Jeff Benjamin

Jeff has been with iDownloadBlog since 2010, acting as resident video specialist, and tutorial expert. He earned his degree in Computer Network Systems back in 2001, but decided Cisco routers and the like just weren’t for him. Since then, he’s been heavily involved with online writing. He’s written for numerous tech and video game sites since the late 1990′s, and has a knack for explaining things in a simple, clear, and concise manner. Jeff works primarily from the east coast on his Retina Macbook Pro, and shoots video with a Canon DSLR. During downtime he likes to travel the world, visiting the various Apple Stores across the globe. You can email him at jeff [at] idownloadblog.com and follow him on Twitter @JeffBenjam or on Google+.

‘Undeletable Apps’ Keeps Your iPhone Apps Secure

Who would dare place a highly configured iPhone into the hands of a 5 year old? You're liable to come back and see half of your apps deleted.

But if you had Undeletable Apps -- A jailbreak tweak for the iPhone -- you'd be able to rest easy knowing that your apps were there to stay.

That's because Undeletable Apps prevents you from deleting your apps, even when in jiggle mode. How does it do this? Check inside for the full lowdown.

iOS 4.3 Takes One More Step Closer to Reality

If you've been looking forward to some of the goodies contained in iOS 4.3 -- Apple's latest firmware for the iPhone and other devices -- then no doubt this will be music to your ears.

It appears that iOS 4.3 has finally gone gold, meaning that the firmware has been tested and finalized.

This indicates that we could see iOS 4.3 released to the public in the very near future -- next week, even...

Is FaceTime HD on Its Way to the iPhone?

If you’ve been keeping your ear to the street, you've probably heard about all the ramblings concerning Apple's new MacBook Pro refresh.

That refresh is due tomorrow, so I wasn't surprised to see some of the official box shots leak out.

Contained on the box of Apple's latest mobile swag is a new "FaceTime HD" option; presumable 720p video via the MacBook's built in webcam.

Considering that the iPhone 4, and to a lesser extent, the iPhone 3GS, are technically capable of handling HD video, does this mean that we should expect FaceTime HD on our iPhones?

Apple Mulling Over Higher Quality Music For iTunes

If you want fast food, you're going to sacrifice on the quality of said meal; the same applies to music. Over the years the digital music revolution has indeed made digesting tons of good music easier, but it came at the expense of quality.

Apple is looking to rectify some of the quality issues by potentially allowing the use and download of 24-bit audio files; the current industry standard is 16-bit audio.

What does this mean for users like you and I? Does this mean we'll end up paying more for our music? Check inside as we mull over the possibilities...

New Report Suggest Verizon iPhone Not Creating Many New iPhone Users

I've seen it, and no doubt you've seen it. A new iPhone is released and people get excited; people line up hours in advance just to get their hands on the latest goods from Apple.

Then there are the folks that have never even owned an iPhone before; many of them are excited as well because this new release will be their first taste of the iPhone.

My point is, if there's one thing that the introduction of a new iPhone does, it's bring excitement to the mobile phone landscape, and guarantee a heaping helping of first time adopters.

Unfortunately, it looks as if the Verizon iPhone 4 didn't quite accomplish that...

GreenPois0n RC 6.1 Released to Remedy iBooks Problems

As you may have heard, Apple is beginning to get petty with their fight against the jailbreak community.

The latest strategy taken on by Apple is to prevent you from reading the books you purchased on iBooks if it detects a jailbroken iPhone.

@Comex responded first with his hilariously named "Hunnypot" solution, and now the Chronic Dev team has followed suit with the release of GreenPois0n RC 6.1...

‘Mail Enhancer’ for iPhone Gives You a Crazy Amount of Email Customization Options

In itself, the iPhone's email works fairly well. It's simple, and reliable. In fact it's almost too simple, being devoid of many customization options that you think would be a no-brainer.

Mail Enhancer is a jailbreak tweak that aims to provide your iPhone's email with some much needed depth in the way of customization.

As you'll see inside, it more than lives up to its name...

AT&T CEO Caught Gulping Down a Whole Jug of Apple Flavored Haterade

What an extraordinary flip-flop. Now AT&T has bad things to say about Apple's App Store? Where was this public bemoaning over the past few years? Where was the outcry while AT&T was reaping the financial benefits of an exclusive relationship with Apple in the US?

Now that Apple has diversified its portfolio with the advent of the Verizon iPhone 4, AT&T's CEO is caught waffling on his love...

How to Get Around Apple’s iBooks Anti-Jailbreaking Measures

Yesterday I told you about Apple's efforts to thwart jailbreakers by blocking them from opening DRM enabled books in iBooks. Safe to say, that didn't go over well with you, or the rest of the jailbreak community.

Unsurprisingly, various work arounds were ordered and quickly achieved, and we'll discuss one of those fixes here; it's simple as all get out.

Check inside for the full video tutorial...

MobileMe Scheduled to Receive Significant Update, Live Video Streaming?

I've always lamented over the high price of MobileMe when compared to the benefits derived from Apple's cloud service. Needless to say, MobileMe has fallen behind in recent years in terms of usefulness. Well, if the latest rumors are anything to go by, expect big changes to MobileMe in the near future.

These changes include the already discussed cloud service for the rumored iPhone Nano, along with a host of other changes like video streaming à la Ustream, location awareness like Foursquare, and other interesting tidbits.

Who said MobileMe was past its prime?