While we are in the heart of CES 2012, an event that Apple has decided to skip year after year, it also happens to be around the same time we see a sudden influx in new iPhone, iPad and iPod touch rumors.

Some call it a coincidence while others believe Apple’s marketing team has a slight hand in it. Nevertheless today has been a busy day for Apple news with two big sources “divulging” so-called interesting details about the upcoming iPhone 5 and iPad 3.
Let us have a quick look at one of the very popular iPhone-related term ruthlessly exploited on the web and in the Apple Jailbreaking community: untethering.
For the majority of us, technical jargon goes above our head, so in this article we will explore untether in the simplest way possible.