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GreenPois0n Absinthe 2.0 jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 goes live, allows for untethered jailbreaking

Per Boy Genius Report, the GreenPois0n Absinthe 2.0 jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 has been released. Absinthe works on A4-powered devices and A5 ones, like the iPhone 4S and new iPad. It won’t work on the iPad 2, however and the JailbreakUntethered site has explanations on how to get this going on your device. If you’ve […]

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Rumor: Apple developing specialized CPUs for HDTV units

When in doubt, roll your own. Per DigiTimes, rather than utilize off-the-shelf chips from a company such as Intel, Apple is expected to use its own custom-built chips like in the iPhone and iPad for its anticipated television set. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering and Siliconware Precision Industries are three companies expected to […]

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iPhone 4S A5 GPU tests at 73% faster than iPhone 4, other improvements noted

Even if the iPhone 4S is rumored to contain the same amount of RAM as its predecessor, the clock speed might be worth the upgrade. Per AnandTech, the new Geekbench scores of the forthcoming iPhone 4S show that its custom-built A5 CPU is clocked at 800MHz, while the dual-core processor gives it a 73 percent […]

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Apple begins manufacturing trial run of A6 processor, looks for 2012 launch date

It’s pretty simple: If another person has another rumor story about the iPhone 5 being released in either September or October, they’ll be justly pummeled about the head and shoulders with a frozen badger. That seems fair. In other news, Taiwan Economic News, which cited sources close to the story, reported Friday that Taiwan Semiconductor […]

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Apple TV 4.2.2 update out the door

A new software update addresses a variety of minor issues for users of the second generation “black box” A4-powered Apple TV. You can install the update on your Apple TV by navigating to Settings -> General -> Update Software and following the directions there. Per AppleInsider, the update, which is the second minor update to […]