There are some jailbreak utilities that are considered to be more or less essential. In fact, Sebastien wrote a post this morning detailing his top 10 must-have tweaks. Then there are others that don't really serve much of a purpose.
IconBounce definitely falls in the latter category. It's a simple utility that makes the dock icons on your iOS 4 or iOS 5 device do summersaults, flips, and other tricks without the need to mess with a bunch of settings...
If you're looking for a jailbreak tweak that embeds your contact photos into your native Messages app, there's a couple of options. There's Copic, which adds photos to multiple applications, as well as other apps like ChatPic.
Today we'll add another one to the pile with xMessages. The utility, which recently appeared in Cydia, takes the images from your contact list and applies them to your messaging threads in the default Messages app...
I consider myself a strong advocate of the jailbreak cause. Ever since ziPhone – the first jailbreak ever released – came out, all my iDevices have been jailbroken and even unlocked when possible.
I love jailbreaking for two reasons. First, I jailbreak because I can. If there is a way to do things not the way they were intended to be, then count me in. Second, and more importantly, I jailbreak because it gives me access to a plethora of features that Apple hasn't implemented yet, or will never implement for some reasons.
For the past three months, I've used a stock iPhone 4S. Obviously that was not my choice. There just wasn't a jailbreak until Absinthe came out last week. But things are back to normal now.
Every time I jailbreak a new device for the first time, I try to reconsider what I really use, and what I really need. I also try to take into account a few things, like stability. If certain apps gave me headaches in the past, I'll just make sure not to install them again (goodbye WinterBoard). It's the perfect occasion to start on a clean slate.
This being said, I'd like to share with you all the jailbreak tweaks that are currently installed on my iPhone 4S...
A few weeks ago we told you about an interesting job listing that hinted that Microsoft was looking to bring its Xbox LIVE gaming portal to iOS. The listing called for a developer to help the company port its LIVE gaming client to Apple's platform.
Microsoft kickstarted the project back in December of last year when it introduced an official Xbox LIVE application for the iPhone. But according to a recent Forbes report, that was only the beginning...
Adam Lashinsky's new book Inside Apple, which was released earlier this week, is full of juicy stories from Apple's past. Pieces of the book have been popping up on the web over the past two weeks.
The latest excerpt we've come across, courtesy of our friends over at Cult of Mac, provides some insight on the details surrounding Apple's "acquisition" of the iPhone trademark from Cisco Systems...
RIM's new CEO Thorsten Heins may have inherited a sinking ship, but he seems determined to explore all avenues in his attempt to find an escape route for the ailing Canadian firm.
Having previously been very keen to keep its BlackBerry Messenger crown jewel as a key feature that is exclusive to its hardware, BlackBerry smartphones may not be the only ones to support it some time in the future. RIM's new CEO outlined his company's openness to such a move during an interview with CrackBerry.
If RIM was to license its SMS-like instant messaging system to third parties then it could stript the firm's handsets of arguably their biggest feature...
The latest version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 5, brought a number of new features and improvements. One of the most welcomed changes was the revamped notifications system with unobtrusive banner alerts.
But as usual, the jailbreaking community takes this feature a step farther. A new tweak has just surfaced in Cydia called Vexillum that allows you to customize both the background and font colors of your notification banners...
Lorem is tweak that brings swipe to dismiss functionality to Notification Center.
It is the companion to Ipsum, a tweak that brings swipe to dismiss functionality to Lock Screen notifications.
Both are great ways to alternatively dismiss the notifications you receive, as you'll see from our coverage inside...
You gotta feel for T-Mobile — it's had a rough couple of months. Not only has the company's AT&T merger deal fallen through the cracks, but it continues to be excluded from iPhone partnership.
When Sprint picked up the iPhone last October, T-Mobile became the only major carrier in the US to not officially offer Apple's popular handset. But that hasn't stopped it from supporting the device...
Bill Gates has told how he sent Steve Jobs a personal letter before his death, and explained how the pair's complicated relationship worked.
During an interview with The Telegraph, the former Microsoft CEO spoke about Jobs and the relationship between the two during the Macintosh days and how the two became competitors after initially working on the same project.
Bill Gates also went on to describe Jobs as an "incredible genius" and spoke about the Apple CEO's work in increasing the Mac's market share in the face of competition from Microsoft's PC platform...
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Need I introduce Raj, from the Big Bang Theory? Watch him as he meets the love of his life: Siri.
It's a bit hard to explain without showing you, but have you ever wanted to get rid of the transparent icon effect that happens when you open the App Switcher or open a folder?
Apparently, some of you did; hence the creation of a jailbreak tweak entitled No Ghostly Icons. As it name implies, it easily rids your iDevice of the transparent icon effect.
To see exactly what we mean, take a look at our video walkthrough...