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It was strange not to see Steve Jobs fill one of the iconic red executive chairs at the D10 Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., hosted by All Things Digital's Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, but current Apple CEO Tim Cook did his best to fill the massive vacancy left by Jobs with some heartwarming stories about Steve, his life at Apple, and some encouraging signs that the world's most valuable technology company is moving in the right direction.

Breaking the tough technical shackles, the much-anticipated untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 was finally made public by the Chronic Dev Team last week. Here's a list of a few of the gems available in Cydia store that would provide unique functionality for your jailbroken iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch running iOS 5.1.1.

Apple?s next operating system update, iOS 6, will emphasize 3-D technology when it comes to its map app. While this has yet to be officially confirmed, images leaked through BGR that indicate its next operating system upgrade will see a revamped map app.

The name Steve Jobs has become synonymous with Apple Inc., but some may not know that the late co-founder and former CEO of the iPhone manufacturer once worked for iconic game-maker Atari. Sotheby's is taking Apple and Atari fans back in time by auctioning a handwritten memo penned by Jobs himself during that period.

One of the biggest allures of Apple?s latest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, was the introduction of an interactive voice-automated assistant Siri. It seems like Samsung has caught on to the features? success, as it plans to roll out the S Voice on its Galaxy S3.

Chris Brown has certainly stirred controversy in the past after his abusive relationship with R&B pop sensation Rihanna. But receiving criticism from technology is something new for the Grammy winner. The latest parody from Jest pokes fun at Chris Brown through a fictional Siri ad. In the video, Apple's virtual personal assistant makes clever quips at the singer in response to his requests. The sarcastic and sassy Siri jabs the Brown impersonator, questioning his musical success.

Ever since the launch of the iPhone 4S in 2011, Siri has been an integral part of the Apple consumer experience. But while many experienced Users pretty much know what Siri can and cannot do, one group of researchers has decided to really put her capabilities to the test.

Apple's new iOS 6 has a great possibility to be released in this year's Worldwide Developers Conference that will kick off on July 11. Features that it should have Face Recognition, Better Siri, NFC, Multitasking, Turn-by-Turn Navigation, Date/time stamps to iMessage and text messages, AirDrop, Quick Toggles in Notification Center, Automatic App Updating and etc.

According to a latest report, Chinese parts vendor TVC-Mall has begun selling iPhone 5 home buttons in both black and white on its Web site, which contradicts earlier rumors regarding an oval shaped home button or the lack of a home button at all in the next iPhone.

Ever since the new iPad was released, tech fans have turned their attention to Apple’s next forthcoming innovation: the iPhone 5. The Cupertino-based company’s next generation smartphone isn’t expected to launch either this June or October, and the rumor mill has been churning with speculations and expectations.

If the ongoing predictions by analysts are to be believed, Apple is planning some interesting surprises for its customers this year. After foretelling that the sixth generation iPhone would get a significant redesign this time, analysts are now betting on an iPhone Nano to accompany the next iPhone model.

A significant re-design of Apple's iPhone is expected in on the 2012 release date, but a new report says the company will be bringing out its thinnest phone yet, possibly breaking the 8-millimeter mark.

At a time when chances of a fall release for the next generation Apple iPhone look stronger than a summer launch as expected before, a report surfaced late Friday saying that the highly anticipated smartphone will feature in-cell touch panels produced by Sharp and Toshiba.

There's a new addition to the iPhone 5 rumor mill and this one comes with a twist: Liquidmetal.

Sales of the exising line of Apple iPhones including the latest 4S will decline in the next few months until the company unleashes its much-anticipated and exponentially hyped iPhone 5. The next gen iPhone is waiting for its June/October release. Will features like A6 processor, 3D Imaging Camera for iOS Devices, Retina Display and iOS 5 give iPhone 5 leverage over iPhone 4S?

On April 24, Apple CEO Tim Cook is going to announce the company's fiscal Q2 earnings ended in March, and if analysts' predictions are to be believed, the company sold 33 million iPhones, 12 million iPads, and 4.3 million Macs during the quarter.

We've seen a plethora of rumors, suggesting that Apple would incorporate a 3D camera in the upcoming model of iPhone. The so-called iPhone 5 rumor mill got another boost with 3D technology-related speculations on Tuesday after reports surfaced online saying that Apple is looking for a 3D technology expert.

The new iPhone commercials feature indie darling Zoey Deschanel and actor Samuel L. Jackson interacting with Siri.

Apple's next generation iPhone created a lot of buzz in the last few months. While we have seen some speculation going bizarre, some have more chances to be finally seen in the iPhone 5 (popularly dubbed).

It's hard to predict whether Apple will consider a significant revamp of its flagship smartphone with the release of the device's upcoming iteration, presumably called the iPhone 5. But expectations of millions of Apple fans around the world are definitely high, waiting for something unique from the company.

Apple certainly knows how to keep its fans guessing, with followers musing over a fall or summer release date for the next iPhone, as well as its suspected characteristics. The latest rumor to surface about what the next-generation iPhone will feature is compatibility with a wireless headset equipped with a built-in MP3 player.