Alex Heath

Rumor: iPhone 5 Production Won’t Start Until September

Alex Heath ∙ Updated July 24, 2016

The latest in iPhone 5 rumors claims that Apple won't be starting mass production of the iPhone 5 until September, which corroborates previous reports that Apple won't be unveiling the device at WWDC this summer.

If production doesn't start until September, Apple could be waiting to unveil and announce ship dates for the next gen iPhone at their annual September event. Although iOS 5 will be previewed this summer, there could be an official launch of Apple's new software alongside an iPhone 5 announcement later this year...

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iOS 4.3.2 Scheduled to Drop in the Next Week

Alex Heath ∙ April 11, 2011

iOS 4.3.1 has been out for less than a month, and Apple is already planning on releasing 4.3.2 in the coming week. According to BGR, iOS 4.3.2 will address minor bugs and several issues concerning the iPad.

The folks at BGR have already gotten their hands on 4.3.2, and they claim that Apple will push the update for all iDevices in the next seven days...

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Apple Needs to Make an iOS Password Manager

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Let's be honest, passwords are a pain to remember. Once you start racking up multiple online accounts, it can be difficult to keep track of all your logins.

There are several apps out there that act as password managers. iPassword takes things a step farther by acting as a virtual wallet and storehouse for any and all of your private information.

iOS has needed its own password manager for a long time, and hopefully we'll see a system "Keychain" in iOS 5...

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Troubleshooting Cydia: Problems with Broken Repos

Alex Heath ∙ April 11, 2011

I had a scary experience last night. As I was searching for a certain tweak in Cydia, I noticed that I wasn't getting the results I was looking for. So I searched for a few more apps and tweaks, and I kept getting no results. I thought about it for a minute, and then realized that every item I had searched for was from the BigBoss repo.

I've recently upgraded to the iOS 4.3.1 jailbreak, and I haven't gotten to play around with my main iPhone setup that much yet.

To my surprise, the BigBoss repo was broken in Cydia. BigBoss is a pre-installed repo in Cydia, so it's very odd that it wasn't working. The good news is that there's a way to re-add default Cydia repos without re-jailbreaking the iPhone...

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App Picks of the Week: NoSpot, Grades, Witness

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Every week, we select a few apps that catch our eye. These apps can be from the App Store, web apps, or jailbreak apps.

This week, we have a nifty jailbreak tweak for disabling Spotlight, an App Store app, and another iOS companion app for the Mac. Hope you enjoy this week's picks!

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Comparison of the Android and iOS UI

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Have you ever used an Android device and iPhone side by side? If you compare the same app that's been ported to both platforms, you should notice some differences.

There are plenty of cross-platform apps that now exist on the Android OS and iOS. Larger brands now offer their apps on multiple mobile operating systems, but the user experience usually ranges for the same app from platform to platform.

Android Gripes has posted a brief comparison of some popular iOS and Android apps...

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The State of App Piracy and What Can Be Done to Fix It

Alex Heath ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

[iDB does not condone app piracy.]

Have you ever been inside a peddler's mall? It's basically a huge consignment shop where different vendors come and sell their knick knacks under one roof.

People who have items to sell in a peddler's mall pay the mall's owner a percentage of their sales for the rights to sell in the store. People will come to the peddler's mall to see what kind of deals they can find and to barter with the sellers.

In a way, the peddler's mall is a lot like the App Store. And folks, people are shoplifting.

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iQuickCall Allows You to Quickly Call, Text, or E-Mail with Activator

Alex Heath ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

iQuickCall is a jailbreak tweak that allows you quick access to the number you call everyday. Using the gesture options built into Activator, iQuickCall gives you several methods for quickly prompting the option to call/text/e-mail someone from anywhere on your screen.

There are apps in the App Store that try to solve the issue of quick contact reference in iOS, but iQuickCall uses the system access benefits that jailbreaking provides for a more integrated approach...

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Fring Announces that Group Video Chat is Coming to the iPhone

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

The popular video chat app called fring has announced that it will bring the world's first group video chat functionality to iOS and Android. The fring app offered video chat on the iPhone long before Facetime, and it's exciting to see such an innovative team bringing group video chat to the mobile space.

The group chat feature will allow you to have simultaneous video chat with up to four friends at once. Check out the demo video below...

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Apple’s 30-Pin Dock Connector Could be Getting a Huge Upgrade

Alex Heath ∙ April 6, 2011

A new and interesting patent reveals a very interesting possibility for future iDevices. Apple's current proprietary connection technology has been in need of an update for a long time, and technologies like MagSafe have been considered as a replacement.

The current 30-pin connector is present on all of Apple's mobile devices. And, apparently, Apple is looking to upgrade the 30-pin architecture with multiple connection technologies...

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