iOS 5′s Hidden Twitter Functionality Hints at More to Come

by Oliver Haslam on Jun 28, 2011

Just before Apple’s big iOS 5 reveal at WWDC a few weeks ago, rumors began circulating that Apple was planning to integrate Twitter right into the system. At the time we didn’t know whether the rumors were true or not, let alone how deeply integrated it would eventually turn out to be.

When Steve Jobs and his band of merry men took to the stage at WWDC, we finally saw what Apple had in store for us, but despite iOS 5 largely hitting the spot we couldn’t help but feel let down by the fabled Twitter integration, at least in its current form… Read More

 

The Pope Uses an iPad to Send His First Tweet

by Sebastien on Jun 28, 2011

The iPad is so simple even a Pope can use it.

Watch this video of Pope Benedict launching a Vatican website, but also sending his very first tweet directly from his iPad. As you can tell, the Pope doesn’t seem to be much impressed by what the iPad can do… Read More

 

Google Swiffy Will Convert Flash Files to iPhone-Friendly HTML 5

by Guest Author on Jun 28, 2011

Google unveiled a new tool for developers today called Swiffy — a simple converter that takes .SWF Flash files and transforms them into iPhone-friendly HTML5 code. It’s the latest experimental application to hit Google Labs, and while it works best with simple Flash animations, its results are rather impressive.

Anyone can use Swiffy by simply visiting swiffy.googlelabs.com. There you can upload an SWF file and quickly convert it into HTML5… Read More

 

‘Ergo HD’ DreamBoard Theme Aims to Innovate With Ergonomic Dual Hand Navigation

by Jeff Benjamin on Jun 28, 2011

Today we’re going to talk about something a little different in the theming universe. I’d like to introduce to you a DreamBoard theme called ErgoHD.

Now this isn’t your typical iPhone theme for a number of reasons, and the first reason of course being that it’s a DreamBoard theme and not your run of the mill WinterBoard affair.

Secondly, Ergo HD is aiming primarily at the non-ambidextrous demographic, seeing as its main selling point is being able to use it comfortably with either hand.

Sound interesting? Then check out this video walkthrough of Ergo HD… Read More

 

LulzSec’s Stolen Archives Reveal AT&T LTE Data Plans

by Cody on Jun 28, 2011

AT&T’s upcoming LTE network has certainly been grabbing headlines lately. AT&T claims that their purported 4G network is capable of real world download speeds in upwards of 28 Mbps. In comparison, Verizon’s 4G network averages between 5-12 Mbps.

Thanks to LulzSec, we know that the carrier plans on rolling out their new LTE network in the first week of July. It also appears that another document has been found amongst the hacking group’s stolen archives that helps shine some light on the 4G project… Read More

 

Why Apple Could be Releasing an iPhone Nano this Fall

by Cody on Jun 28, 2011

The idea of an iPhone nano has been debated since the device’s inception 4 years ago. Apple’s conquest of the mp3 player market with multiple iPod models has had many folks wondering if Apple was going to do the same thing with their smartphone line.

While most people scoff at the idea of Apple producing a cheap version of the popular iPhone, Horace Dediu of asymco seems to think otherwise. Apparently, Apple has plenty of reasons to manufacture an iPhone “nano.” Read More

 

WifiIcon and AirplaneIcon: 2 Live Icons to Quickly Toggle Settings

by Cody on Jun 28, 2011

If you don’t know what TweakWeek is by now, you haven’t been paying attention. Jailbreak developer Ryan Petrich started the initiative earlier this month, by releasing 1 free, simple jailbreak tweak every day for a week.

After Petrich completed 7 tweaks in 7 days, he passed the torch on to other jailbreak developers, each one taking a week of their own. We are nearing the end of Dan Zimmerman’s week, but the developer seems to be going out in style… Read More

 

‘WebLeaps’ Adds Custom Search Shortcuts to Spotlight and Safari

by Jeff Benjamin on Jun 28, 2011

WebLeaps seems to be one of those tweaks that fell through the cracks. I’d honestly never heard of this tweak before Sebastien mentioned it to me, but I’m glad that he did.

That’s because WebLeaps allows you to easily navigate some of the web’s best sites by means of custom search shortcuts.

You can even create your own custom search shortcuts with a bit of plist editing know-how.

Check inside as I go one-on-one with WebLeaps. I even create my own custom iDB search shortcut… Read More

 

Check Out This Fruity iPhone 5

by Guest Author on Jun 28, 2011

While any details we may have on the iPhone 5 right now are mere speculation, I’m confident it won’t look like this! Fed up waiting for Apple’s fifth-generation smartphone, TopFruit.com have created their own — made entirely of fruit and vegetables.

This edible iPhone boasts an aubergine bezel, a Music app made from oranges, and appears to run the “BlackBerry” OS. Get it? I know — that was poor… Read More

 

How to Backup and Restore SMS Messages Using PKGBackup [Video Tutorial]

by Jeff Benjamin on Jun 28, 2011

One of the most frustrating things that I’ve encountered with the iPhone, is doing backups and restores. Now admittedly, most people are okay with this, they just backup their iPhone with iTunes and restore with whenever necessary.

I like to take the backup and restore process a bit more seriously. For instance, I’ve actually created a starting point “stock” iTunes backup with all of my favorite apps, settings, mail accounts, etc.

Secondly, I have a separate backup for all of my jailbreak apps, tweaks, and settings. For this, I use PKGBackup.

I’ve found that the combination of the iTunes backup coupled with PKGBackup makes for a quick, and painless restore back to my favorite settings.

There’s one problem with this methodology though; it doesn’t backup all of my SMS messages… Read More

 
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