Yesterday we got a preview of a new web-based jailbreak that worked with devices running iOS 4.3.3. But that version of JailbreakMe was unofficial and actually a leaked beta. Still, some users didn’t want to wait the extra few days for the official... 

People who were lucky enough to get early invites to Google+ have been able to make use of its startlingly nice Android app since day one, but iPhone users are feeling a bit left out (and who can blame them?). That could change soon, since a Googler... 

Google has made some fairly significant changes to the Android Market in recent times. They’ve put it on the web, added movie rentals, and beefed up app discovery features. There’s still plenty of room for improvement, however, particularly... 

iOS 5 isn’t out until later this year, but Apple kicked off the information dump about what to expect from its latest mobile operating system at WWDC last week. Since then a developer preview has been launched allowing those wanting to experiment... 

Sphero, the robotic brainchild of the Orbotix robotics company, has been on my mind for quite some time now. The robotic ball fits in the palm of your hand and is controlled completely by your smartphone or tablet. These Android- and iOS-friendly balls... 

Yesterday, less than 24 hours after Apple had officially announced iOS 5, the developer beta had been jailbroken. The jailbreak was achieved by MuscleNerd, a member of the iPhone Dev Team,using Geohot’s Limera1n exploit. But the speed of the jailbreak... 

The Apple keynote during WWDC started at midday yesterday EST, and part of the presentation introduced iOS 5 and a whole bunch of new features Apple device owners can look forward to. Less than 24 hours later and the beta version of iOS 5 has already... 

When the big iOS 5 reveal happened at WWDC 2011, it was shown off on the iPhone 4 and iPad 2. Older models like the the iPhone 3GS, iPad, and 3rd generation iPod touch are, however, being supported. There were questions about whether the full range... 

Lodsys has had a rough time of it lately, not that anyone’s particularly feeling sorry for them. They surprised independent iOS developers with legal threats over ambiguous patent infringement claims, purposefully avoiding bigger targets that could... 

Earlier this month, a number of independent app developers were surprised to get legal threats and cease-and-desist letters in the mail from a small company named Lodsys, who claimed that by offering in-app purchases the developers were infringing on... 

Augmented reality seems a trend that is only getting more and more popular. We’ve seen augmented reality apps translate foreign language signs in real time with Word Lens, we’ve seen an app from Panasonic that helps you buy your next TV by... 

This morning, a number of iOS app developers got legal threats in the mail, hand-delivered by FedEx. The documents say that if the app developers don’t stop using Apple’s in-app purchasing system, and pay a hefty licensing fee to the unnamed... 

Amazon beat Apple to the punch when it released its digital content locker and player, Cloud Drive and Cloud Player. Cloud Drive lets users store media to stream to a device, which, until recently, was only available for Flash-capable browsers and Android... 

Updating any device with new firmware can be a real pain, and time consuming depending on the device (I’m looking at your PS3). The frustration of having to apply an update can be minimized by allowing the user flexibility of when and how to apply... 

For quite some time, people have been saying that Spotify is an iTunes killer – and while that label remains hyperbolic, the shouts are echoing around the Web once again with Spotify’s announcement of iPod sync support and MP3 downloads. It’s a...