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iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup Video

With the rumored iPhone 5 launch nearing, as expected, there's quite a few rumors floating around. These rumors include anything from a major to minor hardware overhaul, improved camera, larger screen size, storage capacities, and much more.

The folks over at Nowhereelse.fr have created a video outlining all of the rumors that have been floating around, and the video provide an estimated percentage of the likelihood those rumors will come true...

Mic-Enabled Entertainment Apps for the iPhone Are a Breath of Fresh Air

From games to utilities, app developers are exploring new technological territory with iPhone features. Applications that use the accelerometer and gyroscope are very common. But these aren’t the only hardware features that application developers are showing off in a new way.

The microphone has also begun to star in new iPhone applications. These novel apps are showing that the microphone can be used in ways that are much more creative than simple recording.  By allowing players to use their actual breath to power virtual fun and games, the following three apps show that it’s not such a bad thing to be full of hot air.

38 Jailbreak Apps Every iPad User Should Have

Now that you've jailbroken your iPad 2 with JailbreakMe, you're probably wondering what cool jailbreak apps and tweaks to install from Cydia.

If you'd like a little help with making your iPad 2 the best jailbroken device it can be, we've collected a list of 38 jailbreak apps that every iPad user should have...

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."

Everything You Need to Know About iOS 5 Beta 2

Apple released iOS 5 Beta 2 to developers last night. The big highlights in iOS 5 Beta 2 include the added Wi-Fi sync functionality that Apple promised at WWDC, and the ability to restore from an iCloud backup during setup.

If you're wondering about Apple's latest iOS beta release, we've collected all of the information you need to know in one easy place.

3 Beautiful Notification Center Concepts

The iOS 5 Notification Center has been getting a lot of attention lately in the jailbreak community. Third party widgets have already been made available that mirror functionality in tweaks like SBSettings. Themes are starting to get introduced for different widgets, and several concepts have surfaced that re-think the look of the Notification Center itself.

We've gathered three of the best Notification Center concepts, and they look beautiful. Let's hope that jailbreak devs will start distributing themes like these for Notification Center in iOS 5...

List of Jailbreak Apps That Are Now Part of iOS 5

Well, you knew it was coming. After the ultimate list of new features in iOS 5, and realizing that Apple owes the jailbreak community a bit of thanks, it's time to compare.

What jailbreak tweaks/apps/extensions did Apple "receive inspiration" from in iOS 5? Whether you see these jailbreak apps as influencing Apple or not, it's pretty clear that Apple has had its eye on the Cydia frontier for quite some time.

So, here you go: A list of the jailbreak tweaks that are duplicated as features in iOS 5...

The Ultimate List of New iOS 5 Features

When Apple unveiled iOS 5 last Monday, Steve Jobs mentioned that their new OS for mobile devices included 200 new features. 10 of them were demo'd on stage, but what happens to the 190 remaining features?

Apple didn't give us a list of these 200 features, so it was left to beta testers to find them out by themselves. After spending almost a week with iOS 5, we've compiled the most comprehensive list of new iOS 5 features to date. This list counts 121+ new iOS 5 features, both documented and undocumented...

Don’t Pay for iPhone Sports Games, Get These 3 for Free!

Sometimes the App Store seems like a bottomless pit of free games that just don’t pay off.  Those looking for a way to get their mobile gaming kick with an athletic game are in luck, however.

Skip right over the waste-of-time apps and onto something hot with this quick guide to the best sports games the App Store has to offer. Best of all, no one has to break the bank to hit the court, field, or rink with these top notch picks!

4 Ways to Improve Your iPhone’s Battery Life

Are you suffering from poor battery life on your iPhone? Will your trusty smartphone no longer get you through the day on a single charge? How about even half a day?

Your iPhone's battery could failing, but there are still ways to help maximize your battery life while you still can. We've collected four tips to help you squeeze the most juice out of your iPhone's battery...

iPhone 4.3.3 Unlock – Everything You Need to Know

Apple has once again updated their iOS firmware, and with it came the usual questions. Can the new firmware be jailbroken? Yes, there are multiple ways to jailbreak your iDevice as long as it is compatible with iOS 4.3.3 or 4.2.8 for Verizon models.

Can my iPhone be unlocked if I update? Sort of. This is where things tend to get tricky. Unlike jailbreaking, the ability to unlock is dependent on the model of iPhone you have as well as a few other variables. Need help determining if your iPhone is unlockable? Hit the jump for a full breakdown...

Everything You Need to Know About iOS 4.3.3 Jailbreak

Apple released iOS 4.3.3 (4.2.8 for Verizon iPhones) last Wednesday, less than three weeks after the previous software update. The new firmware included a fix for the location tracking file that Apple has gotten into so much water over (is that considered Cider?).

Chances are, most of you didn't consider 4.3.3 big enough to update from 4.3.2. But with the Verizon iPad 2 problem fixed and the infamous tracking bug patched, we may not see another update until iOS 5 is released. If that's the case, then this will likely be the last jailbreak for several months, so why not update?