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Filed under: Software, Apple, OS X

Apple has released the first beta of iPhone firmware 2.2 to developers, and we’re hearing that it’ll cause your phone to sprout wings, run Android in emulation, connect to fully-operational LTE and WiMAX networks all over the world, and bring world peace. Oh, and it’ll be able to copy and paste things you never dreamed possible, like ponies and happiness. On a more serious note, though, no one seems to have a firm grip on precisely what it adds yet — push notifications are high on the wishlist, as continuously — so we’ll keep you posted (and you do the same).

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Tags: Apple 2, Apple Os X, Beta Software, Copy And Paste, Developers, Firm Grip, Firmware, Happiness, iphone, Lte, Nbsp, Notifications, Os X, Ponies, Software Apple, Wimax, Wings, Wishlist, World Peace

Filed under: Software, Apple, OS X

Ah, bug fixes galore. Apple just declare firmware 2.1 for the iPhone and iPod touch. “No crashes,” says Steve. He’s calling it a big update with the promise of fewer dropped calls, big battery improvement, and faster backups. Is this a dream? We’ll find out when it’s released this Friday.

P.S. No mention of copy and paste.

Update: 2.1 will be available for iPod touch owners for $10. Come on, you didn’t really expect it to be free did you? There’s a “buy at this time” button at the end of that link but it only downloads v2.0 at the moment.

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Filed under: Handsets, Apple

As some of you already know, updating your iPhone to firmware 2.0.1 means that you’ve lost access to all your jailbroken apps. That’s pretty much expected and should be rectified by the DevTeam soon enough. What’s notable from an unlocking perspective, however, is that Apple’s 2.0.1 release also updates the iPhone 3G baseband. This puts iPhone 3G owners in a bit of a quandary: update at this time via iTunes in desperate hopes of the stability and improved keyboard response we’ve been seeing but do so at the risk not being able to unlock your iPhone 3G in the future (if and when the DevTeam gets around to releasing it for firmware 2.0). A lot can happen in the course of a 2 year (or longer) carrier commitment. According to the DevTeam, you’ll get all the benefits of Apple’s 2.0.1 update (without the pesky new baseband) just as soon as they can kick out the updated PwnageTool (current version is 2.0.1) onto the Internets. Decisions, decisions.

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Tags: 3g, Apple 1, Apple 2, Apps, Current Version, Decisions Decisions, Desperate Hopes, Firmware, iphone, Itunes, Keyboard Response, Lot, Nbsp, Perspective, Quandary, Risk