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Here’s how Velox will interface with the Mail app

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated May 16, 2016

A few new screenshots were posted on Apex Tweaks' official site, and one of them shows the way that Velox will interface with the Mail app. This is significant, because this wasn't available in the preview version that I demoed a few days ago.

The screenshot shows the typical Velox view, with what appear to be scrollable messages with titles and a two line preview of the message. It looks, judging from the screenshot, that a swipe gesture, or a tap of the email, may allow you to reply directly to messages from Velox's enhanced email folder.

Don’t waste your time using MyStat for Notification Center

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 12, 2013

So I just installed MyStat for Notification Center, as it just appeared on Cydia's BigBoss repo a few minutes ago. Here's a word of warning: don't bother installing it yourself.

To put it plainly, it's a sad attempt at a statistical Notification Center widget. Your time would be better spent elsewhere.

Record ‘n’ Torch enables the camera flash toggle while recording video

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 12, 2013

Did you know that you cannot enable or disable the flash while shooting video with the stock Camera app? I didn't either, until I stumbled upon a new jailbreak tweak called Record 'n' Torch. This is a tweak that lends the ability to be able to enable and disable the camera flash while in the middle of recording video. Check out more details inside.

Not a joke: Verizon just tightened eligibility terms, killing early upgrades

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated October 12, 2018

Straight from the 'what-were-they-thinking' department comes news that Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading carrier, Friday updated its upgrade eligibility terms, but unfortunately not for the better.

If you're on a two-year agreement, you'll be now eligible for an upgrade at 24 months as opposed to today's early upgrade eligibility at 20 months.

Remember, this is a carrier that just two years ago eliminated the 12-month upgrade. The first customers impacted by this change are the ones whose contracts expire in January 2014. Verizon cynically states that people are always free to "purchase a new phone at the full retail price at any time."

Monthly installments, much?

They even had the nerve to argue the change is "consistent with how the majority of customers purchase new phones today". So, folks are actually eager to commit their soul to Verizon's long-term agreements with no easy way out? Seriously? Let me guess: if consumers demanded it, the company would eliminate contracts, right? Looks to me Verizon didn't get the memo. But wait, there's more...

Computer Chronicles episode highlights Apple in the late 90’s

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 12, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-hD7xT_SbU

TUAW stumbled upon an old episode of Computer Chronicles — a show that aired on PBS during the 80's and 90's — which highlighted Apple's late 90's recovery, the iMac, and various other interesting Apple tidbits.

If you're feeling nostalgic, I highly recommend that you check out this episode, which was uploaded last August to YouTube. It just helps you to put into perspective how close Apple was to death back then.

Sleeper Tweak: BannerDisable

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 12, 2013

We talk about a lot of interesting things on Let's Talk Jailbreak, and one of them is the concept of sleeper tweaks. These are great tweaks, that for whatever reason have been forgotten, or fly under the radar. We've talked about a few of them on the Podcast, and I'd like to periodically talk about them on the blog.

One of the first sleeper tweaks that comes to my mind is BannerDisable. It came out before Do Not Disturb hit iOS, and it's a lot more forceful than iOS' built in DND feature. If you absolutely do not want any notifications disturbing you for any reason, then you should definitely have BannerDisable installed on your device.

Apple to pay $53 million in iPhone warranty class-action settlement

Ed Sutherland ∙ April 12, 2013

Have you been frustrated by Apple's repair or replacement policy? You could be in for some cash, according to a Friday report.

The iPhone maker supposedly has signed a settlement deal worth $53 million ending a class action lawsuit that claimed Apple dragged its feet on honoring warranties for the iPhone and iPod touch.

The settlement, reportedly signed Wednesday by Apple's head litigation attorney, could affect "hundreds of thousands" of iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS owners, as well as people who bought the first three generations of the iPod touch media player...

The next iPhone’s killer feature? Fingerprint scanning.

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

Most analysts tend to pull their predictions out of thin air. We were cagey about last month's Morgan Stanley report as it rather cryptically asserts Apple's next iPhone, the iPhone 5S, will have a "killer feature." Of course it will, stupid - every iPhone has at least one standout feature cunningly designed to convince existing users to upgrade.

The iPhone 3G had 3G networking, the iPhone 3GS had video, the iPhone 4 had the stunning form factor and Retina display and the iPhone 4S had Siri.

As for the current iPhone 5, it of course offers LTE and sports the dramatic two-tone design akin to a finely crafted watch. According to a rather reliable analyst, this year's S-upgrade to Apple's handset will have fingerprint scanning as an exclusive feature...

iPhone 4 discount triples India sales in under a week

Ed Sutherland ∙ April 12, 2013

More positive feedback on Apple's efforts to reshape practices in the face of emerging markets. Sales of the iPhone 4 in India tripled in only five days, following a trade-in program. The program is viewed by some as a "disguised discount" but the results are obvious for Apple and its plans to compete in a nation where smartphone sales are just taking off.

Although India does not have a subsidy program to soften the blow of a full-priced iPhone, Apple has found a way to reduce the sticker shock by sharing the handset's cost with a growing network of India's retailers...

T-Mobile airs its inaugural iPhone ad

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated March 31, 2017

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd4kIACVdLs

T-Mobile, the nation's fourth-largest carrier, today finally gets to sell Apple's iconic smartphone. We learned yesterday the Deutsche Telekom-owned telco has a massive ad blitz in the works to push the handset to the masses. And now, we just caught a glimpse of that campaign as T-Mobile starts airing its inaugural television commercial for the venerable iPhone...

Apple may have tasked former Adobe Flash expert with iWatch work

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 12, 2013

Last month, news broke that Apple hired Adobe's former Chief Technology Officer Kevin Lynch as its new VP of technology, reporting directly to Bob Mansfield who heads the new Technologies unit combining Apple's wireless and semiconductor teams. iDB, along with many other news outlets, opined how out of character the hiring evidently was given Lynch's history of public criticism of Apple's stance on Flash. According to a new report, the ex-Adobe exec may now be a part of the engineering group that's been developing a rumored Apple smartwatch project...