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:

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

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,

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,

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

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is apparently dominating U.S. living rooms as the most popular non-PC Web video player — but there’s a catch. Data collected by Freewheel, an online video ad company, suggests the gaming console is even besting the iPad — other devices include the iPhone, Android tablets and smartphones, and the iPod Touch. According

The third title in the hit first-person shooter N.O.V.A series is now available on iOS devices. In N.O.V.A. 3 (N.O.V.A stands for Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance) you’ll fight in 10 different levels around the galaxy in an effort to save humanity. The game also features a robust multiplayer experience with support for 12-person battles and

Million of customers who purchased an iPod between September 12, 2006 and March 31, 2009 are being included in a class-action lawsuit against Apple. Filed back in 2005, the lawsuit concerns a software update that prevented the device from playing music that was not purchased from Apple’s iTunes Store. Those who are included are now

Apple just released an update that will bring iOS devices up to version 5.1.1. The new update addresses the following issues: iOS 5.1.1 This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including: • Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut • Addresses bugs that could prevent the new iPad

Registered developers have been testing OS X Mountain Lion, Apple’s next-generation operating system, since back in February, and the software is now on its third beta preview. Last night, the Cupertino company released a small software update that adds a helpful ‘Do Not Disturb’ feature to Notification Center. For those unfamiliar with Notification Center, it’s

Old school button mashing is meeting new school touchscreen technology. To coincide with the theatrical release of The Avengers (internationally; it’s still slated for a May 4 release here in the U.S.), Capcom has released its most beloved entry in the Marvel vs. Capcom series to iOS users: Marvel vs. Capcom 2. It’s just $2.99

Things are getting crazy on the internets this week, with a new rumor about a smaller, 7.85-inch iPad supposedly coming in Q3 2012. If Apple enters the compact tablet market, it would definitely set the Kindle Fire, not to mention other competitively sized Android devices, on edge. And it would deliver what some users might

Jon Q. is back to attack and highlight another epic mobile application. This week, JQ checks out TurboScan – a neat, but highly useful, little productivity app that transforms your iOS device into a portable on-the-go scanner. How well does TurboScan work? Can it replace your home/office’s standalone scanner? Find out in this episode of

Walmart has started to outfit at least one of its locations with new product displays centered on the iPhone and iPad. The first location that was spotted with the new counters is located in Arkansas, where the company is headquartered. The displays look like one would expect from an Apple Store location: counters are made

Just five months after announcing the Meizu MX, Meizu has unveiled the MX Quad-core, a super speedy smartphone packing Samsung’s quad-core Exynos A9 processor. While the Chinese company hasn’t yet disclosed the chip’s clock speed, it does promise that it provides a 60% increase in CPU performance over the Meizu MX, and a 50% increase

With a Retina display now in its iPhone, its iPad, and its iPod touch, Apple’s only mobile devices without a super high-resolution are its MacBooks. Until now, the problem has been finding a processor that supports such a display. But with Intel’s latest Ivy Bridge processors, that problem has been solved. At the Intel Developer

Sources familiar with Apple’s plans claim that the Cupertino company is working on a brand new version of iTunes that will launch after iOS 6 later this year, in addition to an App Store revamp that will introduce new content discovery features. 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman reports that work began on iTunes 11 prior to the

Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon shares a bunch of mobile-focused consumer tech advice surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S line, including the infamous Galaxy S3, as well as the HTC One X and more. Jon also provides an insider’s look at

Apple is reportedly circulating and testing a faster iPhone with 1GB of RAM at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. We’re not surprised by this news, since we expect the company to be prepping the iPhone 5 for release later this year. In any case, 9to5Mac has learned that Apple has already seeded a prototype of the

Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon shares his opinions on Windows 8 tablets and on next generation iPod Touches. He also provides some smartphone consumer advice for Android and iOS devices on various US networks. All this and more in this

In 2011, Google CEO Larry Page boastfully revealed that his company’s mobile products generated over $2.5 billion in revenue for the year. But it may have been iOS, not Android, that contributed most of the dough to Google’s enormous sum. According to The Guadrian, Android generated less than $550 million in revenue for Google between

Jon Q. is back to attack and highlight another epic mobile application. This week, JQ checks out Zen Bound 2! A game that laces more attention to stunning visual graphics with unusual puzzle-based gameplay. Like the title suggests, the game inspires a sense of serenity and Zen as you make your way through the game.

Apple is reportedly working on building a new device with a 5-inch display that could launch in 2013. The rumor was published by Macotakara on Wednesday, which cited “a reliable Chinese source.” We’re a bit baffled by the display size: Apple has never launched anything with a 5-inch screen and the most recent rumors suggest that it’s

Apple’s own iOS applications were — as you’d expect — the first to get high-resolution artwork for the new iPad’s Retina display. But one of the apps that was left behind was iTunes Movie Trailers — a free download that “puts the newest and most exclusive movie previews in HD in your hands.” Fortunately for