? No thanks, say cash-conscious Europeans

BGR - Rumor - iPhone 6 Fall 2012

Vocal For iPhone 4S Lets You Control Your Mac Using Siri

Apple will not release iPad 3 at Macworld or CES

 

 

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Garageband

Hipstamtic

WordFoto

Chains

Miss Olives Backyard Games

Action Movie FX

Push Pins 

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NOTE on Updates - I  moved all the Updates to the bottom - as they were causing more confusion with them at the top. So if you are having issues with your jailbreak go to the bottom and see the updates.  Those that are new - ignore the updates for now. 

 


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An un-tethered jailbreak is now available for iOS 5.0.1.   However it is not working for all iOS devices.  It is only good for iPhone 3GS, 4 (GSM) and 4 (CDMA),  iPad 1,  iPod Touch 3G & 4G.  

Note - This jailbreak will NOT work for the iPhone 4S or the iPad 2.  

If you have a tethered jailbreak already for iOS 5.0.1 - See this link

 

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FOR UNLOCKERS ONLY -  According to the Dev-Team - "The SHSH window is still open for 5.0.1  If you unlock via ultrasn0w or gevey, make sure you only get to 5.0.1 via a custom IPSW!   Once you’re at 5.0.1, use the latest redsn0w 0.9.10 to both jailbreak and untether."

Here are links to a tutorials that should help in jail breaking with out updating the baseband.

How to jailbreak Your iPhone without updating the baseband (Windows)

How to jailbreak Your iPhone without updating the baseband (Mac)

But really if you are unlocked already - you want to be really really careful before doing anything.  Maybe waiting a week or so would be best (just sayin).

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There are some very good articles on how to jailbreak but many miss a couple of steps that new jailbreakers need to know especially when it comes to using Cydia - the resource for finding and installing jailbroken apps.  This tutorial tries to help those first time jailbreakers by covering both the jailbreak process step by step and also how to use Cydia to install an app.  

Do not try to jailbreak if you don't like when things go to (expletive). If you need your device for your business and being without it for any period of time will cause you to loose your job - stop now.  If you get mad at your significant other at how they fold towels or put the toilet paper on a roll - Jailbreaking is probably not for your personality.  Sometimes things break and your device will likely crash more often then if it was not jailbroken.  Apple "claims" jailbreak voids your warranty if that is an issue stop now.  Note Squaretrade's warranties still cover jailbreaking.    

Step 0 - Before you start make sure you update your iOS device to iOS 5.0.1 if you have not done so already.  If you do not know how to update your iOS device jailbreaking may not be for you.  

If you are already updated to iOS 5.0.1 make sure you do a sync and backup of your iOS device.  If you have any photos or video you shot - transfer those now to your computer from your camera roll.

Step 1 - Close out iTunes on your computer, force quit all open apps on your iOS device and then turn off your iOS Device (make sure your iOS device is connected to your computer via the USB cable before turning it off) 

(To force quit the open apps - From the home screen on your iOS device - double tap the home button - a tray will appear on the bottom of the device with your apps that are open - tap and hold one of the apps.  All the apps in the tray will wiggle and you will see a red circle in the upper left with a "-" in it.  Tap on all of the red circles until all of your apps are closed.)

Step 2 - Download Redsn0w from the links below and unzip the file. 

redsn0w 0.9.10b1 for OS X

redsn0w 0.9.10b2 for OS X

 

redsn0w 0.9.10b3 for OS X

redsn0w 0.9.10b4 for OS X

 

redsn0w 0.9.10b1 for Windows 

redsn0w 0.9.10b2 for Windows

 

redsn0w 0.9.10b3 for Windows  

redsn0w 0.9.10b3 for Windows, no version check (if above version doesn't work) 

  

redsn0w 0.9.10b3 for Windows  (be sure to be in Administrator mode)

 

Step 3 -  I recommend closing out all of your open programs and restarting your computer before proceeding.   If you have iTunes set to launch when you connect your iOS device - you will need to quit out of iTunes again.

 

Step 4 - Launch redsn0w 0.9.10b1 and select "Jailbreak" 

Step 5 - Once you confirm your iOS device is connected to your computer and it is off (and iTunes is shut down) click "Next"   

Step 6 - You need to follow the online instructions on getting your iOS device into DFU mode.   As soon as you click Next - you will need to hold down the power button for 3 seconds

Then you will need to continue to hold the power button while you hold down the home button for 10 seconds

Then you will release just the power button while continuing to hold down the home button for 15 seconds.

If you / when you mess this step up by releasing the wrong button(s) you can click the back button and try again. 

Step 7 - If you correctly entered your iOS device in DFU mode you will then see a few different messages come up in redsn0w. 

Step 8 - You will then be taken to a screen on the Redsn0w app that asks you to "select your options" - Instal Cydia will already be selected.  For most users that is all you want selected - However if you want to try out multitask Gestures - now is when you want to select those.  Once you have selected your options click "Next"

Step 9 - You will then be taken to the screen below which gives the message that the remainder of the install will take place on your iOS device.  This is all done by the computer - do NOT disconnect in this step.  

You will see the installation completing on your device.  If it looks like it is froze up - breathe deep and have a little patience - it can take 5 to 10 minutes to complete.  When it is done it will take you to your lock screen.  If you miss that - your screen will be black - tap on the home button.  And then unlock.  

Step 10 - You can then check your iOS device to find the Cydia App - which should be brown with a white circle and logo in the circle.  If the Cydia app appears all white - this is not unusual.  You likely will not be able to launch the cydia app if it is white.  Simply power down (off) your iOS device and then start it back up (turn on).  When it reboots - the Cydia app should now be brown. 

Step 11 - Launch the Cydia App.  The first time you launch it you will be asked "Who Are you?"  with the options of "User", "Hacker", "Developer" -  if you are reading this - select "User" and then tap "Done"

Step 12 - Once it is done it will open up and you should see a screen that looks like that below.  Note some times after the first launch it takes you back to your home screen - just go back and open Cydia app again.  

  

One App almost everyone will want and that works on the iPhone's, iPod Touch's and the iPad is the app SBSettings.  This moves important settings / controls to the notification dock where they are always quickly available.  
To install this app Tap on "Search" in the bottom row of Cydia and then in the search box type "SBSettings"
 

 

Next Tap on "SBSettings" the top one - not the one any of the others.  

Read the warning.  Then Tap on "Install" in the upper Right corner
 

Then Tap on "Confirm" in the upper Right corner

 

Then Tap on "Restart Springboard"

Then in the Settings App under Notifications - Go to SBSettings and turn it to "On".

Next launch the SBSettings app - and look at all the options. 

Thats it you are now jailbroken and have your first real jailbroken app running on your device.
Please understand sometimes installs of apps are interrupted - in which case you need to try and re-install.  Things are not as stable when you jailbreak - expect some additional crashes and conflicts between apps. Which is why if you install an app you no longer plan to use - it is best to delete said app - the more jailbroken apps you have installed - the higher the probability you will have a conflict.  
 

 
Note: If you have an iPad - do not - repeat - do not - install Five icon dock - it will really mess up your iPad and you will need to restore it.  However that app works great on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
 
 
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FIX FOR iBOOKS ISSUE: (NOT NEEDED IF YOU RAN the B4 version above)

This jailbreak breaks the use of iBooks - but there is a fix for this issue.  
After you jailbreak and with Cydia open:
1.  Go to   Manage --> Sources -->  Edit -->  Add
2.  Add the following source -   http://repo.insanelyi.com  - Then tap "Add source"
3. After the source is finished adding - search for "iBooksFix2"  
4. Tap on it - and then tap on "Install" and then "Confim" and then confirm again if you get a warning about the source having been reported to have questionable apps.
5. After it installs - and you are back at your home screen - reboot your iPhone.
6. Open iBooks - it should work now. 
 
 
 
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Update1: 12/28/2011 9:28 PM CT.  

There was an issue with the original version of redsn0w 0.9.10b1 -  Links have been updated below for b2 version.  

If you are having issues with the jailbreak using the b1 version - you should rejailbreak running the b2 version - if you had already jailbroke with b1 (working or not) when you do the new run for b2 - deselect the install cydia option.  This is again only for those that installed cydia with b1 version.  If this is your first time jailbreaking iOS 5.0.1 ignore this paragraph and just go below and follow all instructions as is. 

 

Update2: 12/28/2011 10:08 PM CT.  

Removed references to Backgrounder app (which no longer works correctly) and replaced with info on SBSettings App as the example Jailbreak app. 

 

 

Update3: 12/29/2011 11:53 AM CT.

With this jailbreak - it breaks iBooks - so if you use / want to use iBooks - then this is not the jailbreak for you.  Hopefully this will be addressed shortly.  But for now stay away if you want to use iBooks.  

 

Update4: 12/29/2011 4:13 PM CT.  

There was an issue with the b2 version of redsn0w 0.9.10b2 -  Links have been updated below for b3 version.  

If you are having issues with the jailbreak using the b1 or b2 or b3 version - you should rejailbreak running the b3 b4 version - if you had already jailbroke with b1 or b2  or b3 (working or not) when you do the new jailbreak for b3 b4 - deselect the install cydia option.  This is again only for those that installed cydia with b1 or b2 or b3 version.  If this is your first time jailbreaking iOS 5.0.1 ignore this paragraph and just go below and follow all instructions as is. 

 

Update5: 12/29/2011 5:03 PM CT.

There is now a fix for the iBooks issue.  See above this section for instructions on how to fix it. 

 
 
 
 

Update6: 1/16/2012 8:21 AM CT.

"The b4 version of redsn0w incorporates the 5.0.1 fix for iBooks, and also for sporadic problems with launchctl.  Thanks to @xvolks for merging the iBooks (sandbox) fix from @comex’s github into the overall corona untether from @pod2g!  As usual, If you already installed one of the previous Redsn0w versions of the Jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 you can choose to install the fix either by re-running redsn0w over your existing jailbreak (de-select Cydia if you do that), or by installing the corona package from Cydia (it’s the same set of files no matter which way you choose)."

 

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Apple Could Sell 200 Million iPhones in 2012

NFL to stream the Super Bowl to iOS devices

T-Mobile rolls iPhone-friendly 3G

Twenty-one overlooked iOS accessories

Users on iOS 3.1.3 Report Download Problems

Apple fixes download bug for OS 3.1.3 users

Truck carrying pricey tablet computers stolen

Massive theft ends lousy year for RIM

Steve Jobs: The Complete Story In Sixty Minutes

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iPhone 4 Siri port made legally possible

iPhone 4 owners can legally get Siri

Amazon Kindle Fire vs. iPad 2 – Marco.org

Make the iPhone’s Apple logo glow with $40 in 5 minutes

Luminescent Logo Mod Kit for iPhone 4/4S - K.O Gadget Store

App of the week: Tii | iOS and App Reviews

Downgrade 5.0.1 to iOS 5 Custom Firmware

 

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Color Splash

Tap Tap Frenzy

Port Defender

Chains

NFL Mobile

App Sniper

App Shopper

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Space Inversion

My Battery Life

VideoUpLink

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Motorola patent ruling puts iPhone, iPad supplies at risk

RadioShack Offering $30 Off AT&T iPhone 4S

Google chief Eric Schmidt condemns Carrier IQ

6 Mobile Malware Trends For 2012

iPhone 3GS shipments still strong after all these years

3GS production to hit over two million units in Q411

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Nokia Exec: iPhone, Android Handsets No Longer Appeal To Youth

Picky iPhone Mugger Near Columbia Doesn't Want Your BlackBerry

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HP's webOS now open source, to Compete with Apple's iOS?

Jawbone’s Up Health Tracker Suffers Serious Hardware Issues

How to sell your old iPhone online

iTunes - Books - Tricks of the Podcasting Masters

Netflix 2.0 debuts new iPad UI | iLounge News

Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0 showcased on YouTube

iPhone 4S Launch Stores Revealed - DigiEight.com

 

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Brushes

PhotoWizard

Smart Renter Pro

Port Defender

Tap Tap Frenzy

Flash Launch

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iPhone 4S is Apple's most popular phone yet

iPhone battery woes persist with iOS 5.1 beta

iPhone 4S battery woes may continue past iOS 5.1

Rise of the iToys

U.S. Cellular: We’ll take the iPhone when Apple gives us LTE

Behringer unveils 8-foot iNuke Boom iPod dock

Dell Streak 7 is discontinued

How many Kindle Fires are being returned to Amazon?

RIM writes off value of tablet inventory

Steve Jobs Bio Takes Top Spot In Amazon's 2011 Best-Seller List

Disguise your iPad as an Apple 2

iPad 3 rumor roundup

New iPad due in February, says Citi analyst

Apple Names Instagram iPhone App of the Year

Alec Baldwin Slams Airplane iPhone Rules

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband

Pho.to Lab

Smart Renter Pro

NotifyMe

TuneHopper

FastMall

Sizer

Puffin Browser

Printopia

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iPhone Settings Shortcuts by Jeff Broderick

Apple Breaks Black Friday Record - Forbes

iPad Sales on Target for December Quarter - AllThingsD

Does Corning's Gorilla Glass Miss Hint At Apple iPad Issue? - Forbes

UBS Dismisses iPad Concerns on Corning Glass Warning 

Apple could sell 280 million iOS devices next year

iOS 5.1 beta reveals new iPhone, iPad and Apple TV codenames

Download iOS 5.1 Beta For iPhone, iPad, iPod touch 

Apple releases iOS 5.1 beta to developers

iPhone goes up in smoke on plane - CNET News

In Brazil, Sparks Fly From Another iPhone

Mophie Recalls iPod Touch Battery Case

iPhone Battery Case Recalled 

Microsoft: We’ve Had Siri for Over a Year!

TellMe vs Siri - YouTube

Microsoft To Bring Office To iPad In 2012

Dev Team Working On Very Promising iPhone 4S Unlock

Unlock iPhone 4S Using Ultrasn0w In The Works

Steve Jobs Was Right, Android Logs Everything

Android Dev Demonstrates CarrierIQ Phone Logging Software

Researcher Trevor Eckhart Outs Creepy, Hidden App On Smartphones

Carrier IQ: The Rootkit Keylogger on Most US Smartphones

BUSTED! Secret app on millions of phones logs key taps • The Register

6-in-1 Connection Kit for iPad (HDMI + RCA dual AV Output)

LTE iPad Coming to Japan Next Summer 

 

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

GarageBand

Perfect Photo

PhotoWizard

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iPhone - AppleCare+

AT&T's iPhone 4S is Tops for Web Browsing

Hackers modify iPhone 4S to run on T-Mobile

4S - Steps on How to Unlock

iPhone 4S owners complain of persistent echo

iPhone 4s, echo Apple Support Communities

Android app revenue is 7% of iPhone's - Fortune

Kindle Fire getting shoppers hotter than iPad?

A human review of the Kindle Fire – Marco.org

Non-Apple Tablets Maintain Small Market Share

Production starts for iPad 3 QXGA display

iPad 3 To Get Thinner, Have Sharper Display - Forbes

Black Friday teaser

Samsung Sends Up Apple

Apple allows subscription-based iPad gaming - TUAW

 

 

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Tii App

Garageband

WordFoto

Orchestra To Do

iXpenseit

YouTubeToMP3 - Cydia

Wizzard Media Apps

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Half of the work in developing an App is promoting said App.  And where I can I like to help out Devs.  One way is saying what to do, but what is more fun is saying what not to do - by showing an example. 

 

The following is an email I received today. 

 

Hello,

My name is Oliver and I have developed an app that I think will interest you and your users/followers/viewers. I am sure you receive a lot of mail but my app is truly unique. With your device camera you are able to manipulate the graphics and even place yourself in the midst of all the action. Likewise with the sound, samples can be recorded and edited into the game. Redacted is intensely customizable game with limitless possibilities.

If you can find the time then I would be very interested to hear what your thoughts are on the game and it?s core design mechanics. Below is a link for your convenience:

Redacted

P.S. Big fan of your site/channel/blog

Best Regards,
Oliver 

 

Oh so many issues with this one.  Let me comment on this in Blue.

 

Hello,

 

Don't start an email with just hello - find out the persons name. No first name is a big red flag I am being spammed.  

 

 

My name is Oliver and I have developed an app that I think will interest you and your users/followers/viewers.

 

My users/followers/viewers ???  Take some time to figure out what type of producer someone is.  For me it is obviously listeners.  Not "users", Not "followers" and definitely not "viewers".  

 

 

I am sure you receive a lot of mail but my app is truly unique.

 

Yes - Yes I do get a lot of mail - but at this point I am not thinking about his unique app - maybe his uniquely bad email - but not his unique app.


 

 

P.S. Big fan of your site/channel/blog

 

Best Regards,
Oliver 

 
Saying he is a big fan of my site/channel/blog - is so disingenuous.  Above he clearly showed he did not even know the format of my content - and now says he is a big fan.  I call BS.  Don't BS the media channels you reach out to.  And if don't say your a fan - show you are a fan - say something in the email only a fan would know.  

 

Again the amount of time you put into promoting your app should be equal to or greater than that you put into developing the app.  And part of that work is researching the blogger / podcaster / youtuber you are reaching out to.  Content producers are busy creating content - and if you have something interesting and you present it honestly - there is a good chance you will get some coverage.  But doing what Oliver did is a complete waste of everyones time.   Well except in this case it did make good fodder for the show. 

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iOS 5.0.1 Software Update now live

What's Wrong With Apple's iOS 5.0.1 Update? 

The 5 biggest gripes so far about the iPhone 4S - CNN.com

iOS 5 hides an Android-like autocorrect keyboard bar - 9to5Mac

Mac News: iTunes Store: Apple Strikes Up Match

Hover Tutorial on Domain Transfers 

iPhone 4S chaos in Hong Kong - Fortune Tech

iPhone apps: A DIY skill that's in big demand

Standford iPad and iPhone course - iTunesU

Stanford's latest iPhone and iPad apps course now free on iTunes U

Sprint pushes SIM lock to iPhone 4S customers - Engadget

msnbc video: Annie Leibovitz says go for the iPhone

Amazon Kindle Fire: The reviews are in - Fortune Tech

The Death Of The Spec | TechCrunch

Qualcomm Gobi 4000 Platform for 4G LTE Connectivity

Android leads the way in mobile malware - CNET News

Android Security Threats Surge With Infected ‘Angry Birds’

U.S. Kids Looking Forward to “iHoliday” 2011 | Nielsen Wire

Google fixes Gmail iOS app - CNET Reviews

Listen to This Drunk Idiot Call 911 About His Broken iPhone

 

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Tii App

Photo Wizard

Bibilicious

Abacas Cadabra

Freelance Classifieds

HomeBudget with Sync

Mint

Ynav

MyClips

iConProject

AirPrint Activator

Printopia

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Battery Issues confirmed by Apple with iOS 5.

C Spire Wireless pre-register

AirPrint Activator v2.1b1 « Netputing

COAT Mourns Passing of Steve Jobs

Kindle Fire vs. iPad heats up for holiday shoppers - ZDNet

retrevo - blog post by Tii

Apple Testing Siri On Devices Other Than the iPhone 4S

iOS 5 Hidden Panorama Mode Revealed 

how to enable panoramic mode without jailbreaking | 9to5Mac 

New Case Device Adds Dual SIMs To iPhone 4 | TechCrunch

Access The Hidden Field Test App For iPhone | Cult of Mac

Adobe abandons mobile Flash

Consumer Reports Recommends IPhone After Apple Fixes Antenna

icloud Control Panel on Windows XP also

 

 

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Tii App

Garageband

Brushes

Typedrawing

Biblicious

Abacus Cadabra

Display out - Cydia

Softsign

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As mentioned on ep 197 - there were reports of some users having battery drain issues - and a proposed fix.  Turn off the update time zone option in Location services.  Apple has now admited to the batter issue saying the following.

 

 

"A small number of customers have reported lower-than-expected battery life on iOS 5 devices," Apple spokeswoman Natalie Harrison said in a statement. "We have found a few bugs that are affecting battery life, and we will release a software update to address those in a few weeks."

Expect more on this in the near future. 

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Apple's iPhone 4S now available in additional launch countries

Yes, Prisoners Carry iPhones in Their 

Apple reportedly investigating iPhone 4S battery drain - CNET News

iPhone 4S Battery Life Problems Befuddle Apple Engineers, Owners

iPhone 4S battery concerns and tips for better performance | TUAW

iPhone 4S battery life problems: bug in location services suspected | guardian.co.uk

Despite early subsidies, Sprint hopes iPhone pays off - KansasCity.com

iPhone 4S consuming 50 percent less data than Android 3G/4G phones, Sprint says | 9to5Mac

iPhone exceeds Sprint's expectations - Computerworld

How to Use iCloud to Share Your Reminders on iOS 5

Apple’s Daily iPad Sales Exceed Q3 Moto Tablet Shipments | The Mac Observer

iPhone for Steve Rear Panel Mod

Install Siri On iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4G 

Siri Ported To iPad and iPod Touch But

Siri Ported To iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G | TechCrunch

Siri cannot understand the Scottish accent | ZDNet

Youtube - Introducing Siri - iPhone 4S (Parody)

Apple airs impressive new iPhone 4S iCloud, Siri, and Camera TV ads | 9to5Mac

What's Really Next for Apple in Television - NYTimes.com

Rumor iPad 3's dense display a challenge for manufacturers - CNET News

the understatement: Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support

 

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Garageband 

Sketchbook Pro

My Travel Coach

Active Spectrum

Bluetooth Mode - Cydia

Smart Folders for Mail - Cydia

The Nerd Code

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Apple may launch 'iPad mini' in early 2012

Sprint: Apple iPhone 4S brings 'best ever day of sales' - latimes.com

Apple - iPhone 4S First Weekend Sales Top Four Million

Apple Disappoints Despite 54% Rise in Profit - NYTimes.com

Apple sales top $100 billion, but fall short of estimates

iPhone 4S buyers complain of AT&T activation issues - CNET News

iPhone 4S communication breakdown: Siri, you're fired

STSS

Why Apple Added C Spire - Wired.com

The iPhone 4S – 3G Or Else -- AppAdvice

Get 50 GB of Free Storage for Life on Box.Net

iPad and iPhone Users Get 50 GB FREE - Box.net

iOS tip: Put Newsstand in a folder 

What Is iMessage and How Do I Use It? | iPhone.AppStorm

iOS 5 VoiceOver Unofficial Change Log

iOS 5: 7 Hidden New Features - Wired.com

Smart Play list issues

iPhone 4S - image sensor and touch controller identified » Chipworks

How does the iPhone 4S camera stack-up against other cameras?

iPhone 4S insurance: Plans compared

Samsung Caught in iPhone Screenshot Shocker | Gizmodo UK

Steve Jobs: Android a 'stolen product' | ZDNet

Apple's Jobs on Android iTunes service: 'I don't want to make Android users happy' | ZDNet

SemiTether for iOS 5 relieves some of the tethered jailbreak pain

Unlock - ultrasn0w

VIDEO: A Romantic Duet With Siri - Virals - ShortList Magazine

 

 

Apps Mentioned in this Episode:

Tii App

Halftone

Wizzard Media Apps

My Travel Coach

Active Spectrum

Instacast

Play, Look, Listen

Downcast

Craigslist!

Box.net

Jump Birdy Jump

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