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Apple’s Siri has already been ported to iPad 2 and the iPhone 4. Now Siri 3GS port is also being demoed on video. It has not been released though and its unsure if it will ever be. However, in a recently released video, you can see Siri on 3GS and it looks okay.
Here is the video:
AAPL Q3 2011 earnings and revenue exceed the expectations. According to press release, Apple Q3 2011 net profit is $7.31 Billion while it has $28.57 Billion in revenue. It’s been great quarter for Apple as its iPhone sales grew by 142 percent while iPad sales were up by 183 percent. Here are some notes from Apple Q3 earnings:
Number of iPhones sold: 20.34 million
iPads sold: 9.25 million
iPods sold: 7.54 million
Macs sold: 3.95 million
Quarterly Revenue: $28.57 billion
Net Profit: $7.31 billion
Apple is set to unveil some exciting new stuff this fall. OS X Lion would be coming in few days, possibly with new MacBook Air while iCloud and iOS 5 are to be released in September. There’s also plenty of speculation around iPhone 5 and iPad 3 this fall.
Want more details? Check out the official press release from Apple.
As promised, iPhoDroid has released the iPhoDroid Last DFU for Mac. It lets you enter DFU mode without buttons. So, you don’t have to press hardware buttons (Sleep and Home buttons) anymore to enter the DFU mode. The app is strictly for iPhone 3G & 2G. If you try on any other devices you might end up in an infinite recovery mode loop. This happened to my 3GS, so .. only iPhone 3G and 2G users for now.
Warning: iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G users only. Try at your own risk.
Step 1: Connect your iPhone 3G / 2G to the computer via USB.
Step 2: Launch iPhoDroid Last DFU app
Step 3: Click on “Enter DFU Mode”.
Your device will get into DFU mode.
According to some sources, Apple WWDC 2011 dates would be June 5 – June 9. WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference) is yearly event where Apple has been releasing new iPhone since 2007. iPhone 4 was released at WWDC 2010 along with iOS 4 and Safari 5 (Watch WWDC 2010 Keynote Speech). This year we would hopefully be seeing iPhone 5 (with iOS 5?). Here is the evidence that reveals WWDC 2011 dates:
We hope Steve Jobs gets back from his medical leave by then, though it looks unlikely at the moment.
via Setteb.it
Want a WP7 theme for iPhone or iPod Touch? With OS7, you get a Windows Phone 7 style theme for iPhone and iPod Touch. It works only if you have jailbroken your iPhone. Here’s the guide:
Before you Begin:
Step 1: Open Cydia, search and install Backboard
Step 2: Take complete backup with Backboard and name it “Default”
Step 3: Open this link in Safari: backboard://http://wyndrepo.googlecode.com/files/OS7Beta.zip
Step 4: Let the download complete
Step 5: Now head to Backboard, enable OS7 theme and do a respring.
That’s all. You should have OS7 theme installed on your device. If you wish to go back to original iPhone theme, you can do so by enabling the backup that you created in step 2.
Here’s a video that shows OS7, Windows Phone 7 (WP7) theme for iOS, in action:
Want to to install iOS 4.3 on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch without UDID? You can try a workaround to update to iOS 4.3 Beta 2 without developers account.
WARNING: We haven’t tested this method personally and can’t guarantee if this will work. Try this at your own risk.
DISCLAIMER: Apple iOS Betas are meant for iOS developers only. If you are a developer, you will have the UDID. If otherwise, we do not recommend non-developers to try and install iOS 4.3 Beta 2. You should rather head to Apple Developer Center and join the developer program (that’s only $99 a year) to have access to all iOS Betas.
Before you Begin:
Step 1: Load the downloaded iOS 4.3 beta 2 IPSW to your device (see how to load custom IPSW)
Step 2: Jailbreak with redsn0w 0.9.6 RC8
Step 3: SSH into iPhone using iFunBox or WinCSP on Windows or CyberDuck on Mac
Step 4: In iPhone file hierarchy, navigate to /System/Library/CoreServices
Step 5: Locate the file named SystemVersion.plist, open it with text editor and remove the following lines:
<key>ReleaseType</key>
<string>Beta</string>
Step 6: Reboot your device and activate with iTunes.
Apple Q1 2011 earnings have been announced. As expected, it’s been a record breaking Quarter for Apple where it made Q1 earnings grew by 78 percent while revenue grew by 71 percent. Here are some stats:
Revenue: $26.74 billion
Earnings: $6 billion ($6.43 per share)
Macs sold: 4.13 million
iPhones sold: 16.24 million
iPods sold: 19.45 million
iPads sold: 7.33 million
Apple 1Q2011 results are great. Let’s see if this phenomenal growth continues while CEO Steve Jobs is on medical leave.
Apple has released iOS 4.3 Beta 1 already. If you update to iOS 4.3, you wouldn’t be able to downgrade 4.3 to 4.2.1, 3.2.2 or any older versions. This is possible only if you have saved your iOS SHSH blobs. Go through our TinyUmbrella 4.2.1 tutorial to save iOS 4.2.1 SHSH blobs before updating iPhone or iPad to 4.3 iOS.
Here is the guide:
What you need:
Preliminary Steps:
Step 1: Connect your device to the computer while its turned off
Step 2: Put your device in DFU mode, to do that follow these steps while your device is OFF:
Step 3: Once in DFU mode, select your device from left sidebar in iTunes
Step 4: Windows Users: Press and hold Shift button and click on Restore in iTunes
Mac Users: Press and hold Alt button and click on Restore in iTunes
Step 5: A pop-up will appear asking for location of iOS IPSW that you want to load in connected device
Step 6: Browse for iOS 4.2.1, iOS 4.1 or any other iOS IPSW and press Ok.
iTunes will install the selected iOS firmware on your device.
Step 7: If you see an error saying: “iPhone could not be restored. An unknown error occurred.”, ignore it.
Step 8: If your device gets stuck in recovery:
Your device will now boot normally.
This way you can downgrade to 4.2.1, 4.1 as well as can downgrade to iPad 3.2.2.
Apple iPhone iOS Alarm Clock bug prevents your iDevices to say good morning to you in the new year. While reasons are not known, you can fix iPhone alarm clock bug, thankfully. And, there’s no app for that. The bug will fix itself by January 3, 2011 however if you want to fix it before Monday morning, set it to repeat. If you don’t know, here’s how to do it:
Apple might release an update to fix iOS Alarm Clock bug.
via Engadget
Want a cool Nexus One theme for iPhone and iPod Touch? Then Great Nexus One winterboard theme is just for you. The theme comes with animated background wallpaper for iPhone and iPod Touch. Here’s a screenshot:
To download Great Nexus One theme for iPhone, open Cydia and search for “Great Nexus One”. You will need to:
Jailbreak iPhone 4.2.1 with redsn0w 0.9.6 Beta 4 or with PwnageTool 4.1.3. Here are our guides:
Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 with Redsn0w or with PwnageTool.
