Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.8...

Apple today released Mac OS X 10.6.8 which is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that:

• Enhance the Mac App Store to get your Mac ready to upgrade to Mac OS X Lion

• Resolve an issue that may cause Preview to unexpectedly quit

• Improve support for IPv6

• Improve VPN reliability

• Identify and remove known variants of Mac Defender.

 More Information...

Apple Security Updates-http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

About the Mac OS v10.6.8 Update- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4561

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iPhone 5 Launch in this September

A worker at China Mobile, China's state run mobile carrier which officially offers the iPhone in China, claims that Apple is indeed releasing the iPhone 5 in September. China Mobile has had an outstanding partnership with Apple and is bound to take it to new heights.

It is also being reported that Tim Cook, the COO at Apple has been having meetings with the higher ups at China Mobile, possibly to discuss on terms related to the iPhone 5 release. Previously, it has been rumoured that Apple may push back launch of the new iPod line up in September and may release iPhone 5 along with iOS 5.

The China Mobile worker posted this news on a Twitter like microblogging service, Weibo. However, the post was later deleted. While the legitimacy of this source can be questioned, the post being deleted within hours of getting noticed is bound to make the rumour mill churn.

Up till now, we have heard rumours that the iPhone 5 will have a dual-core A5 processor with an eight megapixel camera and dual LED flash. Let's see if Apple really does release the iPhone 5 this September.

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Apple iPhone 5 to be major update after all then announcement and availability in August...

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While Apple has indeed been giving some developers access to a device known as the iPhone 4S — an iPhone 4 with upgraded internals but it has independently confirmed that the next-generation iPhone will not merely be an upgraded iPhone 4 as had been previously rumored. We have been told by a reliable source to expect a radical new case design for the upcoming iPhone, though we have not been given any additional details surrounding the design of the new iPhone case.

 What about a release, then? The consensus is that Apple is going to announce the next-generation iPhone at the company’s annual September event, traditionally focused on iPods, but we have heard it’s quite possible Apple will break tradition.

 According to our source, Apple may hold an event in the beginning or middle of August to announce the new iPhone, with availability to follow in the last week of August. We’re not sure if that means the iPod event will be moved up slightly, or if this will be an iPhone-specific event. Thisismynext reported earlier that the upcoming iPhone 5 would feature a new teardrop-shaped case design.

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Next cheap iPhone Nano

According to a report published today, the release of the next-generation iPhone has been pushed back to September, in order to release it simultaneously with iOS 5. According to people familiar to the matter, we might also see a cheaper scaled-down version of the iPhone, similar to the iPhone 4, targeted for developing countries.

Just yesterday, the whole iPhone community was on fire when news broke that the next-generation iPhone would be released in August. That even prompted Joshua Hill, developer of jailbreaking GreenPois0n, to promise a jailbreak for that next-generation iPhone in September, if we indeed saw an iPhone 5 the month before.

However, according to two people familiar with the matter, the next iPhone will indeed not be a significant upgrade, expected to include a dual-core A5 and an 8-megapixel camera, which is consistent with previous rumors. Indeed, we’re unlikely to see any major upgrade in features or the casing, which are both expected to be identical to the current iPhone. The next-generation iPhone will come out at the same time as iOS 5, according to this report.

Maybe more importantly, we’re now learning that Apple might be in the process of finalizing a cheaper iPhone, aimed to attract customers in developing countries. While details are still scarce, the source points out that such a cheaper model would be identical to the 1-year-old iPhone 4. While there’s no indication whether we’ll see this smaller model in September or sometime next year, this continues a long chain of rumors that started back in 2007 which suggested that Apple could be working on an "iPhone nano".

Lastly, it was also revealed that the future iPad, likely to come out next year, will feature a higher-resolution screen, about one-third higher than the one found on the iPad 2, as well as more responsive multitouch. The iPhone 4 included a much-increased resolution, marketed as "Retina Display", although it was left out of the iPad 2, likely due to its larger screen size.

In the world of never-ending rumors, sometimes "confirmed" reports aren’t necessarily true. Yesterday’s rumor that we’d see an iPhone redesign was quickly squashed, leaving us to what we suspected before: a smaller iPhone upgrade with improved hardware but no new features. What we’re sure about, however, is that Apple is starting to wind down manufacturing of the current iPhone, which is a pretty accurate indication that a new one is coming.

(via Bloomberg)

Apple is going to Release mini iPhone?

Bloomberg reports that the next-generation of iPhone (iPhone 5 / 4S) will feature A5 dual core processor which currently included in iPad 2. Sources also claimed that iPhone 5 / 4S will support 8-megapixel camera.

The report also claims that the “more advanced camera” will feature an 8-megapixel sensor, something that Sony’s Howard Stringer had said earlier this year. It’s an increase from what is currently used in the iPhone 4, which is a 5-megapixel camera. Similarly there have been previous reports have an 8-megapixel camera throughout this year.

Something interesting came at the end of Bloomberg report, that Apple is working to finish a cheaper version of iPhone that would be targeted to developing countries which would use similar chips to what are included in current iPhohne 4 but it may be smaller in size.
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iPhone 4 Is Now The Most Popular Camera On Flickr

The iPhone 4 is now the most used camera on Flickr. That’s camera, not camera phone.

While the iPhone 4 has been the most used camera phone for some time, Flickr’s numbers now show that the fourth generation handset is actually now the source of most photos on the site.

What’s most interesting is the list of expensive cameras the iPhone has beaten to the top spot. Canon’s EOS 5D MkII, EOS Digital Rebel XSi and the Nikon D90 have all fallen places in Flickr’s rankings, thanks to the iPhone 4′s popularity.

When compared to other smartphones, the iPhone 4 is obviously top dog. In fact, Apple is so dominant in the space that four of the top five smartphones to have photos published to Flickr are iOS devices with the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 and iPod touch being joined by just the one Android device; HTC’s EVO 4G. Are Apple buyers just a more creative bunch who like to share their content with the world, or is Android’s plethora of phones simply diluting the platform’s result?

Apple’s iPhone 4 and its 5 megapixel shooter have been climbing the charts ever since Apple introduced its current wonder-phone back in June of last year. As well as taking damn fine stills, the camera is also capable of shooting 720p video.

As TUAW points out, this isn’t the first time an iPhone has held onto the top spot in Flickr’s charts. Apple’s first iPhone also found itself in the number one spot back in 2008, despite its underwhelming 2 megapixel camera. The iPhone 3G also topped the charts – again using a relatively low-specced shooter.

For us, the reason for the iPhone’s popularity in Flickr boils down to one line:

What is it people say about the best camera being the one you have with you at the time?

We’re sure you’ll agree.

The Jackass family loses a daredevil [Heartbreaking video]

Ryan Dunn's Jackass co-star Bam Margera broke down into floods of tears as he visited the spot where his best friend lost his life in a horror 130mph car smash.

An inconsolable Bam spoke to a local news station and was so distraught he could barely put his loss into words.

'It was the worst phone call I ever got in my life waking up to that,' the 31-year-old wept.

Heartbroken: Bam Margera returns to the spot where his best friend and Jackass co-star lost his life in a horrific car smash in the early hours of Monday morning in Philadelphia

Raw grief: Bam could barely hold it together as he gave an interview to a local news station

'He was the happiest person ever, the smartest guy. He had so much talent, and he had so many things going for him. This is not right, not right.'

Margera stood at the guardrail that Dunn pierced with his Porsche Monday morning with such force that the car slammed through about 40 feet of trees before exploding into flames.

When asked how he'd get through this ordeal, Bam replied: 'I can't. I can't.'

Dunn's brother, Eric Dunn, said in an emailed statement to the AP that his family was 'devastated'.

Memories: The cast of Bam's show Viva La Bam, a spin-off from Jackass, featuring Bam, front centre, his father Phil, far left, mother April and Dunn, back centre which ran for five seasons between 2003 and 2005

Emotional: Close friends of Dunn visited the spot where his car smashed into a guardrail before careering off the road and into woodland and exploding into flames

Crash scene: Black marks on the road show where Dunn's car skidded out of control

Wreckage: The charred remains of the Porsche 911 GT3 is towed away as police survey the scene

Investigation: Dunn's Porsche was found engulfed in flames in woods beside the road

Video

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iPhone 5 / 4S - Entirely New Design - Announcement by August

According to BGR's reliable source inside Apple that the next-generation iPhone (iPhone 5 / 4S) will have a significant departure from the existing iPhone 4 form factor, bringing a "radical new case design" for the handset. Moreover, Apple may be preparing for an event by August to unviel iPhone 5 / 4S according to the source.

While Apple has indeed been giving some developers access to a device known as the iPhone 4S -- an iPhone 4 with upgraded internals -- BGR has independently confirmed that the next-generation iPhone will not merely be an upgraded iPhone 4 as had been previously rumored. We have been told by a reliable source to expect a radical new case design for the upcoming iPhone. We have not been given any additional details surrounding the design of the new iPhone case, though.

Yesterday, we reported you about rumors that were talking about iPhone 5 / 4S arrival by Semptember 7th, which means that Apply may announce the next-genereation iPhone by August and release it for public by September.

New Adobe Flash Builder lets make iOS, Android, PlayBook apps...

Adobe on Monday announced the availability of Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex. 4.5, a pair of tools that let developers easily code applications for iOS, Android and the BlackBerry PlayBook. Adobe’s tools now provide developers with a single platform for building apps across each of the three popular mobile operating systems. “The reaction from developers to the new mobile capabilities in Flash Builder 4.5 and the Flex 4.5 framework has been absolutely fantastic,” said Adobe’s VP of developer tooling, Ed Rowe, said in a statement. “They are amazed by how easy it is to create great mobile apps for Android devices, BlackBerry PlayBook, iPhone and iPad.

Companies can now effectively reach their customers no matter what type of device they have.” Adobe’s new Flash Builder 4.5 Standard is available immediately for $249 and a premium version is available for $699. Flex 4.5 is a free open source framework. Both tools are also included in Adobe’s Creative Suite 5.5.

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Official App for iTunes Festival 2011

Today, Apple released the official app for the iTunes Festival 2011 which is scheduled to kick off on 1st July.

The iTunes Festival is a music festival which is held every year in London. As the name implies, the series of concerts is sponsored by Apple.

The first festival was held in 2007 with a modest lineup of artists. With each year, the lineup expanded both in terms of number of artists and overall popularity of said artists.

This year’s festival will begin on 1st July at The Roundhouse art center in London. There will be 62 bands performing over 31 nights. The tickets are given away for free to people with iTunes accounts through competitions. You can apply for tickets from the official website.

From the app’s official page:

31 nights. 62 bands. 1 official app.

This July, the iTunes Festival returns to London, England. Featuring 31 consecutive nights of incredible live music in one of the UK’s best venues, this is the hottest ticket in town. The lineup includes Coldplay, Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, Paul Simon, Bruno Mars, Adele, My Chemical Romance, Duran Duran, Lang Lang and Moby — to name just a few of the great shows you can watch live on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Download the official app now to explore the lineup in more detail and watch the shows LIVE or on demand for a limited period from wherever you are in the world. You can even invite your friends to watch on the big screen with AirPlay support for streaming the gigs to your Apple TV.

2011’s lineup features some of the biggest names in the music industry: Arctic Monkeys, Jimmy Eat World, Coldplay, Kasabian Linkin Park, Moby, Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars and Adele are just a few names from the 62 band lineup.

The official app comes with the ability to livestream the band performances on an iOS device from anywhere in the world (provided you have an internet connection, of course). The app also uses Apple’s AirPlay technology so you can invite your friends over and watch it all on your Apple TV-connected HDTV.

iTunes Festival 2011 works on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It requires you to be on iOS 4.1 or later. You can download the 9.7MB file from the link pasted below.

Download iTunes Festival 2011 App [iTunes Link]

(via MacStories)

Nokia N9 [Photos]

Features	OS	MeeGo OS, v1.2 Harmattan
	CPU	1GHz Cortex A8 CPU, PowerVR SGX530 GPU, TI OMAP 3630 chipset
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
	Radio	No
	Games	Angry Birds Magic (NFC), Galaxy on Fire 2, Real Golf 2011; downloadable
	Colors	Black, Cian, Magenta
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
		- MicroSIM card support only - SNS integration - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Digital compass - TV-out (720p video) via HDMI and composite - NFC support - Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA/FLAC player - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), PDF viewer - Video/photo editor - Voice memo/command/dial - Predictive text input (Swype)

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Gevey PRO is better than Gevey Ultra?

Today we released review About latest Gevey Ultra sim from here
as you can see Gevey Ultra sim don't need to dial 112 but you have to wait until it run it process to the end, that means 112 dial process time you wast before (maybe more that that)
in Gevey PRO sim you need just only 2 minuites to unlock your iPhone but in this method will get 5 or 6 minuites to unlock your Phone
Gevey Ultra sim from applenberry i think this is the wast mistake they made ever, they called this one untethered, but i see this is the most tethered method i ever saw
before the gevey ultra sim we did the same way
1st accept screen
2nd dial 112
and turn on the flight mode (pretty easy) why wast our money for this?
and will get no sim massage then turn off the flight mode
you done
and you can see the time through this process

but in this Gevey ultra thing
you can't
and you will get 2 accept screen to suck it
Gevey Pro just one and that's the way it is
how much time will it get to unlock with gevey ulra? 5 or 6 minutes ? or forever ?

my opinion don't buy this crap just use Gevey PRO sim it's better signal better solution for unlockers

Gevey PRO sim - Low Risk
Gevey Ultra sim - High Risk (Because of the cydia if cydia crashed your network will crash forever)

GEVEY Ultra SIM Permanent iPhone 4 Unlock Without Dialing 112

GEVEY Ultra is a new iPhone 4 unlock SIM that doesn’t require dialing 112 emergency number. All you need is this custom SIM card and 15 minutes of your time to have your iPhone 4 permanently unlocked, on any baseband, running any firmware, up to iOS 5!

GEVEY is a company that manufactures custom SIM cards that streamline this process. This method works with all released version of iOS 4, as well as iOS 5 beta, with basebands 1.59, 2.10, 3.10.1, 4.10 and 4.10.1. If you’re willing to spend some money, this can be more suitable than a software unlock.

If you’ve been reading this blog, you might have already heard of a previous version of GEVEY, which we reported on earlier this year. This updated method streamlines the process, by requiring less setup after the card is inserted: you won’t, for example, have to call 112 for this hack to work, which should address any legality issues.

You’ll need:

1. A jailbroken iPhone 4 running Cydia (you’ll need this to install a tweak before this process begins)
2. GEVEY Ultra SIM card (will soon be available from here)
3. Some knowledge on how the iPhone works.

Setting it up:

Step 1: Remove your SIM card, by inserting a paper clip into the pinhole next to your SIM slot, and cut it to fit the tray that should come with the GEVEY package. Never cut into the circuitry.

Step 2: Launch Cydia and add the following repository: cydia.furiousmod.com. Then locate the "FuriousMod" package and install it. After that’s done, a "No SIM card installed" error will pop up, that’s OK. Before proceeding, make sure your phone is turned off.

Step 3: Place the GEVEY SIM on the tray, along with your own SIM on top of it. Make sure both cards are on the tray, then insert it back into your phone.

Step 4: Power your phone back on and wait around 40 seconds for your signal to be detected. Ignore any errors and don’t interact with the device until your phone picks up the signal.

Step 5: In order to get 3G, turn on Roaming Mode by going into Settings > General > Network and selecting "Data Roaming".

You’re Done!

ApplenBerry, GEVEY’s distributors, has released a video showcasing this hack:

This new SIM will be available "really soon", according to ApplenBerry, although no release date has been set. Also, keep in mind that some knowledge on modifying your iPhone is highly advised, or else you’ll run the risk of permanently damaging it. We’ll update this article once the hardware is released.

UPDATE 1: GEVEY Ultra SIM is now available for $39.99. More info here.