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Multitasking/running apps may help deplete batteries on iOS-based devices

When Apple released the iOS 4 update, people noted significantly lower battery life on a number of iOS devices. In troubleshooting the problem, it became apparent that Wi-Fi usage was in large responsible for draining the battery, and initially the recommendations were to disable Wi-Fi features. Per CNET, users may find the device losing battery […]

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iPhone 4 jailbreak imminent per developer tweet

Per a tweet by a member of the iPhone Dev Team, an all-device jailbreak (like Spirit and Blackra1n) is seems imminent for the iPhone 4: The tweet goes as follows: “MuscleNerd: @xfsasx jailbreak for all devices at 4.0 is already handled by upcoming @comex release so, good time for iphone4 unlock stuff” A specific iPhone […]

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iPad Rumor

Rumor: iPad May Ship Without Standard Apps Such as Stocks, Weather, Clock and Voice Memos

Apple’s recent announcement regarding the iPad’s April 3rd ship date suggests that Apple might not ship the device with the full set of apps that arrive standard on the iPhone. Per Wired, the company may omit several applications such as Stocks, Calculator, Clock, Weather and Voice Memos. While Apple had pushed several iPad-optimized versions of […]

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App Store Download Bug Noted

A number of users have received error code 414 when attempting to download multiple iPhone applications, the end result being failed attempts altogether. Per CNET, the error seems to particularly affect users with more than a few downloads to complete. Most users in this Apple Discussions Forum thread report needing to update upwards of 20 […]

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Adobe Working on Tools to Create Flash-Based Apps for iPhone, iPod Touch

Adobe announced on Monday that its developers will be able to use an upcoming version of its Flash Professional software to create apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. The announcement, made at the company’s Max developer conference in Los Angeles, coincides with the unveiling of its Flash Player 10.1. According to Macworld, Flash Player […]