Surely there have been times when it would be convenient if a friend knew exactly where you were.

You could be stranded on the side of the highway and in need of a friend to bring you some motor oil. But how are they supposed to know exactly where you’re stranded?

Or, maybe you just parked in a gigantic parking lot and want to remember exactly where you left your car.

Luckily, there’s an app (more…)

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, might be because of a bug in the way iOS 5 handles location services. Switching on “Setting Time Zone,” an option buried deep in the Settings app, might result in location services being called too frequently resulting in the excessive battery drainage.
Location services, as we all know, if not used efficiently can result in huge battery consumption reducing device standby time. Background location calls are even riskier, since they can keep (more…)

 last week, Dev team had 
 for iPhone , iPad and iPod touch running iOS 5.
iPhone Dev team has just released a new version of Redsn0w – Redsn0w 0.9.9b6, which includes a fix for the locations services issue reported by iPhone 3GS users with 06.15 baseband and cosmetic fix for iOS 5 jailbreakers.
We’ve released version 0.9.9b6 of redsn0w, with both a functional fix and cosmetic fix for iOS5 jailbreakers.  For iPhone 3GS owners with the 06.15 (more…)

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Presently the in-built location based experience on iOS devices largely revolves around the bundled Maps app, which in turn heavily relies on Google’s data.
naturally senses an opportunity, rather a void, here which is why it has been actively hiring people into its location team. The new job posting reads:
The iOS Quality team is looking for a Location QA Engineer who’s engineering and technical skill is only matched by their problem solving (more…)

, 
, which had raised a lot of controversy.
 regularly tracks your iOS device and records the co-ordinates along with timestamp in a hidden file.
The controversy landed Apple into trouble as they were investigated by privacy regulators in South Korea, France, Italy and Germany.
At that time,
as reported by security researchers. Apple also confirmed that it had never done so and had no plans to ever do so. But Apple admitted that it could (more…)

Redsn0w 0.9.8b3: Tethered iOS 4.3.4 Jailbreak For iPhone , iPad And iPod Touch Released
JailbreakMe 3.0 Released To Jailbreak iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad 1, iPod Touch 4G, iPod Touch 3G On iOS 4.3.3 Using Mobile Safari
Apple Increasing Staffing In U.S. Apple Retail Stores In August – September For iPhone 5 Launch?
Verizon Activated 2.3 Million iPhones In Q2 2011; Expecting iPhone 5 This Fall
Location-Based Reminders Working In iOS 5 (more…)

New iPhone 5 Concept: Thinner, Larger 4-Inch Edge To Edge Screen, Improved Cameras & More
JailbreakMe 3.0 Released To Jailbreak iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 2, iPad 1, iPod Touch 4G, iPod Touch 3G On iOS 4.3.3 Using Mobile Safari
JailbreakMe 3.0: Comex Fixes 'Cydia Disappears' Issue
iOS 5 Beta 3 Brings Performance Improvements, Additional Location Controls, Voice Roaming Toggle & More
iSwype: Swype Jailbreak App Updated; Gets Blue (more…)

Loopt has tied up with Groupon to bring it’s real-time offers – Groupon Now to Loopt users based on their location. They no longer need to check-in to get a deal but can get an alert on their
when there is a deal nearby, which can be quite useful or annoying depending on how you look at it.
Loopt users will also start seeing Groupon Now icons when they launch the app and scroll through places around them.
Groupon Now! deals will also appear (more…)

iOS 4.3.3 To Be Released Soon To Fix iPhone Location Tracking Bug And Also Improve Battery Life
Apple Working On Two iPhone 5 Models?
How To Jailbreak Your iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS Using Sn0wbreeze For Windows (iOS 4.3.2)
How To Jailbreak iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS On iOS 4.3.2 Using Redsn0w [Windows / Mac]
Sn0wbreeze 2.6.1: Untethered iOS 4.2.7 Jailbreak For Verizon iPhone 4 Released
JailbreakMe 2.0 Released To Jailbreak iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone (more…)

That was quick. Apple has just released 
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and iOS 4.2.8 for Verizon iPhone to fix the
that has raised a lot of controversy.
Here’s the list of fixes and improvements in iOS 4.3.3 to address the issue:
Last week,
that had raised privacy concerns. Apple clarified that it is not tracking the location of the iPhone or iPad 3G as reported by security researchers. Apple also confirmed that it has never done so and has no plans to ever (more…)