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The iPhone Dev-Team has released a jailbreak of iPhone OS 4 beta 4 (redsn0w 0.9.5b4) intended solely for developers of jail broken applications. Since this release is only meant for developers, this version of redsn0w only works with Mac OS X and iPhone 3G devices that are registered with Apple’s developer program.

If you meet those requirements, and you’re willing to risk bricking your iPhone, follow  how to jailbreak iPhone OS 4 beta 4 after the break. Read the rest of this entry →

Firefox Home is a way for you to view your bookmarks, history, open tabs, and the Awesome Bar of your computer’s Firefox browser on your iPhone and iPod touch, albeit that Firefox Home isn’t actually a browser. The app has not been submitted to the App Store, but seems likely to pass (after all, Opera Mini did).

Source: Mozilla Blog

Apple (and AT&T) fanboys, fear not – in an official press statement, Apple has finally revealed that the date that you can buy the 3G iPad models is April 30. Starting at 5PM local time, you can snatch yours in person at your closest Apple retail store, or those who pre-ordered one can look forward to seeing it arrive the very same day. International users will still have to wait for theirs an extra month, although a few might be shipped across the seas before it is officially on sale in other continents. PR after the break.

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Just two weeks after iPhone OS 4 was announced and a developer preview released comes the second iPhone OS 4 beta, presumably crushing some bugs that beta 1 had and killing the iPhone 3G’s beta 1 jailbreak, meaning jailbreakers will need to hold out for now. You will still need a UDID registered device to install and activate beta 2.

Download link here for developers.

Source: Apple

After nearly three weeks of waiting, everyone gets the result we they were looking for with Opera – Apple approves Opera Mini to go on sale (for free) on the App Store. While the app is not on sale at the time of this writing, you should be able to see it within 24 hours, depending on the market that you have an iTunes account on. Original iPhone owners can also feel a little happier today, since the browser, when tested under EDGE connections, outpaced Safari by more than 6x.

Opera Mini isn’t a Safari based browser, like all the others on the App Store, which explains why people believed that it would get denied from the App Store. The app was first demoed at Mobile World Congress 2010, and then officially submitted the app to Apple in the wee hours of March 23. Most skeptics (me included) wondered if it will ever be approved, and so far it has. It doesn’t mean, however, that the app will remain approved for the weeks and months to come.

Update: Based on reports flying in from various places, those in Australia and the UK should be able to already download and use Opera Mini. Still not out for the United States. Video and more pictures after the break.

Update 2: It’s in the United States App Store, and from initial review, kicks Mobile Safari out of the playing field. Whether you have your iPhone handy or not, download it now.

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Apple recently posted its service policy for iPad batteries, and for those experiencing battery problems, it’s not going to be enlightening. The opening line in itself is even depressing:

“If your iPad requires service due to the battery’s diminished ability to hold an electrical charge, Apple will replace your iPad for a service fee.”

Current policy for the iPhone states that Apple will service, not replace, your iPhone just because of the battery. However if you have an iPad with a defective battery, Apple won’t care to fix it for you; they’ll send you a new one refurbished model for a grand total of $105.95 (with shipping included) and none of your data intact.

You will receive a replacement iPad that will not contain any of your personal data. Before you submit your iPad for service, it is important to sync your iPad with iTunes to back up your contacts, calendars, email account settings, bookmarks, apps, etc. Apple is not responsible for the loss of information when servicing your iPad.

Wonderful, isn’t it? Full text after the jump. Read the rest of this entry →

A pair of iPads passed the FCC just hours ago, right on time for Apple’s pre-orders. As you may remember from previous times, Apple has a thing for perfectly timing its FCC filings, such as with the iPhone back in 2007. There’s nothing new this time around, as manuals and both internal/external pictures have been held back. What’s more is that there is only two filings, one of which has UMTS 850 / 1900 and GSM 850 / 1900, which means that Apple has condensed both models and all sizes into just two filings, one for the WiFi only model and one for the 3G model.

It’s also worth noting that it probably will come right on schedule.

Source: FCC (1), FCC (2)

For those that can’t wait until the iPad actually launches or gets a camera, pre-orders will begin tomorrow morning at 8:30ET (or 5:30am Pacific). Once those hours slip by, you can purchase your very own 9.7″ tablet from the Apple online store with ease.

Source: TUAW

Apple Insider has recently learned that among those leaked pictures of the iPad at Engadget (the ones we decided not to repost), there was also a fourth generation iPhone prototype sitting there, but the news of the iPad completely engulfed any sign that it was a prototype. Looking closer, it appears it is a prototype since the bezel that surrounds the phone is replaced by some kind of black plastic. And if history has anything to show, it will announced at WWDC 2010.

That’s right. Take a long, good look at it. Colbert holding an iPad…today at the Grammies to announce the song of the year. Video below.