Month: October 2010

Google Adds Improvements to Gmail in Mobile Safari

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 28, 2010

I can't say that I use Gmail in mobile Safari too often, considering that the native Mail App has great support for Gmail, but there must be some of you crazy folks out there that still do.

Fret not, Google has heard your cries for an improved mobile Safari experience, they've seen your tears, and they've felt your pain. As a result, an updated version of Gmail for mobile Safari is now live at last.

What new features can you expect to see? Well, too be honest, they're more on the aesthetics side of the house, meaning they don't add much in the way new functionality. Check inside for the details on not one, but two new improvements for Gmail on mobile Safari...

The Best iPhone 4 Costume Ever

Sébastien Page ∙ October 28, 2010

With Halloween just around the corner, many of you must be wondering what they're going to wear. I had the brief thought of wearing an iPhone costume but I changed my mind very quickly after watching this video.

There is absolutely no way in the world anyone can outdo this guy's iPhone 4 costume. This is a must see so make sure you check out the video below...

How to Activate FaceTime in Unsupported Countries

Sébastien Page ∙ October 28, 2010

For some reasons far beyond my understanding, FaceTime has been banned from several countries in the Middle East, and up until today, there was to way to activate FaceTime there. It's now possible thanks to a hack called FaceTime Hacktivator.

Like most hack, it requires your iPhone 4 to be jailbroken. If it's not done yet, you can do so using PwnageTool, GreenPois0n, or LimeRa1n. Once jailbroken, follow these instructions to activate FaceTime in any unsupported countries, including in the Middle East...

Google Adds App Store Search to the iPhone

Alex Heath ∙ October 28, 2010

You can now search the App Store through Google search on the iPhone. Google recently added an "iPhone apps" category to its search options. This new option is available within the official Google Mobile app and the Google web interface on mobile Safari.

Google indexes the App Store to bring you only iPhone apps when you are searching on your iPhone or iPod touch. You are given a list of results with the price, average star rating and a brief description for your viewing pleasure. Nothing too fancy though.

When you click the app you want to go to, Google merely takes you to the iTunes web preview page. And the preview page doesn't even prompt the App Store app to open, which is odd...

If You Could Only Choose One Jailbreak App

Jeff Benjamin ∙ October 28, 2010

If you could only have one jailbreak app, which one would it be? I had to think long and hard about this, because there are so many great jailbreak apps that make the iPhone such a delightful device to use.

Ultimately, though, I was able to decide on one app in particular that I just can’t live without. Can you guess what it is?

Scrobble iPhone Tracks to Last.fm in Real Time

Guest Author ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

To scrobble is the act of sending information of a currently playing track, or song, to Last.fm. Last.fm is a free service that recommends and suggests music by discovering new music based on the music you play. In short, it's a social network that focuses on music and artists only.

Like other social networks, you find and add friends in order to share your musical tastes with other people and to discover the musical tastes of friends...

Can’t Run APT-GET from SSH/MobileTerminal? Try this

Guest Author ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

After jailbreaking for 4.1, many of you will notice you can no longer run apt-get commands from the command line, whether SSH or MobileTerminal. This is mind boggling, and none of the support sites or forums seem to have the right answer. The most common suggested solution is to delete some sources from Cydia and re-add them. This doesn't work.

After a few hours of troubleshooting, I gave up and assumed it was a limitation of greenpois0n. However, today I accidentally found the answer, and it's quite simple to make this work again.

Apple Looking Into Dumping iPhone Carriers?

Sébastien Page ∙ October 27, 2010

Speaking of a close environment... There is an interesting article on GigaOM today which suggests that Apple might be about to cut out the carriers.

Apparently Apple is working with SIM manufacturer Gemalto to create a unique SIM card that would be integrated inside the phone and that would allow people to buy the iPhone directly from Apple and choose a carrier via the App Store...

White iPhone 4 Cancelled?

Sébastien Page ∙ October 27, 2010

When you think the drama is almost over, some good ol' rumors show up, throwing yet a little more oil on the fire. According to BGR and their insider ninjas, Apple has absolutely no plan of ever releasing the white iPhone 4.

The plan is actually to delay the White iPhone 4 again in the Spring, which would inevitably lead us to an iPhone 5 release...

Jailbreak App Adds Extra Control Volume to Your App Switcher

Sébastien Page ∙ October 27, 2010

This is a boring day for the jailbreak community. After checking out the somewhat useless EZDecline this morning, we're now having a quick look at App Switcher Volume, a new jailbreak application that adds a volume slider to the "now playing" bar of your app switcher.

That's all it does and really, for $0.99, I sure hope it does it well...

Does that look interesting enough to download?

This Jailbreak App Let’s You Easily Decline Phone Calls

Sébastien Page ∙ October 27, 2010

EZDecline is a new jailbreak app that let's you easily decline phone calls. If your phone is locked and you receive a phone call, the only thing that will show on your screen is the "Slide to Answer" option. EZDecline tweaks that a bit by adding the buttons to "Decline" or "Answer".

Priced at $0.99, I don't find this mod much useful because this feature is already available under a different form on your iPhone...

Can’t Quit Apps with the Home Button? This Might Be Why.

Guest Author ∙ Updated February 6, 2016

Everything was pretty smooth for a while on my 4.1 jailbroken device, but then it happened. I tapped the Home button to quit an app and nothing happened. I double tapped it, and the switcher popped up. Another double tap and it retreated. Another single tap, but my open app stayed open.

If this happened to you, most likely the problem is with the latest version of Notified Pro. I did some research, and uninstalled Notified Pro via Cydia. After a reboot, the problem was gone. Just in case, I re-installed it. Within half an hour, the problem was back, and I couldn't quit apps without using the SBSettings Close Button.

I removed Notified Pro again, and problem solved. If you can't live without Notified Pro, check this out. Hope this helps some of you out there. Anyone else experience the same issue?