Apple to Unveil 4G TD-LTE iPhone 5, According to China Mobile

Alex Heath ∙ August 4, 2011

After months of "being in talks" with China's largest carrier, China Mobile, Apple seems to have closed a deal with the carrier that includes distribution for the upcoming iPhone 5. On top of that, China Mobile is now saying that it has reached an agreement with Apple to bring an iPhone 5 with 4G speeds to its network.

The report doesn't directly imply that a 4G-equipped iPhone would release on China Mobile this Fall, and recent reports have said that a 4G iPhone won't be seen until at least 2012...

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Another “Spy Photo” of the iPhone 5

Cody Lee ∙ August 4, 2011

You know Apple is about to launch a new product when spy photos of the device start surfacing in bunches. Last week 9to5Mac posted a blurry snapshot of a purposed iPhone 5 in the wild, but most folks wrote it off as a 3GS.

Today, MacRumors posted another foggy photo of what could be Apple's next smartphone. The image depicts a device that seems to match up with some of the rumors we've heard regarding the iPhone 5's design, and is believed to have been taken in the office of a French carrier...

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BlackBerry the Smartphone of Choice for Teens in UK, iPhone for Adults

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated October 25, 2016

A new survey by OFCOM suggests that the iPhone is the smartphone of choice in the UK, with RIM's BlackBerry being the favorite of teenagers.

OFCOM spoke to 2073 adults and 521 teenagers in order to find out which smartphone they used, and Apple's iPhone was once again the handset to come up trumps. RIM's BlackBerry got a shot in the arm, with teenagers apparently preferring the Canadian firm's smartphones over the more touch-friendly competition...

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Why We Could See a Retooled iPhone 4 This Fall

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

BGR picked up on some interesting comments made by Brian White of Ticonderoga Securities yesterday. In a note to investors, the analyst cited a report from Sohu.com claiming that Apple and China Telecom were putting the finishing touches on an iPhone 5 partnership.

We've known for quite some time that Apple was working on closing a deal with China's 3rd largest carrier, but we didn't know how soon it'd be finished. White told shareholders yesterday that China Telecom would have 2 iPhone models by October of this year — 2 very different models...

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Comex Wins a Pwnie Award for his JailbreakMe Exploit, GeoHot Wins Best Song

Cody Lee ∙ August 4, 2011

For those who aren't familiar with the event, the Pwnie Awards is an annual awards show celebrating failures and achievements in the security community. This year's ceremony took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the BlackHat security conference.

All together there were 9 awards handed out, and it probably won't surprise you that a certain iDevice hacker took home one of them. As a matter of fact, 2 well known members of the jailbreak community ended up taking home Pwnies...

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‘Webscrollian’ – Funny Name – Awesome Functionality

Jeff Benjamin ∙ August 4, 2011

Webscrollian is a brand spanking new jailbreak tweak from a staple in the jailbreak community, @chpwn.

Webscrollian is his latest concoction, and it brings significantly faster page scrolling to web views, i.e. Mobile Safari.

Want to see how a stock Safari browse stacks up against a a supercharged Safari browser with this TweakWeek entry installed? Check inside for the head to head comparison...

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67% of BlackBerry Owners Ready to Switch Over to the iPhone

Guest Author ∙ Updated December 17, 2017

It seems RIM's BlackBerry user base continues to decline, according to a new research study from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. Once the most popular smartphone in the United States, BlackBerry is losing market share rapidly, despite introducing several new handsets and its new BlackBerry 7 OS.

According to the study, out of 216 smartphone users 64 percent of them said their next purchase will be an iPhone, most likely the next-generation iPhone 5. Munster claims that his study also found that 67 percent of BlackBerry owners would switch to an iPhone. 

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TwitkaFly 2.0 Adds a Slick New Interface and Support for Tweetbot

Alex Heath ∙ Updated April 25, 2017

As Jeff highlighted in the latest edition of "What's On My iDevice?," TwitkaFly has been updated to version 2.0. If you haven't heard of TwitkaFly, it's a jailbreak tweak for the iPhone and iPad that lets you tweet quickly through a super fast and easy Activator shortcut.

TwitkaFly 2.0 brings a slick redesign of the tweet compose window, and it also adds support for Tweetbot. If you like to tweet from a jailbroken iDevice, TwitkaFly is an essential tool...

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Firemint’s Spy Mouse Gets its First Gameplay Trailer

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated February 16, 2018

Firemint, the team behind such iOS blockbuster titles as Real Racing and Flight Control, has recently been bought by Electronic Arts. They have released the first ever gameplay trailer of its upcoming title: Spy Mouse.

The trailer shows Spy Mouse himself, Agent Squeak, traversing obstacles and risking life and limb, all under your control. Featuring 72 levels, spread across 6 worlds, Spy Mouse promises to have enough depth to keep us all coming back for more...

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Apple Expected to Launch “iTunes Replay” Soon

Cody Lee ∙ Updated November 26, 2016

Apple has been hard at work on their iTunes ecosystem over the last several weeks. They've enabled Automatic Downloads and added the ability to redownload previously purchased TV shows, and they don't seem to be slowing down anytime soon.

AppAdvice is reporting that they have been able to confirm that Apple is about to launch a new iTunes feature called iTunes Replay. The service will allow users to redownload purchased movies to multiple devices, and stream the video content via iCloud...

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EA’s Founder Sees Apple’s Reign Coming to an End Soon

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 6, 2016

Apple is on an unbelievable run right now. It seems like the company has been on a hot streak ever since they unveiled the original iPod back in 2001. This can't possibly last forever, can it? What is it they say, all good things must come to an end?

But with $75 billion in the bank, and anticipation for the next Apple product stronger than ever, you'd think Apple's inevitable decline was still years away. That's not the case, according to Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins. He thinks Apple's epic run will come to an end in the next 24 months...

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