When it comes to Spotlight on the iPhone, there are two camps. Ones who use it, and others that find it completely worthless.
If you're in the latter camp, perhaps SLShortcuts will change your mind? It's an upcoming jailbreak tweak, which allows you to run custom text commands directly from your Spotlight search...
Instagram has been around for some time now, bringing an interesting concoction of quick snaps and ready-made filters to the crazy world of iOS social networking. The photos created and shared by Instagram both delight and appall, but love or hate it, the world's favorite photographic networking app isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
As if to drive that point home, one group of budding photographers has come together in London, with the goal putting together an art show aimed at highlighting the very best photos to be fiddled with by Instagram's filters...
Want to give an iOS feel to your Mac while also adding an extra layer of security? Then the Lock Screen 2 app for Mac might just be what you are looking for.
The app is pretty simple and straightforward. It allows you to slide your keyboard or your trackpad to unlock your Mac and get access to the desktop, just like you would on your iOS device of choice...
If the amount of evidence piling up that Sprint is about to get the iPhone was not enough, here is more oil to throw on the fire. iDB reader David S forwarded us a letter that Sprint sent him, letting him know that the company was discontinuing its Premier Program.
Among other benefits, the Premier Program allowed members to upgrade their phone every 12 month at the subsidized price...
AllThingsD has come back with more news on Apple's upcoming October 4th media event. In the past, Apple has always held its big events in San Francisco at venues like the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
This year is proving to be different. Apple will be holding its iPhone announcement at its own headquarters...
Twitter has coincidentally scheduled a pair of "Developer Teatimes" for October 10th and October 12th. The meetings will focus heavily on Twitter's integration with iOS 5 — a feature that was announced by Apple at WWDC this past Summer.
Apple has also told its AppleCare division to expect a high influx of iOS 5-related questions on October 10th. Employee vacation blackouts have also been put in place for the 2nd week of October. Do we finally have our iOS 5 release date?
Optimum, a big player in the New York cable TV business, also offers iPhone and iPad apps to its customers that bring live TV and on-demand content to iOS devices. Optimum's apps have proven popular for those who use the service, but they now appear to have waged something of a war on the jailbreak community.
According to reports from its customers, Optimum's iOS apps now fail to work on devices that have been jailbroken...
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"Let me describe the world I live in."
This is how Steve Jobs started sharing his vision for what we know today as cloud computing, back in 1997 during a WWDC Q&A session with developers.
It's amazing to see how far we've come. From the simple formulation of his vision to the implementation of it, Steve Jobs was right on. See for yourself...
Between all the reports and case leaks we've seen over the last several months, we have a pretty good idea of what the iPhone 5 looks like. The tear drop design, with the capacitive home button, has been documented by several sources.
But with more and more rumors pointing to the Cupertino company only unveiling one handset this Fall, the iPhone 4S, a lot of folks are wondering what to expect. As usual, graphic design artists have used their skills to help us predict the future...
Yesterday we asked you to take a poll to help decide where JailbreakCon 2012 should be held. The results are in, and because it was the first to reach 1,000 votes, the great state of California is the winner. Yay!
The organizers don't know for sure where exactly it's going to be in California. It seems that San Francisco and Los Angeles are the two main options, although I wish it was in San Diego, right down the street from me...
Think your iPad screen is too small? If you have $35,000 to spare, we might have the solution for you. It's called PadZilla, and it's made by a company called Crunchy Logistics.
It's not totally clear how the PadZilla works, but it appears to act as an interactive accessory mounted on top of your iPad or iPhone, displaying everything on a giant multitouch screen...