Apple has released an Apple TV firmware update to fix flickering and audio issues experienced on some TVs.

TV compatibility:
Addresses issues that may cause the screen to flicker or display incorrect color on some older TVs.

Wake from sleep:
Addresses an issue where Apple TV may not wake up from sleep.
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Air Video, a video streaming app for the iPhone and iPad, has been updated with playback over AirPlay in the background.

Air Video comes packed with features. It can share folders on your harddrive as well as iTunes playlists. It supports live conversion and offline conversion where the entire file is converted upfront. It lets you customize the conversion settings, zoom and crop the video.

? Video Streaming ?
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Apple will reported release iOS 4.3.1 within two weeks to fix minor issues and close a jailbreak vulnerability, according to a BGR report.

Here are the changes from iOS 4.3:
? Baseband updates for the 3GS and iPad (original)
? Fixed memory hang that results in memory corruption when reading large files from USIM filesystem
? Fixed problem with NTLM authentication in apps and on websites
? Fixed issue with the Springboard and 3rd party apps not recgonizing the gyroscope on the iPad 2
? Fixed iPad 2 jailbreak vulneratbility

It’s unclear which iPad 2 jailbreak vulnerability is being fixed by Apple since none have been released yet. It was thought that Apple would be fixing the Safari based exploit used by Charlie Read More

iOS 4.3 users are reporting various issues with the new update including graphical glitches on the iPod touch and screen flickering with the Apple TV.

Engadget reports that “We’re seeing dozens of reports online of iPod touch users, particularly those with fourth generation models, who are seeing odd graphical glitches since updating to 4.3. These are most noticeable on the lock screen, as you can see above and in the focus-challenged video below, but people are reporting other issues as well, like overlapping icons and other pixel oddities.”

In regards to the Apple TV screen flickering, an Apple support representative has confirmed to AppleInsider that Apple is aware of the issues caused by the latest update. “The Cupertino, Calif., company is said to be working on a fix that will Read More

Only two days after its release the iPad 2 has been jailbroken by comex.

Congrats to @comex for jailbreaking yet another brand new device (iPad2) while 2500 miles away from it [iphone_dev]

We’ll update this post as more information about the jailbreak becomes available. At this point we are assuming its a userland jailbreak similar to Spirit.

Comex notes that he would’ve had it yesterday if I didn’t have to spend 1.5 days looking for a replacement exploit (which came from a most unexpected place…)

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We’ve added video below thanks to chpwn. Read More

ChAIR Entertainment has released an update to their sword fighting action game Infinity Blade that includes high resolution graphics optimized for the iPad 2.

From Epic Games’ award-winning studio, ChAIR Entertainment, comes Infinity Blade, a new sword fighting action game developed exclusively for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

INFINITY BLADE
For untold ages, the God King has ruled with an iron fist – his power is incalculable; his followers, legion. Now you must journey to the Dark Citadel to battle his Titans, one by one, until you face the tyrant himself. As it has been for all in Read More

Apple today released iTunes 10.2.1 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 4. No word on what changes were made to iTunes with this release.

Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 4 delivers improved compatibility, security, and reliability by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_24.

You can download both the iTunes and Java update by selecting Software Update from the Apple menu at the top left of your screen.