Untethered iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Jailbreak Hits Hurdle
Jailbreak developer pod2g announced earlier this week to expect an iPhone 4S and iPad 2 untethered jailbreak sometime next week, but now he’s run into a hurdle. pod2g updated his blog with…
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Infinity Blade Franchise Surpasses $30 Million in Revenue
Epic Games announced that its Infinity Blade franchise has earned over $30 million since the original game launched in 2010. Infinity Blade 2 launched in App Store on December 1, 2011, and…
Awesome Video of an iPad Falling from Space and Surviving
G-Form, a company who claims to make the most extreme electronics cases and athletic pads, launched an iPad in the company’s 6oz Extreme Edge case into space and then let it free-fall back…
Awesome iPhone 5 Mockup
ADR Studio, who has made some awesome Apple concept products in the past, released some images of the iPhone SJ. I think it’s beautiful and I’m hoping this is what the next iPhone will look…
Verizon Announces Doubled iPhone Sales During Holiday Season
Verizon sold 4.2 million iPhones in the fourth quarter of 2011, more than doubling from third quarter. The iPhone 4S was launched in Q4 of 2011, so that combined with holiday sales have…
SugarSync Revamps iOS App with Great New Features
SugarSync announced a new version of their free iOS app today, making it easier to sync your photos and videos from your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to your computers. If you’re not familiar…
RUMOR: Apple Designer Jonathan Ive Has a 50-Inch Apple Television in His Studio
Today’s rumor of an Apple-branded television comes from USA Today, and I wouldn’t put much trust in it. They claim to have a source who used to work at Apple, but the article is mostly full…
Apple Announces iPhone 4S Arrives in China on January 13
Apple announced today that the iPhone 4 will be available in China and 21 additional countries on Friday, January 13. Beginning Friday, January 13, iPhone 4S will be available in Anguilla,…
Tim Cook’s New Year’s Resolution: Give Apple Shareholders a Dividend (Comic)
The Joy of Tech released a pretty funny comic titled New Year’s Resolutions for 2012. My favorite is Apple CEO Tim Cook’s resolution. “This year, I resolve to give Apple shareholders a…
RUMOR: Apple’s January Media Event to Involve Digital Textbooks and Education
Yesterday we reported on the rumor that Apple is planning an important media event sometime in January, and now MacRumors is reporting on the possibility the event will involve digital…
RUMOR: Apple to Sell $299 iPad 2 Alongside iPad 3
There are always lots of rumors and speculation leading up to the release of a new Apple device, and with the iPad 2 becoming a year old in 2 months, many people believe Apple will announce…
iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak for A5 Devices May Come Next Week, iPhone 4S and iPad 2
@pod2g just announced on Twitter that he made a step toward jailbreaking A5 devices running iOS 5.0.1, this includes both the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2. Non-A5 devices can already be…
CloudOn Brings Free Microsoft Office Functionality to iPad
CloudOn released a free iPad app today that brings the functionality of Microsoft Office to the iPad. CloudOn lets you create, view and edit files directly in Microsoft Word, Excel and…
Awesome Interactive iPhone Created Entirely on CSS3
Head on over to tjrus.com/iphone to see this iPhone 4 rendered in pure CSS3, absolutely no images used. You can even slide to unlock and it has functioning Power and Home buttons. Why this…
RUMOR: Apple Planning Media-Related Announcement in New York This Month
AllThingsD is reporting that sources close to the situation say Apple is planning an important, but not large scale, event in January. It will be held in New York and focus on a…
iOS Accounts for Over Half of Mobile Web Traffic
iOS is still the leader when it comes to mobile web traffic, according to estimates by NetMarketShare. In December 2011, iOS was at 52.1% of mobile web traffic, while Java ME was second at…
Apple Accidentally Publishes iOS ‘GameStore’ Testing App in App Store
It looks like Apple accidentally published an internal testing app in the App Store. The app was called GameStore and went public on December 31, 2011, but was removed earlier today. The…
Fullscreen iPad Apps Running on Hacked Apple TV, Not AirPlay (Video)
Here is the latest from the Apple TV MobileX project that @stroughtonsmith and @TheMudkip have been working on the past couple days. This video shows them demonstrating some apps like…