You get increased 500 MB upto 4.5 GB of extra space for uploading your photos and videos directly to Dropbox. This has to be done by running the new Dropbox client which allows you to enable the photo import feature.
You can download and install the client from the Dropbox forums, for more information read here.

During this beta period, we are also offering additional free space to test automatic uploading of photos and videos. For every 500MB of photos and videos automatically uploaded, you’ll receive another 500MB space bonus, up to 4.5GB total.

So its still not clear if your extended storage space is valid till the beta period of it stays with you forever. But till then  you can experiment and take the extra free storage space and flaunt your jealous friends.
Most likely this storage space upgrade would be permanent.

Once installed, you need to enable the photo import feature. The photo import feature relies on Autoplay, which needs to be enabled. This is done under Start Menu > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > AutoPlay in Windows 7.

If everything goes fine and you use the feature as expected, you would be getting 4.5GB of extra storage space absolutely free.

And if you are looking for tips and tricks to increase your Dropbox storage capacity, do check here to get some free extra storage space.

Fortunately, there’s a very subtle trick in iOS to recalibrate your Home button.
I recommended you to do this trick on your device and you would surely notice that your Home button is more responsive than before.

How to Recalibrate Your iDevice’s Home Button

• Open any stock App ( Stocks, Weather etc )
• Press and hold your power button until “slide to power off” appears and release.
• Now in the same state, press and hold your Home button until the “slide to power off” goes away, and the app force quits. Your device’s Home button should now be more responsive, because it has been recalibrated.

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Genius developers at Applidium have managed to decipher Siri’s security protocol and explained it on their blog very neatly. For users who might feel that blog post is very technical here what it means to you. If you don’t have an iPhone 4S, you can still get Siri on your device. Just wait for a developer to develop an App around the tools provided by Applidium.

There is only one problem in this, to communicate with Apple’s servers from another device you will need an identifier of iPhone 4S, as Siri requires the unique identifier every time it contacts Apple’s server, which is unique to each iPhone 4S. Without that identifier a device cannot contact Siri’s server and access would be denied. The developers haven’t revealed or released the unique identifier of their device, as there are chances that if Apple servers get too many requests from a single identifier it would be obvious that the identifier is being used by more than one device and it might get blacklisted or banned.

If you are a developer, you can read Applidium’s full technical post and use their collection of tools to easily decipher Siri’s security protocols and develop an App for some other platform or just to port it to any other iDevice.

The fixes that are listed are:

• Fixes bugs affecting battery life
• Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
• Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
• Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation

This update would be Apple’s first OTA update since iOS 5 came out. The OTA update is quick, small and sleek compared to the earlier ways to update via iTunes.

Direct Download Links :

• iPad
• iPad 2 Wifi
• iPad 2 GSM
• iPad 2 CDMA
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 4 CDMA
• iPhone 4S
• iPod touch 3G
• iPod touch 4G 

Complete Changelog

 iOS 5.0.1 Software Update
CFNetwork

Available for: iOS 3.0 through 5.0 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, iOS 3.1 through 5.0 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 5.0 for iPad, iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2

Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information

Description: An issue existed in CFNetwork’s handling of maliciously crafted URLs. When accessing a maliciously crafted HTTP or HTTPS URL, CFNetwork could navigate to an incorrect server.

CVE-ID

CVE-2011-3246 : Erling Ellingsen of Facebook

CoreGraphics

Available for: iOS 3.0 through 5.0 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, iOS 3.1 through 5.0 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 5.0 for iPad, iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2

Impact: Viewing a document containing a maliciously crafted font may lead to arbitrary code execution

Description: Multiple memory corruption issues existed in FreeType, the most serious of which may lead to arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted font.

CVE-ID

CVE-2011-3439 : Apple

Data Security

Available for: iOS 3.0 through 5.0 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, iOS 3.1 through 5.0 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 5.0 for iPad, iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2

Impact: An attacker with a privileged network position may intercept user credentials or other sensitive information

Description: Two certificate authorities in the list of trusted root certificates have independently issued intermediate certificates to DigiCert Malaysia. DigiCert Malaysia has issued certificates with weak keys that it is unable to revoke. An attacker with a privileged network position could intercept user credentials or other sensitive information intended for a site with a certificate issued by DigiCert Malaysia. This issue is addressed by configuring default system trust settings so that DigiCert Malaysia’s certificates are not trusted. We would like to acknowledge Bruce Morton of Entrust, Inc. for reporting this issue.

Kernel

Available for: iOS 3.0 through 5.0 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, iOS 3.1 through 5.0 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 5.0 for iPad, iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2

Impact: An application may execute unsigned code

Description: A logic error existed in the mmap system call’s checking of valid flag combinations. This issue may lead to a bypass of codesigning checks. This issue does not affect devices running iOS prior to version 4.3.

CVE-ID

CVE-2011-3442 : Charlie Miller of Accuvant Labs

libinfo

Available for: iOS 3.0 through 5.0 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, iOS 3.1 through 5.0 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 5.0 for iPad, iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2

Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information

Description: An issue existed in libinfo’s handling of DNS name lookups. When resolving a maliciously crafted hostname, libinfo could return an incorrect result.

CVE-ID

CVE-2011-3441 : Erling Ellingsen of Facebook, Per Johansson of Blocket AB

Passcode Lock

Available for: iOS 4.3 through 5.0 for iPad 2

Impact: A person with physical access to a locked iPad 2 may be able to access some of the user’s data

Description: When a Smart Cover is opened while iPad 2 is confirming power off in the locked state, the iPad does not request a passcode. This allows some access to the iPad, but data protected by Data Protection is inaccessible and apps cannot be launched.

CVE-ID

CVE-2011-3440

iOS

• 250 million iOS devices sold till now.
• 500,000 apps in the App Store.
• 18 billion App downloads in less than 3 years, with  over 1billion downloads every month. Developers have been paid $3 billion in revenue till date.So now is the perfect time to learn the iphone dev secrets.
• iOS 5 will be available as a free download for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad 1, iPad 2, iPod touch 3G, and 4G from October 12.
• 61% share in mobile browser usage in the US, with Android coming second at 31%
• iCloud to be available for iOS 5 and OS X Lion users from October 12. This includes iTunes in the Cloud, Photo Stream, Documents in the Cloud and iTunes Match (US-only).
• Cards App : You can create and edit cards from your iPhone or iPod Touch. You shoot a photo, edit it, create a card between the 21 designs in the App and just send it to Apple. Apple will print it on a high quality 100% cotton paper and mail it. You will receive a push notification upon mail delivery through USPS. The app will be available from Oct 12 with the iOS5 launch and will be available for $2.99 in the US, $4.99 elsewhere.
• Find My Friends App : This app makes location sharing very easy. Once you set it up you can share your location for few days and at the end of the  day it stops automatically. You can locate your friends and family using this app, provided they are sharing their location. .

iPad

• 95% customer satisfaction rate. 3 out of 4 tablets sold in the US are iPads.
• 140,000 dedicated iPad Apps in AppStore.
• Every US State either has an iPad pilot program, or are deploying one for educators. Changing the way Schools and colleges teach.
• 80% of the top hospitals in the US are either testing or piloting the iPad.
• 92% of Fortune 500 companies are either testing or deploying iPad in less than 18 months of launch.
• Pilots are also using iPads in order to become more efficient.

iPhone

• iPhone 4 has sold more than half of all iPhones ever sold and is currently the no.1 smartphone in the world. It has recorded 125% growth year-to-year.
• 93% of Fortune 500 companies are testing or deploying the iPhone.
• Apple has 5% share in the mobile phone market worldwide.
• J.D. Power has ranked it as the number one smartphone six times in a row
• In the US, 8GB iPhone 4 will now be available for $99 and iPhone 3GS will be available for free with a two-year contract
• iPhone 4S launched -

iPhone 4S

• Retains the same design from iPhone 4 with an addition of Apple A5 chip, 8 megapixel camera, 1080p video capture. It comes in black and white variants and will be available in the US from October 14 with pre-orders starting from October 7. The prices will start at $199 for 16GB version, followed by $299 for 32GB and $399 for 64GB. Sprint will also be getting iPhone 4S in US this time around, along with AT&T and Verizon Wireless.

• Siri, an intelligent voice assistant is integrated into the phone. This App defines this smartphone from any other phones in market right now. You ask a  question and Siri finds a solution/answer for you. It understands the context based on your questions and allows you to send messages, schedule meetings, set remainders, make phone calls or use services like Yelp and WolframAlpha all this just through your voice. It is currently in beta and supports English, French, and German languages with more languages and services to be added over time.
• October 14 Release : Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and the UK will get the iPhone 4S
• End of October Release : Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
• By December, the iPhone will be in more than 70 countries on more than 100 carriers.

iPod

• The iPod, which launched 10 years ago, is still the number one music player in the world.
• Over 300 million iPods have been sold till now with 45 million since last June.
• It has a market share of 78% in the US and is #1 portable game player.
• 20 million songs on iTunes with 16 billion downloads recorded till now.
• iPod Nano get a refresh and the new iPod Nano sports a
  • Redesigned interface with bigger icons,
  • 16 new digital clock faces and improved built-in fitness features.
  • Seven colors – silver, graphite, blue, green, orange and pink and will be available for $129 for the 8GB model, followed by $149 for the 16GB model.

• New iPod Touch running on iOS 5 with iCloud services, will be available from October 12 in new black and white models starting at $199 for 8 GB model, followed by $299 for the 16GB model and $399 for the 32GB model.

Awesome Apple Stats

• It had sold more Macs on the opening day in this store than any store in the world.
• There are now 20 million songs in iTunes; over 16 billion songs have been downloaded from it to date.
• Apple now has 357 stores across the world and it said it will continue to invest in more stores globally.
• Around 6 million copies of the latest OS X version, Lion were downloaded, which is 80% more than Snow Leopard.
• MacBook Pro and iMac are the #1 best selling notebook and desktop in the US.
• Mac outgrew the PC market by almost 6x, with an 23% year-on-year (YOY) growth.
• Mac now has a user base of 58 million with 23% market share in the US.

The invitation graphics includes four iOS app icons (Calendar, Clock, Maps, and Phone) along with the quote “Let’s talk iPhone.” The calendar says October 4, clock says 10:00, map points to Apple’s campus, and the phone icon shows one phone call which may indicate the new phone.

So what to expected on Oct 4th?
The most anticipated device of the year, the new iPhone.
Public release of the shiny new iOS5.

Since this is happening in October, it fits in the regular iPod release cycle which happens every year. Rumors are a new iPod Touch might be released and a white iPod Touch would be unveiled. Strong rumors suggest iPod Nano and Classic would be officially discontinued

Lets just watch the video and then talk

Surely after watching this video, you won’t hesitate to buy this $0.99 App.

Demon Cam, is a very simple iPhone App. You need to record a video of yourself with a scary expression, a small 5-10 sec video should be fine. The automatic face tracking would track your face, adjust it properly and choose a graphically appealing ( disturbing ) demon. The video would process and render as a HD video which at a point turn your face into the chosen demon.

The promo video does the perfect job of demonstrating the App.

About the Promo Video

Andrew Kramer is known for this amazing Motion Graphics & VFX tutorials. Seems like this App went viral because of his fame he has gained over years in his field. As of now the video has more than 100,000 views and seems to be passed around everywhere. The app seems to be based on Demon Face Wrap tutorial, but the all this happens automatically in your iPhone. If you are interested to know more about the video, stay tuned. The site would be updated with behind the scenes and loads of other stuff about the making of that video.

So we got two different methods to install the Google+ App on iPad or iPod Touch. Try your luck

Before you try this method, i recommend you try to install by iPhone Configuration tool trick. Step-by-step guide is given here.

If you too get the kAMDReceiveMessageError, then follow these alternate methods.

Non-Jailbreak Method

1. Connect the device to your computer.

2. Open iTunes on your computer and search for ‘Google+’ app in the iTunes Store, Download the app in iTunes on your computer.

3. Download iFunbox from http://www.i-funbox.com/ and run it. It should show you your connected device.

4. Click ‘Install App‘ at the top, browse to the Google+ ipa file you downloaded via iTunes. ( To get the path of your Google+ App ipa file, go to the Apps tab in iTunes, right-click on any App and choose ‘Show in Explorer’ you would get the path. )

5. Google+ App should now have been installed on your device and you would get a confirmation message. Click Refresh in iFunbox and disconnect your device and enjoy the App.

You don’t need to jailbreak your device or have a jailbroken device to use iFunbox.

If this method too doesn’t work, don’t worry we have another method which might look a bit complicated but don’t worry just follow the steps and you would be fine. For this you need to jailbreak / jailbroken device.

Jailbreak Method

Once you have jailbroken your device. Read here to know how to jailbreak.  You need to Install OpenSSH and Installous from Cydia.

Once you have Installous you can either,
Put the ipa  file to your device via SSH ( Read how to SSH in your device here ) to the Installous’s Download folder  ( Folder Location :  /private/var/mobile/Documents/Installous/Downloads )
OR
You can put the ipa file via iFunbox to the Download folder ( Folder Location :  /private/var/mobile/Documents/Installous/Downloads )

Once the ipa file is in the downloads folder you need to Start Installous on your device, go to Downloads section and install the Google Plus App.

And this should install the Google+ App on your device. If you face any  problem following these steps leave a comment and let us know.

Of course, differences exist between the engine integrated into Mac OS X 10.7 and the Widows version. Some functions which are specific to Lion like managing multi-touch movements with the Mac’s track pad are of course not available. Some other features remain exclusive to Lion like the new download button which has appears to the right of the search field which shows the download progress and download list,hardware acceleration for HTML5 Canvas elements. etc.

The core changes are available on all versions like improvements made to Safari 5.1’s core like multimedia caching with the HTML5 cache application, MathML, the Web Open Font, CSS3 (auto censuring, vertical text, text emphasis) and formatted XML files. Safari 5.1 has been announced with new treatment architecture ( multi-processing ) so that web sites which no longer respond don’t block the entire browser.

Check the changelog here,