Month: July 2011

Happy 3rd Birthday, App Store

Guest Author ∙ July 10, 2011

On this very day back in 2008, Steve Jobs announced the App Store. It was the day before the iPhone 3G launch, and nobody, perhaps not even Jobs himself, could foresee the amazing successes the App Store would have collected in the coming years.

I don’t want to bore you by saying how many apps were available and downloaded at any given moment, so I’ll just point out the most important ciphers. At the time of its launch, only 500 apps were available for download, but not even a year later, in April 2009, the number had increased to 35,000, with more than one billion downloads...

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‘RemovedSound’ Brings the Familiar OS X Paper Crumbling Sound to the iPhone

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated August 4, 2011

I’ve always wondered why Apple never added the “paper crumbling” trash sound whenever you deleted an app in iOS.

Perhaps they figured that we’d be deleting things more than we do on our desktops, and that it would become annoying after a while.

Regardless of the reasoning, if you've been wanting something like this, then want no longer; RemovedSound -- one of the latest jailbreak TweakWeek tweaks -- has hit the Cydia store…

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38 Jailbreak Apps Every iPad User Should Have

Alex Heath ∙ Updated July 6, 2017

Now that you've jailbroken your iPad 2 with JailbreakMe, you're probably wondering what cool jailbreak apps and tweaks to install from Cydia.

If you'd like a little help with making your iPad 2 the best jailbroken device it can be, we've collected a list of 38 jailbreak apps that every iPad user should have...

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JailbreakMe Used 2,000,000 Times, Responsible for Jailbreaking 1% of All iDevices

Sébastien Page ∙ July 10, 2011

JailbreakMe was released just a few days ago and has already had fulgurant success. Twelve hours after its launch, 500,000 iDevices had already been jailbroken. Fastforward a few days later, and JailbreakMe has now been used over 2,000,000 times.

The news that came this morning via Chpwn's Twitter account reveals with a quick calculation that JailbreakMe is responsible for jailbreaking 1% of all iPhones, iPads and iPods in the world...

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StatusGoogle: Google Search Bar for Notification Center

Cody Lee ∙ July 10, 2011

We figure that most folks that haven't opted to try jailbreaking iOS 5 by now aren't going to. Perhaps you are waiting on an untethered jailbreak, or for more iOS 5 support from your favorite Cydia apps. But for those of you who have been waiting for more trivial reasons, check this out.

If the previously available custom widgets haven't caught your eye yet, let me show you StatusGoogle. The utility installs itself into your Notifications Center drop down menu, and allows you to initiate a Google search inside any app with a swipe of your finger...

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‘SBVolume’ is Great For Those With Broken Volume Buttons

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated August 4, 2011

I admit it; I couldn't come up with any valid reasons for SBVolume’s existence during the shooting of my video walkthough, but as always, you commentors picked up on the transgression.

SBVolume is a TweakWeek tweak that places soft volume buttons on your iPhone’s Home screen. It’s definitely not the prettiest implementation in the world, but it would be a welcome addition to anyone’s Home screen that has broken physical volume buttons.

I overlooked that need during the shooting of the video, hence the over-the-top negativity. But still, I stand by my notion that it could look a whole lot better than it does now. Details inside…

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iPhone Charging Cable Bursts Into Flames, iOS 5 to Blame?

Oliver Haslam ∙ July 10, 2011

Running a beta release of iOS on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch comes with a very specific set of possible problems, ranging from poor battery life, to potential software conflicts, to things just plain not working.

One possible issue that we've not really considered before is the chance of an iPhone actually settings itself on fire. And that's apparently what's happened to one iOS developer's handset.

Or, his charging cord, at least....

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Easily Access Your iPhone’s Vital Statistics With ‘TapClockInfo’

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated August 4, 2011

One of the nicest things about SBSettings is the ability to quickly view your iPhone’s important vital statistics such as available RAM and IP Addresses.

What if you could access that same information quickly from your iPhone’s lock screen? Wouldn’t that be neat?

With TapClockInfo -- a jailbreak tweak for the iPhone -- now you can. Check inside for a video demonstration of it in action…

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Apple Forced to Pay Personal Audio $8 Million Over iPod Patent

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

Apple is no stranger to the courtroom these days; with patents, copyright claims, and counterclaims becoming as closely related to the Cupertino outfit as its iconic iPods.

Ironically, though, it seems that those very same iPods have landed Apple in trouble this time around, with the company being forced to stump up $8 million to a company that claims the iPod infringes on its patents...

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Highlighting the RazorianFly iOS Wallpaper Collection

Alex Heath ∙ Updated March 18, 2019

Our friends at RazorianFly don't just report Apple news, they actually make wallpapers, too! The RazorianFly iOS Wallpaper Collection is home to the site's very own wallpaper designs.

These wallpapers have a very unique design style that may not be for everyone, but they're still cool iOS wallpapers that some of you may be interested in...

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Apple Store iPad Display Gets Jailbroken [Video]

Cody Lee ∙ July 9, 2011

Comex's new exploit is easily the best jailbreaking tool ever developed. Not only is it much faster than previous methods, it's as easy to use as downloading an app.

Another reason JailbreakMe comes out on top is that you don't need a computer to run the software. Everything is done from the device. This creates an interesting dynamic for jailbreaking, because now you can do it almost anywhere. Even in an Apple Store... 

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