iPhone alarms works if you have updated your iPhone iOS version

Many iOS users have voiced their concern and dissatisfaction with the fact that iPhone alarm didn’t sound off after the New Years eve. This bug rosed its ugly head first time last year, but it was later supposedly fixed with iOS 5 upgrade. One reason for so many people criticizing Apple about this issue could be that a number of users actually did not upgrade their iOS firmware.

Apple has banned Carrier IQ from iOS 5

After recently published finding by a security consultant Trevor Eckhart, which said that Carrier IQ acts or can act as a rootkit, Apple has issued a statement regrading this issue. Cupertino company states that they have stopped supporting this software with the new iOS 5, and they want to completely remove it from iOS in the next upgrade of the firmware. Apple is not a company which would gather any private data from their users. In fact to get access to any information, you need to allow it personally within iOS settings, and if you agree to share your data, those informations are not personal. Apple has never and will never use keylogging apps of any kind. All data sent from your iPhone or iPad is encrypted and completely anonymous.

Ac1dSn0w a new jailbreak solution for iOS 5 devices

Jailbreak development group known as Pwn Dev Team have just released a new jailbreak solution codenamed Ac1dSn0w. This jailbreak works for following iOS devices:
original iPad
iPod Touch 4G
iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4

One problem associated with this jailbreak solution is that it uses proprietary code owned by Apple which could and probably will cause various problems for people hosting and using the files.
Ac1dSn0w is at the moment in beta version and is available only for Mac computers. The software is developed mainly for use with Lion but it would probably work on Snow Leopard too. The jailbreak is still a tethered one and it offers other features like: exit recovery, tethered boot, Pwned DFU and more.

Battery problem still not solved

Although latest iOS firmware 5 offered many new improvements and cool features, it seems that it also introduced a number of problems for users. In fact the same new powerful features could be the cause for fast iPhone battery draining. Whenever your iPhone connects to the iCloud it will need to locate your position and use the data connection. This didn’t happen so quickly with iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS on older iOS 4. In order to solve this problem Apple has pushed out the 5.0.1 upgrade. Unfortunately, it seems that the problem persist for many users despite upgrading their devices to the new firmware. Not suprisingly, many iPhone users are still complaining on Apple help forums about the battery drain still happening on their devices despite the 5.0.1 upgrade.

Hotmail benefits largely from iOS 5

It seems that iOS 5 upgrade has benefited Microsoft on a large scale. It remains to be seen is this just a side effect of improving user experience, or is it a part of Apple’s plan for cutting into Google’s market. We really think that Apple isn’t particularly happy with Google and their adventures with Android OS, and if you are a frequent reader on our blog, you will remember Apple’s late founder Steve Jobs was enraged with Android OS claiming that it is only a copy of iOS. Apple has made an additional effort, making it easier for iPhone users to create and use Hotmail email accounts. It comes as a surprise that Microsoft, as the Richmond company said earlier, sees more than 100k new users daily. Most of new Hotmail users are actually iOS users running the new iOS 5 and interestingly most of them are iPhone users.

Apple preparing iTunes Match for release?

Apple has notified all iOS developers about their plans for resetting all iTunes Match accounts today. Apple has announced that this measure is necessary for improvement of the quality and stability of this new service. Complete reset of iCloud data isn’t something new as Apple did this already in a number of occasions while testing and releasing iOS 5 and iCloud beta versions.

To remind you, iTunes Match was planned as an important addition to iCloud and iOS 5. This will basically become a completely new music locker service offered by Apple. In exchange for a fee of US $24.99 iTunes Match will check your iTunes library and provide you with a high quality AAC version of every song which exists in the iTunes music catalogue.

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.

iOS 5 jailbreak for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPad with RedSn0w 0.9.9 b 5

After long and hard work, jailbreak community has successfully developed a new and stable jailbreak for all iOS users. Tethered jailbreak for iOS 5 is available so soon after the release of the new iOS 5 because every testing version of iOS 5 beta was quickly followed by a new version of the jailbreak. So if you plan to upgrade your device or purchase a new one which will come with iOS 5 pre installed, rest assure: you will be able to jailbreak your device and enjoy a large number of tweaks and jailbreak apps on your device.