As you all know, just last week, we didn't have any shortage of Apple hardware news and rumors especially with regards to the company's next smartphone offering, the iPhone 5. In more or less 2 months, if the rumors turn out to be accurate, the iPhone 5 shall be announced by the Cupertino giant. As the impending announcement of the next iPhone approaches, it is somewhat surprising that we'll be getting rumors that concerns an...

Four years ago, Apple released its first iPhone. If you have been following the tech industry at that time, then you will know just how much hype the first iPhone has generated. It was actually quite impressive. Back then, the iPod was the most popular product of Apple in their hands. But when the iPhone was announced both the media and the consumers was very much hyped about Apple's venture into the mobile phone industry.

As you all know, earlier this month, Apple released the beta 1 of iOS 5 and just last Friday, the beta 2 was then released. If you have upgraded your firmware to iOS 5 and find yourself not liking it and want to downgrade to a previous firmware, then you're in luck because we have the complete guide for you. Note that this will only work if you are downgrading to iOS 4.x.x or iPhone...

George Hotz, popularly known as GeoHot, has now begun working for Facebook, a fact that confirmed by the social networking company itself. Hotz became a household name in the jailbreak community due to the fact that he's the first one to unlock the original iPhone. And after that he worked on jailbreaking the Playstation 3 to which lead to a legal battle with Sony. And since then, we haven't heard much from the famed hacker,...

Just last week we brought to you several news about Apple's next iPhone. Over the last few months there have been many rumors and speculations that surrounds the next generation iPhone that it becomes quite confusing. There are claims that the next iPhone will closely resemble the current form factor of the iPhone 4 and will receive a minor update with regards to hardware. On the other hand, there have been reports that the iPhone...

To anyone who has experienced jailbreaking their iOS device, then you are most likely familiar with Recovery Mode. Jailbreaking your iPhone, iPad or iPad Touch may not always end up the way you have planned because there's just so many ways to botch a jailbreak. And upon failing the jailbreak process, you end up with a device that won't turn on. So your only choice in this situation is to perform a firmware restore, which...

From time to time, we come across some pretty cool gadgets that we have no choice but to feature them. Just last week, we featured Joystick-It Tablet Arcade Stick from the cool folks over at ThinkGeek, which is an addon for the iPhone and iPad that lets you experience arcade style fun in your device. But why stop at adding physical joysticks on your device when you can have an arcade cabinet for that full...

When the iOS 5 was announced and previewed by Apple in their keynote presentation back earlier in this month's WWDC, a good deal of features were announced that sparked great interests among the company's fan base. But along with the excitement, there are folks from the jailbreak community that are getting nervous because they know that Apple will do what it takes in order to give jailbreakers a hard time.

If you have been following our blog, then you know that Apple unexpectedly rolled out the iOS 5 Beta 2 last friday. And needless to say, people jumped in and upgraded their firmware immediately in order to find out what the iOS 5 beta 2 has to offer. Note that this is only the second beta of the iOS 5 and before its final release this fall, it is highly possible that Apple might drop...

With regards to betas, Apple's iOS is definitely popular as everyone tries to get their hands on it. iOS 5 betas are usually available for those who have enrolled a developer's account in the iOS Dev Center because Apple's servers checks for the UDID of your device. There is no specific requirement in order to be able to register an account aside from the $99 fee that gives you access for a year.