Announced in June, the latest major release of Apple’s iOS software for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch finally became available for download this week, in advance of Friday’s launch of the iPhone 5. As the sixth version of the operating system, it ushers in several noteworthy changes, the most noticeable being an entirely rebuilt Maps application…

Apple has announced the best iPad app and iPad game of 2012. The Editor’s Pick for iPad App of the Year is Paper by FiftyThree. The Editor’s Pick for iPad Game of the Year is The Room. Best iPhone app honors went to Action Movie FX and Rayman Jungle Run was chosen as iPhone Game of the Year by Apple

At this year’s CES, Sony unveiled its newest flagship phone, the Xperia Z, which wowed with its sleek all glass design, powerful components, and fully waterproof enclosure.

At last, the untethered jailbreak for iOS 6 is here. That not only means that the iPhone 5, iPad Mini and fourth generation 10-inch iPad can be freed from Apple’s restrictions, but that it’s safe for hardcore jail breakers to upgrade older devices to iOS 6 as well. Starting Monday, iOS users can do a lot more with their devices.

After going dark for most of last week along with the rest of lower Manhattan, the PCMag Labs needed something to perk it up. Lucky for us, we came back to Apple’s new iPad mini. Next to the fourth-generation iPad, the mini looks positively tiny. We took a bunch of unboxing shots, along with plenty of size comparisons with the latest iPad.

Apple’s iPad Mini will be available for purchase this Friday, and the first batch of reviews has hit the Internet. They seem to agree on a few points: It’s built like an iPad, the screen is a step down, and it’s the most hold-able tablet yet.