A federal judge in New York has ruled that Apple can't be forced to help the Justice Department unlock an iPhone. The decision comes in another case based on the same 1789 All Writs Act that the FBI used to obtain a ruling ordering Apple to build a backdoor into the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone.
Apple is widely rumored to be working on a lower cost version of the iPhone. Here's a mockup that shows what an 'iPhone mini' would look like if it kept the iPhone 5 design but dropped the screen size back down to 3.5 inches.
Skype for iPhone has received an update that brings back URI support, offers new improvements to the dialer, and improves chat notification reliability.