Year: 2012

Upcoming ‘ayecon’ theme saturates the Retina display with meticulously detailed goodness

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

Are you looking for a theme that makes ample good use of your iPhone's Retina Display? If so, then look no further than the upcoming release of ayecon.

ayecon is the latest jailbreak theme from legendary iOS themer and graphic designer, Surenix. Scheduled to hit Cydia on June 8th, it's a theme that has to be witnessed to be able to appreciate the amount of effort that went into putting together such an incredibly detailed project.

Even coming from someone who's no longer overly fond of themes, I have to give credit where credit is due — ayecon looks spectacular — hardcore iOS themers will likely love it. Don't believe me? Then take a look at our hands on video...

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Analyst: iPhone 5 will have thinner, better cameras

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated April 28, 2017

With the LinkedIn privacy scare and Google's 3D maps taking over news today, we've seen little updates concerning Apple's upcoming iPhone. Enter KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who argues in today's note to clients that the next iPhone will use back and front cameras re-engineered with thinness in mind.

And if you're new to iPhoneography, you're probably thinking that a higher-resolution CMOS sensor is also in the cards. Not so fast...

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Apple leverages Siri patent to block imports of Galaxy S III to US

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 6, 2012

Perhaps not unsurprisingly, Apple has asked the court for permission to add Samsung's latest smartphone to its list of devices eligible for a preliminary injunction.

The company is leveraging its two patents to enforce the ban, one already successfully used to stop imports of HTC devices and the other covering unified search and Siri capabilities that Samsung's device replicates with its S-Voice feature that Cupertino feels shamelessly rips off Siri's user interface.

Looks like Samsung may want to re-think its stance that the S III wasn't designed by lawyers...

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Check out Google’s clip showing off gorgeous 3D cityscapes in Google Earth

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 6, 2012

As we noted in our liveblog, today's Google Maps presser has brought out the much-anticipated 3D imagery that we're being told is coming to both Android and iOS platforms via the Google Earth mobile app.

And as Apple reportedly gears up to preview its own 3D mapping solution at WWDC next Monday, it's time to take a closer look at what Google's technology can do.

Well, the search giant just posted an awesome video that shows off 3D cityscapes, complete with buildings, terrain and even landscaping, from the new 45-degree aerial imagery in Google Earth. It's pretty awesome and I for sure am liking a lot where they're taking maps (apparently, I'm not the only one)...

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UEFA releases official Euro 2012 iPhone app

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 28, 2018

As noted by MacRumors, UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) has just released its official app for Euro 2012. The 14th annual European Football Championship starts Friday, June 8th, and will continue on for the rest of the month.

Surprisingly, football (known as soccer here in the States) is slowly starting to catch on here in the States. It's by no means near as popular as it is in the rest of the world, but major TV networks are starting to bid for broadcasting rights...

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Sn0wBreeze 2.9.6 released, now supports ATV 5.0.2 firmware

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 26, 2017

Apple's little ATV update, which started rolling out yesterday afternoon, is quickly making the rounds in the jailbreak community today. Earlier we saw FireCore's Seas0nPass tool updated to support the new software. And now it's Sn0wBreeze's turn.

A few moments ago, iH8sn0w announced that he has released a new version of Sn0wBreeze: v2.9.6. The utility now includes support for the 5.0.2 Apple TV software, as well as a new feature that will allow users to resize their ATV's root partition...

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MobileTerminal update finally lands in Cydia

Cody Lee ∙ June 6, 2012

Fans of the popular MobileTerminal utility for jailbroken iOS devices will be happy to hear that the frustration is finally over. After a several-month absence, an iOS 5-compatible version of the tool is now available in Cydia.

This means that you can forget about going through the tedious 5 step process of manually installing the app's .deb file every time you want to get MobileTerminal on your device. The package is now just a tap away...

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Seas0nPass updated to support new Apple TV 5.0.2 firmware

Cody Lee ∙ June 6, 2012

It's been nearly 24 hours since Apple pushed out 5.0.2 to Apple TV owners, and, at least at the time of this writing, it has still yet to post any details regarding the update. The ATV support page still shows 5.0.1 as the latest software.

But perhaps the changes in 5.0.2 were so minute that it didn't warrant any kind of changelog. After all, the folks at FireCore have already managed to update their Seas0nPass jailbreak utility to support the new firmware...

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Sparrow confirms work on iPad app is underway

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

Sparrow for iPhone, in spite of its shortcomings, has become my default email client on the iPhone.

I can't recall the last time I launched Apple's Mail app as Sparrow for iPhone beats Apple's stock app offering in terms of user friendliness, sleekness, elegance, ease of use and Gmail accounts handling, among other things.

But Sparrow's lack of native iPad interface has been ticking me off as the vast majority of my email management happens on my iPad.

Well, the wait will soon be over as the Sparrow developer just teased a new page confirming that Sparrow for iPad is coming...

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LinkedIn privacy scare: 6.5M passwords leak, iOS app scraps meeting notes

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 6, 2012

Today's a bad, bad day for LinkedIn and a field day for privacy advocates around the world as someone has just managed to leak over 6.5 million hashed and encrypted LinkedIn passwords on a Russian hacker forum.

What are you waiting for, change your LinkedIn password now!

On top of that, the LinkedIn for iOS app, which was recently updated with iPad support, has an opt-in feature that lets you synchronize your iOS calendar to view upcoming events inside the app.

But similar to the unauthorized Path address book access, this feature sends your meeting notes to LinkedIn's servers without you ever knowing it...

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Dell: The iPad is too shiny for biz

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 28, 2019

CEO Michael Dell is known as the man of big words and bad predictions, the most infamous being his advice from fifteen years ago to give the money back to shareholds and shut down Apple. Fortunately, Dell's most recent outrageous quote at least hasn't come out of its CEO's mouth.

Another exec, Dell Australia’s managing director Joe Kreme, gets the credit for claiming that Apple's iPad is no fit for big business because it's too "shiny". He's also gone out on a limb to issue a warning to IT managers, saying issues with iOS devices in enterprise can take up to four days to resolve...

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