iPhone Firmware

In the Android world, Facebook Home has certainly generated a decent amount of buzz with its popular Chat Heads feature for texting and messages. If you want to try it on your iPhone, this new tweak could be worth your time!

This week, as always, has been a busy one for the hacking press. If you want your news with a heavy dose of analysis, I've got your skinny on Apple lawsuits, Vita hacks, and even a PS4 price rumor that's been churning out of the mill.

The iPhone is often touted as being one of the most secure smartphones on the planet. However, these findings say that this Apple product is still more of a security risk than its Android counterparts. Find out why by clicking onward!

With important announcements looming from all corners of the gaming industry, this past week has given us some of the most exciting leads that we have seen so far this year. Want a recap with a little opinion on the side? Then One Hacker's Opinion is the place to be!

Apple has finally released iOS 6.1 to the public, for all you guys that have been waiting around for it.

Do rumors ever stop about Apple devices? Today we've got an interesting one from AppleInsider that says the next iPhone could include fingerprint scanning technology.

If there's one thing we've been hearing a lot about in the Apple universe lately, it's the strong possibility of the iPhone 5S arriving on shelves sooner than expected. Here's another solid report that also comments on a possible "lower end" model.

Apple has always had a way of designing their software that makes it incredibly pleasing to the eye. However this new app switcher makes all of their hard work look like it's lagging behind the competition.

In a somewhat unexpected move, Apple has released iOS 6.0.2 as of yesterday, which promises to fix some wifi issues. The catch is, it will only work if you've got an iPad Mini or iPhone 5.

While there hasn't exactly been too much to speak of on the iOS 6 jailbreak front, we can tell you that downgrading to 5.1.1 is now completely possible as long as you happened to save those SHSH blobs!

If you're a developer, or you just happen to have your hands on the iOS6 GM released during yesterday's iPhone event, you'll be glad to know that the iPhoneDev team has already cracked their way into the system with a tethered RedSn0w  jailbreak for the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and 4G iPod Touch.

If you're a user of any smartphone or mobile device, you'll  understand that the app is everything, and should be treated with the utmost of importance. Finally, with this new and cheap release on the Cydia store, there is a tweak that understands you by bringing both customization and excitement to the app switching process.

For all you iOS developers out there (and those sneaky enough to have an illegal copy. Tut Tut!) Apple has another firmware for you.

Yesterday was the last day of Apple's WWDC convention. We've seen the release of New Apps, Passbook, which holds all your giftcard information as well as credit cards and more. We also have seen a range of new Macs. Lets take a look at the second most sought after announcement: IOS 6...

Enjoying your Memorial Day weekend thus far, if you're in the United States? For our iPhone faithful out there, you should be, especially being that you can jailbreak 5.1.1 and be on your way. For the iPhone 4 subset, beware though. Apple has released an updated 5.1.1 firmware and provided no reasoning behind it. Could they have patched up the jailbreak already?

If, like me, you very rarely hook your iPhone up to your computer then it's probably for the best. Just over a month ago I told you that Apple had updated it's iTunes software.  Did you miss it?  If so you better read on before updating...

- Improves the formula to determine how many bars of signal strength to display

• Improved syncing for music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and photos
• iTunes U content organization
• Redeem iTunes Gift Cards, codes, and certificates in the App Store
• Display available iTunes account credits in the App Store and iTunes Store
• Save video from Mail and MMS into Camera Roll
• Option to "Save as new clip" when trimming a video on iPhone 3GS
• Better iPhone 3G Wi-Fi performance when Bluetooth is turned on
• Remotely lock iPhone with a passcode via MobileMe
• Use Voice Control on iPhone 3GS with Bluetooth headsets
• Paste phone numbers into the keypad
• Option to use Home button to turn on accessibility features on iPhone 3GS
• Warn when visiting fraudulent websites in Safari (anti-phishing)
• Improved Exchange calendar syncing and invitation handling
• Fixes issue that cause some app icons to display incorrectly

• Trimming video clips on the iPhone 3GS now offers the ability to save the edited version as a copy rather than simply overwriting the original file.
• Voice Control over Bluetooth is now available, allowing users to Initiate calls and control music playback via Bluetooth headsets.
• MMS is now enabled by default, but still not supported by AT&T.
• iPhone vibrates when rearranging Home screen icons.
• A "Fraud Protection" toggle is now available in Safari settings.
• iPhone startup and shutdown and app launching times have improved.
• New APIs allow developers of third-party application to access and edit videos.
• OpenGL and Quartz have seen improvements.