iPhone News

iPhone Usage Dropped Almost 5% During December

Oliver Haslam ∙ January 7, 2012

Despite what is sure to be a record-breaking month for Apple's iPhone sales, it appears that the handset's usage share may have actually fallen by almost 5%, if new figures are to be believed.

Advertising network Chikita has released data based on the number of ad impressions across its network while highlighting the top smartphone makers in the arena, with the iPhone seeing a reduction in its share during December.

The big gains came from Android-loving HTC and Samsung during the same period...

Analysts Predict Apple Sold 35 Million iPhones Over the Holidays

Cody Lee ∙ January 6, 2012

After a disappointing [define disappointing] third quarter last year, Apple's CEO Tim Cook made one of the boldest projections in the company's history: Apple is going to sell 30 million iPhones and hit $37 billion in revenue in Q4 of 2011.

To put these numbers in perspective, Apple only sold 17 million iPhones in Q3 of last year, hitting just $28.3 billion in revenue. So you can see why some folks were taken a back by Cook's predictions. But hey, anything can happen, right?

Samsung Releases Messaging App ChatON in the App Store

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated February 21, 2018

The legal battle between Samsung and Apple might be fierce, but it didn't prevent the Korean electronics giant to submit ChatON, its own messaging application in the App Store. The main benefit of ChatON is that it is a cross platform app that will work on iOS, Android, Bada, Samsung Feature and will support Blackberry, Window mobile, and web soon.

ChatON is a Global Mobile Communication Service that enables you to have better relationships with your buddies or groups.

ChatON brings together all of these methods of communication, expression, and sharing in one place.

Download ChatON in the App Store for free. Or don't!

We’re Giving Away 10 Copies of aTV Flash (black) for Your Jailbroken Apple TV [Winners Announced]

IDB Staff ∙ January 6, 2012

The fine folks at FireCore have partnered with iDB for an especially-awesome giveaway. If you've jailbroken your Apple TV before then you've probably heard of aTV Flash (black). This full-featured jailbreak apps brings some amazing features to Apple's little set-top box, including a web browser and wireless streaming support for many video formats.

In celebration of the recent untethered jailbreak for the Apple TV, FireCore has given us 10 licenses for aTV Flash (black) to give away to lucky iDB readers. We know, it sounds too good to be true.

iPhone 4S Users Consume Double the Data of iPhone 4 Users

Cody Lee ∙ January 6, 2012

As wireless carriers have started cracking down on data usage, users have become more conscious of their megabytes. So much so that many smartphone owners have resorted to using applications to keep track of their activity.

It looks like data-conscious users who are still contemplating snagging Apple's latest handset may have reason to worry. A new report shows that iPhone 4S owners use about double the data of that of iPhone 4 owners...

Easily Exit Wiggle Mode With TapDeWiggle

Jeff Benjamin ∙ January 6, 2012

Have a broken Home button, or just to lazy to use it? If so, then you may want to give TapDeWiggle a shot.

TapDeWiggle is a jailbreak tweak that allows you to exit the iPhone's edit mode — a.k.a. "wiggle mode" — by tapping any blank spot on your Home screen.

To see it in action, check inside for our video analysis...

Third-Party Apps Running Fullscreen on the Apple TV

Alex Heath ∙ January 6, 2012

We've been keeping you up to date on the developments surrounding third-party iOS apps and the Apple TV. Steven Troughton-Smith has been working with other developers to bring all kinds of iOS apps to the jailbroken Apple TV with the hopes that Apple will open up access to the App Store for its set-top box.

The first app to be shown publicly for his project is Jackoplane's Frequencies. As you can see, the app is running fullscreen on the Apple TV in the full 720p resolution.

Samsung’s Efforts to Block the iPhone 4S in Italy Go Unrewarded

Cody Lee ∙ January 6, 2012

The back-and-fourth legal battle between Apple and Samsung continues today as the two companies have been handed down another decision from a presiding judge.

Following a similar ruling in France last month, the Mulan court has denied Samsung's preliminary request to ban iPhone 4S sales in Italy while the court listens to its patent infringement case...

pod2g Enlists 3 Legendary Hackers to Help With the A5 Untethered Jailbreak

Alex Heath ∙ Updated October 10, 2018

pod2g has been working feverishly to give us an untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. While the untether for A4-based iOS devices and older on iOS 5.0.1 has already been released, the A5 untether has yet to see the light of day.

Now, pod2g has listed 3 legendary jailbreak hackers, planetbeing, MuscleNerd, and p0sixninja, to help him with the A5 jailbreak for iOS 5:

How to manage your iCloud backups and storage from your iOS device

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 14, 2017

iCloud launched in October 2011 to much confusion amongst consumers. Apple's cloud-based storage service doesn't work like your typical drag-and-drop cloud software (Dropbox), leaving some folks wondering how to use it.

But never fear, iDB is here to show you how to make the most of your iCloud account. Today we are going to show you how to manage and/or delete your iCloud backup files from your iOS device in just a few easy steps.

TinyUmbrella Updated to Fix Crashing Bug

Sébastien Page ∙ January 5, 2012

TinyUmbrella was recently updated to bring support for the iPhone 4S second iOS 5.0.1 build, but a few Windows users have encountered this issue where the app would just crash on launch.

Notcom, the developer of TinyUmbrella, was quick to fix this and just updated his tool to resolve this issue...

Sprint Throttles Top Data Users Too [Updated]

Sébastien Page ∙ January 5, 2012

Sprint, the carrier that touts itself as the only one to offer "truly unlimited data", actually has nothing on AT&T and Verizon, as CEO Dan Hesse confirmed today that his company is doing exactly the same thing:

"For those that want to abuse it, we can knock them off," Hesse said at an investor conference Thursday. He said Sprint pares back data use for about 1% of users, a practice known as throttling.

Both AT&T and Verizon have been throttling top data users for a few months now. The difference is that AT&T and Verizon weren't misleading about it. Bad Sprint!