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Charlie Miller is no stranger to exploiting iOS on the iPhone. We earlier reported that Charlie won the Pwn2Own challenge in Vancouver for exploiting an iPhone 4 (he's won it three years in a row). With yesterday's release of iOS 4.3.1, it was wide expected that the exploits revealed in Pwn2Own would be covered up...

Earlier we wrote about Jay Freeman, aka 'Saurik' updating Cydia to a newer and faster version. Saurik released Cydia 1.1 today and announced it on twitter: Cydia 1.1: faster, slimmer, and more stable; including an improved search algorithm and "resume where you left off". Available in Cydia now! How to upgrade/install Cydia 1.1 on your...

Right on the heels of the latest iPhone TV ad that focused on Game Center, Apple has released a new ad that focuses on the Retina Display. The commercial can be seen below: The Retina Display on the iPhone 4 is by far one of my favourite features. The crisp, clear display is a real...

We saw a preview of iOS 4.3.1 a couple days ago and news of its imminent release to fix security holes. Apple has now released iOS 4.3.1 for download. This update addresses the following: Fixes an occasional graphics glitch on iPod touch (4th generation) Resolves bugs related to activating and connecting to some cellular networks...

According to a report by The Music Void, Apple is finalizing details of a new MobileMe service called “locker” that enables users to store their music to the cloud (the web) and then stream the content to their iOS devices. The service is rumored to cost $20/year. The report indicates that Warner has agreed to...

A new ad has been posted by Apple, this time around it's highlighting Game Center. This new commercial follows the theme from last week's "If you don't have an iPhone..." ads. If you don't have an iPhone, you don't have the largest selection of games. And you don't have Game Center, that let's you play...

Another social media sharing photo app has launched (yes, another), joining the foray of others such as Instagram and Path. The app Color, is the newest entrant and is making noise in Silicon Valley because they were able to raise $41 million dollars in start up funding (before launch!). Oh, did I mention the app...

We've already seen this before where some guy with some piece of tech uses his iPhone 4 to control the screens in Times Square. It was cool at first, but then it was agreed that the video was fake. We now have another contender. Adi Isakovic, a 27-year-old entrepreneur from Toronto, reportedly built a real hack...

The folks at Tawkon had developed an app that determines SAR levels from phones, and had been in discussions with Apple executives about the app, only to have it denied by Steve Jobs. The response was short, typical of a "Steve-mail": No interest. Sent from my iPhone Hey, when the CEO of Apple tells you...

I love infographics--who doesn't? The folks at NoWhereElse.fr came up with a nice looking infographic that breaks down the possibility of each rumour happening. If you've missed out on what has been said about the upcoming iPhone 5, this is a great little read (click to enlarge): Bigger screen? September launch? We'll have to wait...

Here's a pretty cool story. TUAW received an email from a US Air Force Combat Controller eager to share his exciting story about his iPhone 4 that fell out on the job. As Ron Walker was checking for landmarks to prepare parachute jumpers up at 1000 feet, his iPhone 4 fell out of his pocket...

AirPlay is Apple's simplistic audio and video sharing feature that streams video and audio to your Apple TV. The issue with this is that it requires the purchase of an Apple TV for AirPlay to stream onto your television--but what if AirPlay was built in? Bloomberg reports that Apple has plans to license AirPlay directly...