Apple Removes Upcoming Device Hints from iOS Configuration File
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Posted June 18, 2012 at 6:13pm by iClarified
Apple has removed upcoming device hints from an iOS configuration file previously used to gain insight into the company's plans, reports TUAW.
Once upon a time eager rumormongers would download the latest iteration of the next generation of iOS, and like examining goat entrails to determine the next Caesar, they would delve into the USBDeviceConfiguration.plist to divine upcoming hardware products from Apple. But, with iOS 6, this is no more. Oh sure, the file is still there (and a previous version jokingly referred to non-existent software), but all traces of upcoming hints have been removed.
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Why is an old news of iOS 5.1 beta coming up today as the latest news on iClarified? This news is from Dec 2011. The authors should read before they post the articles!!
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