Up until six days ago, it had been an amazing 517 days since legendary hacker, PlanetBeing, had last treated his fans to a Tweet. He broke that silence on the 11th January with the revelation that, with the help of Cydia founder Jay Freeman, he had managed to escape the Apple Sandbox. For those who haven't been following the long running A5 jailbreak saga, PlanetBeing was drafted in by developer Pod2g to be an integral member of the jailbreaking 'Dream Team'.
There is no denying the world wide popularity that the Apple iPhone has enjoyed since its initial launch in 2007. Nearly five years down the line and that popularity shows no sign of decreasing with the current iPhone 4S model being available in over 100 carriers, across more than 70 countries.
Just over a week ago we brought you an article which showcased the design talents of Antonio De Rosa, founder of ADR Studios. The beautiful concept design, dubbed the 'iPhone SJ' not only showcased De Rosa's talents, but also served up a beautiful design which would not look out of place in any Apple retail store. The design featured a complete, capacitive glass screen encased in a sleek; light polycarbonate body and looked the perfect blend of form and function.
The public may not remember, but up until 2001 the major high streets around the world were missing one key component - Apple retail stores. It wasn't until May 19th 2001 that the first two Apple retail stores opened in Virginia, changing the way the company did business by showcasing their own products in their own stores for the first time. Prior to the first store opening, Apple relied predominantly on electronics and big box computer stores to give their products a high street presence.
Well it's that time again, when an analyst tells us everything we either already know or suspect about an upcoming product, and this time it's the next iPhone’s turn to get the crystal ball treatment.
With iPad 3 set to be announced any time in the next few months; the rumors and counter-rumors are beginning to gather pace. Just recently there were reports that Sharp was to be the producer of panels for the new, high-resolution displays, but that now seems unlikely.
If you were one of the many people who were eagerly awaiting the iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak, then I am pretty sure that on December 27th you took the plunge and liberated your device as soon as the tools were released by the development teams. Although everything may have seemed perfectly functional at first, chances are that if you attempted to launch iBooks, or various other applications then you would have experienced a crash.
The smartphone market is fiercely contested, with various carriers, manufacturers and software makers tripping over each other to draw the attention of consumers.
We brought you the information at the beginning of the new year that Apple were planning on holding a small scale event in New York, stepping away from their usual event home within San Francisco. At the time of writing there wasn't a great deal of information available about the specifics of the event, other than it was rumored that Eddy Cue, the companies Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services would likely be in attendance.
Without a doubt, 2011 was a big year for the smartphone industry. We had the iPhone 4S, two new Google Nexus Phones and Nokia took to Windows Phone 7 like a duck to a frozen like - it got in there eventually.
