Since Apple unveiled Siri on the new iPhone 4S there have been users of older iPhone devices that are frothing at the mouth to get their hands on Siri code and bring the virtual assistant to other devices. That had been illegal since the files needed for the port were encrypted by Apple and using them was a copyright violation. With a recent iOS update; those files were left unencrypted. That raised the possibility of a legal port without hacking encryption.
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‘iOS 5.0’ Stories
Siri comes to jailbroken iOS 5 devices with Spire installer
iPhone 4 Siri port made legally possible by Apple with iOS 5.0.1 update today
Earlier today we reported that Apple's iOS 5.0.1 update today was the first iPhone 4S firmware build that’s both official and has an accessible encryption key for its main file system, thus meaning that browsing the device’s main file system with your PC is now possible. From a later tweet by iOS hacker @MuscleNerd, it seems that Apple has made a Siri port legally possible with today’s iOS 5.0.1 update by offering open access to system files that were previously encrypted.
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iPhone 4S gets new iOS 5.0.1 build, file system now accessible by PC
For those of you on the developer tip, you're more than likely already working on the update that goes by the number 5.1, but for us lowly peasants, there a new build of 5.0.1 out there today for the iPhone 4S that goes by the name 9A406. This update is only one character away from the previous build 9A405 and apparently has somewhat of a hidden yet gigantic change in its guts. As iOS developer/hacker MuscleNerd noted earlier today: this is the first iPhone 4S firmware build that's both official and has an accessible encryption key for its main file system, this pointing directly at your ability to browse the device's main file system with your PC, no trouble!
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iOS 5.0.1 Software Update now live, battery life, iPad gestures in tow
Today is the day when all you iOS users on your iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPod Touches and the rest get your updates to the next version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 5.0.1, this update a fix for several bugs that have been plaguing a collection of users since the launch of 5.0. This update brings first and foremost the battery fix to the issue we've been having over the past few weeks. Next there's an update for iPad (the original) where you can now use the same gestures you're able to on, for example, the iPad 2. These and more can be found below along with how you'll get the update for yourself.
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Twitter Leak Confirms Apple Partnering with Nuance for iOS Speech Recognition
These screenshots posted on Twitter by @ChronicWire uncovered Nuance settings in the latest internal iOS build. This confirms that speech recognition is on the way, possibly as soon as iOS 5 this fall. This is great news for anyone that is currently texting while driving. We are definitely in favor of making the iPhone better, and making the roads safer.
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Apple WWDC 2011 Liveblog now running!
There's just thirty minutes to go until Apple's WWDC 2011 keynote begins, and SlashGear is already ready and waiting to liveblog the whole thing. Join us over at http://live.slashgear.com/ where our swish auto-update system will keep you up to speed without wearing out your refresh-finger.
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WWDC 2011: Steve Jobs keynote liveblog tomorrow!
WWDC 2011 kicks off tomorrow, Monday June 6, and while for developers it’s the beginning of a week packed full of coding, knocking heads with Apple’s engineers, and generally sharing in the iOS/OS X bonhomie, for everyone else it’s another Steve Jobs keynote and the promise of some significant platform news. SlashGear will be liveblogging the opening WWDC keynote tomorrow morning, kicking off 10am PST, where Jobs is expected to cover iOS 5.0, Mac OS X Lion, and the debut of iCloud.
iOS 5 Won’t Work With iPhone 3GS?
Apple's upcoming WWDC in June should reveal details on Apple's iCloud, OSX Lion, and the new iOS 5. And of course in the week or so preceding the event, we'll be hearing plenty of speculation on those details. Today an analyst and Mobile Review editor, Eldar Murtazin, claims that the iOS 5 will not be compatible with iPhone 3GS handsets.
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iOS 5 to add iPhone OTA updates tip Verizon sources
Apple is planning to release iOS 5.x refreshes for the iPhone 4 via OTA (over-the-air) updates, it's been suggested, at least for those with the Verizon CDMA version of the smartphone. According to 9 to 5 Mac's sources, while iOS 5 itself will be distributed in the usual way, through an iTunes update that requires the iPhone be plugged in via USB, the OS refresh will also bring with it OTA support for future point-updates.
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Is this the official white iPhone 4 or iPhone 5 running iOS 5.0? [Video]
Footage of what’s claimed to be iOS 5.0 running on either a white iPhone 5 or an official white iPhone 4 has emerged in Vietnam, ahead of what’s expected to be a June official unveil this year. Tinhte forums member cuhiep managed to grab some hands-on time with what’s described as “a test version of next-generation iPhone with the new iOS that Apple plans to release this year.”
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Forget apps, Apple’s core iPad 2 experience needs to grow up
Shiny shiny, shiny Apple iPad; whiplash tablet in the dark. Forgive the Velvet Underground, but sometimes it really does feel like being a masochist would make the iOS user experience easier to stomach. Yes, Apple’s App Store may be the most bulging around, offering hundreds of thousands to titles whether you want to turn your iPad 2 into a recording studio, games machine or digital recipe book. Problem is, there’s still no way to turn the iPad into a proper, multi-user, family tablet.
iPad 2: The Skeptic’s Review
A year ago I wrote a skeptic’s review of the first-generation iPad, a more personal report on the original model from my perspective as a tabletophile and a blogger. Since then we’ve seen the launch of a few Android slates – though not the deluge we were perhaps expecting – and of course, most recently, the arrival of the iPad 2. How does the second-generation iPad hold up, and has Apple answered my original complaints? Read on for my iPad 2 Skeptic’s Review.
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