TheStreet’s Scott Moritz reports on a research note from analyst Ashok Kumar claiming that Apple has signed on with Sony for an 8-megapixel camera sensor for the 2011 iPhone.

Hello Sony (SNE), goodbye OmniVision (OVTI). Apple has picked Sony’s 8-megapixel camera chip for the 2011 iPhone, according to supply and manufacturing sources, said Rodman Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar. Read more…

Apple has approved the Opera Mini for the iPhone, causing a collective gasp of shock around the Internet. Opera announced the approval this evening, saying that the free app will be available within the next 24 hours. UK and Australian readers are reporting to Engadget that they’re able to download the app already. Want to give it a try? Give this link a shot.

As soon as we’ve tried it we’ll report back. Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

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Geohot has updated his super simple jailbreaking tool called blackra1n to work with iPhone OS 4.0 . Although the official 4.0 Software hasn’t been released by Apple, George is just proving to people that he is still on top of his game. This updated version of Blackra1n has not been released and Geohot probably won’t release it until the iPad 3G version hits the shelves or maybe even late summer when the official OS 4.0 is released.

You could see the writing on the wall when Apple announced iPhone OS 4. Apple said most of the features will run on the iPhone 3G, and all would run on the iPhone 3GS. At no point did they mention the first generation iPhone. Steve Jobs has now confirmed what many assumed. Read more…

This has been out for a month or so and I must say it is very cool and eye catching. I recommend mixing and matching this wallpaper with darker themes, I guarantee you it will make it look a lot nicer. I also added the Google Nexus One Galaxy Live Wallpaper to the repo. You can install this and the Galaxy Wallpaper through TheSpot’s cydia source:

- http://theiphonespotrepo.net/apt

- Activate using winterboard

It looks like you guys are in luck today, I found a Monoprice Backup Battery pack I bought a long time ago laying around in the office. I myself bought two battery packs wanting to give one away but never got around to it until today. To get a very helpful review on what you can win go HERE as tuaw writer David Winograd wrote a great review on this very convenient product.

Giveaway Rules:

Retweet This Post Saying something like “theiphonespot giving away a backup battery”. I will enter all the twitter user’s names that retweet this post into a random drawing script and let it work its magic. The contest ends Wednesday April 14th.

P0sixninja has posted some information explaining greenpois0n, spirit, and Geohot’s latest exploit; as well as when they might be released.

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Let me start off by saying that these have been some of the wildest and craziest months I could possibly imagine. So many new things have happened; I’m really not sure where to begin. But I think I’ll start by clearing up a couple of common questions and misunderstandings. Read more…

ColorWare has announced that they are now offering the ability to customize the color of your iPad.

You can send you existing device in for a $400 coloring job, or you can purchase one directly through the company for $925, $1025, or $1125 depending on the size.

You can customize three separate areas of the tablet: the body, the logo, and the home button.

[Via iclarified.com]

Geohot has announced that he’s updated the BlackRa1n jailbreak to support the iPad!

Still no word on a release date; however, Geohot has posted an image of BlackRa1n and Cydia installed on the iPad.

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