Earlier we told you about the update to TouchPad, a VNC remote control app for iOS devices. It's a well known app in itself, but this latest update is sure to make a few people ecstatic.
Indeed, Edovia — the highly esteemed developers behind this and other great apps, like Screens — has updated TouchPad to allow Siri dictation between an iPhone 4S and a Mac, Windows, or even Linux machine if that suits your fancy.
Check out our video demonstration inside...
We've all been there. You deleted all of your notifications in Notification Center and were hit you with the "No New Notifications" text in bold white letters.
Couldn't Apple have been a bit more creative, or at least a bit more subtle? Do we really need our iPhone to tell us that we have no new notifications when it's already obvious?
If you feel that way, then Custom NoNewsLabel is perhaps right up your alley. It's a jailbreak tweak that allows you to eliminate or customize the "No New Notifications" text. Check out the video details inside...
One of my favorite things about SBSettings is the Mobile Substrate Addons feature that allows you to selectively disable a jailbreak tweak temporarily.
But wouldn't it be cool if we could disable every Mobile Substrate Addon with one fell swoop? Well, now you can. Introducing SwitchSubstrate, a jailbreak app that allows you to disable all of your Mobile Substrate tweaks with the simple tap of a button...
Apple is really trying to push iTunes music purchases on its customers; evident by the "Store" button located in the upper left-hand corner of the Music app.
I've used iTunes before, but the times I do use it are generally few and far between. This means that the Store button located in the Music app is more of a nuisance than a help.
If you're like me and would like to get rid of it, you should try NoStoreButton, a nifty jailbreak tweak for jailbroken iDevices...
Preference Folders is an upcoming jailbreak tweak that will shortly be released on Cydia. It allows you to group your favorite preferences from your Settings app into a custom folder that you create.
What's cool about Preference Folders is that it allows you to mix and match both stock iOS preferences and jailbreak tweak and app preferences. This grants the ability to place your most used items into a custom folder located directly in your Settings app.
Check out our video sneak preview inside for more details...
Have you ever uninstalled a tweak from Cydia, but still found yourself interested in any updates it might receive in the future? Perhaps it's a tweak that has potential, but it's just not finished baking yet.
By default, Cydia does not announce changes for a package that isn't installed on your device. That's a good thing, because it prevents you from being harassed by tweaks and apps that you have no interest in.
If you've found yourself in that scenario, the best thing you can do is to enable a little talked about option that announces updates to a package, regardless of whether or not you have it installed...
Our top videos of the week include an overview of the creepy "MobileMonitor", a tweak for smoother Cover Flow animation, and more coverage of the SBSettings inspired shortcut icons for non-jailbroken iOS 5 devices.
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Infinite Tweet is a $0.99 tweak available on Cydia's BigBoss repo, which adds numerous options to a variety of Twitter clients.
Adding native TwitLonger integration into your Twitter app of choice is its main purpose. This not only gives you the option of posting tweets over 140 characters right from the convenience of your favorite client, but it also allows you to expand your messages without the need to visit an outside site.
Check inside for a video demonstration of Infinite Tweet in action...
A couple of days ago we reviewed PhyScroll — a tweak that allows you to scroll using the accelerometer and volume buttons. Hot off the heels of that release comes AutoScroller, a similar tweak with a few key differences.
Which scrolling tool might be best for your circumstances? Check inside for the full video rundown...
InstaURL is a jailbreak tweak that allows you to perform web searches from anywhere on your iDevice.
Similar to QuickGoogle and QuickSafari, InstaURL isn't alone when it comes to tweaks of this nature.
Is it different enough to warrant paying the $0.99? Check inside for the full video walkthrough...
Want to see something really creepy? I mean, really creepy?
MobileMonitor is a jailbreak app that just appeared in Cydia, and as its name implies, it lets you monitor mobile devices remotely.
It really has to be seen to be understood, but MobileMonitor basically allows you to track virtually every facet of an iPhone's usage remotely, completely unknown to the user of the device. Full video inside...
CustomColor is a jailbreak tweak for those of you wishing to change the colors of your app icon labels. It features separate settings for dock icons and non-dock icons, and features simple RGB sliders to adjust the colors of your labels.
There's even an option to set random colors for each app icon label. In my testing, the tweak worked fairly well, but it's not without its share of issues as you'll notice inside...