iPad 3 rumors: display resolution

Apple is already working secretly on iPad 3 tablet devices and now we have fresh rumors on the iPad 3 display. According to this rumors iPad 3 could have a 264 PPI quality display. Previously,many analysts predicted that the next generation of iPad will have a 2048 x 1536 screen resolution, that is if Samsung and LG can provide enough displays for Apple. According to the same rumors it seems that both Samsung and LG have encountered bottlenecks as the number of screens needed by Apple is higher than what they currently can provide.

Famous Apple designer creating a new kind of Thermostats

Perhaps on of the greatest features of Apple products are their exceptional designs. Now the same designers responsible for such great devices like iPod are spreading the Apple like design philosophy to other areas of industrial design. Tony Fadell which is also known as the “father of iPod” has announced the release of a new product : the Nest Learning Thermostat. His new thermostat will learn from your actions and choices and from inputs from the environment in order to create a highly customized temperature schedule for your home or office. O basically the designing goal Tony Fadell had in mind was to keep your place comfortable and cozy but keep it energy efficient as well.

PowderMonkeys, a new iOS game for younger gamers

PowderMonekys is a new game released by XMG Studio compatible with iPad and iPhone and aimed mostly at the younger players. It features a great design, plenty of missions, favourable game mechanics which all combined provide a great gaming experience for the youngsters but also for older generations of players. Sail the high seas, solve mysteries, fight a noble fight with monkey pirates against invading giant bugs? Count us in!

Official biography of Steve Jobs now available for download

After a long wait Steve Jobs biography as available to all devoted Apple fans worldwide. It has been published in booth printed version and in ebook version. Ebook version is available for both Kindle and iBook ebook readers. To remind you this is the only official biography of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs. It is written by Walter Isaacson, who has by the way authored biographies of some other famous historical figures like Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein.

iOS 5 jailbreak now available as a semi tethered solution

If you are a frequent visitor to our blog you will be aware of the fact that iOS 5 jailbreak with RedSn0w or Sn0wbreeze is still a tethered jailbreak, which means that you’ll need to have access to a computer with the jailbreak tool whenever you want to start up your iPhone. While this isn’t a big deal when you are at home, it can become fairly problematic if you travel abroad without access to your usual equipment. And while we have heard many rumors about jailbreak dev community working on the tethered jailbreak for iOS 5, so far this hasn’t become available. Luckily now we have at least a part of the solution. BigBoss has released a semi tethered jailbreak hack for all jailbreakers which really need it. Please note: this is a very limited version of the jailbreak, as it allows you to semi tether without the need to use your computer, but on the down side almost none of the jailbreak apps or tweaks will work after you install this.

iBooks fix for jailbroken iOS 5

Famous jailbreak developer @H8sn0w shows iBooks working on iPhone running iOS 5.
Whenever Apple releases a new iOS version and jailbreak developers respond with a new jailbreak solution things tend to be not fully compatible and 100% working at the beginning. There are always some small issues appearing along some minor bugs which are so to say almost inevitable in such circumstances. Even big names such as Apple, Google and Microsoft have bugs and glitches appearing in their products, so it’s not a wonder such things happen to a group of highly skilled enthusiast in the jailbreak community.

iPhone 4S iOS 5 battery life tips and tricks

If you are a proud owner of iPhone 4S or if you have recently upgraded your device to iOS 5, perhaps you have noticed some issues with your device battery lifetime. According to latest rumors, a number of iPhone users have reported shorter battery lifetime after upgrading to iOS 5. Whenever a new iOS version hits the real world battery lifetime becomes a hot topic. Here are some tips and tricks which could help you to some degree if you also encountered the some issue with your device’s batteries.

Color Keyboard, new jailbreak tweak for iPhone on iOS 5

Most important thing you get from jailbreaking your iPhone is the availability of personal customization for your iOS device, be it an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. As there are really large numbers of tweaks and apps available in Cydia app store you can adjust and customize almost any possible function or appearance of your iphone. Some tweaks are geared to changing how things look like, like Winterboard for example, while other like SBSettings play with iOS functionality, therefore upgrading it significantly. If you like to change the appearance on your iPhone user interface here is a small tweak which will help you to do just that.

Steve Jobs: Android is a stolen idea!

We are somehow sure that the upcoming biography of Steve Jobs will reveal many interesting facts and ideas valuable and intriguing to Apple users and fans. Author of this biography, Walter Isaacson was authorized by Steve Jobs himself to write this biography, as Jobs wanted to reveal more about himself to his family and his friends as wells as to all Apple users and fans.

Apple releases the first TV advertisement featuring iPhone 4S and Siri

Apple has just published the first TV commercial focusing exclusively on the latest iPhone model, the iPhone 4S and Siri which is its revolutionary voice assistant app. You can see different people in add using Siri in various situations: running, listening to music, asking questions, scheduling meetings and fulfilling many other needs but all with the help of Siri.

Siri is as you probably know officially available only with iPhone 4S although there are rumors about jailbreak developers working on porting the app to previous iPhone models. Interestingly, Siri is not visually presented at the beginning of the ad, so it probably wont be clear to many people what the point of the commercial really is, besides the fact that an iPhone is a great tool.