Noah K tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode: The latest on what Apple’s up to this year. Jony Ive: You Haven’t Seen Apple’s Best Design Yet Apple Spending $8B on … Data Centers? Clean Energy? Factories? Next iPhone to sport 4-inch, 1336 x 640 Display? Be sure to check out Rumor

The Chronic Dev team just announced that its untethered jailbreak solution for iOS 5.1.1 is now available. The tool is called Absinthe 2.0 and, according to 9to5Mac, was unveiled during Hack in the Box 2012 in Amsterdam. The team first announced the jailbreak solution on May 21st. Absinthe 2.0 is supported on the following devices:

Excited about Dell’s upcoming Windows 8 tablet? No, me neither. But you might be when you see what the company is planning. According to this leaked slide, one of its first tablets will be a 10.1-inch device named the Latitude 10, which looks to be a much-improved version of the Latitude ST. In addition to

Apple appears to have introduced a new “Free App of the Week” promotion to its App Store, offering up a different iOS title each week that won’t cost you a penny. This week’s choice is Cut the Rope: Experiments, which is free on both iPhone and iPad. Users noticed the new promotion when the App

Who says people don’t read anymore? As it stands, many users credit eBooks with stoking their love of reading. In a recent survey, as many as 41 percent of eReader owners said they now read more. Makes sense, especially since people have so many ways to access printed works now. There’s definitely a following for

Yes, Rockstar Games’ newest release Max Payne 3 is all kinds of awesome, but let’s not forget about the game that put this popular publisher on the map. Grand Theft Auto III offered a memorable gaming experience and its mobile port definitely does it the game justice. Originally considered a steal when it released on

When Apple lost Steve Jobs in 2011, many thought his passing was the beginning of the end of innovation. And, over the past several months — with only the iPhone 4S and new iPad to show for — the company hasn’t done a great deal to dispel that notion, even despite another great quarter. According

HP is gearing up to shed 27,000 employees from its global workforce in an effort to save around $3.5 billion. Those savings will then be invested into growth areas like cloud storage technology, according to Sky News. The cuts will account for around 8% of HP’s workforce of almost 350,000 people, so there’s little surprise

Jon Q. is back to attack and highlight another epic mobile application. This week, JQ changes things up a bit and checks out a Mac OS desktop app that… still of course involves mobile iOS devices. Reflection allows users to mirror their iOS devices seamlessly on their desktops via Apple’s AirPlay technology. But, is it

Google is focusing on retooling its iPhone app suite; the search giant recently unveiled a new version of Google+ and has now released an update to Google Search. Version 2.0.0 focuses on speed and accessibility by introducing a fresh full-screen view and fast access to Google apps such as Docs, Gmail and Calendar. In addition

Apple’s iPad helped the company maintain the top spot as the world’s largest shipper of mobile PCs according to a recent report published by NPD. The company shipped roughly 17.2 million mobile PCs during the first quarter of this year, up 118% year-over-year and representing a 22.5% market share. NPD’s preliminary DisplaySearch Quarterly Mobile PC

The popular music streaming service Spotify is now available to our friends down under in Australia and in New Zealand. I’m madly in love with Spotify’s service — particularly its premium option, which costs $9.99 per month and allows me to stream tunes on my phone and store it offline — but it’s also great

If you’re the owner of an iOS device and you’ve been installing Apple’s latest software updates, you’ve probably been waiting for the latest untethered jailbreak for many, many months. But thankfully that wait is nearly over. Chronic Dev Team member Pod2g has confirmed on Twitter that the latest iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak is “near ready

To compete with devices like the iPad and Transformer Prime, Research In Motion seems to believe that all its PlayBook really needs is a little LTE love. The company promised an upgraded version of its misunderstood tablet would hit sometime this year, and an FCC filing suggests its arrival is all but imminent. We saw

You can’t currently start a FaceTime video chat from an iPad, iPod touch or iPhone using a 3G network; Apple still requires that users are logged in to a Wi-Fi network, likely to make sure that a minimum level of video quality can be guaranteed. A new warning message inside iOS 5.1.1, discovered by iDevice recently,

Oh hi there, were you looking for another iPad Mini rumor? Well then, you’re in for a treat. According to a new report published on Thursday, AU Optronics and LG Display have reportedly passed the necessary certification tests required for manufacturers wishing to build the LCD displays that Apple will use on its rumored iPad

Last November, Amazon’s first ever tablet — the Kindle Fire — made its debut in the United States and was well received as the best budget Android slate priced under $200. Just five months on and the company is reportedly preparing a second-generation device with a larger, 8.9-inch display that will launch in time for

Jon Q. is back to attack and highlight another epic mobile application. This week, JQ checks out Tap the Frog – a highly rated, crazy addictive, multi-level game based on your abilities to tap. If you’re a fan of skill-based 5 out of 5 star orientated challenges, you gotta check out this game! Check out

Want a free iPad? Just buy a Cadillac equipped with the new touchscreen CUE system and Bob’s your uncle. All 2013 Cadillac XTS owners get a free iPad with their new car that’s loaded to the brim with CUE training activities, courtesy of the CUE training application. Owners can “test drive” CUE on the iPad

Google’s much lauded Chrome Web browser is reportedly set to invade Apple’s biggest stronghold: the iPhone and iPad. According to analyst group Macquarie Equities Research, Google is preparing to declare an all-out browser war by bringing a mobile version of Chrome to Apple’s devices later this year, possibly as soon as Q2. The significance of

Apple is said to be reducing the production rate of current iPhone models by as much as 20-25 percent in anticipation of the next-generation iPhone, according to supplier checks by Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu. The reduction suggests Apple could be giving suppliers a two-quarter pause ahead of the release of a new iPhone. “We believe

Apple’s iPad Mini will allegedly be thinner than Apple’s current batch of iPads, according to a new report that suggests Apple will employ a new thin-film touchscreen technology in the tablet. The report comes from DigiTimes, which isn’t always the best source for Apple rumors, but it does suggest that Apple will launch the iPad

Noah’s subbing for Jon R this week to tackle questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Noah addresses whether you should you buy an iPhone now or wait for iOS 6 and the next iPhone. And what about BB10 – does RIM still have a shot? Find out in this

Apple is set to bring a social feature to its online iCloud service, in addition to the rumored iOS-style notifications, and Notes and Reminders. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Cupertino-company is looking to introduce a new feature that will allow people to share and comment on a set of iCloud photos. Currently, users are limited

Apple’s new iPad is the first of its iOS devices to be equipped with 4G LTE technology. It’s great if you’re in the United States and you can take advantage of those super speedy LTE networks from AT&T and Verizon, but for most international customers, it’s almost useless. You see, despite being advertised as a