Apple released iOS 5.1.1 last night with a few bug fixes for your iOS devices:

• Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut
• Addresses bugs that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks
• Fixes bugs that affected AirPlay video playback in some circumstances
• Improved reliability for syncing Safari bookmarks and Reading List
• Fixes an issue where ‘Unable to purchase’ alert could be displayed after successful purchase

Besides these, it also fixed some security bugs as listed here in detail

To update, simply run the Software Update function within the Settings app, or connect your iOS device to iTunes and update it there.

This was taken at the keynote address announcing the first iPhone, back in 2007. There are more photos of the 2007 Macworld at Jesse Wu’s Flickr page.

Just got the new iPad last week and the plan is that this will be how I update this site. But like many, typing on the iPad is easy, but editing, especially trying to select blocks of text is quite a pain.

The video above, by YouTube user danielchasehooper, showed how he thinks Apple should implement text selection on the iPad, and I really hope Apple does that.

Wired How-to has a few good pointers on how to ensure you squeeze as much juice out of your iPhone battery when the charger is no where in sight. Also mentioned were some battery usage myths which you might have heard before, debunked.

update – Apparently this is the work of RIM, not Samsung. Gasp

When you have nothing good to say about your products, you go about making sure you tell your would-be customers that they have been stupid and should have bought your phone. Right.

Apple posted their 2012 Q2 results earlier today:

The Company posted quarterly revenue of $39.2 billion and quarterly net profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $24.7 billion and net profit of $6.0 billion, or $6.40 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.

Other key points:

• sold 35.1 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 88 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter
• sold 11.8 million iPads during the quarter, a 151 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter
• sold 4 million Macs during the quarter, a 7 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter
• sold 7.7 million iPods, a 15 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter

Not record breaking, but non-less stellar, compared with some other company.

For more details, read up Macstories’ post on the earnings call.

You can also listen to the recording of the call here.