SiriToggles: Enhance What Siri Can Do
Now that we have a untethered jailbreak solution for iOS 5, we can actually make Siri somewhat useful. SiriToggles is a Siri enhancer for jailbroken iPhones running iOS5. SiriToggles allows you to launch applications, toggle some system settings and check how much battery power you have remaining. A simple command like “Launch Plex” will launch [...]
AirBeam: Security Cam For Your iPhone/iPad
If you have an iPhone or iPad and a Mac then you already have the making of a great security camera surveillance system. Enter AirBean; an app for your iPad or iPhone which turns them into a spy camera which can be viewed on your Mac desktop or laptop. Setup is super easy — install [...]
iOS 5 On Your Older iPhone
Missing all of the cool iOS 5 features on your iPhone 3g or 3gs? Well, you no longer have to feel left out. Thanks to whited00r you can now experience some of those features without dishing out the cash for a new iPhone. Apple fans with those classic handsets can now experience app folders, multi-tasking, [...]
iPhone 4S Jailbreak
The jailbreak for the A5 processor based iPhone and iPad is just around the corner. Chronic dev team member @DHowett has posted a video that shows an iPhone 4S running jailbroken and unthethered. In the video you can see Cydia running and the phone being reset without the need to connect it to a computer. [...]
Magic Numpad For Your Magic Trackpad
If your like me, a member of the Cult of Steve, then you too probably rushed out to buy a Magic Trackpad the minute they were released. Since I don’t own an Apple desktop machine and work mostly on my MacBook Pro with a built in trackpad, purchasing one was, err, well stupid. Now, thanks [...]
Alleged iPhone 5 Case
The closer we get to a product refresh of iPhone hardware the more the rumour mills start turning. Italian Mac site Macitynet has what it claims is a case for the possibly upcoming iPhone 5. If these are genuine pictures then we can expect a phone that is not only wider and longer but also [...]
Put Windows Phone 7 On Your iPhone, Sort Of
Are you just itching to put Windows Phone 7 on your iPhone? Me either, but if for some crazy idea you want to make your iPhone look like it’s running Windows Phone 7 you now can. Take one jailbroken iPhone and Wyndwarrior’s “OS7” and you can give the appearance that your iPhone is running Windows [...]
XBMC Launches On Apple TV 2 & iOS
The second generation Apple TV suddenly looks a lot better as a home theater PC. XBMC, the open-source media center software that is the driving force behind projects like Boxee and Plex has just launched for jailbroken second generation Apple TVs. The Apple TV iOS port uses Apple’s “VideoToolBox” private acceleration API. This gives XBMC [...]
iDos Returns To The App Store
If you have been holding on to the original iDos app that was released last year before being yanked from the App Store you can breath a little easier now that it’s back. The new version has been updated and simplified and comes with some freeware classics like Wolfenstein 3D and the original Duke Nukem [...]
Steve Jobs Taking A Medical LOA
The almighty Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, is taking an unexpected Medial leave of absence from the company he co-founded. In an email sent out to all Apple employees today Jobs said … Team, At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my [...]
Seas0nPass: 2nd Gen Apple TV Jailbreak
The guys over at fireCore have just released Seas0nPass, an application that will jailbreak your second generation AppleTV. Seas0nPass requires you to tether your AppleTV briefly during boot in order to preform the jailbreak by loading custom IPSW files onto your AppleTV. fireCore is a name that is synonymous with AppleTV hackers. The group also [...]
Apple Removes VLC From App Store
Apple has removed the video player VLC from it’s App Store, so if you don’t already have it installed on your iPad or iPhone you’re out of luck. Before you decided to send hate mail to Steve Jobs, you should know that Apple didn’t want to remove it. Rather, it’s a result of a single [...]
iPhone Alarm Doesn’t Like 2011
Apple just can’t seem to get the Alarm Clock app right on the iPhone; earlier this year people experienced problems shortly after the DST time change. Alarms that were set to repeat went off either an hour early or an hour late depending on where you lived and now in 2011 it doesn’t want to [...]
iPhone To HDMI Dongle
Apple is really picky about what type of connectors it offers. Sure you can get a composite or component cable for your iPhone and hook it up to a TV but why hasn’t Apple moved into the 20th century and offered something a bit more modern like HDMI? Sanwa has just announced that it will [...]
iPod Nano Hack
By booting up his iPod Nano with a modified SpringBoard.plist file hacker James Whelton was able to remove an app from his screen and replace it with a blank space (Video after the break). Now this isn’t quite a jailbreak like hack, but it is a small start in the right direction. Today we can [...]
