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Apple has released iOS 4.2.1 for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple TV. Much awaited multitasking has finally been added to iPad with other 100+ features. Now you can play your Audio and Videos on your Apple TV with AirPlay and also you can wirelessly print out content using AirPrint-enabled printers. iOS 4.2.1 also brings Game Center to iPad.

List of iOS 4.2.1 compatible devices:

• iPhone 3G
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4
• iPod touch 2G
• iPod touch 3G
• iPod touch 4G
• iPad

Here are the direct links:

iPad

• iPad: iPad1,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw

iPhone

• iPhone 4: iPhone3,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw
• iPhone 3GS: iPhone2,1_4.2.1_8C148a_Restore.ipsw
• iPhone 3G: iPhone1,2_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw

iPod touch

• iPod Touch 4G: iPod4,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw
• iPod Touch 3G: iPod3,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw
• iPod Touch 2G: iPod2,1_4.2.1_8C148_Restore.ipsw

Apple TV

• Apple TV: AppleTV2,1_4.2_8C150_Restore.ipsw

written by AppleMacGenius \\ tags: Apple, AppleTV, iOS 4, iPad, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, ipod touch

It’s well documented that when editing text on the iPhone you can double-tap to quickly select a word for copy and paste.

There is an undocumented feature that also lets you quickly select an entire paragraph. Quadruple-tapping on any editable text highlights the entire paragraph, not just the single word. It might take a little practice to get it just right, but after only a couple tries it becomes much faster than double-tap-dragging to select a block of text. This feature only works when editing text, so don’t expect it to work while in Safari or other apps.

[iPhone Alley via Mac OS X Hints]

written by AppleMacGenius \\ tags: Apple, copy and paste, iPhone, ipod touch

… View and share files on your iDisk from your iPhone.  Apple, Inc. has finally released their official MobileMe iDisk app in the App Store.  This app is so useful and the perfect companion for all of you trying to make use of your MobileMe iDisk while on-the-go.  I love this since I keep a lot of my transported files up on iDisk.

Now you have another, more convenient way to get to your iDisk — the iDisk app for iPhone and iPod touch. Free for MobileMe members, the iDisk app lets you view files on your iDisk right on your iPhone or iPod touch. Any recently viewed file doesn’t need to be loaded again. And if you want to share a file, the iDisk app lets you do that, too. Just tap the Share button, choose your recipients, and iDisk sends them an email with a link to download your file.

The app is extremely simple and straight-forward.  Just launch the app and you will be prompted to enter your username and password.  Once logged in you will see a list of all of the folders and files on your iDisk.  You can then view those files or share them with others.

To share files, simply tap the large share button on the right-hand side and choose your recipients.  The app will then send an email with a link to download the file directly from your iDisk.  If you so choose, you can assign a password and limit the number of days the download is available to keep your files safe.

MobileMe iDisk supports all kinds of file types, including iWork, Office, PDF, Quicktime, and more.  Files larger than 20MB may not be viewable.  The app also requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.

written by AppleMacGenius \\ tags: App Store, Apple, iPhone, ipod touch, MobileMe