[shinratdr]

> Would have loved to get a "push" notification from AAPL regarding this..

If you managed to miss the iOS 6/iPhone 5 announcement, a push notification wouldn't have helped. Also, this is standard practice, happens every year, and is mentioned in the dev notes before you download the beta.

> Seems like Apple is no longer signing the iOS 5.1.1 ipsw - this is ridiculous...

Or standard practice and mentioned in the developer notes when you download the beta...

> On another note..I cannot restore to my iOS6 (beta) backup with the real iOS6..

You're mad that there was a bug in a developer-only beta? Did you ever stop to consider that if you're going to sarcastically chide Apple over a beta issue, maybe you aren't the type to be running betas?