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:

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

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

Here’s yet another example of why the non tech-savvy should never steal gadgets: A month after Katy McCaffrey’s iPhone was stolen on board the Disney Wonder cruise line last April, she began noticing weird pics in her Photo Stream. She started scanning the images for more clues, even posting the photos on her Facebook page

Facebook surprised the world today by announcing its own camera app. It has filters, editing options and everything you love/hate about the social network, including the ability to tag, like and comment on photos. It’s kinda cool, but also kinda like Instagram, which Facebook recently purchased for $1 billion. That aside, we’re here to take

John Malkovich, the actor famous for movies such as Being John Malkovich, Burn After Reading, and Con Air, is the star of two new Apple commercials for the iPhone 4S, entitled “Joke” and “Life.” Just like all of its iPhone 4S commercials to date, Apple’s latest teasers focus on Siri, its voice-controlled assistant. In the

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

Plenty of companies take the bring your own device (BYOD) approach which, at its surface, sounds like it gives employees freedom and empowerment. However, enterprise firms run a risk by no providing controlled equipment and are starting to crack down on what can, and can’t, be used on a work phone. IBM, for example, has

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

The Nokia Lumia 900 is a great buy, not just because of its price, but because it offers a solid experience both with its software and hardware. We’re not the only ones singing its praises, either. Consumer Reports, who famously refused to stamp the iPhone 4 with its seal of approval in 2010, has picked

Apple’s head of design Jonathan Ive, who received knighthood on Wednesday, recently sat down to discuss Apple’s past and future products with The Telegraph. When asked which product Ive — the designer of the iPod, various MacBooks and the iPhone — should be remembered for most, he replied in an esoteric way that suggests Apple is prepping to

A new spending report from Asymco revealed that Apple is investing heavily in new machinery and equipment. So heavily, in fact, that the company spent a record breaking $1.3 billion on machinery and equipment during last quarter alone. Asymco analyst Horace Dediu, the author of the report, said that Apple will need to spend $2.5

Today has already been a big day for leaks related to Apple’s next generation iPhone. We heard earlier this morning that Apple is testing two 3.95-inch iPhone 5 units at its headquarters and then, just a few hours later, several images of new partswere spilled onto the Web.  To keep you up-to-date with all of

We’ve already seen part leaks suggesting that the iPhone 5 will have a larger screen, a home button and a headphone jack (gee, really?) and now the latest leak is upon us: images of what are allegedly Apple’s iPhone 5 front and rear-facing cameras and a home button flex cable. MacRumors, which published the pictures,

Apple is allegedly testing two new iPhones in its Cupertino headquarters, both of which sport a 3.95-inch display with a sharp 1336 x 640-pixel resolution. The company will ultimately choose to launch just one of the new iPhones, which are currently dubbed the N41AP and N42AP. 9to5Mac said that both devices are currently in the “PreEVT”

Sony’s Music Unlimited Application, which competes directly with services such as Spotify and Rdio, is now available in the iTunes App Store. There’s a catch, however: you’ll need to live in New Zealand in order to download the app right now. This is good news, though, since it means that Sony will likely expand the

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

Mega retailer GameStop may have shocked a few when it started pushing Android tablets and accepting iOS device trade-ins, but the house that games built is about to step into a brand new arena. The company’s new GameStop Mobile will be taking the “bring your own phone” approach similar to we’ve seen from places like MVNOs

Nine long months after the purchase was announced, Google’s acquisition of Motorola has finally been approved by regulators in China, who reportedly gave the OK on Saturday. Both the U.S. and European Union cleared the deal, which cost Google $12.5 billion, all the way back in February; everything is apparently looking set to close next

Noah K. tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode: Get ready for the Fall 2012 Smartphone Wars, featuring iPhone 5 vs Google Nexus! Apple iPhone 5 to Sport Redesigned 4-inch Display? Google Readying Nexus Line of Phones and Tablets for Fall? Be sure to check out Rumor Roundup every Friday at 5 PM

As we reported earlier this week, Sprint just announced that, beginning today, it will offer any customer “at least $100″ off of the purchase of a new iPhone 4S with a new two-year contract and a new line of service. Interested customers can reserve an iPhone 4S online and bring an old iPhone to any

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,

You can be sure that the Apple camp in Cupertino has ideas and plans sketched out for future devices years before they ever make it to market. In fact, Steve Jobs, the company’s co-founder and former CEO, worked closely on the redesign for the next-generation, 4-inch iPhone before he passed away last October. According to

A few weeks ago I sold my iPhone 4 on eBay using the site’s Instant Sale option. I was paid about $185, which didn’t seem too bad for an older phone. I wasn’t among the bunch that jumped to the iPhone 4S because my contract wasn’t up yet at the time and I didn’t want