iOS 5.1.1 update problems discussed

Just a few days ago Apple issued its latest iOS update, iOS 5.1.1 for users of the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The update was released to solve issues with various bugs that needed attention but although some people have managed to update with success it seems that some others have had problems with the software update to iOS 5.1.1 and have noticed issues since installing it.

When iOS 5.1 was issued back in March we told how plenty of people were reporting problems with obtaining the update and seeing error messages instead. Although this does not appear to be a widespread issue this time it’s certainly noticeable that some people are having problems since installing the iOS 5.1.1 update.

iOS 6 may possibly say goodbye to Google Maps

It is widely believed that Apple will give the world its first glimpse of the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 6, at next month’s WWDC event, and it seems that iOS 6 is to possibly say goodbye to Google Maps.

There have been a number of rumours recently that Apple is working on its own in house maps solution after the purchase of a number of mapping companies, and now 9To5 Mac arereporting that sources are claiming that the company will unveil its own mapping solution as part of iOS 6 when it is finally announced.

The new Maps application is claimed to be similar to the current Google Maps offering found on iOS devices, but is claimed to be much cleaner and faster while being more reliable. Apple has always had full control of the Google Maps application, but the backend has always belonged to the search enginegiant.
This is set to change following Apple’s purchases of C3 Technologies, Ploy9, and Placebase that the company has used to build a complete mapping database. The application is now referred to as ‘Maps’ now that it is fully in-house, but Apple did extend their deal with Google ahead of the iOS 5 launch, but it now seems this deal is coming to an end.
There will be a new logo for iOS Maps, which is basically a redesigned version of the current iOS Maps icon with a view of Apple’s 1 Infinite Loop Campus, but with a new colour scheme. Apple’s version for Google Street View will also likely be an in-house solution.
Apple’s new Maps application will have a new powerful 3D mode that doesn’t come enabled by default, as users will need to click a 3D button that is visibly stored in the app. This feature pioneered by C3 will give users a new perspective on buildings and landmarks instead of a bird’s eye view, or relying on Street View that has a limited reach.

RedSn0w 0.9.11b1 Released – Downgrade A5 Devices & Restore

Today Dev Team has released the latest version of RedSn0w that is 0.9.11b1.  All of us know that RedSn0w is the most famous jailbreak software, but in the latest RedSn0w dev team has provided some new features in addition to 5.1 jailbreak. The new RedSnow in addition to jailbreak 5.1 is supporting the restore including iPad 2, iPad3 and iPhone 4s. As mentioned on the official blog :

“Starting with redsn0w version 0.9.11b1, those with newer devices (iPad2, iPad3, and iPhone4S) can join the downgrade fun too!  In a radical departure from previous versions of redsn0w, it now directly supports restoring IPSWs to your device.  The first use of this new feature implements a hack that allows A5 downgrades without a bootrom-level exploit.”

Some of the latest features of the new RedSn0w 0.9.11b1 are mentioned on the official blog I suggest all of you to visit that site and read all features carefully if you need to use the redsn0w for the new extra features i.e. downgrading to 5.0.1 and restoring using Redsn0w 0.9.11b1.

Below are the download links:

Redsn0w 0.9.11b1 for OS X

Redsn0w 0.9.11b1 for Windows