OS X Daily: “Which iPad 3 Should You Get?” plus 9 more

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• Which iPad 3 Should You Get?
• Retina iOS App Icon Template PSD
• How to Jailbreak iOS 5.1 with Redsn0w [Tethered]
• Redsn0w 0.9.10b6 Tethered Jailbreak for iOS 5.1 Available to Download
• New iPad Keynote Video
• New iPad TV Commercial: “This Good”
• iTunes 10.6 Released
• iOS 5.1 Released [Direct Download Links]
• Pre-Order the New iPad Now, Release Date is March 16
• New iPad 3 Released: Features, Specs, & Prices

Which iPad 3 Should You Get? Posted: 08 Mar 2012 10:51 AM PST The new iPad is a beautiful thing and will attract many more people to the platform, and so the big question is; which iPad 3 should you get? The answer is pretty simple: buy the 16GB Wi-Fi model. Here are four reasons the base model is perfect, and an attempt to answer questions about color and the never-ending Verizon vs AT&T debate. 16GB is Enough: The average person uses an iPad mostly for browsing the web, reading and writing emails, and using a handful of apps. 16GB of storage is more than adequate for these tasks, and as long as you don’t intend to store a ton of music or movies on the device, it’s very unlikely you’ll run out of space. Remember, things like Netflix, Pandora, iTunes Match, and iCloud stream video and audio to the device rather than storing it, so you won’t use much space with those apps either. Wi-Fi is Everywhere, 4G LTE is Unnecessary: Most people don’t need an iPad with a cellular connection. First, studies show that most people use the iPad at home in the evening, doing something like sitting on the couch while watching TV. Secondly, the next iPhone is almost certain to have 4G LTE. What’s an iPhone have to do with the iPad? Wi-Fi hotspot of course! You can do this already with an iPhone’s 3G connection, and soon enough you’ll be able to share the next-generation iPhone’s 4G LTE connection with the Wi-Fi iPad model, plus other devices. Frankly, everyone I know with a 3G iPad never or rarely uses the 3G ability, let alone leave the house with the device. Wi-Fi is ubiquitous these days, especially when your iPhone can spawn a hotspot. Save the money. Price: This is obvious but it’s the cheapest model, why spend more for features you probably won’t use and for space you likely don’t need? Best Resale Value: The cheapest model holds it’s resale value the best, whereas the 32GB, 64GB, and all 3G models quickly lose their price premium on the resale market. Keep in mind that iPad 3 specs are the same other than the storage capacity and 4G capability. All models have the same gorgeous Retina display, all models have the same processor and graphics abilities, and all models include the same camera. The only other difference between models ends up being the availability during the initial months, with the 16GB models tending to sell out faster than anything else. To avoid that, you may want to pre-order now. What About Color? This will be a matter of opinion. The black model tends to make on screen images look their best, simply because a black border is less distracting and emphasize images on the display instead. On the other hand, the white model doesn’t show nearly as many fingerprints and smudges, and the white iPad will in turn look much cleaner than the black model. Ultimately the color comes down to choice, but ask yourself, do you want the iPad to look cleaner? Or do you want the iPad border to emphasize what’s on the screen? Personally I prefer the black model, but for an iPad that gets a lot of use a white model will look nicer since fingerprints don’t really show up on the border at all. Screw You, I Want the 4G LTE Model Anyway. Should I Get Verizon or AT&T? Ultimately this depends on your service area and where you intend to use the iPad. Coverage and reception quality varies between Verizon and AT&T, and you probably know your location better than anyone. Data plans for both providers cost the same at this point, although Verizon offers a 10GB plan that AT&T doesn’t. How you would consume 10GB of data on an iPad is beyond me, you’d have to be streaming a lot of movies I guess. What About iPad 2 for $399? Personally I think the Retina display is going to be such a huge difference that it’s worth the extra $100 to get iPad 3. Yes, the iPad 2 at $399 is a great deal, but chances are good that once you see an iPad 3′s display you’re going to wish you had one, much the same way the iPhone 4′s display looks leaps and bounds better than the iPhone 3GS. If you don’t care about screen quality though, sure, save yourself the $100. Actually, you can save $150 and get a refurbed iPad 2 for $349 from Apple’s Online Store. Do you agree with this advice? Do you disagree? Let us know in the comments.

Retina iOS App Icon Template PSD Posted: 08 Mar 2012 09:23 AM PST If you’re spending the time and money to develop an iOS app, don’t skimp on the icon. This may sound like silly advice, but the fact is a good icon can make your app stand out in the App Store and on a users home screen, encouraging both downloads and use. If you’re not a designer it can be challenging and expensive to get a good icon made, but thanks to Louie Mantia on Dribble, you should be able to create a tolerably decent one yourself using a retina iOS app icon template. The template come as a nicely layered PSD file and covers a variety of sizes for the icon, but perhaps most importantly with the new iPad out is the 512×512 pixel template. Start big and refine as you go down, you should have a gorgeous iOS icon in no time. Check out the app icon template on Dribble or download the PSD directly This will be useful even for web designers and developers who want to use it as a template for the apple-touch-icon.png iOS bookmark icon that appears on a Home screen whenever an individual bookmarks a site. Speaking of helpful PSD files, don’t miss the iOS 5 GUi elements and OS X Lion GUI PSD, both are helpful for mocking up apps. Hat tip to @AppleSpotlight on Twitter, you can follow us there too

How to Jailbreak iOS 5.1 with Redsn0w [Tethered] Posted: 08 Mar 2012 08:46 AM PST A version of Redsn0w has been released to jailbreak iOS 5.1 tethered. While easy to do and easy to reverse, be sure to understand the difference between a tethered and untethered jailbreak. Put simply, tethered means the device must be connected to a computer to boot properly and become usable. Some consider this annoying and therefore it is not always recommended. Requirements Compatible with: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 CDMA & GSM, iPod touch 2nd, 3rd, & 4th gen, iPad 1 Download iOS 5.1 and update if you haven’t done so already Download Redsn0w 0.9.10b6, Mac & Windows versions are available Notice that iPhone 4S, iPad 2, and iPad 3 are not supported by this jailbreak. Jailbreak iOS 5.1 Tethered with Redsn0w Turn the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch OFF Connect the iOS device to the computer using the power cable Launch Redsn0w (run as Admin from Windows) Put the device into DFU mode: hold the Power button and home button together for 10 seconds, then release the Power button while continuing to hold Home for another 10 seconds Click “Jailbreak” in Redsn0w to start the jailbreaking process and click “Next” when asked, you’ll see some console gibberish appear on the screen and when finished you’ll be back at the iOS home screen Now you must boot tethered, put the iOS device back into DFU mode (hold Power button & home button for 10 seconds, release Power and hold Home for 10 more seconds) and launch Redsn0w again, click on “Extras” and click on on “Just Boot” When the iOS device boots, it will be fully usable Every time the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is turned on or off it will need to be booted using the Redsn0w tether. This means if the battery dies or the device is rebooted for any reason, you will need to connect the iOS device to a computer running Redsn0w and choose the same “Boot Tethered” option from the Extras menu. If you jailbreak and have the white Cydia icon this means you did not perform a tethered boot, launch redsn0w and do so to resolve that. Currently iBooks does not work either, if you’re in the midst of reading a page turning novel you may want to avoid this jailbreak for the time being.

Redsn0w 0.9.10b6 Tethered Jailbreak for iOS 5.1 Available to Download Posted: 08 Mar 2012 08:13 AM PST The latest version of iOS 5.1 is already jailbroken thanks to the iPhone Dev Team’s newest release of Redsn0w. The jailbreak is tethered however, meaning that each time the iOS device is rebooted it will need to be connected to a computer running redsn0w for boot assistance. iBooks doesn’t yet work either, but an update is expected to resolve that issue shortly. If neither of these two things bother you, grab the jailbreak and enjoy. Redsn0w 0.9.10b6 works with the following devices running iOS 5.1: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 CDMA & GSM, iPod touch 2nd, 3rd, & 4th gen, iPad 1. Not supported are any A5 based hardware, including iPhone 4S, iPad 2, and iPad 3. Download Redsn0w 0.9.10b6 Download now (Mac) Download now (Windows) For those jailbreaking from a Windows machine, remember to run Redsn0w in administrator mode in order to work properly.

New iPad Keynote Video Posted: 08 Mar 2012 12:25 AM PST If you like watching Apple keynotes you don’t want to miss the March 7 event video, because who better to show you the new iPad and Apple TV 3 than Apple themselves? Also mentioned in the keynote are some staggering iOS device sales stats, iOS 5.1, iPhoto for iOS, the iPad 2 price dropping to $399, a few third party apps for iOS, and a nice teaser from CEO Tim Cook about other unnamed innovative products to come this year. Watch the March 7 Keynote from Apple The video is about 85 minutes long and tends to load best in Safari.

New iPad TV Commercial: “This Good” Posted: 07 Mar 2012 06:40 PM PST Alongside the new iPad, Apple has started to air a new TV commercial for the device. The ad focuses on the iPads new Retina display, which by all accounts is simply gorgeous in person. Text of the commercial is as follows: “When a screen becomes this good, colors are more vibrant, words are pin sharp, everything is more brilliant. Because when a screen becomes this good, it’s simply you and the things you care about. The stunning retina display, on the new iPad.” The resolution of the new iPads display is 2048×1536, twice that of it’s predecessor. The screen is also said to have better color reproduction and improved saturation. You can pre-order the new iPad right now, the release date is set for March 16.

iTunes 10.6 Released Posted: 07 Mar 2012 02:11 PM PST iTunes 10.6 has been released alongside iOS 5.1. The update includes 1080P support for movies and TV shows downloaded from iTunes Store, but otherwise is fairly minor and includes several bug fixes and improves song matching and how album art is handled. You can grab the 10.6 update directly from Apple at the link below, through Software Update, or through iTunes itself. Download iTunes from Apple If you intend on performing a manual iOS 5.1 installation through firmware, you’ll want to download iTunes 10.6 beforehand as well.

iOS 5.1 Released [Direct Download Links] Posted: 07 Mar 2012 12:29 PM PST iOS 5.1 has been released, alongside the new iPad 3 and new Apple TV. The update brings a variety of new features and bug fixes to iOS including the ability to delete images from Photo Stream, camera shortcut visible by default on lock screen, improved camera face detection, Japanese language support for Siri, genius mixes for iTunes Match, updated AT&T network indicator, improved battery life, and more. You can get the iOS 5.1 software update directly on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch by using OTA Update, otherwise you can update through iTunes or by downloading the IPSW and performing a manual upgrade. We have included links to the firmware files below, they are hosted by Apple. Download iOS 5.1 iOS 5.1 (build 9B176) is compatible with iPad 1, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch 3rd & 4th gen, and iPad 3. Additional builds are available for Apple TV 2 and Apple TV 3. iPad 1 iPad 2 Wi-Fi iPad 2 GSM (AT&T) iPad 2 CDMA (Verizon) iPad 2,4 iPhone 3GS iPhone 4 GSM (AT&T) iPhone 4 CDMA (Verizon) iPhone 4S iPod touch 3G iPod touch 4G iPad 3 Wi-Fi iPad 3 GSM iPad 3 CDMA Apple TV 2 (9B179b1) Apple TV 3 (9B179b1) If you don’t know how to use IPSW files, you should just update with iTunes or on the device itself using over-the-air downloads.

Pre-Order the New iPad Now, Release Date is March 16 Posted: 07 Mar 2012 11:01 AM PST The all new iPad (iPad 3?) has just been announced, and pre-orders start now March 7! The actual release date is March 16, and you can expect the traditionally giant lines and sell-outs as usual. because of this, pre-ordering is highly recommended if you don’t want to wait in lines at Apple Stores, or deal with the inevitable supply deficits that have occurred with every major new iOS product launch. You can now pre-order on Apple’s Online Store, either directly on the website or through the mobile app. If you’re having problems checking out through store.apple.com, download the free Apple Store app from iTunes and check out there instead. It should be noted that the March 16 release date is for the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, UK, Germany, and France. International customers will get the new iPad on March 23, including the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Puertostan, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. Also available for order today is the new Apple TV 3 with 1080p, that device will also ship next week and has the same release date. Thanks to Engadget live stream for the latter images

New iPad 3 Released: Features, Specs, & Prices Posted: 07 Mar 2012 10:41 AM PST The new iPad has been announced by Apple! As expected, it has an amazing retina display, a big performance boost, and a new model with high-speed 4G LTE capabilities alongside the standard Wi-Fi fare. Here are some more details of the latest iPad: iPad 3 Features & Specs Here is what we know about the next iPad: Retina display, with a resolution of 2048×1536, 3.1 million pixels at 264ppi A5X Processor, quad-core graphics 5 megapixel iSight camera 1080p video recording Voice dictation, similar to Siri without the questions 3G & 4G LTE connectivity 10 hour battery life, 9 hour battery on 4G 9.4mm thick, weighs 1.4lbs Pre-orders start TODAY, available on March 16 iOS 5.1 4G support comes to both Verizon and AT&T. Outside of the USA, 4G LTE will also be offered on Rogers, Bell, and Telus initially, presumably with more carriers to come down the road. The iPad can also be used as a personal hotspot with it’s 4G speeds, although the price of that varies per carrier. New iPad 3 Prices Both black & white models will be available, as usual: New iPad with Wi-Fi Prices 16GB Wi-Fi – $499 32GB Wi-Fi – $599 64GB Wi-Fi – $699 New iPad with 4G LTE Prices 16GB 4G LTE – $629 32GB 4G LTE – $729 64GB 4G LTE – $829 (Officially, the new iPad is called “iPad” and referred to as the “3rd generation” model, but many people will call it iPad 3 anyway.)

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