According to BGR’s Jonathan S. Geller 4G LTE iPhones are currently being tested on wireless carrier networks. An early Monday report suggests that Apple’s mobile providers are performing trial runs of an iPhone, presumed to be the upcoming iPhone 5.
“Apple’s iPhone 5 is set to be unveiled in the next month or so, though no one quite knows what the device will feature thanks to the ongoing flood of rumors. Sure, we have a pretty good idea of what it will look like, though one technology we’ve repeatedly seen requested …

It’s always good to be able to put a face to a name, and a new jailbreak tweak helps iDevice users do just that. CoPic, which is compatible with the iOS’s built-in Phone, Messages and Contact applications, displays thumbnail pictures of your contacts next to their names, whether you’re texting or looking through a list of missed calls.
“I love jailbreak utilities that add contact photos to stock iOS apps. It makes your contacts seem more like real people, rather than pieces of data,” writes Cody at iDownloadBlog. “Cydia provides a …

The now-ubiquitous lock screen was implemented by Apple into its mobile gadgets in order to curb unauthorized use and prevent pocket dialing, but a new jailbreak tweak makes it possible to enter various commands while your phone is locked. LockGestures lets iPhone users communicate with their device by performing unique finger-tapping gestures, according to Joe White at AppAdvice.
“Once installed, jailbreak fans can launch applications, adjust their iPhone screen’s brightness level and more from the Lock screen, via a series of different gestures (such as three one-finger taps, or a one-finger …

According to The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple, Apple will not be hosting a media event September 7, as was reported on many websites late last week. It was thought that Apple might use the opportunity to officially announce the impending arrival of the iPhone 5, but it now looks like the smartphone will be introduced at another time.
“Reports began to surface yesterday that Apple would hold a special event on September 7 to launch the new iPhone, but that’s not happening,” Dalrymple reported Friday, putting to rest rumors about the early …

As 9to5Mac reports in a Thursday article, Nintendo investors are urging the legendary video game company to develop software for Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
“Historically Nintendo has made their stance clear on developing for platforms other than their own,” writes the website’s Jordan Kahn. “President Satoru Iwata even went as far as saying the company would never develop for other platforms as long as he’s in charge.”
According to a Bloomberg report, also from Thursday, many gamers have been eschewing Nintendo’s handheld devices in favor of Apple’s mobile gadgets recently. …

If you’re an iPhone user who always has their gadget running multiple applications at a time, then SwitcherPlus should prove to be a useful jailbreak tweak. The easy-to-use add-on for jailbroken iPhones lets you manage multiple apps simultaneously.
“SwitcherPlus is a handy little jailbreak that makes multitasking easier on the iPhone. Not only can you multitask directly from your lock screen, but you can also quit backgrounded apps in bulk,” writes Adam Dachis at Lifehacker. “All you have to do to get this working is install SwitcherPlus from Cydia, restart Springboard …

While the new Caffeine jailbreak tweak eschews your energy saver settings and keeps your iDevice running as long as you want, fellow jailbreak download SleepDepriver does that and keeps your screen fully-lit.
“I spend a lot of time downloading and installing Cydia packages on my iPhone. The problem is that I don’t want my device locking in the middle of my work, and toggling off the autolock feature is a 5 step process,” writes Cody at iDownloadBlog. “Naturally, I turned to Cydia for a utility to solve my problem. There were …

Although Apple’s lightning-quick A5 processor has only appeared in one mobile gadget, the iPad 2, so far, a Taiwanese manufacturer has already begun work on its successor. According to a Friday report at CENS.com, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has put the A6 into a trial production phase.
“Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC), the world’s largest semiconductor foundry by market shares now, has allegedly started trial production of the A6 processor in cooperation with Apple Inc., with the production design to be taped out in the first quarter of next year …

The computer-based version of internet browser Safari features a function that allows users to restore recently-open tabs, but if you want to be able to do that on iOS’ Mobile Safari, you’ll need to have a jailbroken iDevice and the RestoreTab tweak, according to Joe White at AppAdvice.
“A new jailbreak tweak allows iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners to easily restore previously open tabs in Safari for iOS,” writes White. “Once installed jailbreak fans can touch a new icon on the tab screen in Safari, and have previously open tabs …

According to a Friday report on AppAdvice, Apple has patented plans for a SIM-less iPhone that would store user information without the use of a removable device.
“Apple might be looking into giving iPhone users control of their carrier,” writes AppAdvice’s Jarod Erondu. “No, they are not giving you the address and key to AT&T’s headquarters. Rather, they are thinking of a way that an iPhone could locally store carrier information and configuration profiles so that users can switch between them at will.”
There have been rumors that Apple was looking …