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2 Awesome SBSettings Themes: Black’d Out and Tapbot

We all love SBSettings on our jailbroken iDevices. The popular utility allows you to quickly access system toggles anywhere in iOS through an Activator action.

We've found two more awesome SBSettings themes for a change of pace on your jailbroken iDevice: "Black'd Out" and "Tapbot."

Fake iPhone Rumors Analyzed in a Funny Comic

The endlessly-churning iPhone rumor mill can get tiring at times.

When will the next iPhone come out? Will to be way different than the iPhone 4, or only a slight redesign? Will there be two iPhones announced at once? - These are the questions we must face on a daily basis.

A funny comic from The Joy of Tech analyzes the iPhone rumor mentality...

JailbreakMe 3.0 FAQ

JailbreakMe 3.0 recently went live for all iDevices on iOS 4.3.3, and Comex's PDF exploit is the first to successfully jailbreak the iPad 2.

Although the process of jailbreaking with JailbreakMe is incredibly easy, many of you probably still have questions concerning the userland jailbreak. The iPhone Dev Team has put together a helpful FAQ outlining the details behind JailbreakMe 3.0...

Expect a Thinner and Lighter iPhone this September

We've already been hearing confirmations that Apple's next iPhone will be released in Q3 of this year, specifically in September. The Wall Street Journal has now joined the fray by reporting that Apple, "has placed orders for key components used in a next-generation iPhone it is preparing to launch sometime in the third quarter, according to people familiar with the situation."

According to The WSJ, the next gen iPhone will sport an 8-megapixel camera, Qualcomm baseband chips, and boast a thinner/lighter design. Nothing was said about the GSM/CDMA world phone rumor, but it's still expected that the iPhone 5 will operate on both carrier basebands.

The Evolution of Smartphones [Infographic]

Have you ever wanted a bird's eye view of the smartphone industry? Wouldn't it be cool to look back at the evolution of handsets from the 90s until now?

TechKing has put together an awesome infographic that demonstrates how smartphone design has changed throughout the years. Starting with the IBM Simon and ending with the upcoming iPhone 5/4S -- it's amazing to see how far we've come...

JailbreakMe 3.0 Now Live!

It's finally here, folks! Comex has released the highly anticipated JailbreakMe 3.0, code named Saffron. The web-based jailbreak works on all iDevices, including the iPad 2, on iOS 4.3.3, and iOS 4.3.3 only for the time being.

This userland jailbreak is super easy to perform straight on your iDevice, and Comex's PDF exploit will give you an untethered jailbreak for the iPad 2 via Mobile Safari.

JailbreakMe 3.0 Launch Will Only Support iOS 4.3.3

Comex just gave us all a heads up that the initial launch of JailbreakMe 3.0 will only support the latest version of iOS, 4.3.3. If your iDevice is currently jailbroken or hasn't been updated past 4.3.1 or 4.3.2, you should go ahead and do that now.

It's expected that Comex will unveil JailbreakMe 3.0 sometime today, and he has dropped initial support for older iOS firmware versions due to time constraints.

25,000 Apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace

It was recently announced that the there are now 100,000 apps made specifically for the iPad in Apple's App Store, and there are 500,000+ apps available to iOS users.

On the opposite side of the numbers spectrum, Microsoft just hit 25,000 apps in its own Windows Phone Marketplace. Sounds like there's still a lot of catching up to do...

You Can Jailbreak the iPad 2 on iOS 4.3.3 Right Now! [Unofficial Release]

As we await the release of Comex's JailbreakMe 3.0, a roundabout method has been uncovered for jailbreaking the iPad 2 on the latest version of iOS.

Comex's jailbreak got briefly leaked online over the holiday weekend, and a hacker named Ryan Vanniekerk has put together a complex tutorial on how to use the JailbreakMe 3.0 files to set up your own web-based exploit for all iDevices running iOS 4.3.3 and below!

iPhone to Get AT&T’s Standard Insurance on July 17th

AT&T has finally announced that it will be offering its standard Mobile Insurance program for the iPhone starting July 17th. All iPhone models will have the option of a $4.99/month fee that protects against theft, loss, physical injury, liquid damage and mechanical or electrical malfunction.

The main catch is that existing customers won't be able to update their current iPhone model with AT&T's new policy. The carrier's update only applies to new customers or upgrades within the last 30 days.

Another Stunning iPhone 5 Concept Design

We've already shown you a beautiful iPhone 5 concept by Michal Bonikowski, and now another concept design of the iPhone 5 has caught our attention.

Antoine Brieux from NAK Studio has created a gallery of renderings that he believes reflect Apple's design evolution. We'll leave you to draw your own conclusions on the design's accuracy, but these designs are still mesmerizing to look at...

JailbreakMe 3.0 to Drop Today or Tomorrow?

It's been a seemingly endless saga as Comex prepares his upcoming jailbreak tool for the iPad 2. JailbreakMe 3.0 has been expected to drop any day now for the past few weeks, but several speed bumps and unexpected turns have kept the userland jailbreak from getting released.

This past weekend, JailbreakMe 3.0's exploit was leaked online in an attempt to hurry up Comex's official release. Some people were able to get to the download links in time (before they were pulled) and successfully jailbreak the iPad 2 on iOS 4.3.

Thanks to a string of alleged emails between Comex and MultiMediaWill (the guy that leaked JailbreakMe 3.0), the latest rumor pegs JailbreakMe's relaunch for tomorrow...