Looking for some new games to play this weekend on your iOS device? Well you’re in luck as Gameloft is offering up two of its most popular games, N.O.V.A. 3 – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance and Gangstar Rio: City of Saints for free this weekend. In case you haven’t heard of the games, N.O.V.A. 3 is a first [...]
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Download iOS 6.1.4 IPSW for iPhone 5 [Direct Links]
Apple has unexpectedly released a new version of iOS this morning, exclusive to iPhone 5 users. The update brings the firmware to 6.1.4, which brings no substantial changes other than the update to “audio profile for speakerphone.” You can get the new iOS version for your iPhone 5 via OTA (over the air update), in [...]
Apple Starts Giving $15 Antennagate Settlement Checks to iPhone 4 Owners
When iPhone 4 hit the stores in 2010, people faced problems with the phone’s reception. They complained for the device to lose signals upon holding it in a certain way, specifically when the black strip at the bottom left corner of the device was covered. Apple tried its best to dodge the bullet at first, [...]
Apple Reportedly Returns 5-8 Million Defective iPhone to Foxconn
Keeping up with its high measures of standards, Apple has been rumored to have returned a batch of an astounding 8 million iPhone devices to Foxconn, as it allegedly wasn’t on par with the Fruit giant’s quality requirements. This citation has been made today by The Register, which pointed to a report published by China [...]
Fingerprint Sensor Blamed for iPhone 5S Delay
Around two weeks ago, Analysts reported that Apple’s upcoming products including iPhone 5S, lower-cost iPhone 5S and second-generation iPad mini could be facing a delay in their release due to production issues. The report specifically targeted the iPhone 5S to be facing a delay in release, due complications arising from the inclusion of fingerprint sensor. [...]
Apple Reveals Siri Holds on To your Data For Up to 2 Years
If you’ve ever used Siri, then you must be wondering what happens to all the queries you make? Well, all that data related to your queries are collected by Apple to improve adaptive quality of Siri and is kept on the company’s server for nearly two years before it’s discarded. This discovery was made today by an [...]
Microsoft Confirms Working on iPad Mini Competitor
Microsoft’s interest regarding small sized Windows tablet had surfaced recently, and today the Redmond giant has dropped the first official word that it’s indeed working on Windows 8 tablets smaller than 10 inches. This confirmation comes from Microsoft’s CFO Peter Lein, who during a call with investors about the company’s earnings report, said that small-screen [...]
A Chinese Retailer Scams Apple, Swaps Fake Parts into Real iPhone
Apple has a pretty regulated procedure when it comes to warranty claims. However, an electronic store in China found certain loopholes in Apple’s warranty system and turned a huge profit from it. An ingenious group of five employees carried out a high-tech scam by returning fake iPhone components to Apple by claiming them to be [...]
P0sixninja Claims To Have Found Exploits in iOS 6.1.3, Next Jailbreak Imminent?
After a brief period of silence regarding jailbreak, renownend iOS hacker and a Chronic Dev Team member, p0sixninja, claims to have found the necessary exploits on the current iOS 6.1.3 firmware to build a new jailbreak. After Apple squashed the jailbreak capability in their latest iOS version, this is the first time we’re hearing some [...]
How to Fix Lock Screen Bug Prevailing in iOS 6.1.3 on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Devices
Yesterday, Apple publicly pushed out iOS 6.1.3 firmware that was supposed to fix the lock screen bug alongside killing evasiOn’s Untethered jailbreak. But instead, the latest firmware introduces another vulnerability through which the lock screen can once again be bypassed (kudos to Apple!). To demonstrate the flaw, Dutch web site iPhoneclub.nl passes along the video, shown below, by YouTube [...]
Download iOS 6.1.3 IPSW (Final) For iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch [Direct Links]
After seeding several beta releases to devs, Apple has officially released the stable version of iOS 6.1.3 IPSW which is available for download via direct links. This update brings with it a major bug-fix that resolves the Lock screen vulnerability issue, which lets unauthorized access to your iOS device by easily bypassing your device’s passcode. Along [...]
Samsung Outspent Apple in Advertising in 2012 At The Fruit Giant’s Home Turf [Report]
If it’s anything aside from R&D that Samsung pours big chunk of its money to, it’s advertising. With the grand launch of Galaxy S3 last year, Samsung made its presence felt in world, especially in the U.S. by releasing ad campaigns ranging from “TheNextBigThing” commercials airing on television to bashing the iPhone by comparing Galaxy S3 on the web. Interestingly, a report has emerged from [...]
Download AVP: Evolution For iOS-Android [Official Links]
Angry Mob Games and Fox Digital Entertainment has released a Sci-fi game Alien vs Predator: Evolution for both iOS and Android and is available for download via App Store and Google Play respectively. This Sci-fi title belongs to a third-person shooter genre. Players can adopt the role of any of those two species [...]
Samsung Galaxy S3 Wins Best Smartphone Of The Year 2013 Award at GMA, Apple Gets Nothing
Samsung has once again rocked the stage at Global Mobile Awards held this year just with it’s Galaxy S3 winning the Best Smartphone of the year 2013 award just like last year when Galaxy S2 was crowned with the same accolade at GMA Just to refresh your memories, the Global Mobile Awards ceremony is like [...]
Reminder: iOS 6.1.3 Untethered Jailbreak Not Possible Soon, Don’t Update Your Device
It looks like the party time for jailbreak users is going to come to an end pretty soon with new iOS 6.1.3 update that will most likely patch exploits used by evasiOn. PlanetBeing reports that Apple has patched one of the five exploits that evasi0n uses to accomplish the jailbreak. PlanetBeing, one of the [...]
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