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Everytime we record an episode of The iPhone Podcast, Justin Luey and I come up with some App Store 'picks of the week'. Every single time we continue to surprise each other with noteworthy apps. This time around, it's GasBuddy, which helps you find cheap gas prices. Hey, who doesn't like to save money? Find...

Justin Luey and I are back at it again this week, to discuss the latest iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad, Apple TV) news on Episode 33 of The iPhone Podcast. We're listed in iTunes under the New and Noteworthy in the Technology category, and currently #6 in Gadgets! If you aren't listening, you're missing out! Subscribe...

As we continue to approach another summer, more next-generation iPhone rumors continue to appear. According to Korean site ETNews.co.kr, Apple is planning to releasing the next-generation iPhone, affectionately named the iPhone 5, during the fourth week of June 2011. Based on this information, one could surmise that the iPhone 5 would be introduced at WWDC...

Last week, Android Central posted a screenshot that showed smartphone price changes coming to AT&T. Based on the screenshot, AT&T was (and has) increased "early upgrade" pricing by $50 for all iPhone models. An early upgrade in this case means a customer who is on-contract and has not yet reached their eligibility point to get...

A few days ago Facebook updated their mobile version of the site, and today brings an iPhone update with the following new features: What's New In Version 3.4 - Added Map View for Places - Added the ability to Check in to Events that you're attending - Added the ability to unfriend from the phone...

For the golfers out there, this week marks the start of the prestigious Masters tournament at Augusta National. To celebrate this week, here are some notable golf apps worth downloading and checking out: Tiger Woods My Swing, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, and TSN at the Masters (a reminder). Tiger Woods My Swing - The Official...

Let's be crystal clear about this: the untethered iOS 4.3.1 jailbreak only happened due to Stefan Esser, aka i0n1c. He discovered this untether exploit, shared his videos of it on YouTube, and the world immediately noticed. Stefan shed some details about his role in the recent release of PwnageTool and redsn0w by the iPhone Dev...

The iPhone Dev Team has released their jailbreak tools for iOS 4.3.1, thanks to i0n1c. You can use PwnageTool (or sn0wbreeze from iH8sn0w) or redsn0w to perform your jailbreak. During the restore process in iTunes, I previously had issues with a frozen restore state. My iPhone would restore to just near the end (about 95%...

Update (May 6, 2011): Sn0wbreeze has been update to 2.7 for Windows users. If you require an unlock, you should ONLY use sn0wbreeze. Click here to download. Changes: Now Supports iOS 4.3.3 [untethered] (except iPad 2) Now Supports iOS 4.2.8 [untethered] (Verizon iPhone 4 users) Multitasking Gestures are enabled in the Settings app as usual....

If you want to jailbreak your iPhone on iOS 4.3.3, and you don't require an unlock, used redsn0w. However, if you want to remain at an unlockable baseband, you'll want to use PwnageTool 4.3.3 (Mac) or sn0wbreeze 2.5 (Windows). Here's a brief tutorial on how to jailbreak your iPhone on iOS 4.3.3 with PwnageTool. You...

The following tutorial will help you jailbreak your iPhone, iPad (not iPad 2), and iPod touch. The steps are pretty much the same for each device since they all run iOS. Warning: do not proceed if you're unsure about what you're doing. There are risks involved. Should I use PwnageTool or redsn0w to jailbreak? If...

Update 1: Follow our PwnageTool 4.3 tutorial and redsn0w 0.9.6 tutorials. Also, sn0wbreeze 2.5 was released for download (Windows)! As promised, the iPhone Dev Team has released jailbreak tools for iOS 4.3.1. As stated on their blog, you can now download redsn0w 0.9.6rc9 and PwnageTool 4.3. The details are below: Three years ago (almost to...