Background Carriers play a large role in the success of the Android Marketplace because carriers have the ability to block certain applications. Applications and their developers can be restricted from their big debut, or new technologies, for example NFC, can be held back, the major example in this case is Google Wallet. Ways around this [...]

Rumors put the iPad 3 down for a late-February or March launch, but until now we have had little information about the iPad 3 itself. Prior to this leak we knew the iPad 3 was in-line for a 1,536 x 2,048 retina display and an A6 chip by Apple, which was rumored to be in trial [...]

The iPhone 4S, commonly identified as what was expected to be the “next generation iPhone” or “iPhone 5″ prior to its release was a target for rumors as any popular device is. But, rumors were mixed in those days. They were blended up into an iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 medley that we can now distinguish more [...]

Siri Proxies are popping up around the web in a frenzy of Nuance-powered technology jealousy derived from the owners of an iPhone 4 or older iPhone.Some argue that Siri Servers are illegal or stupid, but both statements are controversial. Teenager Ahman Woods decided to make his own Siri Proxy and is selling spots now at great [...]

Zynga, gaming giant of the Facebook and now mobile enterprise, has had its ups and downs in the creative realm with violation of competition by scamming of ideas and then hiding behind the law as they dominate the alternative. Zynga’s latest target is NimbleBit, a 3-person team behind many popular iOS games including Sky Burger, [...]

The iPhone 5 was the primary culprit in rumor creation until what was said to be a quick change in plans favored the iPhone 4S. Parts leaked for the iPhone 5 and even cases because of the ties between case manufacturer factory workers and Foxconn employees in China. According to 9to5Mac and their trusted anonymous [...]

George Hotz or Geohot is a moving target. After abandoning the jailbreak scene because of a lawsuit with Sony over a PS3 exploit, Geohot took a position as a Facebook developer. SAI reports Geohot has abandoned ship at Facebook and is now adrift with liferaft “Backplane,” a Lady Gaga funded startup where Geohot spends his [...]

The A5 chip by Apple had left iPhone 4S and iPad 2 users jailbreakless until last Friday when the Chronic Dev Team released Absinthe v2.0, an A5 untethered jailbreak operational at the click of the button. Today, Joshua Hill (@p0sixninja) tipped off Cult of Mac that Greenpois0n Absinthe had exceeded 1 million downloads on January [...]

Research In Motion Co-CEO’s Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsilli step away from their positions tonight as RIM undergoes a major swap in leadership between the Co-CEO’s and former Co-COO Thorsten Heins. With RIM suffering more than ever, Heins looks for alternative routes for income and will work to continue and expand upon the previous developments by RIM. [...]

After Chronic Dev Team’s release of Absinthe, the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 (A5 devices) can now be jailbroken to an untethered state at the click of a button. To jailbreak your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 follow the instructions below: Make sure you are on iOS 5.0 or 5.0.1 for iPhone 4S and 5.0.1 [...]

Today’s Megaupload take down has enraged the internet and its guardian angel known as hacktivist group Anonymous. Known for their collaboration with once existing Lulzsec and its recreation with Anonymous to form Antisec. Anonymous is not one to be trifled with but a legion to be trifled with. With an internet full of supporters, Anonymous has chosen [...]

At Apple’s education event today Apple launched iTunes U, iBooks 2, and announced a partnership with major textbook manufacturers, but now authors won’t be the only ones with the power of the pen and paper. Apple’s newest addition to the Mac App Store is iBooks Author, a free application that puts the power of e-book [...]

Chronic Dev Team members Pod2G and DHowett are buried in work as they put the iPhone 4S jailbreak through its final stages of development before a public beta or release. They have made amazing progress given the setback of Apple’s A5 chip which solved the jailbreak prone flaws of the A4. A release is expected in the [...]

Corona has offered the untethered function to tethered jailbreaks for a short while now and is being updated rather frequently because it can be used as a simple fix in the future to turn a tethered jailbreak untethered. Cydia’s Jay Freeman (Saurik) announced the update of Corona to version 1.0-5 after it had been updated [...]