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  • Apple Releases iTunes 10.5 Beta 5, iOS 5 Beta 5 for iPhone 4, 3GS, iPod Touch, iPad

    // Gradly // Apple, blog, Download, iPad, iPhone, News 1 Response

    Apple has released iOS 5 beta 5 to developers in addition to the fifth beta of iTunes 10.5 needed to synch the beta.

    Warning: These beta version are intended for developers only other people might not be able to install the beta sooner or later.

    Official change log for iTunes 10.5 Beta 5:

    • The version of iTunes that comes with beta 5 cannot sync devices that have the beta 4 software installed. To avoid this problem, do the following:
      1. Sync any devices that have beta 4 installed to the version of iTunes that came with beta 4.
      2. Upgrade iTunes to the version that comes with beta 5.
      3. Connect the device and install the beta 5 software. (Understand that you might see a failure to sync error when you first connect the device.)
      4. After installing the beta 5 software, restore from your the backup you made in step 1.
    • Videos purchased from the iTunes Store do not play on a 2nd generation AppleTV over AirPlay with iTunes 10.5.

  • First Look at Henry Cavill as Superman: The Man of Steel

    // Gradly // blog, Comics, Movies, Poster, Superheroes, Wallpaper No Responses

    Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have release the first official image from Zack Snyder‘s The Man of Steel, our first look at actor Henry Cavill in full costume as Superman!

    What do you think about the new costume? Check out the full image below

    The film also stars three-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams (The Fighter) as Daily Planet journalist Lois Lane, and Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne (What’s Love Got to Do with It) as her editor-in-chief, Perry White. Starring as Clark Kent’s adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent, are Oscar® nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful) and Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves).

    Squaring off against the superhero are two other surviving Kryptonians, the villainous General Zod, played by Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road), and Faora, Zod’s evil partner, played by Antje Traue. Also from Superman’s native Krypton are Lara Lor-Van, Superman’s mother, played by Julia Ormond, and Superman’s father, Jor-El, portrayed by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).

    Rounding out the cast are Harry Lennix as U.S. military man General Swanwick, as well as Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy.

    Man of Steel is being produced by Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer, from a story by Goyer and Nolan, based upon Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. Thomas Tull and Lloyd Phillips are serving as executive producers.

  • New Cydia Tweak Adds Speedometer to iPhone Maps App

    // Gradly // Apple, blog, Cydia, Hack, iPhone, Jailbreak No Responses

    Numerous noteworthy Cydia tweaks out there that let customize iPhone’s user interface but few are available for the Maps stock app. Here is a new tweak in Cydia, Speed for Maps, a simple tweak that adds a speedometer overlay, very unobtrusively, in the bottom corner of the stock Maps.app

    No new icon is added, but you can configure the output in the settings app. Changing between MPH, KPH, FPS, and even Knots.

    Speed for Maps is available free in Cydia. Go get it. This is one of the little things Apple should have thought of.

  • Sony Acquires Sucker Punch Productions

    // Gradly // Acquisition, blog, Consoles, Games, News, PS3, Sony No Responses

    Sony announced on Tuesday it has purchased Sucker Punch Productions, developers of the Infamous and Sly Cooper franchises. This move ensures that all games developed by Sucker Punch will remain exclusive to Sony’s platforms going forward.

    “Sucker Punch Productions is one of the most highly acclaimed development studios in the industry and we have enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the company for over 12 years. We are delighted to officially welcome them to the SCE family,” said Shuhei Yoshida, president, SCE WWS.

    According to Sony, the Infamous and Sly Cooper franchises combined have sold over seven million copies worldwide to date. Day-to-day operations will continue to be run by the current management team.

    “We’ve enjoyed an incredible relationship with Sony that has allowed us to combine our creative design capabilities with their guidance to make some of the best franchises to hit the PlayStation platforms. Equally important, the relationship with SCE has provided us the flexibility and trust to take creative risks and invent new properties,” said Brian Fleming, managing partner, Sucker Punch Productions.