Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[iOS 5.1 gets tethered jailbreak for non-A5 iPads, iPhones and iPods]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/ios-5-1-tethered-jailbreak-ipad-iphone/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/ios-5-1-tethered-jailbreak-ipad-iphone/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/ios-5-1-tethered-jailbreak-ipad-iphone/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

We've got good news for anyone intrigued by the new (largely incremental) features of Apple's latest mobile OS update. MuscleNerd, famed iOS meddler, has confirmed that iOS 5.1 can be jailbroken to the original iPad, iPhone 4 and 3rd and 4th generation iPod Touch devices. Unfortunately, it's still a tethered jailbreak which means you'll need to "just boot" the device using redsn0w whenever it powers down. However, we're sure those iOS hackers are already working on that minor niggle. Get the full instructions and those ever-important warnings over at Think iOS, which also links to the required iOS 5.1 files.

[Thanks all]

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]]> appleiOSiOS 5.1Ios5.1iPad 3GIpad3giphone 4Iphone4iphoneosipod touchIpodTouchjailbreakjailbreakingmobilepostcrossMuscleNerdredsn0wredsnow Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:49:00 -0500 21|20188760 <![CDATA[iPhone turns five today: a smartphone launch worth remembering]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/iphone-turns-five-birthday-apple/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/iphone-turns-five-birthday-apple/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/iphone-turns-five-birthday-apple/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments It's been said that Apple has managed to "steal" every CES for the past five years, and without a doubt, it all started on January 9th, 2007. In a day that'll live on in Engadget lore as being one of the zaniest, most overwhelming 24 hours in our history, we can fondly recall shipping Ryan Block a few hours northwest from the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center to the MacWorld Expo to cover what would go down as one of Apple's most memorable keynotes. What happened after that is evident to just about anyone who has even heard of a mobile phone, with Apple's singular smartphone (yes, the iPhone) going on to but pressure on the likes of Microsoft, RIM and even Google. In fact, we're wondering if humans are still alive today to remember a time before the iPhone. Is that even possible? Will we one day say the same about Siri? Has anyone thought to ask Siri that very question?

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]]> appleapple iphoneAppleIphonebirthdayiosiphoneiphone launchiphone osIphoneLaunchIphoneOsmobilepostcrosssmartphone Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:38:00 -0500 21|20143886 <![CDATA[Untethered jailbreak now available for pre-A5 iPhones, iPads and Touches]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/27/untethered-jailbreak-now-available-for-pre-a5-iphones-ipads-and/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/27/untethered-jailbreak-now-available-for-pre-a5-iphones-ipads-and/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/27/untethered-jailbreak-now-available-for-pre-a5-iphones-ipads-and/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments It's just a few weeks since pod2g revealed his untethered jailbreak for iOS 5 and -- boom -- all of a sudden it's up for the DL. The exploit has been incorporated into redsn0w 0.9.10, the Pwnage Tool and Chronic Devteam's Cydia package, and it works on the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (including the CDMA version), iPad 1, iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch 4G, so long as they've been updated to iOS 5.0.1. Meanwhile, pod2g is reportedly now looking for a way to snap the shackles on A5-based devices too, but hopefully only after he's taken some rest -- a burned-out jailbreaker is no good to anybody. Full instructions are at the source link.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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]]> applechronic devteamChronicDevteamdevteamios 4.3ios 5.0ios 5.0.1Ios4.3Ios5.0Ios5.0.1iPad 3GIpad3giphone devteamIphone3gIphoneDevteamiphoneosipod touchIpodTouchjailbreakjailbreakingmobilepostcrosspod2gredsn0wuntethereduntethered jailbreakUntetheredJailbreak Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:01:00 -0500 21|20135665 <![CDATA[iPhones, iPod Touches still on iOS 3.1.3 can't download new apps directly from the App Store]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/20/iphones-ipod-touches-still-on-ios-3-1-3-cant-download-new-apps/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/20/iphones-ipod-touches-still-on-ios-3-1-3-cant-download-new-apps/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/20/iphones-ipod-touches-still-on-ios-3-1-3-cant-download-new-apps/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments While fragmentation is a rare(r) problem on iOS there's still quite a few users rocking older versions on their devices. Unfortunately for them, ever since a recent update on the 16th they haven't been able to download any new apps from the App Store straight to their devices. While users of older iPod Touches and iPhones stuck on 3.1.3 by choice or incompatibility with newer OSes can still update the apps they already have and transfer software from iTunes on a computer, they can't buy or install new ones directly from the device. We were able to confirm the issue on one of our own devices, while there's a pretty lengthy thread in Apple's support forum about the issue, but no official response yet. We'll keep you posted if word comes that this is just a glitch or if the company has decided to leave those old versions on the outside looking in.

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]]> 3.1.3app storeappleappsAppStoreiosiphoneiphone 3giphone 3gsiphone osIphone3gIphone3gsIphoneOsipod touchIpodTouchitunesmobilepostcross Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:24:00 -0500 21|20131555 <![CDATA[iPad gets Xvid AVI video playback with CineXPlayer app on iTunes, hell freezes over]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/ipad-gets-xvid-avi-video-playback-with-cinexplayer-app-on-itunes/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/ipad-gets-xvid-avi-video-playback-with-cinexplayer-app-on-itunes/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/09/ipad-gets-xvid-avi-video-playback-with-cinexplayer-app-on-itunes/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Now here's a surprise. Apple isn't exactly known to be super friendly when it comes to video compatibility, and we can sympathize to an extent. However, for some inexplicable reason, Steve's brethren decided to give this CineXPlayer app the green light for general consumption, thus finally allowing iPad users to load up their stash of Xvid AVI files -- sans conversion -- via iTunes. While this is worth a quick celebration, it's still rather absurd having to resort to underhanded apps for such basic functionality -- something that we've been able to do natively on many other tablets and PMPs for years. Let's not also assume that this free app is staying for good, so grab it while it's hot. Video instructions after the break.

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]]> appappleaviCineXPlayeriosipadipad appIpadAppiphone osIphoneOsitunesitunes storeItunesStoreNXP SoftwareNXP Software BVNxpSoftwareNxpSoftwareBvvideovideo playbackVideoPlaybackxvid Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:43:00 -0400 21|19586047 <![CDATA[Apple slyly enables background iDisk music streaming in iOS 4]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/apple-slyly-enables-background-idisk-music-streaming-in-ios-4/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Well, would you look at that? The v1.2 update to MobileMe iDisk that Apple pushed out last month has a secret -- er, did have a secret. One of the concealed new features of the app is background streaming, or as Apple puts it, the ability to "play audio from your iDisk while using another app." For starters, it's pretty fantastic just to have this functionality in-hand for your own garage jams, but what's more is that any licensed music on your iDisk still streams perfectly fine. Only time will tell if any record labels (or that mean, mean RIAA) step forward with a grievance, but this could very well be the beginning of iTunes in the cloud. Or a reason for buying Lala. Or a mysterious combination of the two.

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]]> appleapple iphoneapple iphone 4AppleIphoneAppleIphone4backgroundbackground streamingbackgroundingBackgroundStreamingcloudcloud streamingCloudStreamingdrmiDiskidisk streamingIdiskStreamingiosios 4Ios4iphoneiphone 4iphone osIphone4IphoneOsipod touchIpodTouchituneslalaMobile MeMobileMeMobileMe iDiskmusicmusic streamingMusicStreamingrecord labelrecord labelsRecordLabelRecordLabelsriaastreamstreaminguniversaluniversal music groupUniversalMusicGroup Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:14:00 -0400 21|19581239 <![CDATA[Skype updated for iOS 4, background VoIP is a go (update: no plans to charge for 3G use)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/21/skype-updated-for-ios-4-background-voip-is-a-go/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/21/skype-updated-for-ios-4-background-voip-is-a-go/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/21/skype-updated-for-ios-4-background-voip-is-a-go/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Well, it's about time. Touted back in March as one of the pillar apps to benefit from the new multitasking API, Skype has finally been updated to iOS 4 compatibility. We're seeing crisper, more retina display-friendly graphics and, more importantly, background VoIP (not for iPhone 3G, naturally). A notification window will pop up when you're called or messaged, and you can use other apps while on the line chatting to international friends at reduced rates. Even on the lock screen, if you receive a call, sliding to unlock will take you immediately into the call. Video chat still isn't here -- a darn shame given the lack of other options now -- but now you've got even more of a reason to rack up those rollover minutes on AT&T's voice plan. Download away!

Update: Remember when Skype was talking about charging extra for calls over 3G starting this month? Straight from the horse's mouth: "we no longer have plans to charge a supplement to make calls over 3G."

[Thanks, Tyler C]

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]]> appleapple iphoneAppleIphonebackground voipBackgroundVoipios 4Ios4iphoneiphone 4iphone osiphone os 4Iphone4IphoneOsIphoneOs4multi taskingMultiTaskingskypevoip Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:17:00 -0400 21|19563419 <![CDATA[iPhone OS 2 apps no longer welcome on the App Store]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/iphone-os-2-apps-no-longer-welcome-on-the-app-store/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/iphone-os-2-apps-no-longer-welcome-on-the-app-store/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/iphone-os-2-apps-no-longer-welcome-on-the-app-store/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Apple hasn't been shy about dropping support for older hardware and software in recent years, and it looks like the iPhone and iPod touch are no exception: according to a short note on the iPhone developer site encouraging devs to get ready for iOS 4, the App Store will no longer affect apps that target iOS 2. That doesn't really mean much right now -- apart from a few iPod touch owners who didn't pay the $10 iOS 3 upgrade fee, we doubt there are many people out there still running iOS 2 -- but we can see Apple dropping support for iOS 3 apps next year when iOS 5 and a new iPhone are announced, and that'll effectively be the end of the original iPhone and touch, which can't be upgraded to iOS 4. That's a four-year shelf life, which isn't too bad considering the insane pace of mobile development, but we can still shed a tear -- especially since we paid $599 for the damn thing on contract way back when.

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]]> app storeappleappsAppStoreiosios 2ios 2.0Ios2Ios2.0iphoneiphone 2.0iphone osiphone os 2iphone os 2.0Iphone2.0IphoneOsIphoneOs2IphoneOs2.0 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:33:00 -0400 21|19536865 <![CDATA[iMovie for iPhone gets a cheeky hack for jailbroken 3GS, runs well-oiled]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/imovie-for-iphone-gets-a-cheeky-hack-for-jailbroken-3gs-runs-we/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/imovie-for-iphone-gets-a-cheeky-hack-for-jailbroken-3gs-runs-we/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/imovie-for-iphone-gets-a-cheeky-hack-for-jailbroken-3gs-runs-we/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Not feeling hot about the trouble-prone iPhone 4, but still tempted by its optional iMovie app? Now you have a choice! Turns out to run said app on other devices (including iPod touch, supposedly) running iOS 3.0 and above, all you need are a jailbroken iOS device, iMovie for iPhone from the App Store, and two quick edits in the app's info.plist file -- change minimum system version to "3.0.0" and front-facing-camera to "false." Sounds easy enough, although we've yet to see the hacked app actually running on devices other than the 3GS demoed in the video after the break. And sorry, Redmond Pie's already confirmed that this sucker doesn't work on the iPad... yet.

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]]> appapplehackimovieimovie for iphoneImovieForIphoneiosIos4iphoneiphone osiphone os 3.0IphoneOsIphoneOs3.0ipod touchIpodTouchjailbreakmodplistsoftwarevideo Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:21:00 -0400 21|19536418 <![CDATA[Okay, you've got an iPhone 4 -- now what?]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/okay-youve-got-an-iphone-4-now-what/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/okay-youve-got-an-iphone-4-now-what/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/okay-youve-got-an-iphone-4-now-what/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Whether you were lucky enough to score an early delivery, blazed through a pre-order reservation line, or camped out all night, you're going to want to take full advantage of your hard-won new iPhone 4 once you get it home. As we said in our review, the core experience of using an iPhone hasn't changed too dramatically with iOS 4 and the new hardware -- it's instead been refined and extended with some new capabilities. That means you'll need to poke around a little and download some updated apps to really see all the benefits -- there's some fun stuff to uncover. So without further ado, let's run down the list of things to try and do with your new iPhone, as well as highlight some essential apps that'll let you get the most out of your new toy. Read on!

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]]> appleapple iphoneapple iphone 4AppleIphoneAppleIphone4appsiosios 4Ios4iphoneiphone 4iphone osiphone os 4Iphone4IphoneOsIphoneOs4video Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:54:00 -0400 21|19530059 <![CDATA[iPhone 3G, iOS 4, and you -- what's missing (spoiler: multitasking)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/iphone-3g-ios-4-and-you-whats-missing-spoiler-multitaski/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/iphone-3g-ios-4-and-you-whats-missing-spoiler-multitaski/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/iphone-3g-ios-4-and-you-whats-missing-spoiler-multitaski/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments While iOS 4 is delivering on every promise for the iPhone 3GS users out there, as we were all told up front, the iPhone 3G would be missing some of those touted new features. Granted, we knew such disparities would exist but were never given the finer details. Now that the final build is percolating through the internet, we decided to take a look at what features are and aren't working on the earlier year's model.

What's there
  • Folders
  • Threaded mail
  • iTunes playlist creation / editing
  • 5x digital zoom: just tap on the display near the capture button, but be warned, it doesn't paint a pretty picture
  • iBooks: we were having issues with the earlier build, but it seems to be running fine after today's official download -- PDFs work, too.
  • Photos: you can now sort by albums, events, faces, and places
  • Game Center: the icon is present, but as of this writing we're unable to connect to the servers. (Update: a number of readers saying it didn't come with today's download. We nabbed ours as a gold build, which might explain the discrepancy despite still being considered "up to date" by iTunes.)
  • Spell check has been updated
  • Spotlight search: you can search the web and Wikipedia from the home screen search bar. That said, not all our queries -- "Engadget," for example -- weren't offering the option. [Thanks, jkane08]
What isn't
  • Multitasking: this is the big one. Double-tapping the home button doesn't give you the handy menu, there's no fast app switching, and background use is missing in action.
  • Screen lock: normally in the multitasking menu (which isn't available on 3G), it's nowhere to be found, even under Settings. Bummer.
  • Home screen wallpaper: you'd think this simple addition would make the cut, but sadly no. The dock has been given a visual upgrade, though.
  • Bluetooth Keyboard support: we haven't tried this ourselves, but an influx of reports from Twitter suggest this is also a no-go.
We'll keep testing, but be sure to let us know your own discoveries below!

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]]> 3g3g s3gS4applei osi os 4IOsIOs4iphoneiphone 3giphone 3g siphone osiphone os 4Iphone3gIphone3gSIphoneOsIphoneOs4ipod touchIpodTouchos 4Os4 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:33:00 -0400 21|19525288 <![CDATA[Apple now accepting iOS 4 apps, multitasking ahoy]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/apple-now-accepting-ios-4-apps-multitasking-ahoy/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/apple-now-accepting-ios-4-apps-multitasking-ahoy/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/apple-now-accepting-ios-4-apps-multitasking-ahoy/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Although we've been running iPhone OS 4 -- now known as iOS 4 -- since it was first announced in April, we actually haven't been able to try out any of the fancy new multitasking features, since no third party apps have been released with support yet. That's all about to change: as of today, Apple is accepting iOS 4 apps, which means we should see quite a few apps that take advantage of multitasking on the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, as well as make use of the 1500 other new APIs in the system when it launches on June 21.

That's definitely good news, but we've got a feeling Apple's unique take on iPhone multitasking will take a few people by surprise, as only certain tasks are allowed in the background -- and apps that need to run persistently, like IRC and IM clients, still won't really work at all. In fact, there's already some rumblings by devs that they need additional backgrounding tools in order to provide features that users are asking for; Instapaper's Marco Ament has proposed a network polling API that would allow his app to update content in the background, for example. We'll see how quickly Apple responds to these requests, but for right now we're just happy we'll finally be able to switch away from a Skype call or GPS app while using our iPhones.

[Thanks, Oliver]

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]]> appleappsdeveloperdevelopersiosios 4Ios4iphoneiphone osiphone os 4IphoneOsIphoneOs4sdk Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:11:00 -0400 21|19513225 <![CDATA[iOS 4 gold works with any compatible iPhone / iPod touch via iTunes 9.2, jailbreak also updated]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/ios4-gold-works-with-any-iphone-ipod-touch-via-itunes-9-2-jai/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/ios4-gold-works-with-any-iphone-ipod-touch-via-itunes-9-2-jai/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/ios4-gold-works-with-any-iphone-ipod-touch-via-itunes-9-2-jai/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Want to get your hands on an iOS 4-equipped device now without being a registered Apple developer? As a number of readers have pointed out, it seems yesterday's gold build release works on any applicable iPhone / iPod touch whether or not its UDID has been sent to the dev center. Now that the previous restraint has been lifted, the only requirement now is a copy of iTunes 9.2 -- currently for Macs only and still blocked by the developer gate, but once you manage to obtain the appropriate files, the only thing in your path is time itself. Sure enough, we just got through installing the build on an unregistered iPhone without a hitch. Details available via Gumball Tech, and please, don't forget to back up your data ahead of time.

In less rule-abiding news, the not-quite-surgical hand of the jailbreak community has taken a gander at the gold. A developer known as msft.guy, whose previous credentials includes recently-released binary "which enabled blacksn0w unlock port for iPhone 3GS on iOS 4 Beta 4" according to Redmond Pie, has updated PwnageTool for yesterday's update. As always, proceed with that one at your own risk, and if you're curious but hesitant, the ever-reliable iPhone Dev Team promise a full jailbreak / unlock suite later this month. Either way, video proof is available after the break.

Update: Just to clarify, iOS 4 now works with any iPhone / iPod touch that's already been proven compatible -- the trick here is that you now don't need to register with Apple before trying.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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]]> applei osIOsios 4Ios4iphone osiphone os 4IphoneOsIphoneOs4jail breakJailBreakjbvideo Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:47:00 -0400 21|19508627 <![CDATA[iOS 4 gold build now available to iPhone Developer Program members]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/ios-4-gold-build-now-available-to-iphone-developer-program-membe/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/ios-4-gold-build-now-available-to-iphone-developer-program-membe/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/ios-4-gold-build-now-available-to-iphone-developer-program-membe/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments You've got to wait a couple weeks to get this if you're the run-of-the-mill iPhone type -- but if you've ponied up the Benjamin for an iPhone Developer Program membership (who's probably suffered through a handful of iPhone OS 4 beta builds over the last few months), you're now able to download the Gold Master seed of iOS 4 directly from Apple's site. Let us know if you manage to sprout a front-facing cam on your 3GS to test FaceTime or anything cool like that, alright?

Update: We just updated to iOS 4 GM and haven't noticed anything particularly new or crazy yet. The install requires a beta of iTunes 9.2 to be installed as well, which adds in support for app folders and backups, but otherwise life is proceeding just like it did when we had beta 3 installed. We'll let you know if we spot anything as we go.

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]]> applebreaking newsBreakingNewsgmgoldgold masterGoldMasteriosios 4ios 4.0Ios4Ios4.0iphoneiphone dev programiphone developer programiphone osiphone os 4iphone os 4.0IphoneDeveloperProgramIphoneDevProgramIphoneOsIphoneOs4IphoneOs4.0itunesitunes 9.2Itunes9.2 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:36:00 -0400 21|19506976 <![CDATA[iPhone OS 4 renamed iOS 4, launching June 21 with 1500 new features]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-os-4-renamed-ios-gets-1500-new-features/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-os-4-renamed-ios-gets-1500-new-features/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/iphone-os-4-renamed-ios-gets-1500-new-features/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/apple-wwdc-2010-291-rm-eng.jpg We knew it had to happen eventually -- iPhone OS has been renamed to iOS with the bump to version 4. Some 1500 new features are coming along with the name change, including biggies like multitasking, a unified inbox, app folders, and data detectors. Although Apple is encouraging devs to tweak their apps for the iPhone 4's new Retina Display, iOS4 will also automatically redraw text and controls for existing apps to make them play nice with the new higher pixel density. Bing search integration has also been added to iOS 4 in addition to Google and Yahoo -- Google is still the default, though. The golden master is available to devs today, and Steve says the 100 millionth iOS device -- that's iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad -- will be sold sometime this month. That's a lot of devices! We found out about most of the features of iOS 4 at the SDK event, so check here for the full rundown.

Apple says iOS 4 will arrive for the iPhone 3G, 3GS, and the iPod touch on June 21 -- and it'll be free to iPod touch owners for the first time, which is nice. Not all features will be supported across all devices: the first-gen touch is left out entirely, and the 3G won't do multitasking, as we heard at the SDK event. We'll see if there are any other limitations and let you know.

Amusingly, an iOS trademark is currently owned by Cisco -- just like the original iPhone trademark -- so we'll see if Apple's lawyers actually called ahead this time around or if they'll have to fake-tussle and make nice again.

Gallery: iPhone OS 4 renamed iOS 4, gets 1500 new features




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]]> applebreaking newsBreakingNewsi osIOsios 4Ios4iphoneiphone osiphone os 4IphoneOsIphoneOs4ipod touchIpodTouchos 4Os4wwdcwwdc 10wwdc 2010Wwdc10Wwdc2010 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:26:00 -0400 21|19505443 <![CDATA[Steve Jobs live from WWDC 2010]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/steve-jobs-live-from-wwdc-2010/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/steve-jobs-live-from-wwdc-2010/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/steve-jobs-live-from-wwdc-2010/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
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]]> appleiphoneiphone 4iphone 4giphone osIphone4Iphone4gIphoneOsliveblogsteve jobsSteveJobswwdcwwdc 2010Wwdc2010 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:25:00 -0400 21|19504008 <![CDATA['iPhone vs Android' report finds Apple has three times Google's market share]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/05/iphone-vs-android-report-finds-apple-has-three-times-googles/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/05/iphone-vs-android-report-finds-apple-has-three-times-googles/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/05/iphone-vs-android-report-finds-apple-has-three-times-googles/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments It's oftentimes easy for us to get swept up in Android mania and forget that Google's mobile platform is still in its infancy. Then we get cold hard numbers like these -- showing iPhone OS owning 28 percent of the US smartphone market and closing in on RIM's leading 35 percent -- and we face up to the realization that Android handsets still account for less than one in every ten smartphones owned by Americans today. In spite of collecting 28 percent of all consumer smartphone purchases in the first quarter of 2010 (according to NPD), Google's OS was only able to climb up a couple of percentage points in terms of total market share, showing just how long a road lies ahead of its world-conquering plans. Guess that now explains why Apple's response to the earlier numbers was so nonchalant.

Other intriguing figures include a high rate of loyalty among iPhone OS and Android users, with 80 percent of the former and 70 percent of the latter expressing a preference for the same OS in their next phone -- both rather shaming Microsoft and RIM's numbers, which were a mediocre 34 and 47 percent, respectively. Funnily enough, despite its inflammatory title, this report finds Android and iPhone users are more similar to each other than anyone else -- an uncomfortable fact for both parties to deal with, we're sure. The source link contains some more demographic comparisons, so why not go check them out and drop some sage analysis for us in the comments?

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]]> androidandroid osAndroidOsappleapple iphoneAppleIphonecomparisondatademographicsfiguresgoogleiphoneiphone osiphone vs androidIphoneOsIphoneVsAndroidmobile osMobileOsnielsennumbersoperating systemoperating systemsOperatingSystemOperatingSystemsossmartphonesmartphonesstatisticsstats Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:34:00 -0400 21|19504786 <![CDATA[Same as it ever was: you can't tether an iPhone to the iPad]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/03/same-as-it-ever-was-you-cant-tether-an-iphone-to-the-ipad/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/03/same-as-it-ever-was-you-cant-tether-an-iphone-to-the-ipad/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/03/same-as-it-ever-was-you-cant-tether-an-iphone-to-the-ipad/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments This isn't so much news as it is a public service announcement: even in markets where iPhone tethering has launched, you've never been able to use it to connect to an iPad, and you won't be able to when AT&T flips the switch on tethering with the release of OS 4. That's clearly not AT&T's fault, it's Apple's -- the iPhone inexplicably supports only USB and Bluetooth for sharing its internet connection, even though jailbroken apps like MyWi prove that a WiFi connection is totally doable and countless other handsets already support WiFi routing. And iPad doesn't support using another device as a Bluetooth modem, either. And as long as you're paying the tethering fee, there's no reason why AT&T wouldn't want you tethering the iPad; you'll certainly be able to do it with any phone in AT&T's lineup that can create a WiFi hotspot, after all, and we're sure they'd be happy to take your overage cash once you hit 2GB regardless of the device you're using to gobble the data.

In the meantime, you know what you can tether to an iPad? A phone running Froyo, for one -- Google was certainly happy to show off that capability back at IO. Or pretty much any device running S60 from the last several years. Or a Palm Pre Plus... yeah, you get the idea.

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]]> appleattipadiphoneiphone osIphoneOstethering Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:38:00 -0400 21|19502816 <![CDATA[Steve Jobs at D8: Foxconn, iPhone prototype, TVs, and more]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/steve-jobs-at-d8-foxconn-iphone-prototype-tvs-and-more/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/steve-jobs-at-d8-foxconn-iphone-prototype-tvs-and-more/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/steve-jobs-at-d8-foxconn-iphone-prototype-tvs-and-more/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments In case you hadn't heard, Steve Jobs got downright conversational last night at D8, riffing on questions from Walt, Kara, and the attending audience of elites. You can hit up the entire liveblog for a timestamped play by play, or browse through some of the highlights below.

Gallery: Steve Jobs live from D8


We put some extra scintillating quotes after the break to shield the eyes of your children. Just a note, however: all of these are paraphrased quotes typed live as Steve was speaking, and not to be construed as the verbatim Word of Steve Jobs, though the gist is certainly there.

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]]> all things dall things d 2010all things d 8all things digitalall things digital 2010all things digital 8AllThingsDAllThingsD2010AllThingsD8AllThingsDigitalAllThingsDigital2010AllThingsDigital8appleapple tvAppleTvat and tAtAndTattd8d8 conferenceD8Conferencefox connFoxConnipadiphoneiphone osiphone os 4IphoneOsIphoneOs4jobsstevesteve jobsSteveJobs Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:25:00 -0400 21|19499940 <![CDATA[Steve Jobs' D8 interview: the video highlights (updated)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/steve-jobs-d8-interview-the-video-highlights/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/steve-jobs-d8-interview-the-video-highlights/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/steve-jobs-d8-interview-the-video-highlights/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Sure, you read our liveblog of Steve Jobs' D8 conference -- and believe us, it's heavily quotable -- but don't you want to see and hear the Apple CEO claim HyperCard was huge in its day? Or perhaps you're more interested in his thoughts on Flash, market cap, and the iPad origins -- either way, videos are after the break, with presumably more to come from All Things D.

Update: Four new videos have been added!

Update 2: Two new videos have been added!

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]]> adobeall things dall things d 2010all things d 8AllThingsDAllThingsD2010AllThingsD8appled 8d 8 conferenceD8D8Conferenceflashipadiphoneiphone osIphoneOsjobsstevesteve jobsSteveJobsvideo Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:47:00 -0400 21|19499755 <![CDATA[Steve Jobs: iPhone OS 'started on a tablet']]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/steve-jobs-at-d-iphone-os-started-on-a-tablet/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/steve-jobs-at-d-iphone-os-started-on-a-tablet/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/steve-jobs-at-d-iphone-os-started-on-a-tablet/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Well, Steve Jobs just dropped a little nugget of history on us during his chat with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the All Things D conference. When asked by Walt why they originally put their new OS on a phone and not a tablet, Steve said, "I'll tell you a secret. It began with the tablet." After working on the tablet OS which had a glass display and multitouch, another idea occurred to Jobs. "My God, I said, this would make a great phone ... so we shelved the tablet and built the iPhone." And there you have it.

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]]> all things dAllThingsDappled8ipadiphoneiphone osIphoneOslivesteve jobsSteveJobstablettablets Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:06:00 -0400 21|19499652 <![CDATA[iPhone video conferencing surfaces in supposed test firmware]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/22/iphone-video-conferencing-surfaces-in-supposed-test-firmware/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/22/iphone-video-conferencing-surfaces-in-supposed-test-firmware/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/22/iphone-video-conferencing-surfaces-in-supposed-test-firmware/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments
Need a bit more evidence that the next iPhone will do video conferencing? Then take a good, hard look at the exciting screenshot above, which supposedly comes from a field test firmware for the next-gen iPhone that Apple is apparently working on. Not much more to go on than that at the moment, unfortunately, but Boy Genius Report says the screenshot (and a second one after the break) comes from one of its "Apple guys" and, as you can see, it not only offers yet more evidence of video calls, but video call debugging.

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]]> appleiphoneiphone 4iphone 4giphone hdiphone osiphone os 4.0iphone4Iphone4gIphoneHdIphoneOsIphoneOs4.0next-gennext-gen iphoneNext-genIphonevideo callingvideo callsvideo conferecningvideo conferencingVideoCallingVideoCallsVideoConferencing Sat, 22 May 2010 18:16:00 -0400 21|19487826 <![CDATA[iPhone OS 4.0 beta 4 includes AT&T tethering option]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/iphone-os-4-0-beta-4-includes-atandt-tethering-option/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/iphone-os-4-0-beta-4-includes-atandt-tethering-option/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/iphone-os-4-0-beta-4-includes-atandt-tethering-option/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments See that screen there? That's from the minty fresh beta 4 of iPhone OS 4.0, which was just released to developers moments ago. Unless our eyes are badly mistaken, that's an option to setup internet tethering on AT&T, something that WWAN warriors have been waiting for since... oh, forever. We're downloading the new build as we speak, and we'll let you know if we find anything out. Oh, and don't get your hopes up too high -- AT&T proclaimed that it was "still waiting on better network performance" before enabling iPhone tethering just three weeks ago.

Update: There's a video of the screens after the break, just in case your belief was temporarily suspended for any reason. Thanks, Jerish!

Update 2: Well, this is interesting -- we just updated an iPhone 3GS in Chicago, and we're not seeing the tethering option. We're guessing this is a glitch or just a mismatched carrier setting file, since so many others are seeing it, but we'll do some digging and see what's up.

Update 3: Okay, we've got it sorted -- all it took was a quick network settings reset. Thanks, Gray!

[Thanks, Pete]

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]]> appleattbreaking newsBreakingNewsbroadbandinternetiPhone OSiPhone OS 4.0iPhone OS 4.0 beta 4IphoneOsIphoneOs4.0IphoneOs4.0Beta4mobilemobile broadbandmobile internetMobileBroadbandMobileInternetossoftwaretethertetheringvideowwan Tue, 18 May 2010 21:56:00 -0400 21|19482658 <![CDATA[iPhone OS 4 beta 4 drops in]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/iphone-os-4-beta-4-drops-in/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/iphone-os-4-beta-4-drops-in/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/iphone-os-4-beta-4-drops-in/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments If you like living on the brutal, life-altering bleeding edge the same way we do, odds are you've got iPhone OS 4 beta 3 installed on that 3GS of yours -- assuming you have an iPhone 3GS, naturally. That also means that you'll likely be interested to hear that beta 4 is now out and ready for you to download, install, and not brick your phone if everything goes according to plan, just as long as you've got access to an Apple iPhone Developer Program account. Go forth, intrepid readers -- and do report back on your exploits, won't you?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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]]> betabeta 4Beta4breaking newsBreakingNewsiphoneiphone developer programiphone osiphone os 4iphone os 4 beta 4iphone os 4.0iphone os 4.0 beta 4iphone sdkIphoneDeveloperProgramIphoneOsIphoneOs4IphoneOs4.0IphoneOs4.0Beta4IphoneOs4Beta4IphoneSdk Tue, 18 May 2010 20:31:00 -0400 21|19482588 <![CDATA[Boxee for iPhone, iPad and Android all but confirmed in Vindicia payment processing deal]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/boxee-for-iphone-ipad-and-android-all-but-confirmed-in-vindicia/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/boxee-for-iphone-ipad-and-android-all-but-confirmed-in-vindicia/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/boxee-for-iphone-ipad-and-android-all-but-confirmed-in-vindicia/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments Oh sure, having Boxee nailed down to the desktop of your PC is fine and dandy, and that Boxee Box will ensure that the same experience is enjoyed by all who plant their fundament in front of your HDTV. But we all know what you're after -- lemon drops. And a mobile version of Boxee. In a post today by the company, it expressed outright joy in inking a deal with Vindicia in order to bring a payment processing solution to the platform; slated for implementation "by the end of the summer," this CashBox add-in would enable users to purchase "premium content" from Boxee's programming partners via credit card, gift card or PayPal. It's a vital step in Boxee finally finding a revenue stream (something it confessed to needing on a previous episode of The Engadget Show), and better still, "Vindicia's flexibility makes it possible for [Boxee] to enable payments on its website and across mobile platforms like the iPhone, Android and iPad." Yeah, those are the company's own words right there, and in case you still aren't believing your eyes, chew on one final quote:
"Boxee's eventual expansion to these platforms will pave the way for universally accessible content no matter where a user is (we love this idea!)."
Huzzah!

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]]> androidappleapple ipadAppleIpadboxeebusinesscashboxcontentcurrencygooglegoogle androidGoogleAndroidindustryinternet tvInternetTvipadiphoneiphone osIphoneOsiptvmobile osMobileOsospaymentpayment processingPaymentProcessingpaypalpremium contentPremiumContentprogrammingsoftwaretelevisionVindiciaweb tvWebTv Tue, 11 May 2010 20:26:00 -0400 21|19473515