Well that was quick as ever. The always-punctual iPhone Dev Team's already jailbroken (tethered) iOS 5, which has only been live a few hours, for the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad, and iPod Touch. iOS 5 has been jailbroken since around the time of the initial beta, but this is confirmation for fresh installers. More »

BlackBerry users will soon get their email fix again as RIM is finally restoring its BlackBerry services worldwide. More »

Verizon is reportedly changing its privacy policy in a way that'll let the carrier monitor your usage and mine that information for marketing reports and targeted ads. More »

RIM and Apple are having a bad day and it's only getting worse. Not only are their servers still misbehaving, their competition is giving away free phones to users who are upset with these service disruptions. More »

Did you hear that William Shatner just released Seeking Major Tom—a whole record of space-themed cover songs? Oh thank you lord of the cosmos. In honor of Mr. Shatner, here's a rendition Rocket Man from 30 years ago. More »

Update: Looks like the workaround doesn't offer a fix for everyone. This will speed up your download of the IPSW to your computer. But you may still run into authentication issues while Apple's servers are being hammered. Looks like our original advice to be patient is still valid. More »

iOS 5 and iCloud are both out now, but that's only the beginning of all the ground Apple just covered. The deluge is more about extending Apple's platform as a whole, not just with a specific app or upgrade, and updates and new features abounded. More »

The first wave of magazines supporting Apple's Newsstand feature on iOS 5 went live today, which is good news. In theory, Newsstand isn't that big of a deal. But using it, you realize it's something more. More »

4G has become more of an advertising buzzword for wireless providers than an indication of their network's actual speed. So Democratic senators Richard Blumenthal, Amy Klobuchar, and Al Franken have introduced a new bill that will force providers to be more honest about what kind of 4G performance subscribers will actually be getting. More »

You might have noticed BlackBerry service has collapsed for a lot of people around the entire planet. Two full days later, RIM's decided to say something about it: "We're working on it." Great! More »