Friday Morning News

steve_jobs_power_giWith all the fuss about new iPods at Apple’s music, it was easy to overlook the changes in iPhone OS 3.1. Sad, because it looks like that 3GS users are screwed for jailbreaking in the future.

With regards to iPhone OS 3.1, there are also a ton of little improvements and changes under the hood. One that I found particularly intriguing was the fact that turning ON bluteooth actually IMPROVES Wi-Fi reception. I’d love to know exactly HOW this happens.

The iPhone Blog tell us exactly what all those numbers from the Apple Event actually mean. What they actually mean is serious business, mmkay?

I didn’t exactly know what iTunes LP was. Instead of just asking somebody like what any other sensible person would do, I looked on the internet. Thanks to TUAW for this informative article.

Wired take a look at exactly why the iPod Touch has no camera. Alternatively, hear it from the horse’s mouth.

It’s out with the old and in with the new, and that applies to iTunes 9 as well. Finally transitioning from WebObjects to WebKit for the iTunes Store after I-don’t-actually-know-how-many-years (yeah, there was nothing on Wikipedia. Cut me some slack here).

Been getting “Secure Connection Failed” through your favourite Twitter client? Tweetie isn’t the only client affected – and, as usual, it’s not their fault. Blame Twitter for this one, kids.

David Chartier (um… freelance blogger? Media producer for 1Password? Former writer for Ars Technica?) shows Marco Arment (a man, who by now, surely needs no introduction) who’s boss when it comes to Apple product release predictions.

For any Terminal monkeys, here’s how to check your unread Gmail from the command line.

And finally, today’s app is CubeLex, an puzzle-based game that’s what would happen if Tetris and Bejeweled got their freak on and managed to have a kid. Enjoy, gentlemen.

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