The ElectroDress is an individualized tailored rehabilitation suit for patients with significant rehabilitation needs. This 7 piece suit has electrodes and motors stitched into place throughout that can provide EMS (electronic muscle stimulation) and vibration therapy to specific regions to assist with muscle relaxation, increase range and ease of movement and potentially lead to rehabilitation. By triggering reflexes that inhibit or stimulate various muscles in a patients body, modulating and controlling muscle tone, and altering muscle tension the electrodes in this suit can strengthen weak muscles and counteract improperly tensed muscles. It can potentially be tailored to each individual patient to assist with rehabilitation and improve their quality of life significantly.

Termed a “therapeutic assistance device” the Electro Dress can not only help those with nerve disorders but can bring relief to those affected by stroke, brain injuries, rheumatism, and diseases that cause improper muscle tension and upper motor neuron damage (OMS).

The Electro Dress by Inerventions is an inspiring project and an exciting use of smart textiles and wearable technology. It is scheduled to release its first version in late 2012. We hope this project is a resounding success and hope it is able to inspire more inventors to push the boundaries of smart clothing textiles and wearable technology to continue improving the lives of millions. Find out more about this amazing new invention at the Inerventions website (in Swedish)

Watch how the pitch went down on the Swedish Dragons Den below:

ElektroDress Part 1:

ElektroDress Part 2:

The signs are all there- wearable technology is on the verge of exploding. The internets have been abuzz with rumors of Apple hiring wearable technology specialists, Google developing wearable gadgets, fitness trackers that quantify your life, track your sleep, and tell you things you never even knew about yourself abound all over!

Flexible batteries, capacitative fibers, conductive materials, and more are being announced every day. These new technologies and others are pushing the envelope on what is possible with smart clothing and wearable tech. Exciting times are ahead and we will be right there to report on it and bring you the latest and greatest news and reviews!

It’s a brave new world out there! Tablet computers and touch screens are only the start! Join us on our new adventures as we delve into the world of wearable tech and see what we can find!

Today, Apple released an update to the Airport Utility Application along with an update to the Airport Express, Extreme, and the Time Capsule.

The Airport Utility update (6.0) can be downloaded via Software Update. This is a massive update when it comes to the UI part of the app.  Apple has re-written the app from the ground up and what seems to be an iOS-duplicate of Airport Utility for the Mac.

This is the iPhone version of the app.  Notice the similarities?

As Apple continue their progress in porting more and more iOS elements such as launchpad, the scrolling bars, and this new addition, Airport Utility 6.0, we just hope that the Mac is not going to be full of iOS elements in the near future.  Something like iOS for the Mac.

Apple has also released an update for the Airport Base Stations and Time Capsule (v7.6.1).

Release notes:

This update is for all 802.11n AirPort Express, 802.11n AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule models. It fixes an issue with wireless performance and provides support for remote access to an AirPort disk or a Time Capsule hard drive with an iCloud account.

Here are the direct links to the updates:

-AirPort Utility 6.0 for Mac OS X Lion

- AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule Firmware Update 7.6.1

At the same time, however, authoring standards-compliant e-books (despite some promises to the contrary) is not as simple as running a Word document of a manuscript through a filter. The current state of software tools continues to frustrate authors and publishers alike, with several authors telling Ars that they wish Apple or some other vendor would make a simple app that makes the process as easy as creating a song in GarageBand.

Our sources say Apple will announce such a tool on Thursday. – ArsTechnica

Besides the normal bug fixes in all iOS beta updates, Apple has finally brought back the mysterious 3G toggle button that seemed to have vanished ever since the iPhone 4S got released in Mid-October. This should have some effect on preserving battery life, more specially the iPhone 4S as one can switch to EDGE connectivity.

9to5Mac reports that iOS 5.1 Beta 3 also comes with Siri in Japanese.

In 2012, Siri will support additional languages, including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Italian, and Spanish – Siri FAQ (Apple)

They also claimed that the iPad 3 will feature an amazing Retina Display packed to the gills with a Quad Core chip.  It will also be able to run LTE networks.

The company’s manufacturing partners in Asia started ramping up production of the iPad 3 this month and plan to reach full volumes by February, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the details aren’t public. The tablet will use a quad-core chip, an enhancement that lets users jump more quickly between applications, two of the people said.

The iPad 3 was also said in a  previous rumor that it would have the same design as the iPad 2.

iLounge‘s Jeremy Horwitz claimed that the next generation iPad is to be 1mm thicker to make room for other parts.

Curve radiuses on the body will change only a little to accommodate the added thickness, not dramatically. Think iPad 2 Pro, not a redesign.

Mr. Horwitz sources also claimed that the release date would be around the same time as last year’s iPad 2 which would be around March.  The iPad 3 would also stick to the same price tag of $399 and is also rumored to feature a retina display.

The addition of a thunderbolt cable would increase the speeds of data transfer and recharging.  In order for Apple to pursue such technology, they are going to have to reengineer the thunderbolt tip to be as flat as a USB tip.

Apple already started testing out 30pin connectors back in 2009 when a patent was published via PatentlyApple.  The patent also showed the Apple is working on a new hybrid connector to support dual lane DisplayPort technology which is the equivalent to ThunderBolt.

The report stated the event is to be involve Apple’s Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue. Mr. Cue is in charge of services such as the App store, iTunes store,iAd, iCloud, and iBooks.

TechCrunch also reports that there will be no new hardware additions and will not be a major event.

According to the source the event will not involve any hardware and instead will focus on publishing and eBooks (sold through Apple’s iBooks platform) rather than iAds. Attendance also be more publishing industry-oriented than consumer.

The event will unveil improvements to the iBooks platform according to the same source, and is not “major.”

According to 9to5mac, Steve Jobs mentioned in his biography by Walter Isaacson that Steve always wanted to re-invent the textbook industry.

MacRumors has reported that the image above could possibly be the retina display screen for the next generation iPad.  There has been loads of rumors in regards to wether or not we will see a retina display iPad next year.  We think there will be.

The image itself does not represent much about the retina display but from what we can infer is that are three ribbon cables.  That could possibly mean more cables to support more pixels.  The iPad 2 screen is at the top of the image whilst the iPad 3 is on the bottom.  See their differences? The iPad 3 is rumored to have a 2048×1536 resolution.

The retina display will be the biggest change yet in the next generation iPad if these rumors are true along with probably a faster processor and a better camera.  A re-design is also yet to be rumored.

Or could the retina display be Apple’s only change for the next generation iPad? Tell us what you guys think in the comments below.

We certainly don’t think so.

The new MirrorBook Air is packed to the gills with a miniature sized screen for one’s viewing pleasure.  The MirrorBook also comes with a 1.5″ Retina Display screen.  The screen is also extremely reflective that one can see himself/herself in the display…How cool is that?! It also comes with an all new “SuperMini” Drive that would definitely fit all range of CD sizes.

The MirrorBook Air comes with 5 mins of battery life that you can enjoy, and with the new Nano-Solid-State technology, it would be able to boot at insane speeds.

Credits to @geekanoids for making such an excellent review

SiriPrefs is a utility in which Siri will be able to launch apps and toggle settings.

According to iPhoneil, an Isreali – based iPhone blog, their goal is to make Siri listen and react to other commands such as launching apps.

Here is a video of it in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsnRAThYVWM

The video is in Hebrew but we can tell it uses URL schemes and relies on the Microsoft Bing search application.

The developer also notes that he is nowhere near completion so keep your eyes open and stay tuned!

It will join the glass iPhone face with a new aluminum back plate. It will also cover a redesigned antenna system that surrounds the device, allowing Apple to build the rear case out of aluminum without having to use a large plastic insert above the antennas as the company does on its iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G.

A new jailbreak installer called “Spire” has just been released on Cydia.  The developers behind this port is Chpwn and Ryan Petrich.

According to Chpwn’s blog:

Spire is my (along with Ryan Petrich) new tool for installing Siri on previously unsupported, but jailbroken, devices. Spire is a small download, but while installing it will download Siri itself (directly from Apple). Spire is available in Cydia right now — go get it! This will use about 100 MB of data, so please connect to Wi-Fi before installing.

However, Spire is not a complete solution. Apple still requires authorization to use Siri, so information from an iPhone 4S is still required. To insert this information, Spire allows you to enter your own proxy server address. By using this (ancient) SiriProxy fork, you can setup a proxy using your own iPhone 4S to insert the needed information reasonably easily. Other solutions for proxying Siri will be listed here as they are developed — perhaps that sort of proxy might be included in the main SiriProxyrepository.

Spire uses a new method to obtain the files necessary for Siri, so it doesn’t have thecopyright issues encountered by previous attempts. Similarly, rather than directing all traffic through a specific proxy server (and the associated privacy issues), Spire allows you to specify your own proxy server.

Of course, one will need a 4S in order to get Siri fully working.  This is the UI that you are downloading from Cydia and will not work without the 4S authorization keys.

Chpwn talks about using the SiriProxyFork method to obtain your own proxy server address to gain authorization from Apple to use Siri on older devices. He also explains that there will be other ways to obtain this in the future instead of the very tedious method once they are developed.

One of the biggest strengths about this port is that it is finally legal. Spire uses a method to obtain files required to run Siri without infringing copyright.

In the image above, some minor differences are noticeable such as The iPad 3 home button’s icon (the square) seems to be relatively thicker than the iPad 2′s. Now, you may wonder what these changes have anything to do with the overall design of the next generation iPad.

1. The iPad 3 will come in both black and white just like the iPad 2 if these are the legitimate home buttons that are being used in the final product.
2. The home buttons represents that the iPad 3 is not in their final stages of production.
3. The iPad 3 will come with the home button as there were some rumors of Apple replacing them with “Multitasking Gestures”.

The iPad 3 home button internal’s tells us another story as well.  The internals of the iPad 3 home buttons is smaller than the iPad 2′s.  Apple could be saving space for other things.  The next generation iPad is said to 1mm thicker to accommodate the rumored iPad Retina Display.

The Chinese Economic Times on the sources close to the Taiwanese makers in Apple’s supply chain,

After the iPhone 4S successfully took the tech market by storm, the iPad3 is widely expected to be Apple’s first hit product to be released next year. Industry sources said the first shipment of the iPad3 could exceed 4 million units. Because it is a new gadget, it is taking time for makers in the supply chain to raise their yield rates. The sources said all OEM and ODM makers have exercised great caution in ensuring the smooth operations of their production lines.

The report also stated that the original iPad was launched on January 27th to meet the same deadline.  Ironically, it was Steve Jobs himself who launched it back then.  The Asian component makers and contract manufacturers are demanding that the employees work on the Lunar Year Holiday.  Feb 24th is also a Friday and Apple usually releases major products such as iPhones, and iPads on Friday’s.

According the pod2g, the untethered jailbreak is technically completed and is in the final stage of wrapping everything up for us and giving it to us as a christmas present (and NO he did not actually say that) .

I gave all the details to the chronic dev team so that they can finish, test, integrate and release the A4 jb ASAP.

pod2g also mentioned that he is going to focus a lot on an untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 running iOS 5!

I’ll put all my energy from now on on the A5

I need to focus on A5 and hope I can find a path quick, and I have the feeling that chronic-dev could help me.

This guide was brought to you by iDownloadBlog:

Steps:

1. Open any stock Apple app such as “Stocks”
2. Hold the power button until the “Turn off” slider shows up
3. Hold the home button until the “Turn off” slider goes away.

Your home button should be much more responsive and fix some of the problems people have been reporting with broken home buttons.

The new build is available via the developer center and Apple has asked developers to focus on iCloud document storage, Address book, iCal, Mail, Spotlight, and Safari. The delta update weighs in at 986Mb with the combo update weighing at 1.2Gb. The final release OS X Lion 10.7.3 should be release in a few weeks.

This update is available via Software update on both Mac and Windows.

Full Release Notes:

What’s new in iTunes 10.5.2

iTunes 10.5.2 includes several improvements for iTunes Match and fixes an audio distortion problem when playing or importing certain CDs.

iTunes 10.5.1 also included:

• iTunes Match. Store your entire music library in iCloud, including music you’ve imported from CDs, and enjoy your collection anywhere, anytime, on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, computer, or Apple TV.

• iTunes in the Cloud. iTunes now stores your music and TV purchases in iCloud and makes them available on your devices anywhere, any time, at no additional cost.

• Automatic Downloads. Purchase music from any device or computer and automatically download a copy to your Mac and iOS devices.

• Download Previous Purchases. Download your past music, TV, app, and book purchases again, at no additional cost. Previous purchases may be unavailable if they are no longer on the iTunes Store.

• Sync with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5.

• Wi-Fi Syncing. Automatically sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes any time they’re both on the same Wi-Fi network.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit:support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

iTunes 10.5.2 requirements

Hardware:

• Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5 or G4 processor and 512MB of RAM

• To play Standard Definition video from the iTunes Store, a 1.0GHz PowerPC G4 or faster processor and 512MB of RAM is required.

• To play HD video, an iTunes LP, or iTunes Extras, a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor and 1GB of RAM is required.

• Screen resolution of 1024×768 or greater; 1280×800 or greater is required to play an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras

• Broadband Internet connection to use the iTunes Store

• Apple combo drive or SuperDrive to create audio, MP3, or back-up CDs; some non-Apple CD-RW recorders may also work

• Apple SuperDrive to back up your library to DVDs; some non-Apple DVD-RW drives may also work

Software:

• Mac OS X version 10.5 or later

• Safari 4.0.3 or later

• 200MB of available disk space

• iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match availability may vary by country.

For more information

Using iTunes: Open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. Type a question in the search field, or click “What is iTunes?” or a help topic.

Latest product news: See the iTunes website at www.itunes.com. For the latest information about iPod, see www.apple.com/ipod. For the latest information about iPhone, seewww.apple.com/iphone. For the latest information about iPad, see www.apple.com/ipad. For the latest information about Apple TV, see www.apple.com/appletv.

iTunes Store billing questions: See www.apple.com/support/itunes/store.

Using your iPod with iTunes: Open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help or iPod User Guide, or see the documentation that came with your iPod.

Using your iPhone with iTunes: Open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help or iPhone User Guide, or see the documentation that came with your iPhone.

Using your iPad with iTunes: Open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help or iPad User Guide, or see the documentation that came with your iPad.

Using your Apple TV with iTunes: Open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help or Apple TV Setup Guide, see the documentation that came with your Apple TV, or seewww.apple.com/support/appletv.

Additional help with iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV: Open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help or Apple Service and Support.

iOS 5.1 Beta 2 seems to bring bug fixes in addition with the ability to delete images from ones iCloud photo stream.

Photos taken using iOS 5.1 can be deleted from Photo Stream on your device and will be removed automatically from Photo Stream on your other iOS 5.1 devices. Older photos can be manually deleted from your iOS 5.1 devices.

The Apple TV and Xcode got an update saw well which contains bug fixes as well.

Full Release Notes:

Notes and Known Issues

The following issues relate to using the 5.1 SDK to develop code.

Accounts

When creating an iCloud account, you can use any Apple ID as long as it is a full email address and not a MobileMe account. If you have a MobileMe account, you can move that account to iCloud. You can find more information at: http://me.com/move

APIs

• The NSNetService class and CFNetService APIs do not include P2P interfaces by default. To browse, register, or resolve services over P2P interfaces, an application needs to use the Bonjour DNSService*() APIs noted below.
• Setting the interfaceIndex parameter to kDNSServiceInterfaceIndexAny in the following API’s will not include P2P interfaces by default. To include P2P interfaces, you must now set the kDNSServiceFlagsIncludeP2P flag when usingkDNSServiceInterfaceIndexAny or set the interfaceIndex to kDNSServiceInterfaceIndexP2P. The affected APIs are:
  • DNSServiceBrowse
  • DNSServiceRegister
  • DNSServiceResolve
  • DNSServiceRegisterRecord
  • DNSServiceQueryRecord

GameKit

FIXED: App icons and profile photos are not loading in apps using Game Center.

iCloud Photo Stream

NEW: Photos taken using iOS 5.1 can be deleted from Photo Stream on your device and will be removed automatically from Photo Stream on your other iOS 5.1 devices. Older photos can be manually deleted from your iOS 5.1 devices.

iCloud Storage

• Provisioning profiles must be enabled for iCloud in the iOS Provisioning Portal. To enable a provisioning profile for iCloud, navigate to the App ID section of the iOS Provisioning Portal and configure your App ID for iCloud. After enabling the App ID for iCloud, regenerate your provisioning profiles to enable them for iCloud.
• The setSortDescriptors: method of NSMetadataQuery is not supported.
• In iOS 5, files that are protected via Data Protection cannot be used with iCloud Storage APIs.
• File names are case-insensitive in Mac OS X but case-sensitive in iOS. This can lead to problems when sharing files between the two using iCloud. You should take steps on iOS to avoid creating files whose names differ only by case.

Movie Player

Starting in iOS 5.0, in order to facilitate finer-grained playback control, a movie player is not automatically prepared to play upon creation. Call the prepareToPlay method to prepare the movie player. For more information, see MPMoviePlayerController Class Reference

Music Player

Using shake-to-shuffle causes Music app to freeze and playback to stop.

Security

In iOS 5, signing certificates with MD5 signatures is not supported. Please ensure that certificates use signature algorithms based on SHA1 or SHA2.

Setup Assistant

NEW: Immediately after completing the Setup Assistant, it may re-appear and show the wifi screen and/or final “Thank You” screen. The workaround when in this loop is to reboot the device.

SpringBoard Lock Screen

NEW: The lock screen can intermittently get in a state where double-clicking the home button will no longer bring up the camera button. To get out of that state, you need to restart the device.

Xcode/Developer Tools

• NEW: This preview release of Xcode 4.3 is distributed as a single application bundle, Xcode.app. Delivering the Xcode tools in a single app bundle allows Xcode to be installed directly from the App Store, without the additional step of running the Install Xcode app. To install Xcode during the preview period, double-click to open the downloaded DMG file, and drag the Xcode.app file to your Applications folder.Within Xcode, you can launch additional developer tools, such as Instruments and FileMerge, via the menu item Xcode -> Open Developer Tool. You can then pin the tool on your Dock for access when Xcode is not running. Not all of the tools previously included in the Xcode installer are bundled in this preview release.
• In the iOS 5 development tools, it is possible to extract APIs used by an application and have them checked for use of private APIs. This option is offered when you validate your application for app submission.
• FIXED: A bug in the documentation organizer causes an exception when you type in any field in the content area. To prevent the need to log into the developer website from Xcode, download documentation sets locally using Xcode’s documentation preference pane and enable the ‘Check for and install updates automatically’ checkbox as a workaround.
• FIXED: “uninstall-devtools” script mistakenly removes files and packages even if Xcode is still running. Be sure to quit any running copy of Xcode before starting the “uninstall-devtools” script.
• FIXED: The Network Link Conditioner daemon cannot be launched after installing the Networking Link Conditioner without a reboot. You can manually workaround the issue with a restart or by the following command: sudo launchctl load /system/library/launchdaemons/com.apple.networklinkconditioner.plist.]

This major update brings a new nighttime layout to bring ease to reading on your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad at night.  iBooks now comes with a full-screen mode as well which removes the tool bar, page numbers and make your iDevice feel like a real book.  This new update also brings new “beautiful covers” for classic titles, pop-up footnote support, and an improved annotation system. Like all updates do, v1.5 brings improved performance and stability enhancements.

iBooks 1.5 adds the following new features as well as some stability and performance improvements:

• Nighttime reading theme makes reading books in the dark easier on the eyes.
• Full-screen layout lets you focus on the words without distraction.
• iBooks now features an improved selection of fonts, including Athelas, Charter, Iowan, and Seravek.
• Beautiful new classic covers for public domain books.
• Support for pop-up footnotes, included in select iBookstore titles.
• A redesigned annotation palette makes it easier to choose a color for your highlighted text.

The iPhone and iPod touch version brings the same interface from the iPad app and also comes with an exclusive feature “Cover Stories”.  Cover Stories is feature that basically curates selected images or posts that are being shared with you.  This feature will be available for the iPad in the near future.

With Flipboard for iPhone we’re introducing Cover Stories — one place to quickly catch up on some of the most interesting news, updates and photos being shared with you right now. The more you interact with your friends and the stories being shared, the smarter Cover Stories gets. You can refine what appears here by adding content to your Flipboard, muting anyone you’d rather not hear from, and connecting to your social networks. Cover Stories will be coming to your iPad in the near future.

The Flipboard team has also made a short advertisement on this new release.   Flipboard can be downloaded on the App Store for free.

• New iPhone edition puts the power of Flipboard in your pocket.
• Cover Stories for iPhone, a selection of interesting articles and photos being shared with you right now. And it gets smarter every time you use it. (Coming soon to iPad.)
• Speed. Flip through pages as you would through a printed magazine, all with the flick of a thumb.

Flipboard Accounts:

• Sign into your Flipboard from either iPhone or iPad and get instant access to all your favorite content.
• Check out All Timelines. Flip through a single feed containing all articles and all photos being shared across all your social networks.

As the next generation Apple TV comes closer, the Apple TV has gotten its very own codename (J33) instead of the usual  5,1 or 4,3 but rather more as N94 (iPhone 4S) or K48 (iPad 1st gen).  This brings the release of the next Apple TV even closer with today’s iOS 5.1 beta release.

There has been numerous reports of the next generation Apple TV to get a display to transform it into an actual TV but from what we can tell from the codename (J33), this is probably just a minor update to bring an A5 dual core model with 1080p playback.  Only time will tell.

The boost from the 4,1 (iPhone 4S) model to 5,1 means that the iPhone 5 is going to be packed to the gills with major internal changes.  The iPhone 5 is expected to come with an A6 processor, a 4″ screen, and an aluminum casing. The iPhone 4S was just released last month and we are yet to see the iPhone 5 around the same time next year.  But who knows… Things might change.

According to 9to5mac, four iPad model numbers were discovered within iOS 5.1 Beta!

iPad 3,1 and 3,2 are the probable iPads that will be released next year with iPad 2,4 being the Sprint version.  A 3G sprint iPad would be the equivalent to the Verizon iPad.  iPad 3,3 has also been found with the iPad 3 rumored to be release March 2012!

The new version of Xcode 4.3 is required for developers to develop and test apps on iOS 5.1.  The iOS 5.1 update is available on the iOS Dev Center.

iOS SDK 5.1 provides support for developing iOS applications and includes the complete set of Xcode tools, compilers, and frameworks for creating applications for iOS and Mac OS X. These tools include the Xcode IDE and the Instruments analysis tool among many others.

With this software you can develop applications that run on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 5.1. You can also test your applications using the included iOS Simulator, which supports iOS 5.1. There are two Xcode iOS SDK 5.1 images, one for installing on a Macintosh computer running Mac OS X 10.6.7 (Snow Leopard) or later, the other for installing on a Macintosh computer running Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion).

This version of iOS is intended only for installation on devices registered with Apple’s developer program. Attempting to install this version of iOS in an unauthorized manner could put your device in an unusable state.

There has been very few noticeable changes in this release but according to 9to5mac, here are some below which includes a new “geofencing” setting within location services to stop battery drain in the Reminders App when the app is not in use.

There is also a new option in the iTunes Match settings which gives you the option of wether you want to use cellular data when using iTunes Match.

Full Release Notes:

Introduction

iOS SDK 5.1 provides support for developing iOS applications and includes the complete set of Xcode tools, compilers, and frameworks for creating applications for iOS and Mac OS X. These tools include the Xcode IDE and the Instruments analysis tool among many others.

With this software you can develop applications that run on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 5.1. You can also test your applications using the included iOS Simulator, which supports iOS 5.1. There are two Xcode iOS SDK 5.1 images, one for installing on a Macintosh computer running Mac OS X 10.6.7 (Snow Leopard) or later, the other for installing on a Macintosh computer running Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion).

This version of iOS is intended only for installation on devices registered with Apple’s developer program. Attempting to install this version of iOS in an unauthorized manner could put your device in an unusable state.

For more information and additional support resources, visit:

http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/

Bug Reporting

Please report any bugs not mentioned in the “Introduction” section using the Apple Bug Reporter on the Apple Developer website (http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter/). Additionally, you may discuss these issues and iOS SDK 5 in the Apple Developer Forums: http://devforums.apple.com. You can also access more information about iCloud for Developers at: http://developer.apple.com/icloud

Notes and Known Issues

The following issues relate to using the 5.1 SDK to develop code.

Accounts

When creating an iCloud account, you can use any Apple ID as long as it is a full email address and not a MobileMe account. If you have a MobileMe account, you can move that account to iCloud. You can find more information at: http://me.com/move

APIs

• The NSNetService class and CFNetService APIs do not include P2P interfaces by default. To browse, register, or resolve services over P2P interfaces, an application needs to use the Bonjour DNSService*() APIs noted below.
• Setting the interfaceIndex parameter to kDNSServiceInterfaceIndexAny in the following API’s will not include P2P interfaces by default. To include P2P interfaces, you must now set thekDNSServiceFlagsIncludeP2P flag when using kDNSServiceInterfaceIndexAny or set the interfaceIndex to kDNSServiceInterfaceIndexP2P. The affected APIs are:
  • DNSServiceBrowse
  • DNSServiceRegister
  • DNSServiceResolve
  • DNSServiceRegisterRecord
  • DNSServiceQueryRecord

GameKit

App Icons and Profile Photos are not loading in apps using Game Center.

iCloud Storage

• Provisioning profiles must be enabled for iCloud in the iOS Provisioning Portal. You can enable a provisioning profile for iCloud by navigating to the App ID section of the iOS Provisioning Portal and configuring your App ID for iCloud. After enabling the App ID for iCloud, regenerate your provisioning profiles to enable them for iCloud.
• The setSortDescriptors: method of NSMetadataQuery is not supported.
• In iOS 5, files that are protected via Data Protection cannot be used with iCloud Storage APIs.
• File names are case-insensitive in Mac OS X but case-sensitive in iOS. This can lead to problems when sharing files between the two using iCloud. You should take steps on iOS to avoid creating files whose names differ only by case.

Movie Player

Starting in iOS 5.0, in order to facilitate finer-grained playback control, a movie player is not automatically prepared to play upon creation. Call the prepareToPlay method to prepare the movie player. For more information, see MPMoviePlayerController Class Reference

Music Player

Using shake-to-shuffle causes Music app to freeze and playback to stop.

Newsstand

FIXED: Deleting an issue that was marked as the currently reading issue could cause a crash.

Security

In iOS 5, the signing of certificates with MD5 signatures is not supported. Please ensure that certificates use signature algorithms based on SHA1 or SHA2.

Xcode/Developer Tools

• A bug in the documentation organizer causes an exception when you type in any field in the content area. To prevent the need to log in to the developer website from Xcode, download documentation sets locally using Xcode’s documentation preference pane and enable the ‘Check for and install updates automatically’ checkbox as a workaround.
• “uninstall-devtools” script mistakenly removes files and packages even if Xcode is still running. Be sure to quit any running copy of Xcode before starting the “uninstall-devtools” script.
• The Network Link Conditioner daemon cannot be launched after installing the Networking Link Conditioner without a reboot. You can manually workaround the issue with a restart or by the following command: sudo launchctl load /system/library/launchdaemons/com.apple.networklinkconditioner.plist.]
• In the iOS 5 development tools, it is possible to extract APIs used by an application and have them checked for use of private APIs. This option is offered when you validate your application for app submission.

The sources noted that related upstream players have already started pilot production of the MacBook Air models and will add a 15-inch model into the product line to expand its reach in the ultra-thin notebook market.

Digitimes have also noted that Apple is expected to lower the prices for these notebooks. The refresh would probably include new Ivy Bride Processors to reduce power consumption and a speed bump for the GPU and CPU.

Joshua A.K.A p0sixninja gave us an update on the on going (in the works) greenpois0n which would be used to bring an untethered jailbreak to iOS 5 Devices. He also explains (in the blog update) how some of the user land exploits in iOS 5 got patched, and how you can help the chronic dev team to find exploits that can lead to an untethered jailbreak.  Finally, they explained that an iPad 2 and iPhone 4S jailbreak will come later.

This program is called C-Dev Reporter which basically sends all of your iDevice’s crash reports to the Chronic Dev Team (securely) instead of Apple to prevent the company from patching them.  These exploits will be used for a proper untethered iOS jailbreak later on.  C-Dev Reporter also blocks off iTunes ability to send these crash reports to Apple so the company will not be able to patch previous exploits.

At this point, the program copies all the crash reports off your device (which, under normal circumstances, would be sent right back to Apple), and instead sends this data to a secure, private server hosted by your friendly Chronic Dev team. Next, our program proceeds to neuter your copy of iTunes, simply by changing your settings to prevent your computer from sending any further diagnostic information from your device to Apple.

Download C-Dev Reporter Beta For Mac
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According to Macerkopf, a site that has seemed to have confirmed the release of iOS 5.0.2 this week, has re-claimed by stating that Apple will “probably” not release iOS 5.0.2 this week without providing an ETA either.  The report also claims that battery issues have been fixed but there were con-current issues in regards to memory leak.  The delay was actually more suitable for Apple instead of them realeasing iOS 5.0.3 right after.

The battery issue is still prominent on iOS 5.0.1 but some claim that it has been fixed with the update.  Around 10% of battery juice are being consumed per hour as of some iPhone 4S users.

Even though the Kindle Fire wilts in comparison to Apple’s iPad, it still is poised to become a major player and maybe even burn up some of Apple’s market share. There are two main reasons for this:

The Price Tag

The Kindle Fire is priced at a bare bones $199. In fact, Amazon is reportedly taking a ~$3 hit on every Kindle Fire sold. Of course, they will more than make that up when the user buys their first book or two, but this price point is very attractive to many. When compared to the iPad’s whopping $800 price tag, the Kindle glows with appeal to many in this penny pinched world right now.

The Brand

Amazon is a brand people trust. They can sell anything from books to refrigerators, and we buy it with confidence. Their internal recommendation engine is spot on, the reviews are actually useful, and shopping with Amazon is a delight! That alone will be enough to put the Kindle Fire on the map. If they can bring some of that magic to their internal Amazon App store for the Kindle Fire, then they will have a solid money maker on their hands. The vast library of books alone will be enough to sell this device if it is easily navigable and fun to shop around. This is something that Apple has yet to do with their own App store.

Avoiding The Issue All-together

The Kindle Fire is sneaky because instead of trying to compete directly with the iPad it is avoiding it altogether. Instead of coming out with a gadget that is over the top engineered with every bell and whistle, they are entering the low end market with a simple device that does everything it needs to well enough. It’s a smart play for Amazon. Most consumers buy something these days because it has Angry Birds on it and because it lets them read a book and watch movies. They don’t care about GHZ of processor power and GB or RAM or any of that stuff. And even though the Nook may be giving the Kindle Fire a run for it’s money, if the Kindle Fire Case and Covers market is any indication, accessory and case companies are banking on it’s success.

Amazon is putting bringing it’s vast wisdom of what sells and how to maintain a good brand into play with their Kindle Fire. They know how to reach their audience, and they know how to sell to them. The future of tablet computing is going to be quite exciting!

This build (11D16) of Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 focuses on iCloud Document Storage, Address Book, iCal, and Mail.  This update weighs in at 633MB with OS X Lion Server 10.7.3 to accompany this release as well.  The Server edition has the same build number and focus points.

OS X Lion 10.7.3 build 11D16 Seed Note

OS X Lion Update 10.7.3 is an update to OS X Lion 10.7.

Installation Instructions

The OS X Lion 10.7.3 Update (Combo) updates

- OS X Lion 10.7, 10.7.1 or 10.7.2 GM builds.

The OS X Lion 10.7.3 Update (Delta) updates

- OS X Lion 10.7.2 GM builds.

Please be aware that you will not be able to revert back to your previous system after updating. Please install this update on a system you are prepared to erase if necessary.

Known Issues

- None

Focus Areas

- iCloud document storage

- AddressBook

- iCal

- Mail

Bug Reporting

This build is being provided to you for testing and development purposes. Should you encounter any problems, please submit a bug report using the online Bug Reporter at <http://bugreporter.apple.com/>. Please make sure to include “10.7.3 (11D16)” in the bug title and description. This information will ensure that your bug is processed quickly.

When submitting a bug report, please make sure to include a Summary, Steps to Reproduce, Actual Results, Expected Results, the System Profile Report, and any other relevant information that is necessary to process the report.

IMPORTANT: Engineering requires additional information for crashing bugs, kernel panics, and hanging issues.

Crashing Bugs: Crash logs are required for crashing bugs. Crash logs can be located in ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports

Kernel Panics: Backtraces, which contain vital information for investigating kernel panics, are required for kernel panic issues. Backtraces can be saved to nvram on restart shutdown, then copied to the panic.log file on restart. The panic.log file can be found in /Library/Logs/PanicReporter.

Hanging Issues: When an application is hung, a Sample should be provided. This can be done using the Activity Monitor (/Applications/Utilities/). To generate a Sample using this utility, click on the hung application name, then from the View Menu select “Sample Process”.

According to Digitimes, we would have to wait until March for a possible 15″ (could be up to 17″) Macbook Air,

Upstream suppliers of Apple have recently started shipping a small volume of components for a 15-inch ultra-thin notebook model from Apple in November and the device could be either MacBook Air or just a thinner MacBook Pro….Estimated by the product planning, mass shipments of the notebook device will start in March…While a 15-inch ultrabook model would be considered a full function machine, which consumers normally expect to have an optical drive, limitations over the thickness restriction of 0.8-inch for the ultrabook means the launch of a 15-inch machine with an optical drive and a thickness of less than 0.8-inch may not be in the plans until a later time.

It is still unclear wether Apple will release a Macbook Air, Macbook Pro or just “Macbook”.  Apple has been very clear with the Macbook Airs that they are moving away from a Hard and Optical Drive company with the latest releases of Mac App Store and flash storage.

Intel has also been expected to release a Quad Core Ivy Bridge i7 CPU on a 22nm platter that will save 10w off the current chip’s power consumption.  This will allow laptops do go Quad-Core!  Consumption is not the only benefit to Ivy Bridge CPU’s but they also increase the CPU performance by 20% with a 60% increase in integrated graphics performance.

Apple in particular is limited to 35W in its 13-inch MacBook Pro chassis, we may see a quad-core option in the 2012 13-inch Ivy Bridge MacBook Pro as a result.

This update is available via Software Update.  This new version of iTunes brings the all new iTunes Match that is a feature that allows you to access all your music (matched up or in the cloud) from anywhere with internet access.  iTunes Match syncs your music to iCloud for a annual fee of $24.99.  Unlimited songs can be synced as it does not take up space in your iCloud but only songs that are available on iTunes can be synced otherwise will have to be uploaded manually.

Please note that iTunes Match is still in beta stages even though it is available to the public.  Developers will get a 3 months free with their yearly subscription.

iTunes 10.5.1 beta 3 is now available. This update includes a number of important stability and performance improvements for iTunes Match. iTunes Match stores your music library in iCloud and allows you to enjoy your collection from anywhere, any time, on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, computer or Apple TV. In order to subscribe to iTunes Match, or continue using your existing subscription, please upgrade to iTunes 10.5.1 beta 3. Once upgraded, turn on iTunes Match on each of your computers and iOS devices. On your computer, choose Store > Turn on iTunes Match. On your iOS device, tap Settings > Music, then turn on iTunes Match. On your Apple TV, please turn off iTunes Match under Settings > General > iTunes Store. The songs on your computer should not be affected. As always, please backup regularly and do not delete the music you add to iCloud from your computer.

iTunes Match was set to be released at the end of October but after the company was not able to reach their deadline, more and more beta releases are coming out at a quicker pace.  An official public release should be imminent.

The wipe out process will occur on November 12th, 10AM Pacific time.

With the 2nd wiping off to be occurring tomorrow, a launch date is expected to be close as Apple has missed their October 31st launch date.

The build number for iOS 5.0.1 is 9A405.  This is a very minor update as Apple is still looking for a fix into the iPhone 4S battery issue.  Of course, iOS 5.0.1 was not only based on a battery fix for the iPhone 4S with 5.0.1 enabling multitasking gestures for the iPad 1st gen (again), fixes the Smart Cover for the iPad 2nd Gen flaw (hack), resolves bugs with the Documents in the Cloud (iCloud) feature, and finally, improves Siri voice recognition for Australian iPhone 4S users.

Fixes bugs affecting battery life
• Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
• Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
• Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation

Here are your direct download links!

•  iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4 GSM
•  iPhone 4 CDMA
•  iPhone 4S
•  iPad
•  iPad 2 WiFi
•  iPad 2 AT&T
•  iPad 2 Verizon)
•  iPod touch 3rd gen
•  iPod touch 4th gen

This update is also available via Software Update in iTunes or using the OTA (Over The Air) update service directly on your iOS 5 iDevice under Settings – General – Software Update.

This version is compatible with all 802.11n Base Stations and Time Capsules.  Apple recommends updating all models to v7.6 as it resolves a couple of bugs:

• An issue with performance on overlapping wireless networks
• An issue with AirPlay audio streaming
• An issue with configuring multiple entries for DNS servers

This update can be downloaded through Airport Utility.

This update is available via the Developer center but it seems Apple has sent the following email to developers:

iTunes 10.5.1 beta 2 is now available and includes a number of important stability and performance improvements. iTunes Match is also now available for testing on Apple TV.

On your Apple TV, choose Music > Turn on iTunes Match.

Please remember to backup regularly and do not delete the music you add to iCloud from your computer.

This update (9A402) weighs at 811MB, and this brings back Multitouch gestures for the original iPad, a fix for the iPhone 4S battery life issue, improved voice recognition for Australian users, and many more bug fixes!

iOS 5.0.1 beta contains improvements and other bug fixes including:
– Fixes bugs affecting battery life
– Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
– Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
– Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation
– Contains security improvements

iOS 5.0.1 beta introduces a new way for developers to specify files that should remain on device, even in low storage situations.

According to iH8Sn0w via Twitter, iOS 5.0.1 Beta 1 expires on December 14th which seems pretty odd as beta 2 would probably not take that long for it to be released.

This update fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Pro (early 2011) computers and is recommended for all users.

This update includes improvements delivered in MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.2 that enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection, resolves issues with Apple Thunderbolt Display compatibility and Thunderbolt Target Disk Mode performance on MacBook Pro (early 2011) models.

This update weighs at 4.17MB and requires a 2011 Macbook Pro running Mac OS X 10.6.8 or 10.7 or later.

What’s New in iPhoto 9.2.1

- Addresses an issue that could cause iPhoto to quit unexpectedly on Macs with the 3ivxVideoCodec plug-in installed

This update weighs at 357.18MB and requires Mac OS  X 10.6.8 or 10.7.2!

New 13 inch MacBook Pros:

• 2.4 GHz dual core processor, 4 GB of RAM, 500 GB hard drive, SD card slot
• 2.8 GHz dual core processor, 4 GB of RAM, 750 GB hard drive, SD card slot

New 15 inch MacBook Pro:

• 2.2 GHz quad core processor, 4 GB of RAM, 500 GB hard drive, SD card slot
• 2.4 GHz quad core processor, 4 GB of RAM, 750 GB hard drive, SD card slot

New 17 inch MacBook Pro:

• 2.4 GHz quad core processor, 4GB, 750 GB hard drive, SD card slot, Express Card slot

Built-to-order configurations:

• 15 inch: 2.5 GHz, 4 GB of RAM, 750GB hard drive (faster 7200 RPM)
• 17 inch: 2.5 GHz, 4 GB of RAM, 750GB hard drive (faster 7200 RPM)

According to recent rumors, the new Macbook Pros are going to have a CPU bump as well as an improved bluetooth wireless networking.

If one searches “Macbook Pro” via the Search on Apple’s site, they would see a whole list of products related to the Macbook Pro.  Strangely enough, two new models appeared named the “Macbook Pro Memory Model” with to the right hand side, “Ships: Coming in November”.

These models links to these links but they seem to be inactive (obviously).

http://store.apple.com/us/product/ME_17_2_33_MBP?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY

http://store.apple.com/us/product/ME_17_2_4_MBP_PREV?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY

Reports are saying that these new Macbook Pros spare numbers which are the 2_33 and the 2_4 could possibly be the new Intel COre i7 processing power.  The current ones are from 2.0 – 2.3Ghz.

You can enable this effect by launching Mission Control, then press Command+M.

Motion Blur is seen when navigating through spaces, entering and exiting Mission Control, and selecting apps and windows.

This adds a nice 3Dish effect to your navigation but it may run slightly choppy on older Macs as it requires RAM.  No wonder Apple removed this in the GM version of OS X Lion.  You can also disable this by pressing Command+M again.

The Xcode 4.2 update is available via the Mac App Store and features the full iOS 5 support as well as the Lion SDK.

What’s New in Version 4.2

- Includes SDKs for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and iOS 5
– Storyboards let you design multiple iOS screens, and define the segues among them
– Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) saves you from manually managing retain/release
– iCloud entitlements are automatically enabled for Mac and iOS apps
– OpenGL ES Debugger graphically analyzes your OpenGL scene directly within the IDE
– Apple LLVM compiler supports C++11 features and the LLVM libc++ standard library
– Older iOS Simulators and device debugging symbols are downloaded on-demand

Enhancements and fixes in previous Xcode updates:

– Interface Builder support for Auto Layout and new Aqua controls such as NSPopover
– Full screen support in workspace, project, and organizer windows
– Project editor can validate and resolve out of date build settings
– Behaviors can be customized and assigned to unique key bindings
– Source control enhancements to pushing, pulling, and management of remote servers
– Assistant editor support for display of generated assembly and preprocessed output
– Additional bug fixes and stability improvements

Full Release Notes:

Safari 5.1.1 also contains various fixes and improvements to performance, stability, usability, compatibility, accessibility and security, including fixes that:

• Improve JavaScript performance up to 13% over Safari 5.1*
• Address issues that could cause hangs and excessive memory usage
• Improve stability when using Find, dragging tabs, and managing extensions
• Improve stability for netflix.com and other websites that use the Silverlight plug-in
• Add a Show Downloads item to the View menu
• Improve the consistency of the pinch to zoom gesture
• Address issues in full screen that affected search suggestions, URL updating, window sizing, and the title bar
• Address an issue that could prevent East Asian character input into webpages with Flash content
• Address an issue that could cause Safari to open links in windows instead of tabs
• Improve PDF handling
• Address an issue that could affect cookie and data deletion
• Address an issue that could cause History items to appear incorrectly
• Correct the text in application download alerts
• Improve compatibility with webpages with Flash video embedded from vimeo.com and other websites
• Improve printing from Safari
• Address an issue that could prevent the Google Safe Browsing Service from updating

For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit this site:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.

Apple adds the Photo Stream feature to Aperture by giving users to ability to drag photos into from your Aperture library into the Photo Stream, and it would be synced to the cloud.  Users can enable this great feature under Aperture’s Preferences -> Photo Stream, and users would have to the option to choose automatically upload and import.

Other changes from the Change Log:

• Resolves an issue that could cause the “Loading” indicator to reappear in the Viewer when cropping a photo
• Aperture now automatically relaunches into Full Screen mode if the application was in Full Screen mode when last quit
• Pinch-to-zoom gesture now automatically activates Zoom mode in the Viewer
• Left and right swipe gestures can now be used to navigate between photos in the Viewer
• Microsoft Outlook can now be chosen in Preferences as the application used by Aperture for emailing photos
• Fixes a problem that could cause Aperture, running on OS X Lion, to quit unexpectedly when using brushes to apply adjustments
• Loupe now correctly displays magnification levels between 50-100%.
• Fixes an issue that could cause Aperture, running on OS X Lion, to display the incorrect color profile on externally edited images
• Import window now includes an option to delete photos from iPhone and iPad after they have been imported into Aperture
• The Lift & Stamp tool now displays the correct cursor icons when being used in Split View and Viewer only modes

This update weighs 452Mb, and the only thing that Apple mentions in their release notes are the improvements for the Lion Recovery tool, and it addresses an issue with using a firmware password on Find My Mac.  This update is available via Software Update.

Find My iPhone has been updated to v1.3 to add the ability to Find “My” Mac.  They also added the option to request a notification via email when a device is located.

iMovie has also been updated to v.1.2.2 which adds iOS 5 support and enhanced support for videos from external cameras.

Remote is now at v.2.2 which brings the iOS 5 support and the usual bug fixes.

The ringtones store has always been in iTunes but the alerts store is new.  You can get access to this by going to Settings, Sounds, Buy more Tones.

Ringtones are priced at $1.29 with alerts at $0.99.

This version of iPhoto adds compatibility with iOS 5 and the newly released Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2.  Apple also included iCloud, and Photo Stream into iPhoto.  Photo Stream automatically imports all your photos taken on your iOS 5 device into iPhoto (Photo Stream has to be turned on).  This is a 376mb update available via the Mac App Store or Software Update.

Full Release Notes:

- Left and right swipe gestures can now be used to navigate between photos in Magnify (1-up) view
– Previously imported photos are now displayed in a separate section of the Import window
– Book/calendar themes and card categories can now be selected using a pop-up menu in the carousel view
– Resolves an issue that could cause some pages of books to print incorrectly
– Rebuilding a library now correctly preserves saved slideshows and books – Apple

This update gives Pages, Keynote, and Numbers to the ability to store your documents in the cloud with the all new iCloud that got released today as well.  This feature will allow you to store and access your documents anywhere as long as there is internet connection.  Add your documents to http://icloud.com/iwork and access them on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch on your iWork apps.

Update your iWork on iTunes now!

Direct Download Link:

• Apple TV (4.4)

This new update weighs at 435.5mb and can be downloaded via Software Update.  This update brings several bug fixes, and fixes to the OS.  It also comes with iCloud, and Safari 5.1.1.

The 10.7.2 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. It also includes support for iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that automatically and wirelessly store your content on iCloud and push it to all of your devices. iCloud on OS X Lion includes the following features:

• iCloud stores your email, calendars, contacts, Safari bookmarks, and Safari Reading List and automatically pushes them to all your devices.
• Back to My Mac provides remote access to your Mac from another Mac anywhere on the Internet.
• Find My Mac helps find a missing Mac by locating it on a map and allows you to remotely lock the Mac or wipe all its data.

Getting started with iCloud is easy. After installing the update, OS X will automatically present an iCloud setup panel. Simply enter an existing Apple ID or create a new one and then follow the on screen instructions. To learn more about iCloud visit http://www.apple.com/icloud.

The 10.7.2 update also includes Safari 5.1.1 as well as fixes that:

• Allow reordering of desktop spaces and full screen apps in Mission Control.
• Enable dragging files between desktop spaces and full screen apps.
• Address an issue that causes the menu bar to not appear in full screen apps.
• Improve the compatibility of Google contact syncing in Address Book.
• Address an issue that causes Keynote to become temporarily unresponsive.
• Improve VoiceOver compatibility with Launchpad.
• Address an issue that causes a delay in accessing the network after waking from sleep.
• Enable booting in to Lion Recovery from a locally attached Time Machine backup drive.
• Resolve an issue that causes screen zoom to stop working.
• Improve Active Directory integration. – Apple

You can read more about all the upcoming features in iOS 5 here! (Credits to Tipb for this amazing guide!)

iOS 5 is available for iDevices such as the iPhone 3GS, and the iPhone 4.  THe iPhone 4S comes with iOS 5 pre-installed.  This update also applies to the iPod Touch 4th, 3rd gen, the iPad 1 and 2.  Some features are limited though such as Siri is an exclusive to the iPhone 4S.

To get iOS 5, launch iTunes, and click the “check for updates section under your specific iDevice.

Download Links for iOS 5:

• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4 GSM
• iPhone 4 CDMA
• iPad
• iPad 2
• iPad 2,2
• iPad 2,3
• iPod touch third-generation
• iPod touch fourth-generation
• Apple TV second-generation (iOS 4.4)

Airport Utility for iOS is an app that allows users to manage their airport express and extreme settings right on their iDevice. This app is not showing via iTunes search yet but you will be able to download it here.   This app is set to be at a full public release later today.

You can also manually install this app via under your settings app.  Then click “Manage This Network” under your WiFi settings for your Airport express or extreme router.

We have previously talked about what Find my Friends here.

To get the app, launch iCloud.com on any of your iDevices…

Then tap the “Install Find My Friends” text and it should take you to the App Store.

One thing to note is that the app does require to have iOS 5 installed.

Images Via 9to5Mac

What’s new in iTunes 10.5

• iTunes in the Cloud. iTunes now stores your music and TV purchases in iCloud and makes them available on your devices anywhere, any time, at no additional cost.

• Automatic Downloads. Purchase music from any device or computer and automatically download a copy to your Mac and iOS devices.

• Download Previous Purchases. Download your past music, TV, app, and book purchases again, at no additional cost. Previous purchases may be unavailable if they are no longer on the iTunes Store.

• Sync with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5.

• Wi-Fi Syncing. Automatically sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes any time they’re both on the same Wi-Fi network.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit:support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

iTunes 10.5 requirements

Hardware:

• Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5 or G4 processor and 512MB of RAM

• To play Standard Definition video from the iTunes Store, a 1.0GHz PowerPC G4 or faster processor and 512MB of RAM is required.

• To play HD video, an iTunes LP, or iTunes Extras, a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor and 1GB of RAM is required.

• Screen resolution of 1024×768 or greater; 1280×800 or greater is required to play an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras

• Broadband Internet connection to use the iTunes Store

• Apple combo drive or SuperDrive to create audio, MP3, or back-up CDs; some non-Apple CD-RW recorders may also work

• Apple SuperDrive to back up your library to DVDs; some non-Apple DVD-RW drives may also work

Software:

• Mac OS X version 10.5 or later

• Safari 4.0.3 or later

• 200MB of available disk space

Apple has also started seeding iTunes 10.5.1 to developers which includes the latest iTunes Match Beta.

This will allow iPhone users to use 3rd party micro USB chargers to charge your iPhone 4S, 4, 3GS, and the 3G.

The Apple iPhone Micro USB Adapter allows you to use third-party micro USB cables and chargers to sync or charge your iPhone. Simply connect your iPhone to the Micro USB Adapter, then connect a micro USB cable or charger to the Micro USB Adapter.

The Micro USB Adapter is available via the US Apple Store and ships within 8 business days.  It is also available on several European and its selling at £8 in the UK, and €9 in other countries.  This adapter is not available via the Asian Apple online stores yet.

iOS 5 Golden Master (Build 9A334) is now available via the iOS Dev Center. This version of iOS 5 is usually the build that will be shipped out to the public on October 12th.

Apple has also released a the GM version of OS X Lion 10.7.2.  This new version will bring minor updates, and bug fixes to v.10.7.1.  It would also come with full iCloud support and it will also be released on October 12th.

The new 7th gen of the iPod Nano has the ability to swipe between much larger apps rather than the grid style layout.  Another feature is the ability for the Nano to track walls and runs using the Nike+ built in service without the need of the Nike+ adapter.

Apple has also added 16 new clock interfaces ever the release of the “iWatch” concept, watchbands for the iPod Nano has been released everywhere and is now the most popular cases for the Nano. Comes with digital styles, and some disney characters for the lill’ kids

With the new Nano features, Apple could not possibly forget about those with the 6th gen iPod Nano.  This new update will included all the new features above.

iPod nano now features larger icons for even easier navigation of its intuitive Multi-Touch™ user interface, and you can choose from 16 new digital clock faces, ranging from classic analog looks to your favorite Disney characters including Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. iPod nano now tracks your runs and walks right out of the box with no accessory required, making it even easier to get your fitness program up and running. iPod nano can track the time, pace and distance of your run, the calories you burn, and the number of steps you walk. iPod nano encourages you with motivational real-time voice feedback during your run, available in seven languages, while listening to your favorite music or FM radio station. You can also easily upload workouts to the Nike+ website to set goals, track your progress and challenge friends. The ultra portable iPod nano is available in seven colors including silver, graphite, blue, green, orange, pink and (PRODUCT) RED.

This update is available via iTunes.

And finally, the prices of thew 7th gen iPod Nano listed below:

• 8GB for $129
• 16GB for $149

Apple has released a new color for the iPod Touch 4th gen – white.  The iPod Touches will come shipped with iOS 5 and wil enjoy all the new features such as iMessage, Wi-Fi Sync, iCloud, and the new Notification system.

• 8GB for $199
• 32GB for $299
• 64GB for $399

Apple has also kept the iPod Shuffle on sale at $49 for the 2GB shuffle.

Apple Press Release:

CUPERTINO, California—October 4, 2011—Apple® today announced great new features and more affordable pricing for both iPod touch® and iPod nano®. iPod touch will be available in new black and white models starting at just $199, including Apple’s new iOS 5 and iCloud® services. The new iPod nano is available today starting at just $129 and features a redesigned user interface, 16 new digital clock faces and improved built-in fitness features.

“iPod has revolutionized the way we listen to music and with over 320 million sold is the world’s most popular music player,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “iPod touch, now available in both black and white, is the best selling iPod ever, and with iOS 5 and iCloud it is better than ever.”

The new iPod touch includes iOS 5, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, which includes over 200 new features including iMessage™, Game Center, Notifications and Wi-Fi Syncing to iTunes®. iMessage brings the functionality of iPhone® messaging to your iPod touch, so you can easily send text messages, photos, videos and contact information to an individual or group on other iOS 5 devices. It also allows you to easily maintain one conversation across all your iOS devices—for free—with notifications, read receipts and typing indication.* Game Center enhancements include the ability to add photos to your profile, purchase new games from within the Game Center app, and even easier ways to find friends and new games.

iPod touch also works with iCloud, Apple’s breakthrough set of free cloud services, including iTunes in the Cloud, Photo Stream and Documents in the Cloud, that work seamlessly with your iPhone, iPad®, iPod touch, Mac® or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content and push it to your devices. When content changes on one device, all your other devices are updated automatically and wirelessly.

iPod nano now features larger icons for even easier navigation of its intuitive Multi-Touch™ user interface, and you can choose from 16 new digital clock faces, ranging from classic analog looks to your favorite Disney characters including Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. iPod nano now tracks your runs and walks right out of the box with no accessory required, making it even easier to get your fitness program up and running. iPod nano can track the time, pace and distance of your run, the calories you burn, and the number of steps you walk. iPod nano encourages you with motivational real-time voice feedback during your run, available in seven languages, while listening to your favorite music or FM radio station. You can also easily upload workouts to the Nike+ website to set goals, track your progress and challenge friends. The ultra portable iPod nano is available in seven colors including silver, graphite, blue, green, orange, pink and (PRODUCT) RED.

With the App Store™ on iPod touch, users have access to the world’s largest and best collection of over 500,000 apps, including over 100,000 game and entertainment titles. Customers also have the iTunes Store® at their fingertips, giving them instant access to the world’s largest catalog of over 20 million songs, 85,000 TV shows and 14,000 movies to purchase and download directly to their iPod touch.

iPod is the world’s most popular family of music players. Apple’s holiday lineup includes iPod shuffle® for just $49; iPod nano with Multi-Touch starting at just $129; iPod touch available in black or white, including iOS 5 and iCloud, starting at just $199; and iPod classic® in a 160GB model for $249.

Pricing & Availability
iPod nano is available today for a suggested price of $129 (US) for the 8GB model and $149 (US) for the 16GB model. Both models are available in silver, graphite, blue, green, orange and pink through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. The 8GB and 16GB iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED is available through the Apple Store (www.apple.com) and Apple’s retail stores. iPod nano requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS® X v10.5.8 or later and iTunes 10 or later; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes 10 or later.

iPod touch with iOS 5 and iCloud will be available October 12 in black and white for a suggested price of $199 (US) for the 8GB model, $299 (US) for the 32GB model and $399 (US) for the 64GB model through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. iPod touch requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later and iTunes 10 or later; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes 10.5 or later. iOS 5 will also be available as a free software update for iPod touch (third and fourth generations) customers allowing them to experience the amazing new features including iMessage, Game Center, Notifications and Wi-Fi Syncing to iTunes.

*iMessage requires Wi-Fi.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

This new voice assistant has been rumored for a very long time, and Apple has finally built this in into the iPhone 4S. Siri is able to answer questions, or react to user commands.  For example, “What is the weather today?” or “On June 9, remind me to buy a birthday present”.    Siri is also able to provide information in real time.

Siri is able to check the weather, call people, text, get the stocks information, and all the other functionalities an iPhone could do (Some may not apply).  You can even ask Siri to read your text to you.  This is useful if if you are a person that uses a bluetooth headset connected to your iPhone.

Siri is currently in a beta mode which features the languages English (US, UK, Australia), French, and German.

Here are some more screenshots of the user interface in Siri!

As you can tell from the images above, each system app has been made to work with Siri.  The apps has been cut to display the information necessary and to match Siri’s UI which is a linen feel, standard iOS controls, and the embedded apps.

Siri not only understands what you say, it’s smart enough to know what you mean. So when you ask “Any good burger joints around here?” Siri will reply “I found a number of burger restaurants near you.” Then you can say “Hmm. How about tacos?” Siri remembers that you just asked about restaurants, so it will look for Mexican restaurants in the neighborhood. And Siri is proactive, so it will question you until it finds what you’re looking for.

Ask Siri to text your dad, remind you to call the dentist, or find directions, and it figures out which apps to use and who you’re talking about. It finds answers for you from the web through sources like Yelp and WolframAlpha. Using Location Services, it looks up where you live, where you work, and where you are. Then it gives you information and the best options based on your current location. From the details in your contacts, it knows your friends, family, boss, and coworkers. So you can tell Siri things like “Text Ryan I’m on my way” or “Remind me to make a dentist appointment when I get to work” or “Call a taxi” and it knows exactly what you mean and what to do. – Apple

Siri also has another amazing feature – a dictation feature.  This comes standard with the iOS keyboard.  What it does is, if you are too tired to type, all you got to do is tap the mic logo next to the space tab on the keyboard, and Siri would listen to what you say and type it out for you.  How cool is that?!

Here’s another amazing way to get things done: just use your voice. Instead of typing, tap the microphone icon on the keyboard. Then say what you want to say and iPhone listens. Tap Done, and iPhone converts your words into text. Use dictation to write messages, take notes, search the web, and more. Dictation also works with third-party apps, so you can update your Facebook status, tweet, or write and send Instagrams.  - Apple

Here is the official video of Apple introducing Siri!

Apple’s Press Release:

iPhone 4S also introduces Siri, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking. Siri understands context allowing you to speak naturally when you ask it questions, for example, if you ask “Will I need an umbrella this weekend?” it understands you are looking for a weather forecast. Siri is also smart about using the personal information you allow it to access, for example, if you tell Siri “Remind me to call Mom when I get home” it can find “Mom” in your address book, or ask Siri “What’s the traffic like around here?” and it can figure out where “here” is based on your current location. Siri helps you make calls, send text messages or email, schedule meetings and reminders, make notes, search the Internet, find local businesses, get directions and more. You can also get answers, find facts and even perform complex calculations just by asking.

As expected, the iPhone 4S would take the shape of the iPhone 4 and so it has!  Same metal band, with the glass front, and rear panels.

This iPhone 4S has the all new A5 processor which is said to allow graphics to be 7x faster than the previous A4 chip in the iPhone 4.  At the event, Apple invited guest “Epic Games” to announce their upcoming game “Infinity Blade 2″ which will be available on December 1st to demo Apple’s iPhone 4S graphics.  Even with the faster processor and better graphics, Apple still ensures a better battery life at 8 hours of 3G-talk time, 6 hours of 3G Internet Surfing, and up to 10 hours of video, and 40 hours of music.

The iPhone 4S comes with the capability to use a faster download speed over 3G at 14.4Mbps.  The iPhone 4S is also now a world phone therefore meaning that it is both GSM and CDMA in one.  Apple has also updated their antenna design.

Improving on the innovative stainless steel external, dual-antenna design of iPhone 4, iPhone 4S is the first phone to intelligently switch between two antennas to send and receive. iPhone 4S now supports twice the download speed with HSDPA of up to 14.4 Mbps and iPhone 4S is a world phone, so both CDMA and GSM customers can now roam internationally on GSM networks.

The camera has also been improved with an 8-megapixel sensor shooting at 3264 x 2448 resolution.  Compared to the iPhone 4, that has 60% more pixels! The iPhone 4S also has backside illumination which allows users to take shots and gather up to 73% more light, and it’s faster than the iPhone 4′s camera.  With the new image Signal Processor, Apple has now included face detection and 26% better white balance.  The iPhone 4S also now is able to record at full 1080p  with image stabilization and temporal noise deduction.

Apple has also included Airplay TV mirroring with the iPad 2 as the 4S is much more powerful than the iPhone 4.

The most important part of a camera is… the photographer — but right after that is the lens. And the lens of the iPhone 4 was already pretty solid for a camera phone: F/2.8 (apparently limited to F/3) at about 30mm equivalent focal length. The new one is f/2.4, about half a stop better, which doesn’t sound like much but at this point of the aperture scale counts for a lot. It’s a pretty big increase in the total amount of light hitting the sensor.

The iPhone 4S will come in 3 different capacities starting at 16GB to 32Gb all the way to 64GB!  Prices listed below (without the 2-year contract):

• 16 GB: $199
• 32 GB: $299
• 64 GB: $399

The iPhone 4 is now starting at only $99, while the iPhone 3GS at free of charge.

Pre-Orders for the iPhone 4S will start this Friday, October 7th.  This device will go on sale in US, Canada, Australia, the UK, France, Germany, and Japan then.  It will be available in 22 more countries by October 28th with 70 countries by the end of the year.

Sprint is also a new carrier for Apple’s iPhone 4S…if you did not know.

Official Specs below:

Wireless

• World phone
• UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz);
• GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
• CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)⁴
• 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
• Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Camera

• 8-megapixel camera
• Autofocus
• Tap to focus
• Face detection in still images
• LED flash
• Video recording, HD (1080p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
• Video stabilization
• Front camera with VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second
• Photo and video geotagging

Battery

• Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
• Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
• Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 14 hours on 2G (GSM)
• Standby time: Up to 200 hours
• Internet use: Up to 6 hours on 3G, up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi
• Video playback: Up to 10 hours
• Audio playback: Up to 40 hours

TV and Video

• AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV support at 720p
• Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p with Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)
• Video out support at 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)
• Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Here is a comparison with the iPhone 4S (above) and the iPhone 4 (below).

More comparions screenshots!

Price comparison: iPhone 4S (left), iPhone 4 (center), iPhone 3GS (right):

Apple has also posted their iPhone 4S official video here!

Apple’s Press Release:

Apple today announced iPhone® 4S, the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri™, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking. With the launch of iPhone 4S also comes the launch of iOS 5, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features; and iCloud®, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that work with your iPhone, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac® or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content in iCloud and push it to all your devices.

“iPhone 4S plus iOS 5 plus iCloud is a breakthrough combination that makes the iPhone 4S the best iPhone ever,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “While our competitors try to imitate iPhone with a checklist of features, only iPhone can deliver these breakthrough innovations that work seamlessly together.”

iPhone 4S includes an all new camera with the most advanced optics of any phone. The 8 megapixel sensor has 60 percent more pixels so you can take amazing high quality photos with more detail than ever. iPhone 4S includes a new custom lens, a larger f/2.4 aperture and an advanced hybrid IR filter that produce sharper, brighter and more accurate images. The Apple-designed image signal processor in the A5 dual-core chip is built for performance, and coupled with the features built into iOS 5, makes the camera one of the fastest on any phone. With iPhone 4S, the Camera app launches much faster and the shot to shot capability is twice as fast, so you’ll never miss another shot.

iPhone 4S can also now record video in full 1080p HD resolution and with the new video image stabilization feature, you can take richer, smoother videos. Other iPhone 4S video camera improvements include increased sensitivity, sharpness and an increased ability to capture video in low light conditions. With the new iMessage service in iOS 5, you can now instantly share videos with family and friends.

iPhone 4S has the same beautifully thin glass and stainless steel design that millions of customers around the world love, while being completely redesigned on the inside. Apple’s dual-core A5 chip delivers up to twice the processing power and up to seven times faster graphics than iPhone 4, all while maintaining incredible battery life—now up to 8 hours of 3G talk time.

Improving on the innovative stainless steel external, dual-antenna design of iPhone 4, iPhone 4S is the first phone to intelligently switch between two antennas to send and receive. iPhone 4S now supports twice the download speed with HSDPA of up to 14.4 Mbps and iPhone 4S is a world phone, so both CDMA and GSM customers can now roam internationally on GSM networks.

This iOS app allows users to create a card [somewhat like Hallmark], send it to Apple to print it, emboss it, and mail it to you.  Apple has stated that mailing would cost $2.99 in the US.  Users can choose from 21 different designs, and this app is integrated into iOs 5′s new Push Notification feature.  ”Cards” will be available on the app store on October 12th.

Stick with us next week for a closer look at this app!

According to Apple’s latest keynote, this app would allow users to invite friends and share for a limited time only.  For example, you want to know how to get to a baseball game your friend is at, all you got to do is simply ask your friend to share his location with you (via the app), and on your iDevice, there would be directions that would guide you on how to get there.  Find My Friends will be available on October 12th.

Find My Friends is a new app available as a free download from the App Store that lets you easily share your location with people who are important to you. Friends and family appear on a map so you can quickly see where they are. Find My Friends also lets you temporarily share your location with a group of friends, whether it’s for a couple of hours for a dinner or a couple of days on a camping trip; when the time is up, the sharing ends. With Find My Friends, you get a notification every time you get a new friend request and if you give them permission, they can see your location. With a simple tap you can hide your location. Parental controls help you manage how your child uses Find My Friends.

Friends for a day.

With Find My Friends, you can choose to temporarily share your location with a group of people. It’s perfect for a weekend camping trip or a day at the amusement park. Share locations for a couple of hours — or a couple of weeks. When the trip is over, the sharing ends, too.

Seek (and hide).

With Find My Friends, you make the rules. A notification appears when you get a new friend request. If you give your friends permission, they can see you. Want a little privacy? Go off the grid with the flip of a switch.

Keep them safe.

Parental restrictions help you manage how your children use Find My Friends. Controls are quick and easy to set up and require a password to override your settings. That way your kids can have fun — and you can make sure they stay safe. – Apple

AllThingsD stated that the next Apple media event will occur on Tuesday, October 4th.

That’s the day Apple is currently expected to hold its next big media event, according to sources close to the situation, where the tech giant will unveil the next iteration of its popular iPhone.

AllThingsD reported that the iPhone 5 is set to be released in Mid-October.  Without a doubt, this report goes hand-in-hand by Apple possibly announcing the iPhone 5 on October 4th and releasing it for sale on Mid-October.  Apple usually sends out press invites a week before the event.  iOS 5 is said to be built in with the iPhone 5 just like the iPhone 4 with iOS 4.  The GM version of iOS 5 is set to be released at the end of this week.

AllThingsD has also stated that Apple’s new CEO, Tim Cook is to present the keynote and announce the iPhone 5 on October 4th.  According to rumors, the iPhone 5 will be on AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint in the United States in Mid-October.

Among the biggest new feature to be added as part of a software update that will go out to users this morning is support for XML. This adds the option to both import and export projects and events in the XML format, meaning users can take XML formatted projects and work on them in Final Cut Pro X.

That addition addresses one of the potential sticking points for upgraders, who were left unable to open old Final Cut Pro projects in the newer version of the software. XML support brings that indirectly, as users can export Final Cut Pro 7 projects in XML, then import them into Final Cut Pro X via a third-party tool like CatDV from Square Box.

One of the new features in Final Cut Pro X 10.0.1 is the support for events and projects through Xsan, media stems, and custom starting time codes.  Full screen mode has also made it’s way into FCPX, and a GPU accelerated export to speed up your exports!  Apple has also released a new software development kit for camera developers to get working on getting their cameras to support Final Cut Pro X.

Apple has also promised that they are working on bring multi-cam editing, and broadcast output video support but that is not expected to be arriving on your Mac’s until next year.

After months since the release of Final Cut Pro X, Apple has finally included the option to try before you buy! A 30-day free trial is now available which would give users to experience all the new features in FCPX since it is at a relatively high price $299.

Apple has also released on an update for Compressor 4, boosting it up to v.4.0.1.

This update improves overall stability and performance including:

- Updates the bitrates in Cellular settings for HTTP Live Streaming.
- Fixes an issue with accessing QuickTime Export Component settings in Final Cut Pro X.
- Fixes an issue in which This Computer cluster does not appear when system is configured in Chinese.
- Resolves stability issues when launching Soundtrack Pro after Compressor 4 is installed.

With FCPX, and Compresor, comes Motion 5.  An update is available for this video editing software making v.5.0.1.

This update improves overall stability and performance including:

- Adds support for dual displays.
- Fixes an issue with the import and playback of multichannel audio.
- Resolves a stability issue when navigating to keyframes at a negative time.
- Fixes an issue with incorrect text positioning when the Inspector is open.
- Provides for correct kerning between characters when applying adjustments.
- Resolves stability issues when entering an empty string in a title while in Draft Mode.

With the updates listed above, Apple has updated their ProApps QuickTime Codecs updating it to v.1.1.  This update is recommended for all users running Final Cut Pro X  10.0.1, Compressor 4.0.1, and Motion 5.0.1. Apple adds these QuickTime Codecs:

• Apple Intermediate Codec
• Apple ProRes
• AVC-Intra
• DVCPRO HD
• HDV
• XDCAM HD / EX / HD422
• MPEG IMX
• Uncompressed 4:2:2

You can download this update via Apple’s download site. The rest of the updates above are available via the Mac App Store.

The model above seems to represent the rumored iPhone 4S but take note that the “s” is not capitalized. This is could mean that the rumored iPhone 4 “plus” might actually be released sometime this October but with an A5 processor that is set to be released with the iPhone 5 but with the same iPhone 4 design. The inventory system is a system by AT&T that is not the usual one in stores, and according to the image above, it has some sort of a relation with Customer Service.  9to5Mac reports that the iPhone 3GS has a capital “S” in their inventory systems.

Some of the known issues and according to 9to5mac, here are the focus areas:

- AddressBook

- GraphicsDrivers

- iCal

- iChat

- iCloud

- Mac App Store

- Mail

- MobileMe

- Safari

- Spotlight

- Time Machine

The latest version of Google Chrome gives the ability to users to use full screen mode, and the OS X Lion scrolling bars.  This new release has been available to developers since August and has finally gone public.  The latest update can be downloaded here.

There is also two new technology additions for developers which includes Web Audio API and Native Client.

Web Audio API adds the ability for developers to use different audio effects, but even better, Native Client brings the ability to execute C and C++ code in the browser. – 9to5mac