Reuters reported that China Mobile, the world’s biggest telecom carrier by subscribers, is negotiating with Apple Inc to carry the popular iPhone in China. “China Mobile is the only Chinese operator that does not officially carry the iPhone because its homegrown 3G technology is not supported by the chips used in current iPhone models. Analysts have said next-generation iPhones will likely use a Qualcomm Inc chip that would support China Mobile’s network, removing the key technology barrier for a deal“.
The iPhone DevTeam has updated redsn0w to v0.9.11b4 which completes the tethered JB support for 5.1.1 on A4 devices and earlier, including proper “Stitching” and “Custom” creation of NO_BB IPSWs.
Bloomberg reported that Apple is preparing a new lineup of thinner MacBook laptops running on more powerful chips made by Intel Corp and will get a Retina Display like the iPad. They said this Thinner Macbook will be unveiled at Apple’s annual developers conference starting June 11.
As we reported before, Ashton Kutcher “from Two and a Half Men” is set to play Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in a new biopic. Now TMZ posted some photos of Ashton Kutcher in full Steve Jobs attire. Personally I think it looks pretty close to the real “younger” Steve Jobs. Check out more photos after the break.
pod2g announced that he successfully untethered jailbroken an iPad 3 running iOS 5.1. There is still no word on when a new jailbreak will be released, but we hope it will be soon. In the meantime check out the video above. » iPad 3 iOS 5.1 Untethered Jailbreak [video]
Apple has just released a new update for the generation 2 and 3 Apple TV models. The update allows movies and TV show previews from the iTunes Store to be viewed in HD and fixes a few other minor issues.
As noted by Steven Stroughton-Smith (via 9to5Mac), Apple appears to be testing a revised iCloud.com portal at beta.icloud.com that shows two additional icons for Notes and Reminders in the background of the login screen. The standard iCloud.com portal displays only icons for Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Find My iPhone, and iWork.
Chris Eissens
