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

If you’re an iPhone customer considering jumping ship to Sprint, the Now Network’s upcoming promo just might be enough to influence your decision. A trusted source has shared with us that starting on May 18th Sprint will begin offering a minimum of $100 on any iPhone trade-ins towards an iPhone 4S. This offer is available

AT&T will give select iPhone customers the opportunity to unlock their devices starting on April 8th. This comes with a set of stipulations outlined in an email to PhoneScoop from AT&T spokesperson Seth Bloom, which TechnoBuffalo also confirmed with AT&T. It reads: Beginning Sunday, April 8, we will offer qualifying customers the ability to unlock their AT&T

Finding the right words to describe Apple’s new iPad is difficult. For one, it’s hard not to tread over what’s already been said about its predecessor. The device is fast, beautiful and still offers an experience unrivaled by any other tablet out there — just like the iPad 2. Secondly, you have to actually see

Namco took to the stage at Apple’s iPad media event earlier this month to show off a new iOS game that’s been tailored to take advantage of the new tablet’s high-resolution Retina display. It’s called Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy, and according to Namco, “this is the ultimate air combat game.” Now you can check out

iOS 5.1 has been available for less than 24 hours, but the iPhone Dev-Team has already released a tethered jailbreak for all iOS devices released before the iPad 2 that are capable of running the iOS 5.1 firmware. That includes the original iPad, the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4 and the iPod touch. The downside

New Apple operator profiles discovered by YourDailyMac suggest iOS 5.1 is in the pipeline for a March 9 release. Could this coincide with an iPad 3 launch? All the latest signs have been pointing to a March timeframe. The newly uncovered files were intended for overseas iPhone-operators, including Japan, France, Greece, Finland and Sweden. The

Time Warner has issued an update to its TWC TV application for iOS that introduces support for live television streaming on the iPhone and the iPod touch. The feature, which was already available on the iPad, allows you to watch selected cable channels live on your device at no additional charge. Users who already have

T-Mobile has never been one to shy away from expressing interest in Apple’s iPhone - the company is the last major carrier in the U.S. without the device after all. But ultimately, T-Mobile has conceded it’s Apple’s decision whether or not an iPhone capable of running on Magenta’s network would be made. As it stands, a

Apple has been busy rolling out iTunes Match to international customers this week, but it has still found time to push out software updates for the Apple TV and the iPhone 4S — the latter of which makes porting Siri to older iOS devices perfectly legal. Apple’s new iPhone already received the iOS 5.0.1 update

Apple products were on fire over the Black Friday weekend, and so were Rocketfish’s battery cases – literally. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, about 32,000 Rocketfish iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS cases sold at retailer Best Buy are being recalled due to a fire hazard. About 14 reports were received by Best

iOS 5.1 Beta was just seeded to those mystical gurus in the dev community. This latest version of Apple’s mobile platform is compatible with the iPhone 3GS or newer, both iPads, and both the 3rd and 4rd generation iPod Touch. So will this one finally fix the battery life snafu on the 4S? And what other tweaks might

A hacker has uncovered a bug in Apple’s new iOS 5 firmware which allows certain iPhones locked to AT&T to be unlocked for use on T-Mobile. The hack works with the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4, and Apple’s latest iPhone, the iPhone 4S. The biggest advantage to this trick is that you do not need

Eric Schmidt on Tuesday assured the public that despite their pending purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Android will still be offered to other smartphone manufacturers for free. Google made it clear back in August the company would run Motorola Mobility as a separate business. Still, anxiety has been high among companies who rely on the

Following yesterday’s report that claims Apple is working to bring Siri to the iPhone 4, hackers have ported the company’s new digital assistant to a device that’s even longer in the tooth, the iPhone 3GS. Hackers have already gotten the feature, which is currently exclusive to the new iPhone 4S, working on the iPhone 4

In my previous post, I called out some of the best stand-out features of Apple’s iOS 5. But along with those pros, there are also some cons here as well. Most of these have more to do with holes in the operating system, but there are definitely some missed opportunities here. Doing a “Best of”

There’s so much packed into Apple‘s iOS 5, it can be kind of hard to pinpoint the best features in it. The company singled out a number of things at the media event, but I think there are a few aspects of this update that stand out above the rest for impacting iOS users’ lifestyles

When it comes to iOS 5, Siri and iCloud have certainly been hogging the spotlight. Beyond that, users en masse are also hot to get their hands on the new Notifications handling, Twitter integration, Safari optimizations and Reader, iMessage, Reminders, and Wi-Fi sync. But let’s not forget there are other tweaks designed to make life

If you’re a seasoned jailbreaker, then you know not to immediately jump to the next iOS the moment it’s available. You watch and wait, and make sure there’s an appropriate jailbreak for this version before you update. If you’re a newbie, however, you might not be well-versed in how all this goes. The Basics There

Are all A5 processors the same as another? Not so, says AnandTech, which looked into the iPhone 4S‘ processor compared to others, including the A5 chip in the iPad 2. The site compiled known benchmarks and “compared them to our existing database of tests.” Bottom line? The iPhone 4S is underclocked to roughly 800 MHz,

Are you looking to pick up an iPhone 4S on AT&T or Verizon?  Have an old phone to trade-in?  Then you may want to head over to your nearest Radio Shack between October 14 and 31. Beginning today you can head into your local Radio Shack to pre-order your iPhone 4S, and when you come back in

Wow, that headline sure has been a long time in coming, no? Tonight for the very first time, users will be able to pre-order a new Apple handset with a selection of three different U.S. carriers. But which provider to choose? Here are some fast facts to bear in mind. Sprint: Cheapest ($80 for 450

Starting October 14, you can charge your iPhone via Micro USB in Europe. Apple will start selling micro USB adapters for its phones on the 14th, the adapters allows “you to use third-party micro USB cables and chargers to sync or charge your iPhone. Simply connect your iPhone to the Micro USB Adapter, then connect

Alongside the iPhone 4S announcements today was the nearly overlooked fact that the prices of legacy iPhones are getting slashed. The 8GB iPhone 4 is now just $99. And the base-model 3GS (8GB)? It’s now officially a freebie phone. Cutting prices on older versions may be nothing new, but there were people who badly wanted

While we’re all eagerly anticipating the imminent announcement for Apple’s iPhone 5, rumors surrounding a second new device — the iPhone 4S — will not die. The latest hint that a slightly different iPhone 4 will launch alongside the iPhone 5 in the coming weeks comes from AT&T’s internal database, which has begun listing an