Having an iPhone in your pocket is not only a one-way ticket to endless possibilities in gaming, browsing and productivity, but the native internet tethering feature ensures you have a personal hotspot right there whenever you need it. Provided, of course, you have decent cellular coverage, you can fire up your notebook, tablet, or any other Wi-Fi capable device, and connect straight to the World Wide Web. But while Apple tries to offer a helping hand by automatically generating a password for you, it has emerged that the random assortment of characters that the Cupertino company fires up for you may not be as secure as you’d hoped.

It may seem like an eternity ago when we watched Apple lift the covers off the radically redesigned iOS 7 at this year’s WWDC, but let’s be honest with ourselves here – we’re all still talking about it. Whether our opinions are largely positive, negative or remain neutral; the fact remains that Apple is embarking on a journey of rebirth when it comes to iOS. The introduction of iOS 7 saw a number of existing jailbreak tweaks become null and void, but developer Evan Swick can think himself lucky that his new NativeQR package is still relevant and hasn’t been Sherlocked by Apple’s creative teams.

Facebook iOS updates are an interesting phenomenon. On one hand we could be in for a complete redesign at a moment’s notice and on the other we might be getting stickers – or oversized emojis to you and I. Today’s Facebook update brings some new features to the iPhone and iPad, but we do find ourselves struggling to get too excited this time around.

By now, you will have heard quite a lot of opinions on iOS 7 beta. It has been covered ad nauseam in the blogosphere, and although some have been more impressed with the latest version of Apple’s mobile OS than others, it has been quite hard to avoid. Naturally, with so much conflicting press, you may be apprehensive about installing it on your iPhone or iPod touch, but luckily Recombu has an interactive demo for interested parties.

When you’re presented with such a big redesign as iOS 7, there are bound to be a few hidden gems to be discovered. There are a few additions in the first beta of the latest version of iOS that Apple didn’t crow about at WWDC, but there are some features that were never meant to be found, too.

In this guide, we detail the legal way to download iOS 7 beta and install it on your iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPod touch 5

With Apple having brought Control Center – a toggle system à la SBSettings – as well as the Notification Center to the lock screen with iOS 7 beta, many have indicated that they will perhaps not be jailbreaking when the forthcoming version of Apple’s iconic mobile OS hits the end user this fall. Apple has worked hard to bring in quite a few features that jailbreak fans have long since craved for, but despite this, the closed nature of iOS will mean the jailbreak system continues to thrive, and one designer has come up with a screenshot of what Cydia may look like if it ever did grace iOS 7. It’s awesome, and we want you to definitely check it out!

Since the launch of iOS 7 beta 1 last Monday following its announcement at WWDC, it’s fair to say that not everybody has been won over. The Cupertino’s decision to make some, quite frankly, dramatic changes has left even long-time iOS users bemused, and one in particular, jailbreak legend Pod2g, has taken to Twitter to voice his displeasure.

It didn’t go unnoticed that Apple did their very best to incorporate some of the best jailbreak functionality into this upcoming iOS refresh, which in itself means that a number of developers will need to go back to the drawing board for future tweaks. Designers involved in the jailbreak community can have a great deal of fun to bring those fresh iOS 7 visuals to jailbroken iOS 6.X devices, which is exactly what Surenix has done with the release of his iOS 7 Control Toggle Icons pack. More details can be found right here!

One of the angles of iOS 7 that seems to be forgotten amongst all the noise about icons and translucency is the renewed focus on Game Center and official support for third party game controller under ‘Made for iPhone’ branding. After what felt like a half-hearted attempt in the recent past, Apple now appears to be on the verge of embracing the huge number of games in the App Store.

Designer Antonio De Rosa regularly churns out some fantastic concepts pertaining to numerous Apple products. Adding to his growing list of great designs comes an all-new iPhone 6 mockup, which looks simply stunning with its large, edge-to-edge display and touch-based home button, and it runs Apple’s iOS 7 beta. Check it out after the break, you’ll definitely love it!

With the release of iOS 7 beta 1 having just occurred, the question that was posed to a huge number of iOS device owners was whether or not they should upgrade, and lose their jailbreak just to try the first beta of iOS 7. For those not aware, many of the features found in iOS 7 are accessible already via jailbreak, thus it seems almost foolish to update. For those people that rely on a jailbreak too much however, like myself, I have some good news! A few packages and tweaks have hit Cydia in the last few days which do a great job of emulating iOS 7 on a jailbroken device.

iOS 7 beta has spent the past five days firmly in the public eye, and although opinion is divided as to whether the changes are for better or in fact for worse, the consensus seems to be that the icons are a tad on the bright side. However, it now looks as though the Cupertino company has been tweaking things behind the scenes, with the official iOS 7 beta page on Apple.com showing altered, altogether more subtly toned icons. Details after the break.

After numerous rumors and intense speculation, Microsoft’s fantastic and extremely popular Office package has managed to find its way onto the iPhone. The package, which landed on Apple’s App Store today, is a mobile optimized companion app that has been built from the ground up to provide access to the loved Office suite of applications directly from an iPhone. This is a fairly notable release by the Redmond company and has been expected for some time, but for some reason has managed to come with minimal fuss and a distinct lack of celebration.

On the day of its launch, I offered very early thoughts on running iOS 7 on iPhone 5 after I had used it for less than an hour. I was still waiting for most of my 3rd-party apps to install, so I was certainly in no position to offer a proper review of the beta version of iOS 7. In fact, 3 days later, I’m still not.

The iOS 7 beta has only been out for two days, and already, the first major bug has been revealed. Jose Rodriguez, a 36 year old iPhone owner from Tenerife, has found a rather easy way to bypass the lock screen on iOS 7 beta 1 and meddle with the photos. Although bugs are expected in such an early and apparently unstable release, this revelation will no doubt send a chill down the spine of those in Cupertino, to whom this kind of issue is all too familiar.

Apple has stuck resolutely by its long standing philosophy with its iPhone range hitherto, and the iPhone 5′s slightly increased display size is about as radical as it has been thus far. But according to multiple sources of Reuters, the Cupertino company is exploring the possibility pushing display diameters up to 4.7 inches, with suggestions that an iPhone with a 5.7 inch screen is also part of the thought process. Should Apple decide to press on with the project, said devices would manifest themselves at some point next year, and with the same report also hinting at multiple color configurations and $99 starting price points for future iPhones, is Apple about to break away from old habits?

As soon as iOS 7 beta was announced and subsequently revealed by Apple on the introductory morning of this year’s WWDC, many onlookers took to the blogs, forums and social networks to note of the incredible similarities in design between it and another major mobile OS – Windows Phone. The motif of clean lines and vibrant colors has long since been a set of values associated with Microsoft’s smartphone platform, of course, but as you will see in a comparison video by tech fan Sean Rosairo, it would seem as though the fruit company has ripped more than a few segments directly from Windows Phone.

The official Man of Steel game has just arrived for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, and as any big fans of the superhero flick will vouch, this is quite a big deal. There have been several apps and games already released for both Android and iOS in anticipation for the movie, which hits cinemas worldwide today, but nothing beats the official game. Details and download link can be found right after the break!

If you cast your minds back, you may remember Apple adding a little feature to iTunes 11 allowing you to scan your iTunes cards using the camera on the front of your Mac’s camera. Now, the exact same feature is coming to iOS 7, and although it’s not new in a sense that barcode and QR reading apps have been around for a good while now, the fact that it’s baked into the operating system means that developers can also make use of it, should they wish to.