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You can now track Santa on any iOS device thanks to the free NORAD Tracks Santa app. NORAD began keeping track of Santa's Christmas route in 1958, when it it took over from its predecessor CONAD who began the tradition in 1955. The NORAD app allows families to easily keep track of Santa Claus as he delivers presents all over the world.

The NORAD Tracks Santa app includes all kinds of history and facts about Santa. For example, according to the "Secret Santa Files," Santa usually begins his trip at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean and travels west before finishing up in South America. The app also features videos and an elf video game for children to play.

It has been a crazy few days for the jailbreak community with the unexpected release of evasi0n 7 and its many controversies, but that hasn't stopped iH8sn0w and winocm from releasing their "drama free" iOS 6.1.3 - iOS 6.1.5 untether. The new jailbreak is called "p0sixspwn" and it is available now as a Cydia package. It allows iPhone 4, iPod touch 4th generation, and iPhone 3GS owners using redSn0w or sn0wbreeze to untether their devices. Here's iH8sn0w's instructions on how to install p0sixspwn:

1) Have a tethered jailbreak (either via redsn0w [Point to 6.0 IPSW] or sn0wbreeze).
2) Open Cydia.
3) Click the "Changes" tab in the footer.
4) Press the "Refresh" button in the top left corner.
5) After "Reloading Data", perform a search for "p0sixspwn" (the O is a zero).
6) Tap Install.

Not only has Infinity Blade III received a significant update with more quests, enemies and modes, but the title is on sale for a limited time only. This could be the best time to pick up the latest game in the Infinity Blade series, or to send the game as a gift for the holidays. Pricing in the App Store is currently set at $2.99, marking more than half off the normal cost of $6.99.

The Ausar Rising update comes free to existing owners of Infinity Blade 3. In-game chat makes it easy to share tips and secrets. Three new quests are included in the massive update, along with nine new enemies to battle. The expansion to Infinity Blade 3 doesn't stop there. Two new gameplay modes have also been added.

After a brief disappearance from the App Store, Rockstar Games has re-released Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the iPhone. This brings the free game to version 4.0 and the $4.99 full game to version 2.0. The game requires iOS 5.0 or later, and the update brings iOS 7 compatibility to the title.

Retina display graphics have also been added for the iPhone 4 and 4s. While the graphics are much improved, the title is not width-optimized for larger iPhone 5 and 5s displays. Both the paid and lite versions will demand 250 MB of space on a compatible iOS device.

Avenged Sevenfold has announced today that their upcoming action adventure game, Hail to the King: Deathbat, is coming soon to mobile devices. The game is being developed by Subscience Studios and is inspired by "classic dungeon crawlers," according to the press release.

Hail to the King: Deathbat is a companion title to Avenged Sevenfold's Machinima video series.

“We’ve been fans of games since we were kids, and we thought it would be fun to create one of our own inspired by our favorites," explained M. Shadows, lead singer of Avenged Sevenfold. "There are so many cool and innovative indie games being developed today, and we realized we could design and build the kind of game we'd love to play on our own. It is coming together amazingly well, and we can’t wait to share it."