Month: March 2012

Want to know more about the iTweak Store? Read our exclusive interview

Sébastien Page ∙ March 1, 2012

Your one and only option for installing jailbreak applications on your iDevice these days is Cydia. It has been the undisputed installer of choice for several years now, and even if a few others – Rock, Icy – tried to make a name for themselves, Cydia has always prevailed.

We're so accustomed to Cydia that every time we hear about a potential new alternative, we get defensive very quickly. Change and competition are great, but the comfort of a househould name like Cydia is hard to break. But that's exactly what the iTweak Store aims to do.

Surfaced a couple days ago, the iTweak Store presents itself as a web based alternative to Cydia. We sat down with Kyle Pierre, one of the developers behind iTweak, to learn more about what their project is all about and why we should be on the look out for them...

AT&T responds to complaints, ups throttling limit to 3GB

Cody Lee ∙ March 1, 2012

AT&T has been under a lot of scrutiny lately due to its new data throttling practices. Last Fall, the carrier started significantly reducing the data speeds of its unlimited customers who were using more than 2GB a month.

The move prompted multiple complaints from subscribers, and even sparked a string of small claims court lawsuits. Well apparently all of the heat was too much for the carrier, as it appears it has just revamped its throttling policy...

SiriNBA: Get NBA scores directly from Siri

Jeff Benjamin ∙ March 1, 2012

This is a dream come true for sports fans, even if you don't like the NBA. The fact that someone has finally created an addon for AssistantExtensions to allow Siri to query sports scores is a win for sports fans of every type.

This means it's only a matter of time before you can search MLB, NFL, NCAA, and Premier League matches with Siri.

It's called SiriNBA, and it's the very first jailbreak tweak of its type. Check inside for our hands-on video...

New iPad 3 component photos show home button

Cody Lee ∙ Updated July 30, 2013

Apple sparked a lot of controversy earlier this week when it sent out media invites to its iPad 3 event. The invitations included a photo of what most believe to be the company's new tablet — with no Home button.

As you can imagine, this has led to a lot of speculation that Apple's next slate will be button-less. But according to these new photos of purported iPad 3 components, that's just not the case...

‘Currency Converter’ is one of the best looking Notification Center widgets

Jeff Benjamin ∙ March 1, 2012

When traveling abroad, there's just some things that you should do that are just no brainers. One of them is knowing the exchange rate between your native currency, and the currency of the country you're travelling to.

In the old days this used to take a little legwork, i.e. reading the newspaper, going to the post office, etc. With the smartphone boom, though, currency conversion is often right at your fingertips.

As is the case with this new jailbreak widget, entitled Currency Convertor. It's a widget that conveniently sits in iOS 5's Notification Center for easy access...

11 facts you didn’t know about the iPad 3

Sébastien Page ∙ March 1, 2012

Let's start the day on a lighter touch, shall we? I found this funny and entertaining piece on TheJoyOfTech.

My favorite? "iPad 3 is so awesome, Chinese workers pay to assemble it!"

‘AnyVoice’ lets Siri speak using nearly 40 different accents

Jeff Benjamin ∙ March 1, 2012

Would you like to hear Siri speak in a British voice? Or perhaps you prefer a Thai accent? With AnyVoice, either of these, plus nearly 40 others are available for you to choose from.

AnyVoice is a upcoming jailbreak tweak that allows you to easily customize Siri's accent. Be warned, though, some of the accents are much better sounding than others...

Rumor: Apple still planning on releasing 7.85-inch iPad later this year

Cody Lee ∙ March 1, 2012

It looks like the fact that Apple's iPad 3 event is less than a week away wasn't enough to deter rumors of a smaller iPad coming in late 2012. We've been hearing about this "iPad mini" for what seems like much more than a year now.

The latest report comes from DigiTimes, who by the way appears to be rather busy this morning. The news outlet is claiming that Apple is looking to start mass production of a 7.85" iPad sometime in the third quarter of this year...

Rumor: Apple to launch cheaper 8GB iPad 2 alongside iPad 3

Cody Lee ∙ March 1, 2012

While we feel like we know just about everything there is to know about the iPad 3, what about the other tablet Apple is launching? That's right, the rumor mill is suggesting that we'll see two new tablets out of Cupertino this month.

This particular piece of gossip comes from DigiTimes. And while the publication doesn't have the best track record when it comes to Apple information, this tidbit actually sounds fairly plausible...