iOS Developers Joining Forces in the Event of a Lodsys Battle

by Cody on May 25, 2011

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last month, chances are you’ve heard of Lodsys. The patent licensing company has been sending letters to iOS developers threatening legal action. They believe that in-app purchasing infringes on a patent of theirs, and they want to get paid.

After weeks of silence, Apple finally decided to speak up on the matter. While they publicly defended their developer’s rights, they have not given any indication that they would help with legal fees, should Lodsys’ threats ever materialize… Read More

 

Twitter Promises to Not Change TweetDeck

by Alex Heath on May 25, 2011

Twitter just announced on its blog that it has officially acquired TweetDeck. On top of that, Twitter has promised to maintain the TweetDeck that “users know and love.”

When it was revealed that Twitter was purchasing TweetDeck for nearly $50 million, TweetDeck users got a little nervous. Would a Twitter buyout mean that the TweetDeck faithful would be left out in the cold? Twitter has assured that it has no plans to fundamentally change the popular third party client that so many people rely on… Read More

 

AT&T Rolls Out LTE in 5 Cities, 10 More to Come by End of Year

by Sebastien on May 25, 2011

AT&T issued a press release today saying that the company was going to roll out LTE in 5 cities by the summer, namely Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and San Antonio. Additionally, AT&T will add LTE to another 10 cities by the end of the year.

Although I’m very excited AT&T is deploying LTE in more cities, we iPhone users will most likely not be able to enjoy this technology for a while, as it was reported the iPhone won’t support LTE until 2012… Read More

 

MacHeist Returns with iPhone Game Called “The Heist”

by Alex Heath on May 25, 2011

You may be familiar with MacHeist. The legendary site comes around about once a year with amazing deals on apps for the Mac. In the past, MacHeist has been responsible for some of the greatest and most sought after software deals, and the site returns for yet another heist this year.

Instead of the typical marketing tactics of contests, giveaways, and promotions, the MacHeist team has partnered with the folks at tap tap tap (makers of Camera+ and other fine apps) and launched a new game in the App Store.

“The Heist” is a puzzle game from MacHeist that promises a reward far greater than its $0.99 price tag. Once completed, the game will unlock a real prize tucked away inside a vault… Read More

 

Opera Mini for iOS Gets Major Update, Faster Browsing Included

by Cody on May 25, 2011

It’ll be interesting to see if Apple gives Safari a facelift in the upcoming iOS 5 update. It’s already rumored that several areas like voice control will receive an overhaul, but will the tiny browser see any improvements?

If you’re not currently happy with Apple’s default browser, there are several alternatives in the App Store. iCab and Atomic are awesome choices, but what about Opera Mini? Even if you didn’t like the browser before, you might want to check out the latest update… Read More

 

iStreamNet, Possibly the Best TV Shows Streaming App for iPhone

by Sebastien on May 25, 2011

I got a nice tip from an iDB reader yesterday on Twitter about a fairly new jailbreak app called iStreamNet. Like the name suggests, iStreamNet is an application that allows you to stream a plethora of TV shows directly on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

I’ve seen those apps before but I was a bit skeptical about the quantity and quality of shows available. After using the app for a few hours, I can tell that I am positively surprised by how well it delivers… Read More

 

How To: Manually Enable Multitasking for Cydia in iOS 4

by Cody on May 25, 2011

Cydia’s recent update made the jailbroken app store faster and brought about some other nice improvements. One of those new features was the ability to resume your place in Cydia after exiting the app, so you weren’t forced to start over each time you closed it.

Though it was a major step up from the previous version, it’s not real multitasking. Downloading something in Cydia typically renders the rest of your iPhone helpless, but what if I told you there was an easy way to enable true multitasking? Read More

 

New Windows Utility Allows You to Use AirPlay With Windows Media Center

by Jeff Benjamin on May 24, 2011

It’s becoming more and more apparent that AirPlay — Apple’s media streaming technology is here for the long haul.

We’ve seen numerous applications for both the iPhone, the Mac, and even Android devices that in some way or another, massage AirPlay’s functionality to meet their needs.

Throughout all of the fun, Windows has ultimately been left out; that is until now.

Developer Thomas Pleasance made sure of that fact with the recent release of his AirPlay enabled Windows Media Center Add-in… Read More

 

iOS 5 Concept: Lion-Style Dashboard

by Sebastien on May 24, 2011

Graphic artist Jan-Michael Cart is on a roll these days with his iOS 5 concept videos. After imagining how speech recognition and fast app switching might work on iOS 5 Jan-Michael is now sharing with us his vision of a Lion-style dashboard on Apple’s next iOS update.

As Cart explains, when you slide over to the old Spotlight Search screen, the wallpaper shifts and you’re taken into a Dashboard screen similar to the kind found in Mac OS X. You can have many pages of widgets… Read More

 

iOS 4 Encryption Broken by ElcomSoft

by Cody on May 24, 2011

Up until the Cupertino company launched iOS 4 last year, there wasn’t any real data protection for iDevices. This left much of the government and enterprise market who require top notch security, holding onto their BlackBerry devices.

iOS 4 brought about industry-standard AES-256 encryption. The new protection consisted of encrypted key sets that were either tied to the device or to the iDevice user’s passcode. Up until now, that encryption has been fairly unbreakable… Read More

 
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