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iPad 3 references spotted in the latest iOS 5 beta

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 13th, 2011)

Apple threw a bunch of bogus references into iOS 5.1beta1, but that didn't stop developers from uncovering references to real devices. In between the garbage, there's a reference to the iPad 3. Each reference has a device id of 1, so we know it points to an actual device. Finding the iPad 3 ...

Apple references bogus devices in iOS 5.1B1 config file

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 13th, 2011)

Apple is getting crafty and peppering an iOS 5.1B1 config file with references to fake devices. These bogus devices were discovered in the USBDeviceConfiguration.plist file and first reported by 9to5Mac. The file is reportedly one that many sleuths examine when they're looking for new device ...

Confirmed: The mythical "iProd" is the real-world iPad

by Michael Rose (Apr 1st, 2010)

Last summer, the Apple web was abuzz with the discovery of a mysterious "iProd" device in the iPhone's USB identifier list. Leaving aside the obvious jokes, and noting with some astonishment that Erica actually presaged the name back in 2006, we now can say for sure: the iProd was, in fact, the ...