Year: 2012

Upcoming jailbreak tweak ‘Deck’ adds a hotbar to your SpringBoard

Deck is an upcoming jailbreak tweak from SBCoders that is currently in beta testing. It promises to lend added functionality to your SpringBoard by adding an App switcher-esque side bar that's accessible by swiping.

Inside the "hotbar" you'll gain access to a multitude of customizable functions, and shortcuts. It looks like a great compliment to the currently existing App switcher.

SBCoders has released a teaser video that shows Deck in action, check inside to have a look...

Pay homage to Steve Jobs with this new Siri mic theme

Since Steve Jobs passed away last year, fans have been coming up with new ways to pay homage to the long-time CEO. Some folks have written tributes, and others turned out at Apple Stores to pay their respects.

But a theme designer, who calls himself monkystyle, took a different approach. He created a mic replacement for Siri so that jailbroken users can both customize the digital assistant, and pay homage to Steve. Introducing Stevi...

Rumor: iPad 3 to start $70-$80 higher than previous models

According to the rumor mill, the iPad 3 is going to employ some pretty amazing features. We've heard it could contain everything from a high resolution Retina display, to a new processor, and a 5MP camera. There has even been talk of it having LTE.

A lot of folks, however, have wondered how Apple would be able to maintain the tablet's $499 entry price point with so many high-end components. Well according to some new evidence, it couldn't...

How to dismiss Siri with a swipe

Yesterday we told you how to dismiss Siri with your voice. Today, we're going to show you how to dismiss Siri with a Swipe.

SwipeSiri is a free jailbreak tweak available for Siri enabled devices that allows you to do just that.

Check out our video coverage of SwipeSiri inside...

Will Apple kill Evi over Siri? [Updated]

It looks as if things are becoming quite crowded and heated in the "virtual assistant" space.

A recent TechCrunch report says that Apple is planning to remove Evi from the App Store because it violates Apple's terms and conditions.

The violation? Evi is too similar to Siri...

How to open Siri directly from your Home screen

SiriBoard is a simple jailbreak tweak that places a shortcut to Siri directly on your iPhone's SpringBoard.

This will allow you to launch Siri from any Home screen page, or even place the shortcut into your dock or in a folder.

Personally, I think holding the Home button is the most efficient way to launch Siri, but perhaps you feel otherwise?

Does Apple need to create an entirely new product to stay on top?

Apple is sitting on top of the world right now. It has the most popular handset and tablet on the market, it broke nearly every company sales record last quarter, and it's currently the most valuable corporation in the world.

The company's real accomplishment, however, is how quickly it has risen to the top. Less than two years ago Apple's market cap was only $200 billion. And now it's teetering around the $500 billion mark. But how long can it keep up this ridiculous pace?

Android crushing iPhone in countries without carrier subsidies

After selling more than 37 million iPhones last quarter, Apple seems unstoppable. Not only did it break its company record by more than 15 million handsets, but the feat also made Apple the top smartphone manufacturer in the world.

But The Wall Street Journal has come across an interesting weakness in Apple's game plan. It seems the company's handset sales aren't doing very well in countries where wireless carriers don't offer subsidies on smartphones...

Adobe Photoshop Touch video walkthrough

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As you may have heard, Adobe's Photoshop Touch has been released officially for the iPad 2, and we're happy to report that it looks very promising judging from our initial walkthrough.

This is definitely one of the, if not the deepest photo editing apps we've ever used on a tablet, and I think the majority of Adobe fans and Photoshop users in general will be pleasantly surprised with the interface and design.

Photoshop Touch is iPad 2 only, and can be purchased from the App Store for $9.99. Take a look and tell us what you think.

iTweak: an upcoming alternative to Cydia

Since the jailbreak community formed sometime in late 2007, we've seen a number of "App Store alternatives." I can think of Icy, Cydia, Rock Your iPhone, and Installer just off the top of my head.

Now it looks like we could soon be adding another option into the mix: iTweak. The new store describes itself as a 'Cydia alternative' where jailbreakers will be available to find all of their favorite tweaks, themes and utilities...

Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad makes reappearance in App Store

Saturday night, Adobe launched its new Photoshop Touch for iPad app into the App Store in Australia , New Zealand and more, but quickly pulled the app shortly after. We assume someone pulled the trigger a little early.

Tonight, Photoshop Touch for iPad has made a reappearance in the App Store, priced at the same $9.99. As a refresher, Photoshop Touch looks like the perfect photo editor on the iPad...