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Apple Monday released iOS 6.1 Beta 4 (build number 10B5126b) to developers for testing. The update is available from the developer’s portal on Apple’s Web site and through OTA (over the air) updating on the testing device running at least iOS 6.1 itself. The update is about 100MB in size and varies depending on the device.

iOS 6.1 doesn’t add any known major features to iOS 6, however it does re-design ...

Behold. The ultimate modding case for the iPhone and iPod touch.

TinkerBrick has designed a case for the iPhone and iPod touch that will make your device LEGO-friendly. The case features studs on the front and holes on the back that make the device a giant LEGO-like brick that can actually be used with your LEGO products (or third-party LEGO wannabes) to add some Apple technology to your creations.

While making your iPhone or iPod touch into a useable LEGO ...

Are you bored today? It is a Monday after all. Why not treat yourself to a free Halfbrick Studios game in the App Store?

For the next 24 hours, all games under the publisher’s name “Halfbrick Studios” are free in the App Store. This includes titles such as Fruit Ninja, Age of Zombies, Jetpack Joyride, Monster Dash, and others. The freebie promotional event is for not only the iPhone/iPod touch versions, ...

Our staff have used a variety of different accessories for our Apple devices this year – for both iOS devices and Macs. Not all of our staff use accessories, but for those that do, we're going to share what we like using the most. Feel free to use our advice for holiday shopping ideas!

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Akshay Masand only uses one accessory for his iPhone 4S.

When it comes to keeping his iPhone 4S alive all day long, Akshay puts his trust in the Mophie Juice Pack Plus. It's an iPhone case with a built-in battery pack that can be used to add even more hours to your stock iPhone battery. It serves double-duty, not only keeping the device alive longer, but also being protective and stock resistant at the same time.



Since Akshay is always out and about, he feels that without the Mophie Juice Pack Plus, his iPhone would very likely be dead at times of need. Because of this, he recommends the spare battery case to anyone in a similar situation that needs extra battery power and can't always sit around waiting for their iPhones to charge.

Mophie's Juice Pack Plus retails for $99.95.

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Anthony Bouchard uses accessories for his iOS devices and his Mac.

For his iPhone 5, Anthony uses the Frequency snap-on case from Incipio because it offers decent drop protection and scratch protection, all while continuing to look good and have a slim form-factor. The back of the case has a neat design that simulates the volume bars ...

In case you've missed out on the new jailbreak tweaks Cydia has seen, this recap will highlight the tweaks we've shown you this week. These are in no specific order.

1. Binary Clock – 99¢

Binary Clock is a new jailbreak tweak by iOS developer FoolishSleuth that allows you to replace iOS’ digital lock screen clock with a binary clock. The tweak gives you multiple theming options, as well as the ability to hide and show the date on the lock screen. Binary clocks show the time in binary, so not everyone ...

One of the most horrific experiences in iOS ever has to be going through your contacts and removing ones that you don’t need anymore. iOS requires that you go into the individual contact cards and scroll all the way down to find a delete button. It’s a very cumbersome, one-at-a-time process, and it’s just way too annoying.

A new jailbreak tweak dubbed Delete Contact by iOS development firm Expin Systems makes deleting contact cards the way it should be – Easy and iOS-like!

First of all, you’ll now be able to ...

A new jailbreak tweak in Cydia dubbed Binary Clock by iOS developer FoolishSleuth is now available that allows you to replace the digital clock on the lock screen with a binary clock. Above is a screenshot comparison of the two types of clocks.

One thing is for sure. Unless you have a keen eye for reading binary clocks, being able to tell the time might take some… well… time. There is a nice guide on reading binary clocks at this link. Regardless, the true geeks out there will want to grab this tweak and install ...

Notification is a nice place to get some quick information about the Weather, Stocks, and your notifications (even Tweet and post to Facebook if you’re on iOS 6), however Apple could have made the effect of opening and closing Notification Center just a little bit more visually appealing to the user’s eyes.

Instead of merely dragging a sheet over your home screen, a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed Fade by iOS developer SuperDev will ...

There was a whole lot of buzz from Apple users saying that they would only upgrade to Apple’s iOS 6 mobile operating system when Google released their Google Maps application in the App Store, because these users didn’t want to deal with Apple’s “inaccurate” Maps application in iOS 6.

Recent statistics from Chitika seem to show that these claims were mostly empty, as following the Google Maps application ...

One of the biggest beefs with Google’s new Google Maps application is that it doesn't make the perfect iOS Maps application replacement because you can’t use Siri to get directions through Google Maps… or can you?

Yes folks, as it turns out, you can indeed get directions in the new Google Maps application right through Siri, and since we've been getting so many questions as to how to do it, we’re going to show you how.

If you want Siri to bring you to Google Maps each time you ...

The night Google Maps finally showed up in the iOS App Store, bringing a Google Maps application to iOS for the first time since iOS 5.1.1, users immediately wanted a way to make the Google Maps application the default mapping solution for their iOS devices. A new jailbreak tweak is available in Cydia today for free that will do this for you.

Dubbed MapsOpener by iOS development team HASHBANG Productions, the tweak can be used to make ...