iMessage in iOS 5 allows text messaging, but does not currently connect to third-party chat services like AIM. iChat software built into Mac OS X does connect to services like AIM, Jabber and others, like Yahoo Messenger. Developer John Heaton found some code in the latest version of iOS that hints iChat functionality could finally be coming to the iOS mobile operating system. » Apple Could Bring iChat Functionality To iPhones

At this point you cant ask Siri on you iPhone 4S to “Take A Picture” or “Switch off Bluetooth”, but according to a german website iOS 5.1 will bring us an updated Siri that will enable hardware control questions. Such as “take a picture”, the story has it, to “make a video”, “switch on/off WiFi/Bluetooth” and more. » iOS 5.1 Update To Let Siri “Take A Picture Or Video” And More?

Applidium posted on their blog that they managed to crack open Siris protocol. As a result, we are able to use Siris recognition engine from any device. Which that means anyone could now write an Android app that uses the real Siri! Or use Siri on an iPad! In their blog post they explained how they did it and how developers can use it. » Applidium Cracked Siri Security Protocol: Siri Possible On Any iDevice

iOS 5.0.1 has been released last week and was supposed to fix battery issues some iPhone 4S users experience. But some people now actually experience a quicker battery drains. But thats not all, some people experience more issues including including Wi-Fi signal loss, microphone failures, and cellular network issues. At the Apple Support Forum you can find a very long list of people who experience these issues. Do you experience any of these bugs? » iOS 5.0.1 Causing New Issues Including Battery Life Issues

Nuance developed Dragon Diction, which is what iPhone 4S uses to convert your speech to text. The good quality mic, coupled with the speed of the iPhone 4S makes inputting text via voice a joy… that is so long as you know how to use it correctly. This video will help you insert punctuation, quotation, symbols, and more. Never pick up your iPhone again. Type with your voice. Check out the video after the break. » Improve Siri Dictation For Better Voice Typing

The guys behind Project Black Mirror have recorded brain wave activity with ECG pads, matched the incoming patterns to pre-saved digital patterns saved on a MacBook, then fed the matched commands to a speech synthesizer chip that translates the command to Siri. This way you can give Siri commands without talking or touching the screen of your iPhone 4S. A full “How they did it” and movie can be found after the break. » Project Black Mirror: Siri Controlled By Brain Waves

Apple released iOS 5.0.1 which is supposted to fix the battery issieus some users are having with their iPhone 4S. “In addition to battery fixes, iOS 5.0.1 also enables multitasking gestures on the original iPad (go to Settings > General > Multitasking Gestures), fixes the Smart Cover security flaw, resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud and improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation”. » Apple Released iOS 5.0.1: Battery Life Improvement