Siri now ported on iPhone 4, how to video available

Ever since Apple released Siri for the first time, many users and developers lounged to see Siri on other platforms. Apple was decidedly against this kind of development for their own reasons, but iOS developers were not completely satisfied with such approach. So after some hard work, a group of developers had finally succeeded in porting Siri voice assistant over to iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G.

iFaith for downgrading your iOS version back to iOS 5.0

While we are still waiting for a promised untethered jailbreak for iOS 5 which could be released in the near future as @MuslceNerd and @Pod2g have recently announced, you should be aware of the fact that the jailbreak will work only for iOS 5.0. This means that if you have already upgraded to iOS 5.0.1 you’ll be out of lack as this jailbreak is iOS 5.0.compatible only.

With older iOS firmware versions, you could always go back to iOS 4.0, but after Apple released iOS 5.0, they have redesigned the process, and now if you have gone to iOS 5.0.1 you wont be able to simply restore back to iOS 5.0. But as always, if you cant beat them, you certainly can always jailbreak them!

iPhone 5 battery drain bug still not solved with iOS 5.0.1

Apple is working really hard to clear out the problem which is known as the iOS 5 battery drain bug. The bug is causing unexplainable levels of energy loss in iPhonećs running on iOS 5. As a quick antidote, Cupertino has seeded iOS 5.0.1 which should have cleared out this problem. But after only a day or two it became clear that Apple still didn’t squash this bug. So Apple’s problems are continuing and they have now released the beta version of iOS 5.1 to certified Apple developers, which offered a number of new solutions which should prevent the fast battery drain. Unfortunately, it seems that the whole embarrassing situation is repeating itself. No matter the upgraded iOS version,developers are reporting that iPhone batteries are still being drained at an unacceptable level.

Network carriers running spyware on Android, iOS and other smartphones

Security expert Trevor Eckhart has just published his findings about Carrier IQ, which can be defined as a malicious spyware which was preinstalled on your device by carriers and even by some vendors. Originally this package was described as a benign type of quality control and according to carriers was installed only to gather informations about the quality of customer experience which should later be used to improve the networks services. According to this earlier statement, this software cant be used for gathering private informations from users like their photos, text messages, emails and so on.

iOS 5.0.2 Coming soon featuring battery bug fix and Siri upgrade

According to latest rumors, Apple is working hard to finish the next iOS upgrade, and according to this rumor it could become available already during next week. This upgrade could finally solve the infamous battery drain issue and it could also introduce a set of new upgrades for Siri, which is now a core element of iOS for new iPhones. Siri could be used as a hardware controlling system so you could take a picture or turn on your Wi-fi connection with Siri only. If this iOS upgrade really hits the market next week, it could become one of the fastest released upgrades so far. And while this is good from the standpoint that it solves some problems, a hurried release usually includes a number previously unknown bugs. Especially so since no beta version of iOS 5.0.2 was made available to Apple developers community, which is another usual procedure for Apple.

Google relaunches Gmail app for iOS

After it was recently launched and then immediately withdrawn from the App Store, Google has again released their new Gmail app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The previous version of the software was pulled out after it was discovered that it contained a number of bugs, among which the Push Notification bug was the most visible one. We bet there is a large number of iPhone and iPad users wanting to use Gmail out there.

iOS security hole revealed

A serious security hole in Apple’s iOS fortress has just being discovered bu renowned security expert Charlie Miller. The vulnerability enables apps which are downloaded from the official App Store to download and run harmful code from any remote third party computer. This app which Charlie Miller uploaded successfully to App Store by circumventing Apple security policies and checks, behaves like any regular app displaying stock informations, but it was able to download code from distant computer and run selected commands therefore becoming able to steal user files without any permission.

Apple releases second version of iOS 5.0.1 beta

Cupertino has just seeded the second beta version of the iOS 5.0.1 b2 to all Apple developers. The main reason for this update has been the battery life issue which became apparent almost immediately after the launch of iOS 5. Apple’s engineering task force has obviously found some clues about the problem and they are actively testing the solution for this bug.

Here are some of the improvements this iOS upgrade offers:

Solution for the battery life bug.
Introduction of Multitasking gestures on iPad 1.
Solution for the iCloud based Documents bug.
Better voice recognition for Australian iPhone users.
Various security related updates.

iOS 5 beta released to fix for battery lifetime for iPhone 4S

Apple has publicly acknowledged the battery issue which appeared on many new iPhone 4S devices. They have also said that a task force of engineers is working on a permanent solution for this problem. According to their statement they have found a possible bug in IOS 5 which can shorten the battery lifetime and a solution for this will be available in the next iOS update which should be available to iOS 5 users in next couple of weeks.

Google to launch iOS compatible Gmail app

Google is planing another strategic move to better serve Apple device users with a new approach. A completely new Gmail app fro iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch which will offer completely new features, far better than what is currently available with web app only. This app will be highly customized to work with Mobile Safari. This rumor comes from more than one source and therefore it could be said that it is for real and it will probably happen quite soon. The app was probably already submitted to Apple for reviewing. If Apple approves the new Gmail app, it should be available for download in the App Store quite soon. And we are certain it will pass all rigorous tests which are needed for any app to enter Apples app ecosystem.