Don't get me wrong, I'm looking forward to the next iPhone as much as the next guy. But this might be a little extreme. The UK's Metro Online is reporting that somebody is already in line for the iPhone 5.
Even though the device isn't expected for another 1-2 months, Rob Shoesmith has already set up camp outside a London Apple Store in anticipation of the new gadget. No he's not crazy, this is actually all part of his plan...
Critics of Apple have long argued that the Cupertino company always puts form ahead of function. While that may be true in a few instances, for the most part I find that their products feature a nice balance of both.
When it comes to jailbreaking, however, a lot of the tweaks that I review are unabashed when it comes to putting function, over form.
Such is the case with this latest jailbreak tweak entitled SBBrightness. It's a tweak that places a brightness slider bar directly on your iPhone's Home screen...
ClockSeconds is a recently released tweak that adds seconds to the clock on your iPhone's lockscreen.
For those of you who are keen on customization, there's also a settings panel added to your Settings app that allows you to modify the color of the clock's numbers.
That's great and all, but there is one major flaw that plagues ClockSeconds, rendering it a lot less practical. Check inside for the full lowdown on this jailbreak tweak's shortcomings...
One of the best things about the jailbreak community is when its members listen to the voices of the users, and team up to create something fantastic.
That's exactly what happened with this latest Cydia release entitled CallBar; it's a culmination of teamwork and listening to the feedback from those in the community.
CallBar essentially allows you to manage incoming phone calls -- whether it's strictly a voice call, or a FaceTime call -- without losing the focus of your current task.
Instead of taking up your iPhone's entire screen announcing your incoming call, CallBar adds a subtle, yet noticeable, notification at the top of your iPhone's screen.
The result is a well thought out tweak that greatly improves the experiencing of receiving and managing phone calls on the iPhone. Be sure to check out our full video walkthrough inside...
While the iPad's considerable size doesn't particularly lend itself to being a telephone, that hasn't stopped many from wanting to use it as one.
A new app promises to turn our favorite tablet into a 9.7" smartphone, and all for $10 per month, according to AppAdvice.
Starting July 28th, we could be making and taking telephone calls from our iPads using either the in-built mic and speaker, or a bluetooth headset...
It seems like Flash is slowly going the way of the betamax, depending on who you ask. While I myself don't ever feel held back by the fact that my iPhone doesn't support the platform, there are some folks that still feel it's a downfall of the device.
Heck, it seems like "supports Flash" is in nearly every Android phone and tablet commercial. Well, for iPhone users that still feel like they're missing out on something, another Flash-compatible mobile browser has just entered the App Store...
Every week iDownloadblog brings a roundup of awesome apps for you to check out and enjoy. We try to vary our picks, but a lot of these apps usually come from the App Store. If an interesting web or jailbreak app catches our eye, we'll include that in our picks as well.
This week, we've got three new apps from the App Store for music lovers, Google+ users, and trekkies. Make it so!
We all remember flipbooks, right? - A collection of cards, each with an image that, when in sequence, creates a short animation when the cards were flicked through.
Flipbooks were all the rage when I was growing up, and I spent more time than anyone really should trying to create my own (especially considering my drawing skills are, well, let's just say... poor).
Flipbooks are being brought into the the 21st century, and what better tool to use than an iPhone?
Flickbooks is a new app, available now, that promises to take your very own iPhone-recorded videos and turn them into good old fashioned flipbooks...
Gaming on iOS devices is taking off these days, with titles such as Angry Birds and Infinity Blade proving as big sellers for their respective development houses.
In fact, those two games are named as the inspiration behind a new title that's due to be released next month, going by the ominous name of The Dark Meadow.
Promising to be a 'modern fairytale' type affair, The Dark Meadow has only been in production for three months, which shows the quick turnaround that the game's Unreal Engine affords...
Our iPhones collect all kinds of data, much to the dismay of many a security nut enthusiast. The iPhone stores location data by using cellular masts and Wi-Fi hotspots as a means of pinpointing just where you have been.
When it was discovered that our iPhones were dumping this data into an unencrypted file on our computers, there was public outcry. There were also, as always, even some who thought it was a good idea to go after Apple in the courts.
But what if that location information could be used for something useful, interesting, or even just downright cool to look at?
I present to you, Fireflies HD....
Apple has begun to step up its game with patching jailbreak exploits in iOS. When Comex's PDF exploit was used in the latest version of JailbreakMe, Apple pushed out iOS 4.3.4 about two weeks later to combat the security hole.
Jailbreakers on 4.3.3 (4.2.9 for the Verizon iPhone) can stay on their current firmware to keep their untether, but the bad news is that Apple actually patched the untethered exploit that's been used by jailbreakers since iOS 4.1.
Using your iPad in a public place may never be the same again, with news that a new app has been created that allows unscrupulous users to steal passwords from unsuspecting iPad users.
The app, available for iOS devices as well as Apple's Mac platform, uses a camera to watch which keys are being pressed on the iPad - and it's even more clever than that.
Rather than just watching where your finger is pressing on the screen, the new app, called shoulderPad, actually detects the brief, blue flash which occurs when a key is pressed on any iOS on-screen keyboard. This means improved accuracy, as well as a further distance from which this works.
Creepy stuff...