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Apple ‘s been mum lately about iOS 5.1, but new rumors suggest the update could launch on March 9.

Digging into profiles sent by Apple to various iPhone carriers, blog site YourDailyMac found a pointer to 09Mar2012 in one of the text strings. Aimed for operators in Japan, France, Greece, Finland, and Sweden, the profile files are designed to ensure that network connections will continue (more…)

, then are a number of ways to create a shortcut so that you can quickly
,
,
in Safari,
etc.
Now you can do most of that without jailbreaking. Folks at App Cubby have launched an awesome app called
 that aims to address one of the limitations of Apple ‘s iOS without the need to jailbreak your iPhone .
Launch Center also allows you to schedule launch actions, which means that you can access them via iOS Notification Center or Lock screen.
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saga (don’t blame you) then we would strongly recommend you to skip this post as it may sound very familiar. But if you’re like us who like the build up before the launch of an Apple product even if it means months before the next iPhone launch then read further (btw, we do have 
 as well when it comes to rumors). 
is ready for production, which could mean that Apple could launch
as early as summer instead of the October release like iPhone (more…)

If you were eagerly waiting for SiriToggles then the good news is it is now available on Cydia via the BigBoss repo.
to use Siri to enable and disable various Settings toggles like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, control brightness, reboot your iPhone 4S and lots more.
SiriToggles adds a load of new features on the iPhone 4S. SiriToggles allows you to tell Siri to enable/disable certain settings, get info on battery level, change your screen brightness and (more…)

that adds custom commands to Siri, we said that it would be a killer app if it could also allow us to enable or disable Settings toggles and launch
using Siri.
– has just answered our prayers. He has developed a jailbreak tweak called
that will allow users to use Siri to enable and disable various Settings toggles like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, control brightness, reboot your iPhone 4S and lots more.
Siri Toggles will also allows jailbroken iPhone (more…)

Last week, Apple announced that it is
.
It is widely speculated that Apple will expand its iBookstore to also sell textbooks. Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson has revealed that the textbook industry was one Jobs wanted to revolutionize with the iPad. Here’s a quote from Isaacson:
“His idea was to hire great textbook writers to create digital versions, and make them a feature of the iPad. In addition, he held meetings with major publishers, (more…)

launch in Beijing, China has run into some trouble. We had reported earlier that
.
M.I.C Gadget
now reports that Apple has cancelled the launch at Apple ‘s Sanlitun retail store in Beijing due to voilence breaking out between a gang of scalpers ahead of the opening.
M.I.C Gadget
Lines outside the Apple store in Beijing’s Sanlitun district show no signs of shortening, causing frustration for the thousands of fans and scalpers desperate (more…)

“, Apple will launch
in March, which will come with a high-definition screen, run a faster processor and also work on 4G LTE networks.
The company’s manufacturing partners in Asia started ramping up production of the iPad 3 this month and plan to reach full volumes by February, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the details aren’t public. The tablet will use a quad-core chip, an enhancement that lets users jump more (more…)

A new report by NPD covering smartphone sales in the U.S. in October and November 2011 has found that the
has helped Apple close the gap between iOS and Android.
The report by NPD which analyzed sales from the end of 2011 found that while iPhone sales dropped towards Q3 of 2011, sales shot up during October and November. The original drop from 29% to 26% market share was largely due to the fact that the iPhone 4S was not released in June as previous (more…)

As expected, 
on Friday, January 13th.
are reporting that there are already long lines outside Apple Stores in China.
There are already huge queues outside of China’s five official Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stores in readiness for tomorrow’s launch of the iPhone 4S. At the two stores in Beijing, and the three in Shanghai, there are clearly lines stretching hundreds of meters, with reports of hundreds of queuers at each, snaking around city blocks (more…)