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Apple seeds iOS 5.0.1 Beta 2 to developers

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 4th, 2011)

Coming roughly two days after releasing the first iOS 5.0.1 beta, Apple has pushed a second version of the beta to developers, presumably as the company works to correct battery issues with devices running iOS 5. MacRumors states this version is build 9A404 and is available as an over-the-air ...

Apple releases iTunes 10.5.1 beta 2, supports iTunes Match on Apple TV

by Chris Rawson (Nov 3rd, 2011)

It looks like despite the "end of October" launch estimate at the iPhone 4S event, iTunes Match still isn't quite ready for public release. Apple has released a second beta of iTunes 10.5.1 so developers can further test iTunes Match. The update addresses the usual "stability and performance ...

Apple has missed iTunes Match launch date

by Steven Sande (Nov 1st, 2011)

Did you notice this morning that it was November 1st? Did you also notice that iTunes Match isn't working yet? Yep, Apple missed a deadline date, having "promised" that the new iTunes service would be available "by the end of October." That date was set at the October 4, 2011 "Let's Talk ...

iTunes 10.5.1 beta available for developers

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 11th, 2011)

A little more than an hour after the public release of iTunes 10.5, the beta of iTunes 10.5.1 with iTunes Match was pushed to developers. As commenters have noted, iTunes 10.5 disabled iTunes Match, so for developers who are testing the service, you'll want to head to the Apple Developer Center ...

iWork for iOS beta 4 released to developers

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 1st, 2011)

Apple has released a fourth beta build of iWork for iOS to developers. This comes a little more than a day after iTunes 10.5 beta 9 was issued. The beta is available now through the Apple Developer Center. ...

iTunes 10.5 beta 9 now available to developers

by TUAW Blogger (Sep 30th, 2011)

Apple has released a ninth beta build of iTunes 10.5 to developers. The build also includes iTunes Match, allowing Apple to solicit feedback about the new service from developers. iTunes Match currently is only available to developers in the United States. This is the second time that a beta ...

iTunes Match beta data to reset on Monday

by Michael Rose (Sep 24th, 2011)

Late last night, Apple registered developers who are participating in the iTunes Match beta were notified that their test data will be zapped from orbit. Apple's email to devs was brief and to the point: To continue to improve the overall quality and reliability of iTunes Match, it has become ...

Developers get a new build of 10.7.2

by Mike Schramm (Sep 16th, 2011)

As 9to5Mac reports, there's a brand new build of Lion 10.7.2 out there in the wild for developers, featuring focused work on iCloud, the Mac App Store, MobileMe, and a few other places like Mail, Spotlight, Time Machine, and even things like the AddressBook and graphics drivers. This is build ...

iTunes 10.5 beta 8 and iWork for iOS beta 3 available to developers

by Chris Rawson (Sep 9th, 2011)

Apple has provided an eighth beta seed of iTunes 10.5 and a third beta of iWork for iOS to developers. This is the first time in the development cycle for iTunes 10.5 that a new beta for the music player hasn't simultaneously come alongside a new iOS beta; iOS 5 is still in its seventh beta as of ...

New OS X 10.7.2 and iCloud beta builds seeded to developers

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 2nd, 2011)

As first noted by MacRumors, Apple has pushed OS X 10.7.2 Build 11C48 and iCloud Beta 10 to developers today. The new builds come just one week after the previous builds. While no details of changes to the builds are known at this time, Apple asked developers to pay attention to AirPort, ...

iTunes Match beta now open to developers

by Chris Rawson (Aug 29th, 2011)

iTunes Match, Apple's answer to the "online music locker" service, has just entered beta according to an email sent out to members of the Developer Program. iTunes Match will store users' music libraries in iCloud, allowing anywhere/anytime access to the entire library from any device. iTunes ...

Apple pushes new OS X, iCloud, iPhoto builds to developers

by Mike Schramm (Aug 26th, 2011)

Apple has dropped new builds in the mix to developers for OS X, including Lion 10.7.2, and new updates for iCloud and iPhoto. These are of course developer only builds that are designed for testing and usage before they had out to the public at large. The Lion build asks developers to look at ...

OS X Lion 10.7.2 seed 2 now available for developers

by Steven Sande (Aug 23rd, 2011)

Numerous tipsters have advised us that OS X Lion 10.7.2 seed 2 has been made available to developers. Notification of the update was sent to developers yesterday afternoon. According to information sent to TUAW by developers, there are no known issues with the seed, which indicates that 10.7.2 ...

iOS 5 beta 6 gets a Sn0wbreeze for Windows jailbreak

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 22nd, 2011)

Windows users can jailbreak their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 5 beta 6. An updated version of Sn0wbreeze for Windows now supports the latest version of iOS 5 and can jailbreak your iPhone without compromising the baseband. The tethered jailbreak supports the iPhone 3GS (with new ...

PSA: This is why non-developers shouldn't run iOS betas

by Chris Rawson (Aug 16th, 2011)

Answer these two questions really quickly: Are you a developer? Are you running the iOS 5 beta? If you answered no to the first question and yes to the second, then this post is meant for you. You are doing it wrong, and on behalf of everyone everywhere, please stop. Why do I say ...