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10 Apps For Your Jailbroken iPhone And iPad

1:00PM January 23, 2012 | Roberto Baldwin

You’ve taken the plunge. Your iOS device is jailbroken. And now it’s time to head straight to Cydia and download all those illicit apps that’ll supercharge your iPhone or iPad. More »


Mobile

PocketMode For iPhone

8:05AM June 16, 2011 | Casey Chan

The iPhone presents a constant dilemma: do you put your ringer on loud so you can hear it or do you keep it on silent to not annoy the people around you? PocketMode makes the decision for you. More »


Software

Peruse Naughty iPhone Apps Using Cydia Search On Your Desktop

8:00PM May 10, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Like an app store for jailbroken iPhone apps, Planet-iPhone’s Cydia Search lets you check out apps before downloading them on your smartphone. More »


Online

When Amazon Cloud Goes Down, Your Internet Time Sucks Go Too

2:06AM April 22, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Amazon’s EC2 cloud storage service had some problems while we were all sleeping last night (Read: IT CRASHED), causing a few websites we’ve come to know and love to take a brief nap (Read: THEY CRASHED). More »


Software

Even Toyota Is ‘Apple’s Bitch’

1:35AM April 7, 2011 | Matt Hardigree

Toyota’s clever attempt to reach owners of “jailbroken” iPhones and other iOS devices via a Scion tC-theme posted on Cydia – an alternative app store for the devices – garnered downloads and press attention for smart marketing. Now the campaign’s gaining attention for completely caving to Apple. More »


Software

How To Back Up Your Jailbroken iOS Apps With PkgBackup

6:04AM March 22, 2011 | Adam Dachis

We’ve looked at backing up and restoring your jailbroken iOS device with AptBackup, but it’s not a perfect solution. If you’re willing to spend a little money, PkgBackup is a fully automated backup and restore option to bring back all your jailbreak apps, hacks and extensions with just a few taps. More »


Software

Why Can’t Apple Just Make iOS Notifications Like This?

4:20AM March 1, 2011 | Brian Barrett

If there’s one thing at the top of our iOS wish list, it’s for a better notification system. Especially now that Android and webOS have figured out a way to make notifications seamless and unobtrusive, Apple’s roadblock system has become seriously outmoded. More »


Software

How To Customise Your Jailbroken iOS Lockscreen

7:40AM February 19, 2011 | Rachel Atwood

The default iOS lockscreen is little more than a glorified wristwatch; functional, but not very useful for much else than checking the date. Having a jailbroken iOS device opens up a Pandora’s box of possibilities, allowing you to add more info and a personal touch to the most basic of your phone’s functions: the lockscreen. More »


Mobile

Make Your iPhone An iOS/WP7 Love Child

12:40AM February 1, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Oh, hey, look another Windows Phone 7 handset, looks pretty norm – wait what? That’s running on an iPod, you say? Well, yes. And this cunning mimic can run on your jailbroken iOS device as well. More »


Software

New Tweak Makes Your Jailbroken iPhone’s App Icons Look 3D

7:40AM January 27, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Ah, the endless ingenuity of the jailbreak community. Apocolipse’s forthcoming 3DBoard uses the iPhone 4′s sensors to lend the app icons a 3D effect when the phone is tilted. Hey, that’s one dimension cooler than your home screen. More »