Following a month of updates from the jailbreaking community, an untethered jailbreak for iOS users has finally been released by the hacker pod2g. The Chronic Dev-Team and iPhone Dev-Team worked together with pod2g to push out the first untethered jailbreak. The release was issued as a package in the Cydia App Store known as “Corona more »

Shortly after the iPhone Dev Team’s release of redsn0w 0.9.9b5, 0.9.9b6 is now available for both Windows and OS X, and includes some improvements and new features. 0.9.9b5 was released for OS X only, as it brought the ability to create a custom IPSW, a feature which was not ready for Windows at the time. Windows users will be happy to know 0.9.9b6 brings this new feature to the platform, along with all of the other new features and improvements of this release.

Residents of Sweden interested in purchasing an iPhone for cheap will be happy to know that carrier 3 Sweden is now offering a half-priced two-year contract with a free iPhone 3GS along with it. Customers are given two choices in regards to packages, with a “3 Surf” package costing 99 krona (or approximately $15.36 USD) per month and a “3 Pott” package costing 199 krona (or approximately $30.68 USD) per month.

With the all the buzz over the back to school deals over the web, getting your kid a cell phone may have become a table conversation this year. Many parents asks themselves if this is a necessary expense. If you’re having this conversation, we explore here the possible pitfalls of purchasing an iPhone 3Gs and share our opinions on whether it’s worth changing your children’s old phone for a $49 Apple iPhone.

May 27th of this year marked the launch of the iPhone 4 in India to its market of approximately 1.2 billion people, 41.6% of which unfortunately fall below the international poverty line. Despite this, the price of Apple’s iPhone 4 in the country is ridiculously high, starting at 34,500 rupees (approximately $760 USD!) for the 16GB model with an attached two-year contract. North Americans and citizens of other more developed countries would refuse to pay such a high price, as we’re used to the $199/$299 price points offered by our carriers (of course with contracts as well).

Owners of an iPhone 3GS with the old bootrom are now able to achieve an untethered jailbreak with the 2nd beta of sn0wbreeze 2.8 by iH8sn0w. iH8sn0w released the first sn0wbreeze 2.8 beta to bring the tethered jailbreak of iOS 5 to Windows users, although the iPhone Dev Team quickly followed with an update to its own redsn0w for Windows users as well.

In a quiet update to their free iOS app, Skype has added the ability to make video calls over WiFi and, yes, 3G. Two way calls can be made from iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 4th gen. If you have an iPad or iPod touch 3rd gen, you can still receive video calls. Video calls may be made in portrait or landscape orientations, just like FaceTime. But unlike FaceTime, you can use it over 3G (if your data plan allows).

Occipital has announced an awesome reason to buy their new app 360 Panorama—gyroscope controlled panoramas viewable and controllable from mobile Safari. All you need is iOS 4.2+ and a link to any panorama created by the app. They’d really like you to help create your own “augmented reality” panoramas and spread them around, so they’re doing a launch sale, making the price of 360 Panorama just $0.99.

Do you often find yourself using your iPhone 3G/3GS to capture spur of the moments photos? What about if you’re standing infront of a nice view but have no one to take your photos? Wouldn’t you wish the iPhone case you are using had a built-in stand? This is primarily what the Standing iPhone Case aims to address. It not only protects your iPhone from bumps, dents and scratches, but also give you a case that serves as a stand.

I’m sure you’re loving that new camera in the iPhone 4. It’s better than any iPhone camera before, but there are two things it can’t do on its own: take wide or macro photos. This is because the iPhone doesn’t support interchangeable lenses. No one told this to the guys at Photojojo, so they made it possible with their their two new lenses for cameraphones, and they look like they’ll be perfect for your iPhone 4.