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Wallpapers of the Week: blue gradients with tasteful grunge

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated January 29, 2017

Week eight of our newly popular Wallpapers of the Week section keeps things fresh. Last week, we featured a Mavericks redesign and another image, Dark Sky. In an overwhelming response, our readers left more then 45 comments on the post and openly shared their favorite wallpapers in the Disqus feed below the article. We really love how much interest there is in the weekly installment of new walls.

Thanks to iOS 7's transparent and layered approach to the UI, walls will affect the overall appearance, mood, and feel of your iOS devices in ways not possible in a Forstall hampered environment. Even more interesting is the broad range of colored iPhone 5C's hitting the market sometime after Apple's September 10th event. We will all be scouring the internet to get a fully compliant color set of walls to match the shiny new devices. Inside we have a great solution for the baby blue iPhone C fans...

Joy of Tech has hilarious ideas for new iPhones

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 25, 2013

Joy of Tech has weighed in on the iPhone 5S/5C memes. As per usual with their illustrations, the comic treads the fine line between poking fun and being downright hilarious. My favorite is their take on the rumored iPhone 5S in gold/champagne color: make it so the gold peels off revealing a layer of chocolate.

Oh, and the box should include the iGoose, a golden case that lays a golden iPhone and lets you recharge it by "stuffing the phone back up the goose's butt".

I'd hate spoil the fun for you prospective buyers so jump past the fold for the full table...

Patent struggles may keep this MagSafe-like headphone adapter from being made

Cody Lee ∙ August 25, 2013

I've always thought Apple's magnetic MagSafe power connector was an ingenious piece of tech. In fact, I was hoping to see them include it in the iPhone 5 and other iOS products. But obviously, that wish never materialized.

Designer Jon Patterson is still trying to make it happen, though, with the Pogo, a MagSafe-like magnetic connector for your iPhone. He's only using it for headphones right now, but he says it'll likely work for power cords too...

OpenJailbreak portal now open to the public

Cody Lee ∙ Updated June 25, 2016

Last month, we reported that p0sixninja's OpenJailbreak website was up and running. But either the launch was premature, or some problems were discovered, because shortly after the site went up, it was taken down.

Well whatever the issue was, it's been fixed. Joshua Hill (p0sixninja) announced on Twitter earlier today that OpenJailbreak.org is now open to the public, and he encourages hackers and developers to get involved...

This jailbreak theme was inspired by Microsoft Paint

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Yep, you read correctly. There's a new jailbreak theme available in Cydia, and it's based on Microsoft's iconic Paint application.

Paint, known for its tendency to produce crude looking drawings, is the application that's been around in one form or another since Window's inception. When wielded by a skilled artist it can produce impressive creations, but nine times out of ten, the results end up looking like something a toddler put together. This theme is no exception.

New photo shows iPhone 5C units in QA testing at Pegatron

Cody Lee ∙ August 24, 2013

A new photo surfaced earlier today, claiming to show a dozen or so iPhone 5C units in testing. Apple, like all electronics companies, requires its manufacturers to test small batches of its products for quality assurance purposes.

But between the company's notorious demand for secrecy, and the inability to confirm these are actually iPhones, we figured the handsets in the photo were more than likely knockoffs. But it turns out, they may be the real deal...

Ryan Petrich is bringing ‘TweakWeek’ back

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 13, 2018

It's hard to believe that it's been over two years since Ryan Petrich launched the original TweakWeek initiative, but just like the old saying goes, time flies when you're having fun. At this year's World Wide Jailbreak Conference, better known as WWJC or JailbreakCon, Petrich proposed a brand new TweakWeek installment, aptly dubbed TweakWeek 2.

For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, TweakWeek was an initiative that called for participating developers to release one open source tweak every day of the week. The original TweakWeek saw loads of community participation, and we got some pretty interesting tweaks as a result. TweakWeek 2 looks to continue the trend, and there are already quite a few developers on board.

A look at Tim Cook’s first two years as Apple’s CEO

Cody Lee ∙ August 24, 2013

Two years ago today, to the date, Tim Cook officially took over the reigns as Apple's CEO. Cook had long been handling the position's day-to-day duties, and had played interim CEO on a few occasions, but on August 24, 2011, Steve stepped down and Tim stepped up.

One can only imagine what it's like to try and take over a chief executive role for a company as big as Apple, following up someone like Steve Jobs. But Tim Cook has thus far managed to do it. Here are some of the more notable moments from his two-year tenure...

CBS Sports app updated with new Football GameTracker, Power Rankings and more

Cody Lee ∙ Updated December 4, 2013

With this year's NFL season set to kickoff in less than two weeks, football fans will be happy to hear that CBS has just updated its Sports app with some significant improvements to help them keep track of all the action.

The update, which brings the client to version 6.1, includes a new feature called Football GameTracker, which offers live play-by-play data and current drive play chart. It also adds Power Rankings, Stat Leaders, and more...

Pixel Gun 3D review: now with worldwide multiplayer mode

Lory Gil ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

PixelGun 3D has been hovering around the top spot for paid apps for a while now. Maybe it’s because it comes with a custom skin maker for Minecraft. Maybe because it has that retro pixel look that old school gamers go gaga over.

It could also be because the game, now called Pixel Gun 3D, is actually a good first-person shooter game that fans of the genre will enjoy…

Apps of the Week: Asphalt 8, Think Dirty, Tetra, and more

Lory Gil ∙ Updated January 23, 2018

This weekend, my mom is coming to visit. She and I both share a love for the iPad. I love telling her about great new games and apps I’ve discovered and she gives me hand knitted iPad covers that she makes.

This weekend, I’ve got quite a few interesting apps for both the iPad and iPhone to tell her about. Whether you are racing to win, trying to figure out what your shampoo is made of, or getting ready for the longest music festival in history, we’ve got a list of apps that you’ll want to tell your mom about, too…

How to run shell commands using Activator actions

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Interested in running shell commands via an Activator gesture? If so, then we have a treat for you. Aptly entitled Activate Command, this new jailbreak tweak allows users to execute commands via an Activator gesture, which would normally be submitted via a script or via a terminal session.

Interested in seeing how Activate Command works? We thought you'd never ask. Head past the break for our video walkthrough.