Month: February 2012

Vimeo releases iOS app update, featuring full screen video playback on iPad

Vimeo is a popular alternative to YouTube for sharing videos. Vimeo is known for hosting higher quality pieces and short films, thanks to its pro accounts. The service previously had just an iPhone app, but today has updated its app to version 2.0, bringing support for the iPad.

The iPad UI lets you navigate through Vimeo's functionality natively and also lets you play video full screen. As you can see, it looks very high quality.

Vimeo for iOS also features:

Cellhelmet: the only iPhone case that comes with insurance

When you're looking to make a new iPhone accessory, you generally want to stay away from crowded markets unless you know you have something really special. And that's exactly what the folks at cellhelment are banking on with its new iPhone case.

There are already thousands of cases available for Apple's popular handset, but none of them carry guarantees like this one. Meet the cellhelmet, the first and only iPhone 4/4S case that comes with a free year of smartphone insurance...

Is Best Buy pulling the iPad 2 from its display shelves for the iPad 3?

All signs are indicating that the iPad 3 will be announced in the first week of March at an event held by Apple in California. The iPad 3 is rumored to include some pretty impressive specs, including a quad-core processor and a 'truly amazing' Retina display.

It would make sense that retailers like Best Buy would begin pulling the iPad 2 from its shelves to make way for the iPad 3. According to a leaked screenshot from Engadget, Best Buy has begun pulling the iPad 2 from its shelves...

Motorola goes after Siri with its Android Voice Action feature

We've seen Motorola take on Apple in the courtroom, now it's taking on its popular digital assistant feature. The company just posted three videos to its YouTube account of three of its handsets taking on the iPhone 4S in voice-control.

The videos star the Motorola Atrix 2, the Photon 4G and the Electrify using Android's Voice Action component. The sentiment here seems to be that Motorola believes that its feature is superior to Siri, but we'll let you be the judge of that...

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?