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Bored with the old iOS lock screen, here is an awesome lock screen replacement for your iPhone. Give your iPhone the Android Jellybean lock screen, the new lock screen theme features a draggable circle to unlock your device with the added functionality to directly access and launch applications like Camera straight from the lock screen. Customizations to circle, icons, transparency, apps and theme can be done from Settings.app. Video demonstration and download instructions posted after the jump.

While everybody is waiting for the Apple iPhone 5S and a major update to Apple iOS 7, here is an interesting concept with high resolution images and video demonstration.

A variety of new scams targetting Apple iOS 6.1.3 users looking for an untethered jailbreak for there devices have started to appear online victimizing users. After, the cleverly crafted Silv3rWind Untethered Jailbreak For Apple iOS 6.1.3, we now have imposters promoting fake evasi0n downloads acting as team evad3rs with promise of an untethered Apple iOS 6.1.3 jailbreak.

With release of Apple iOS 6.1.3, Apple fixed multiple security loopholes exploited by the evasi0n jailbreaking utility. While team evad3rs have earlier said that they have more loopholes which can be executed for any future jailbreak - we are still to hear from the dev's on progress of any upcoming iOS 6.1.3 jailbreak. So anybody, looking to jailbreak should stay away from updating there devices to Apple iOS 6.1.3. As also tweeted by renowned iOS hacker MuscleNerd.

Apple's patching of the WebKit flaw has also made it certain that we can surely say goodbye to the super easy to use, Noob friendly, one-click evasi0n jailbreak on Apple iOS 6.1.3.

While everybody is waiting for offcial updates from trusted jailbreak scene members, users should stay away from scams like Silv3rWind. Which claims to provide untethered Jailbreak for Apple iOS 6.1.3 on all Apple devices (iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone4, iPhone4S, IPhone5, iPad 1,2,3, iPod 1G,2G,3G,4G and Apple TV). The scam involves tricking users to complete a survey to download the supposed untethered jailbreak utility for iOS 6.1.3 (which is in fact fake), while the imposter makes money when users try to unlock the file completing the survey.

UPDATE : After having a look at all the comments still asking for passwords in a post which clearly tells you to stay away from this fake utility, I am amazed to see how DUMB users can be. This one has now been confirmed as a VIRUS which will mess-up your computer badly, Pls. do read the comments below from users and STAY AWAY from this fake.

Apple has finally plugged the evasi0n jailbreak loophole and released the updated iOS version iOS 6.1.3 (10B329). Apple acknowledged the work of team evad3rs citing them for four of vulnerabilities, fixing a total of six major security flaws.

Users willing to upgrade can download Apple iOS 6.1.3 firmware restore files for there devices using the direct download links posted below. Do keep in mind, if you have a jailbroken iPhone you will loose the jailbreak with the ability to re-perform the hack until a new security flaw is exploited and released.

evasi0n the free, multi-platform, easy to use jailbreaking utility now supports Apple iOS 6.1.2, here is a pictorial on how fast and easy it is to jailbreak an Apple iPhone 5 with latest Apple iOS 6.1.2 using the utility. A user simply needs to connect the device and launch evasi0n, followed by clicking the Jailbreak button and strictly following onscreen instructions provided by the utility.

Sailfish Mobile OS is something many are looking forward as an alternative to current ones, here is a sneak preview video of the OS on a testing device.

Within days after releasing bug-fix iOS version 6.1.1, Apple iOS 6.1.2 is now available for download addressing the exchange sync bug for all Apple iOS devices. Team evad3rs followed quickly updating their jail-breaking application evasi0n to version 1.4 fully supporting iOS 6.1.2 update. Direct download links to both Apple iOS 6.1.2 and evasi0n jailbreak utility posted below.

UPDATE : There seems to be a bug in ultrasn0w 1.2.8 when used with iPhone 4 having modem 01.59.00 on iOS 6.1. So Pls. do not proceed with following steps until this gets fixed.

Users relying on Ultrasn0w software carrier unlock can now upgrade to Apple iOS 6.1 as it can now be jailbroken using evasi0n and is now supported by ultrasn0w 1.2.8 update, do keep in mind that you must have the baseband (modem) preserved to one supported by ultrasn0w. Follow the guide posted next to upgrade, jailbreak and unlock iOS 6.1 while preserving the baseband.

Apple has finally fixed the iPhone 4S 3G and battery drainage issue releasing a small 23 MB bug-fix update bumping the latest iOS version to 6.1.1. Good news is the Team evad3rs have also updated their iOS 6.X untethered jailbreak evasi0n to support the latest Apple iOS version 6.1.1.

The update is just 23 MB in size and can be easily fetched using iOS over-the-air (OTA) update feature, after updating users can simply use the updated evasi0n tool to jailbreak iOS 6.1.1 as shown below.