Thanks to jailbreaking, you can make your iOS device look pretty much anyway you want. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of themes in Cydia that can alter the appearance of Apple's mobile operating system.
But we've never seen anything like this before. Designer Anton Repponen has posted several images to his blog of what he imagines a Mac Plus-inspired iPhone theme would look like. Introducing iOS 86...
On top of our daily Hot Deals, we've created a new section on iDB where we feature 20 apps to check out every week.
No doubt that you'll already know about some of these apps, but hopefully we can introduce you to a bunch of other apps that you wouldn't have discovered without us.
Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, here are 20 applications worth checking out this week...
The folks over at ThinkGeek are known, at least in the iOS community, as the creators of the popular iCADE accessory. The gaming cabinet turns your iPad into a mini-arcade system and is compatible with hundreds of games.
Now the team is looking to expand on its success with the new iCADE 8-Bitty game controller. Like the original iCADE, the wireless gamepad sports a familiar retro look and will work with a number of iOS devices and games...
We've seen a lot of evidence over the past few weeks that suggests that we are very close to seeing Apple unveil its next-generation tablet. Among that evidence are several "leaked" iPad 3 components, including a display panel and rear shell casing.
Now the same parts retailer that leaked the Sharp-made high resolution display last week has confirmed that the screen actually fits in the back shell casing, adding more credibility to its story that these are in fact iPad 3 components...
From AllThingsD:
Google has gotten the all-clear from European Union regulators to buy Motorola Mobility, though officials remain concerned about how Google will use Motorola’s patent portfolio.
“This merger decision should not and will not mean that we are not concerned by the possibility that, once Google is the owner of this portfolio, Google can abuse these patents, linking some patents with its Android devices,” Commissioner Joaquin Almunia told reporters, according to Reuters. “This is our worry.”
Hours after the EU gave its agreement, the US Department of Justice gave its blessing as well:
With this, Google is one step closer to closing the deal, although they’re still waiting on approval from China, Taiwan, and Israel before the transaction can officially be completed.
World War III is just about to start, and it's all about patents!
I don't think anyone foresaw how popular Zeppelin would become in the jailbreak community, but there are tons of custom logo packs available, and more being made each day.
What if you wanted to create your own custom logo pack? How would you go about adding the Zeppelin logos to your iDevice manually without going through Cydia?
This tutorial seeks to answer that question, along with providing you with our very own custom iDB carrier logo pack!
A few days ago, we were praising Apple's stock new records, which valued he company at more than Google and Microsoft combined. At the time, the stock was trading at about $495, which its highest price ever.
Today, and after a few days of playing around the $500 mark, the stock finally broke it, trading as high as $503.83 for a few instants...
Customizing your carrier name is nothing new, but did you know there are tons of ways to go about doing so?
In this video demonstration, we'll highlight four different tweaks that you can use to customize your iPhone's carrier name. You can even use Emoji icons and create custom logos with the proper know how. Check inside for the full rundown...
Want to launch up to four applications directly from your Lock screen? If that sounds like a good idea to you, then you want to take a look at this.
It's called LockSliderz, and it's a jailbreak tweak that does exactly that. Via two slider bars, you can launch up to four apps directly from your iDevice's Lock screen...
Each week there are tons of awesome new jailbreak tweaks released, and this past week was no exception. From Siri themes, to Siri alternatives, to Siri servers; it's all here in this week's top jailbreak videos of the week. We also consider the jailbreak classic, LockInfo, along with a simple way to move your iPhone's cursor a character at a time.
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We've written about a number of "durable" iPhone cases here on iDB, including the Case-Mate Tank and the RainBallet. And in the comment threads of every one of those posts, readers kept bringing up the LifeProof case. So we figured we would mention it.
For those who haven't heard of the LifeProof, it's an ultra-durable iPhone case that's thinner than the popular Otterbox Defender, and can handle much more punishment...
Kickstarter is a wonderful platform where anyone with an idea can pitch it to earn funding, and then put the idea in development. We've shown you many cool projects out of Kickstarter before. Today, we have a new wireless speaker that sure deserves your funding.
Patrick Triato has created a new wireless speaker concept called the Zooka. The Zooka uses Bluetooth to allow you to stream your iPhone or iPad's audio directly to it...