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This week, in a note to investors, Morgan Stanley analyst Craig Hettenbach advised that the next generation iPhone will likely be equipped with an NFC chip (Near Field Communication). This, along with other technology such as iBeacon, will facilitate mobile payments.

Apple and Samsung's patent infringement lawsuit is heading to retrial. Both companies filed for retrial on Friday, and in a second filing, Apple is seeking to have all Samsung devices in question to be banned from the U.S. market.

While evasi0n will only jailbreak firmware up to iOS 7.0.6, others have already proven that later versions of Apple's mobile operating system can join the club. Developer ic0n1c (Stefan Esser) has worked his magic to jailbreak iOS 7.1.1 on an iPhone 5c, shown below running Cydia.

Describing the jailbreak on Twitter, Esser explains that the process "is not based on a long vulnerability chain. It uses a single beautiful kernel bug that goes from mobile to kernel." While all of this sounds interesting, the chances of a public jailbreak being released ahead of WWDC this June are slim. Apple is expected to reveal iOS 8 at the conference, which should prompt the jailbreak community to keep new exploits close to the vest.

Since its debut in 2011 with iOS 5, Apple's iMessage has been a convenient way to message other iOS device users (and only other iOS device users). It allows for unlimited free messaging via Wi-Fi and has additional features such as read receipts. This is all well and good unless you decide to switch to a non-iOS phone, at which point messages start getting lost in the system.

The iMessage system works by intercepting text messages, identifying the recipient (via phone number) and determining whether or not their device operates on iOS. If so, the text is re-routed through Apple's servers and sent as an MMS rather than as a standard SMS through the wireless carrier. The problem arises when someone

Anyone over the age of 30 will be happy to know Angus MacGyver has found a second life on the iOS App Store. FairPlay Media Limited this week has released MacGyver Deadly Descent for both Android and iOS devices. The game is based on the hit '80s television show starring Richard Dean Anderson as a resourceful special agent who can build anything out of nothing.

The game itself is nothing special, but it is an official MacGyver release with the blessing of the series creator Lee David Zlotoff. A portion of the proceeds will also go to The MacGyver Foundation, which like the game, encourages people to solve their problems "using only the resources at hand, particularly in the face of a crisis."

GlitchSoft's iOS X-Men: Days of Future Past tie-in is now available on the Apple App Store. The game is based on the iconic 1981 comic book written by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. In Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past the game, players can control Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, Colossus, Cyclops or Scarlet Witch while navigating two separate timelines. The official website also promises the characters Storm, Polaris and Magneto are "coming soon".

Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past is a side-scrolling action title that includes a story co-written by Josh Fine. The game features boss battles with Marvel villains such a Nimrod and Master Mold, two control schemes (button or swipe-based) and hidden Easter eggs based on the X-Men's 50 year history. Each character also comes with 4 upgradeable mutant abilities.