CustomSiriBackground, much like its cousin CustomNCBackground, allows you to add a photograph to Siri's backdrop to spruce it up.
If you've ever used CustomNCBackground, then you know exactly what to expect, as the interface is exactly the same.
For those growing weary of Apple's overuse of the linen background, then this tweak should add some much needed spice to your life.
The New York Times published an extensive 7-page report last night detailing Apple's failure to effectively pursue safer working conditions in its overseas manufacturing plants.
We knew that conditions were bad for workers inside the factories of companies like Foxconn and Wintek, but we thought they were getting better. But citing both past and current Apple executives, the NYT paints a bleak picture of Apple's efforts to improve the awful conditions of its supply chain workers...
A few days ago we told you that Tim Cook had sent out an email to Apple employees regarding a special Town Hall meeting yesterday. The CEO wanted to congratulate his team on its recent success, and discuss some "exciting new things going on at Apple."
As it turns out, 9to5Mac — who originally broke the story — has gotten word of at least one of the topics of the meeting. No, it's not a new iPad or an Apple TV set. Apparently Apple is planning to launch a major employee discount program later this year...
Reports are coming in that Motorola Mobility has just filed a significant lawsuit against Apple in the US over the illegal use of its intellectual property. Motorola believes that Apple is using its patents in both its iPhone 4S and iCloud products.
MM recently won an injunction against Apple late last year in a German court. And although the decision has yet to make an impact on Apple's sales in the country, it could certainly play a major part in Motorola's new lawsuit here in the States...
And the Siri tweaks just keep rolling in. Lingual is one of the first 3rd party extensions for the awesome AssistantExtensions tweak that we covered earlier. It allows you to translate phrases or text into a variety of languages from the comforts of the Siri interface, and it's awesome for language learners and travelers.
It really is amazing what some developers have been able to do in the short period that the iPhone 4S has been jailbroken, and this one is nothing short of spectacular.
If there is one good reason to get an iPhone 4S, it's Siri, the iPhone's witty virtual assistant that can help you do various tasks such as searching the web, scheduling appointments, send messages, etc by simply using voice commands. Siri can do many things, but there are also many things Siri can't do.
Sure you can set up a Siri proxy and and install plugins to have Siri do things she's not supposed to – like starting a car – but for most people, the technical hustle to get this going is not even an option. It's just not practical.
Enters AssistantExtensions, a free MobileSubstrate tweak that aims at extending Siri's capabilities in a very simple way...
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Earlier today we told you about an upcoming tweak that would let you send tweets using Siri. At the time, we didn't know the name of this tweak or when it would be available for download.
It appears that Sireet, as it is called, is now available for download from the MMI repo for free...
Over the past week or so, there has been a lot talk regarding a recently-released iPhone 4S jailbreak tweak that supposedly fixes the handset's battery problem. We've neglected to mention the utility here on iDB for a couple reasons.
One, the tweak has only been available on the insanelyi repo — a Cydia repository known for hosting pirated applications. And two, it simply sounded too good to be true...
It appears that Apple's popular products haven't just "inspired" the competition, but they've also influenced a certain Taiwanese bakery. It's obvious that the cake-makers over at Comte have taken their packaging cues from the Cupertino company.
Their most popular product, the iFong, is a pineapple-flavored cake cut into 6 pieces and served up in an all-too-familiar iPhone-shaped box. But that's not all this bakery is offering...
Rumors are part and parcel of an Apple device, but 9to5Mac just dropped something of a bombshell, with the news that a Foxconn employee has apparently told them that the iPhone 5 – or whatever it ends up being called – is ready for final production, leaving a summer launch a possibility.
Rumors of just what the iPhone 5 will be have been around for quite some time now, but this latest round comes with added weight, assuming this supposed Foxconn employee's information is accurate.
The source also shared some other interesting information, including the size of the screen and other structural tidbits that could alter the smartphone landscape considerably...
Apple yesterday announced its sales numbers for the latest quarter, and what results they were. 37 million iPhones sold is not a number to be sniffed at, and it's one that was enough to see Apple overtake Samsung once more as the top dog in smartphone sales.
The huge number of iPhones sold has also seen Apple's smartphone overtake Android handsets, with the competition – HTC, Motorola – reporting less than stellar figures themselves...
When Apple's iPhone 4S went on Sale in China on January 12th, many were taken by surprise at the sheer number of people that turned up to buy one.
The chaos was so bad in fact, that Apple was forced to close its stores amid safety concerns – a move which simply angered those who had queued for hours, resulting in eggs being hurled at the store's windows.
Now Apple CEO Tim Cook has admitted that the company had underestimated the "staggering" demand for its iPhone in the country, and that they thought they had already overcooked sales estimates...