Notific8 is a brand new jailbreak tweak that aims to make iOS 7's Notification Center look more like iOS 8. The changes, which take effect immediately upon installing the tweak, consist of small aesthetic adjustments.
From a functionality standpoint, Notific8 is lacking, as it doesn't actually do much outside of visual adjustments. Still, it's a decent way to alter Notification Center to make it align with Apple's future design cues. Have a look at our video inside.
If I had a nickel every time a developer pitched their iOS game with the overused "console style graphics" phrase, I would be filthy rich by now.
Yet in the case of Hellraid: The Escape, an upcoming action role-playing game (RPG) from Techland and Shortbreak Studios, the catch phrase rings true.
Indeed, the forthcoming iPhone and iPad title does seem to "push the boundaries of quality gaming on mobile devices even further."
Originally slated for release in June, the game has been pushed back to July as developers needed more time to work out the kinks and polish up the game's visuals.
If an announcement trailer included after the break is anything to go by, it should be well worth the wait...
So it's kind of a bummer that there isn't a Mac version of Pangu just yet. This is especially true for those of us who only have Macs and don't own any Windows machines (raises hand).
But just because Pangu is only available for Windows doesn't mean that you're dead in the water. There is an easy, if not a teeny bit time consuming, way to jailbreak iOS 7.1.x on a Mac right now. It can be accomplished by means of using a virtual Windows instance.
Check inside to see how you Mac users can jailbreak your iOS 7.1.x devices with Pangu using a Windows virtual machine instance. It's probably a lot easier than you imagined, and most importantly, it's absolutely free!
The iOS 7.1.x jailbreak is here, and it works. That said, it's been met with its own fair share of controversy. We believe that more people are coming around to the idea that the jailbreak is generally safe to use as we discussed on Let's Talk Jailbreak, but there are still quite a few of you holding out. So, tell us; what have you decided to do? Have you used Pangu to jailbreak your iOS device yet? Sound off in the poll inside.
Apple's media-streaming box has expanded its list of content sources this morning with the addition of both live and on-demand video from ABC News, AOL On, PBS Kids and Willow TV, a sports channel dedicated to international cricket and the Official Broadcaster of Cricket in the United States and Canada.
Integration with ABC News gives Apple TV owners free access to local news, real-time breaking stories and 50 years of historical footage from ABC News' archives, including "This Week in History" and "The Day in Pictures" features.
In addition to the aforementioned new channels, the $99 device has gained a redesigned Flickr app. Read on for the full reveal...
Nest Labs, the Google-owned maker of the popular Nest thermostat and smoke detector, has signaled its intention to open up its technology to third-party developers by launching the Nest Developer Program last September.
Since then, Nest has been building a real-time web API for the Nest Learning Thermostat and today, ahead of Google I/O which starts tomorrow, the program has gone active.
The official API allows the Nest to work with all kinds of devices, from smart light bulbs to various home appliances to fitness bands and even cars. "Connect your Nest to things inside and outside of your home, and we'll get even better at keeping you comfortable and safe," says Google.
Contrary to previous assurances by Nest co-founder and former Apple engineer Tony Fadell, Nest devices will need to share some data with Google so the Internet giant could understand your daily habits and intelligently propose new ways of saving energy around the house...
Dropbox-owned Mailbox has introduced Auto-swipe two and a half months ago with much fanfare. The feature has been designed to learn from your usage patterns, so that the app could help you save time by automating email management to a certain degree.
You Auto-swipe settings are kept in sync across devices thanks to Dropbox integration and now the team is building on top of that with additional improvements.
Now bumped to version 2.0.3, Mailbox includes several enhancements to the Auto-swipe feature, including a quicker way of creating Auto-swipe patterns, Auto-swipe suggestions in email view and more...
Siri could gain new and improved language support in iOS 8 or another future software update. Apple has posted a number of job listings for Siri Engineers that are experts in a foreign language, specifically those natively fluent in Thai, Mandarin, Cantonese, British English, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Turkish, Norwegian, Australian English and Brazilian Portuguese.
The personal voice assistant currently speaks English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin and Spanish, so it appears as if nearly ten additional languages could soon be added. In addition to speaking a foreign language, applicants must have strong software development skills, creative and critical thinking abilities, interest in embedded applications and more…
Bloomberg has confirmed a storyline that we have heard for the past several weeks, which is that Apple is preparing to ramp up production of the iPhone 6 in both 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models. The report specifically claims that the manufacturing process will begin in China next month, with both smartphones likely to be announced and made available in September.
It has long been speculated that Apple is working on two larger iPhone models, although some rumors suggested that the 5.5-inch model might be delayed because of difficulties in the manufacturing process. This report provides further confirmation that the 5.5-inch model could in fact be unveiled alongside the 4.7-inch model in the fall. Read ahead for details…
Episode 34: The guys discuss the newest iPhone competitor, Amazon's Fire phone, T-Mobile's latest Uncarrier event, Net Neutrality, the latest on the iWatch, Google's Dropcam acquisition, babies, the World Cup, and more.
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Yesterday, my colleague Joe Rossignol's well-received daily App Recap column touched briefly on a few newsworthy discounts on premium Mac games such as SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition, BioShock Infinite and Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Turns out the price drops are actually part of Aspyr's broader promotion, with additional premium titles like Star Wars games, along with Civilization V: Campaign Edition, Borderlands 2 and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, being offered half price for a limited time.
Your iTunes download links follow right after the break...
The Pangu.io jailbreak seemingly came out of nowhere, but we can confirm that it 100% works. We tested the jailbreak on our device running iOS 7.1.1 and it worked just as advertised, burning two exploits in the process.
Pangu will eventually come in two flavors—a Windows version and a Mac version—however, the Mac version is still in development. Inside, we'll show you how to jailbreak iOS 7.1.x on your device using Pangu for Windows.