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An untethered jailbreak for Apple A5 chipset powered iOS devices (namely iPhone 4S and iPad 2) has finally been achieved according to pod2g's most recent blog entry. He updated his blog yesterday stating he had hit a stumbling block but would update us today again. He's kept true to his word and let us know today that he's overcome the cache issue and achieved an untether.

OK, figured it out, the A5 cache is not a problem anymore. I sorted it out by doing the untether in a single thread and by flushing all the dcache then all the icache in a row at a strategical point of the process.

Still looking for that perfect gift for the smartphone, tablet, or general gadget lover in your life? Whether they're head-over-heels for iPhones and iPads, or rocking the Android, all-in on the BlackBerry, all-over the Windows Phone, or keeping 7 Palm Pre devices in the freezer, Mobile Nations has you covered.

Below are the best of the best of the best of our holiday gift recommendations, carefully chosen by the editors, with all of our favorites for 2011. Check them out, pass them on, or drop them as not-so-subtle hints to your own secret Santa.

Happy holidays!

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ene, Seth, and Marc Gurman from 9to5Mac talk iOS 5.1 beta 2, new wallpapers, iPad 3 rumors, 7-inch iPad rumors, iTunes Match and TV in the Cloud go international, A5 goes Texas, R&D goes Israel, best FPS games, GTA 3, Netflix, and more! This is iPad Live!

Infinity Blade came out with a sequel even more stunning than the original. Real Racing embraced multiplayer and AirPlay at the speed of a supercar.

Modern Combat raised the bar on first-person shooters. Dead Space brought equal parts atmosphere and awesome.

Rage HD showed what Carmak could do on iOS. Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies kept the walking dead and amped up the action.

Zombie Gunship took slaying to the skies. Grand Theft Auto III showed Liberty City hadn't changed much in 10 years.

Built just for iPad or iPhone, or ported from your favorite consoles, 2011 had a lot of great hardcore games hitting iOS. Your next achievements comes from picking the one you like best. Vote up top and tell us why you voted they way you did in the comments! These are your awards, so get to it!