Apple have just released iOS version 5.1.1 for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The update, which is available via the desktop version of iTunes and the Software Update section of compatible devices, fixes a number of bugs, including one that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks.
Back in August 2011, Apple revealed that customers switching to iCloud from MobileMe before its 30th of June shutdown date, would receive a free storage upgrade of 20GB. Although MobileMe services are still set to end on the same date, subscribers now have until the 30th of September to take advantage of the complimentary 20GB of iCloud storage.
As we previously reported, when Apple lowered the price of the iPad 2, they also added a smaller, more energy efficient A5 processor to the device. At the time it was thought that the new chip should offer improved better battery life, and this has now been confirmed.
In a press release issued by the company, Logitech has announced the launch of the Solar Keyboard Folio – a book-style folding case for the second and third-generation iPad, that has a built-in solar-powered keyboard.
While plenty of iOS apps cease to be updated or supported by companies after a period of time, I’ve never heard of one being expired before. That’s what EA are apparently doing with the original Rock Band for iPhone – owners of the game have been told that after the 31st of May it will no longer be playable on their device.
Apple’s new Senior Vice President of Retail, John Browett, has now been added to the executive bios page of the company’s website after his appointment was announced back in January. Browett began his role at Apple last month after leaving Dixons Retail here in the U.K., where he was CEO since 2007.
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is now just over one month away, and with it will come a second glimpse at the company’s next major software release, OS X Mountain Lion. It’s set to make its public debut this summer, and Apple is now encouraging developers to prepare their applications for one of its new features, Gatekeeper.
Sir Jonathan Ive, Apple’s senior vice president of industrial design, has won the British Visionary Innovator award for 2012. Credited with designing revolutionary products like the iPod, the iPad, the iPhone, and the MacBook Air, Ive picked up the award with almost 50% of the votes.
It’s that time of the year again: Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, where the company gives us a sneak peak at its upcoming iOS and OS X releases. This morning, Apple announced that this year’s event would begin on June 11, and less than two hours later, tickets had already sold out.