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Comex, the guy behind the Jailbreakme.com website that jailbreaks some versions of iOS has announced on Twitter that he’ll be starting as an Intern at Apple in a couple of weeks time.
It’s been really, really fun, but it’s also been a while and I’ve been getting bored. So, the week after next I will be starting an internship with Apple.
Facebook is reported to be creating its own image filters. The service appears to be similar to the likes of Instagram which allows users to apply a filter to uploaded images and by doing so, change the look of the photo.
Yesterday we heard that Sprint in the US was going to be getting the iPhone 5 when it launches. With Sprint, Verizon and AT&T each getting the new device it left out the other major network in the US – T-Mobile. We now are beginning to hear rumours that T-Mobile USA will also get the iPhone 5 when it launches (estimated sometime in October).
When Steve Jobs announced he was resigning as CEO, he suggested that Tim Cook be his replacement. This went ahead and Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple. Along with that change the organization changes and is now reflected in the screenshot below which was captured by TheNextWeb.
Steve Jobs has announced that he is stepping down as CEO of Apple with the following information:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
The WSJ is reporting today that when the iPhone 5 is released, it will also be made available to those on the Sprint network. If this ends up being a correct report then Sprint will become the third official carrier in the US to get the iPhone. This of course follows the original AT&T and Verizon networks.
The picture below shows a camera attached to a CineSkates camera mount.
CineSkates™ are a set of three wheels that quickly attach to a tripod and enable fluid, rolling video in an ultra-portable package. Watch the video to see what they are capable of… CineSkates were used to film it!
Evernote has rolled out an update for both the iPhone and iPad versions of the app. The new iOS versions bring the much needed rich text support to Evernote. Since the launch of the app, this feature has been demanded quite a bit by users as creating a note on the desktop version and then opening it to edit on the mobile version would simply lose all the formatting (such as bold, italics etc…). This is a huge plus for Evernote on iOS users.
When the iPhone 5 is announced, one of the details that will likely be included is the device supporting both GSM and CDMA networks. Since the launch of the iPhone 4 on Verizon earlier this year that particular model has used a Qualcomm chip inside for CDMA. It is believed that Apple will use Qualcomm in a dual-mode device so that it is compatible on both types of networks.
When iOS 5 launches it appears that users in Japan will be able to get earthquake warnings pushed to their iPhone. The new option appeared in the iOS 5 beta version and allows notifications to be easily switched on or off.
You will probably heard the news last week which saw HP close down the HP TouchPad tablet and Pre smartphones. Microsoft was quick to jump in and offer webOS developers all the tools they need to start up on the Windows Phone 7 platform.
Evernote has announced that it has now acquired Skitch. Skitch is an application for the Mac that lets users annotate and share images which in turn, makes it another perfect tool for Evernote users to use.
