The iOS 5 Beta 3′s New Add-ons and Features

The release of Apple’s new mobile operating system, iOS 5 beta 3, brought a large number of superficially hidden but significant extras. One of these extras is that it enables users to set a custom sound for an SMS. This is common to most phone platforms, but wasn’t an official option until now.

More iOS 5 beta 3 features are posted after the cut.

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What You Need to Know About iOS 5 – Part 5

Today, GADG will share with you the new and updated features of iOS 5. From the Newsstand, to Mail to the iPod app, we’ve got it all here.

See all of the new and updated apps for iOS 5 after the jump.

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Facebook’s “Operation Spartan”, Using Apple’s Device Against Them

A report from TechCrunch’s MG Siegler says that Facebook is co-working with several developers for a secret project called “Project Spartan”, a HTML5-based application that would circumvent Apple’s AppStore on iOS devices and aims to reach for a 100 million users.

The Facebook is about to launch a mobile application that directly aims for iPhones and iPad. But it will not be sold on Apple’s Appstore. It will be an entirely HTML5 based application that will work on Safari because its the one area of the device where Facebook will be able to control it.

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IE9 is the Most Energy-Efficient Web Browser — Microsoft

Stretching its marketing muscle further, Microsoft continues on its mission to win your web browsing hearts by releasing a new table showing data on a category that never really crossed our minds: Energy efficiency. And in case you haven’t suspected the obvious, Internet Explorer 9 wins this round. But it’d be a surprise if it didn’t, considering that Microsoft is the one setting the parameters of the test.

Hit the break to see the table!

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Safari and IE 8 Falls for Pwn2Own

Pwn2Own is an annual event that attempts to hack machines by exploiting vulnerabilities in a computer’s browser. And just before the competition starts this year, Apple and Google release the last minutes updates for their softwares.

However, a French security company – VUPEN – has gained control to Apple’s fully patched mac OS X 10.6.6 MacBook. Everything only took five seconds after the browser, Safari, visited its crafted website. Next was Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8. Stephen Fewer of Harmony Security was able to beat the 32-bit version on IE 8 on a Windows 7 Service Pack 1 using three separate vulnerabilities. Two of these were to successfully execute a code within the browser, while the third was to escape IE’s Protection Mode.

It was unfortunate that the hackers set to take on Google’s Chrome was a no-show.

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Safari Gets Official Extensions Gallery

After Apple released the Safari 5 earlier this summer, one of its features is the ability to install third-party extensions. The company released today Safari 5.0.1 with an official extension gallery. The Safari Extension Gallery includes extensions built by Twitter, MLB.com, eBay, Bing, Amazon and more. Also available for one-click install are the best creations submitted by the developers over the last few weeks.

Just click on the “install now” button under the description if you want to install a new extension. The Official Safari Extensions Gallery can be accessed by clicking the Safari menu (or File, for Windows users), then selecting “Safari Extensions Gallery.”

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Firefox 4 Beta 1: Are we ready for the FUTURE?

Are you ready to experience the FUTURE? Mozilla launches their very first Beta, The Firefox 4 Beta 1. With its grand features and glorious offers, will it overpower the web browsers?

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