Apple iPhone 5s and 5c will land on China Mobile on January 17

The long-awaited arrival of the Apple iPhone family on China Mobile got an official date. Apple’s iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will hit the shelves of the largest carrier in the world on January 17, 2014.

The two giants announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement which will see Apple’s smartphones officially sold to China Mobile’s 700 million subscribers. The deal was reported earlier this month, on December 5, by The Wall Street Journal.

China Mobile customers will be able to pre-register for an iPhone 5s or 5c via a dedicated website or a customer service hotline. Both devices will feature support for the carrier's TD-LTE network.

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iOS 7 Jailbreak arrives, promises simple, untethered solution in five minutes

iOS 7 freedom now available

A team of hackers, notorious for their ability to smash through Apple's walled garden has released a simple jailbreak for iOS 7.

The tool, which arrives three months after Apple launched its revamped mobile software, comes from the Evasi0n team and works on devices running iOS 7.0 to 7.0.4.

The jailbreak, which allows iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users to access unauthorised apps and services through third-party apps stores like Cydia, can be achieved in five minutes.

9to5Mac reports that users will need to connect their iOS device to a Mac or PC using a USB cable and follow the instructions at Evasi0n.com.

At your own risk

However, as always iOS device owners will be performing the jailbreak at their own risk. Firstly, it invalidates the warranty and can make the device unstable.

The creator of the Cydia app store tweeted to say the build of the store included within the jailbreak isn't official, as he wasn't made aware of the jailbreak being released.

Jay Freeman tweeted: "I thereby have no clue what will or will not work, or even what evasi0n7 includes; I hope that people bear with me as I figure this all out."

• Meanwhile, iOS 7.1 looks like it'll get iOS in the Car integration.

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CyanogenMod scores 10 million downloads

If you're a part the CyanogenMod team right now, you have to feel pretty good about yourself. The recently announced partnership with Oppo for a CyanogenMod edition N1 was followed by the custom Android ROM reaching over 10 million downloads.

All of this data is computed right on Cyanogen's stat page. The number of Official Cyanogen downloads (linked from their site) that the team can confirm is almost 5.6 million, with the unofficial count being close to 4.5 million. You can also get into more of the nitty gritty details: like which versions were downloaded most (10.1 and 10.2 nightlies), and which devices are mostly used. Topping the list are the Samsung Galaxy S, S II, and S III.

Cyanogen has certainly gained a lot of momentum. 2013 has been a great year for the Android team of tinkerers. It will be interesting to see what they can accomplish in 2014.

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Untethered iOS 7 jailbreak goes live

evasi0n's iOS 6 jailbreak was one of the most popular tools to gain more control over your iDevices. However, Apple patched all the exploits that were used by evasi0n through its regular software updates.

Now, evad3rs has released a new version of evasi0n, which can jailbreak your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and iPad mini models that are running on iOS 7.0 through 7.0.4.

The new version is currently compatible with Mac OS X or Windows OS and can be downloaded from the source link below. The process of jailbreaking is straightforward, but keep in mind that you might brick your device if you do not follow the instructions carefully. So, please continue with the instructions only if you are sure about what you are doing.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

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Nokia wins an injunction against HTC in Germany

HTC has managed to get itself in more legal trouble. According to the news coming from Germany, the Nokia has managed to get an injunction against HTC for infringing upon one of its key patents, which affects all HTC Android devices. This means that Nokia can now get all HTC Android devices banned in Germany.

The patent involves USB and the way the PC chooses the appropriate driver when you connect the device to it. To avoid the ban, HTC will have to either modify the method it uses to avoid using Nokia's patented technology or strike a licensing agreement with Nokia.

This patent is possibly used by all Android OEMs, so Nokia could easily go after all the others after this victory, although they haven't announced anything as such as of now. Regarding the victory against HTC, Nokia had the following to say:

"Nokia is pleased that the Regional Court in Munich, Germany has today ruled that a number of HTC products infringe Nokia’s patent EP 1 246 071, which covers USB functionality in mobile phones.

Today's judgment is another significant milestone in our on-going dispute with HTC, enabling Nokia to enforce an injunction against the import and sale of all infringing HTC products in Germany, as well as to obtain damages for past infringement. This patent is also already in suit against HTC in the UK.

Nokia began its actions against HTC in 2012, with the aim of ending HTC’s unauthorized use of Nokia’s proprietary innovations and has asserted more than 50 patents against HTC in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, UK and US. During 2013, HTC has been found to infringe Nokia patents in venues including the Regional Courts in Mannheim and Munich, Germany, the UK High Court and the US International Trade Commission."

HTC will need to act fast or risk losing all business in Germany during the holiday season.

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