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Gaming Giant Claims Mobile Devices Will Outpace Today’s Consoles Within Two Years

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

John Carmack, the man behind id Software (the team responsible for the likes of Quake and Doom) believes it won't be long before our portable devices are more powerful than the games consoles we're playing on today.

In an interview with IndustryGamers, Carmack shared his views on the current state of the iOS gaming world, claiming that while the current crop of best-selling titles are smaller, lighter titles, such as, Angry Birds, the time will come that we find ourselves using out smartphones and tablets to play the full-fledged titles currently reserved for home consoles...

VirusBarrier: The First Malware Scanning App For iOS

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated February 18, 2018

It had to happen sooner or later, and we now have our first iOS application designed for catching and eradicating malware.

While there are currently no known malware threats to iPhones, iPads or iPod touches, VirusBarrier is aimed at scanning the files we all find ourselves sharing around our local network...

New Jailbreak Tweak Easily Displays Song Lyrics on Your iPhone

Cody Lee ∙ July 12, 2011

We've got another TweakWeek entry for you. This one comes from Andrea Oliva and might just be a godsend for folks who enjoy a good impromptu sing-along.

PlayingLyrics is a unique jailbreak utility that can instantly bring up the lyrics of a currently playing track. The cool thing is that you can use Activator to assign a button or gesture to the function, so your song lyrics are available at all times...

iOS 5 Beta 3 Introduces New AssistiveTouch Feature

Guest Author ∙ July 12, 2011

The third beta release of Apple's iOS 5 firmware was seeded to developers yesterday, and in addition to a number of fancy new sounds and some welcome bug fixes, there's also a new 'AssistiveTouch' feature.

With AssistiveTouch enabled within the Accessibility Settings on your iOS device, you're presented with a new button on your home screen, which gives you access to a menu overlay with a number of features that may mean you never have to touch your device's buttons again...

PDF Converter Turns Documents into PDFs on Your iPad

Oliver Haslam ∙ July 12, 2011

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to take an existing Pages or Numbers document and convert it into a PDF right on our iPad, making it readable on just about any device you could possibly want to send it to?

Unfortunately, though, the iPad doesn't currently support the ability to print to a PDF- a feature we half-expected Apple to add alongside the bungled release of AirPrint.

As an aside, does anyone actually use AirPrint? If you do, we'd love to hear why and when you make use of this little known and rarely used feature, in the comments!

Now, back on subject...

App Picks of the Week: Stratus, Pro:Alarm, StockTouch

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 18, 2018

Every week, we select a few apps that catch our eye. These apps can be from the App Store, web apps, or jailbreak apps.

This week, we've got three awesome App Store apps. Status is an app for sharing files, Pro:Alarm takes your typical alarm clock experience to the next level, and StockTouch is a beautiful app that brings the stock market to your iPad. Hope you enjoy this week’s picks!

Witricity: Could This be the Way Future iDevices Charge?

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

A few days ago, we mentioned that The Wall Street Journal and other publications were noting that Apple was working on a new way to charge iDevices. From the details, it sounded like some form of inductive method, similar to Palm's Touchstone charger.

However, MacRumors has discovered something interesting in a recently-revealed patent application that suggests the Cupertino company might be going a different route. Have you ever heard of WiTricity?

Sn0wBreeze Updated for iOS 5 Beta 3 to Fix Problem with Apps Crashing

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Apple released iOS 5 Beta 3 yesterday, and it was quickly confirmed that you could jailbreak Apple's newest beta build with last month's version of the popular jailbreaking tool, RedSn0w. A "sandboxing" error was discovered after jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 3 that caused all apps from the App Store to crash instantly upon being opened.

This problem has now been fixed in the updated version of the Windows jailbreak tool, Sn0wBreeze, and the Dev Team has also updated RedSn0w with the same fix. Happy jailbreaking!

App Store Healthier Than Ever, Never Ceases to Impress

Guest Author ∙ Updated June 13, 2016

The App Store just turned three, and it never ceases to amaze us.

We all know how much of a commercial success it has been with how many apps have been downloaded. But from the new data Apple has disclosed about the App Store's 15 billionth download milestone, we can draw some interesting conclusions...

Mount Pro Lenses to Your iPhone with this SLR Adapter

Cody Lee ∙ July 12, 2011

MacRumors came across an interesting accessory for all of you iPhone-toting photographers. Have you ever wanted your iPhone to be capable of shooting long-distance photos? Well, now it can with this new SLR adapter.

An SLR adapter is a custom case with a lens-mounting ring. It allows you to attach your SLR (Single Lens Reflex) lenses to your iPhone, which is an absolute must-have for any budding photographer. Or is it?

Jailbreak App iMAME4All Adds iCade Support

Cody Lee ∙ July 12, 2011

Remember when we told you about the iCade? The retro iPad accessory lets you play select iOS games via a set of arcade-style controls, and its SDK just became available for 3rd party development. It looks like the jailbreak community struck first.

Engadget is reporting that the popular Cydia app known as iMAME4All was just updated to support the new tablet accessory. iMAME4All is an emulator that plays hundreds of retro titles, so needless to say it would be an awesome fit for the iCade...

RedSn0w 0.9.8 Beta 2 Fixes Issues with iOS 5 Beta 3 Jailbreak

Sébastien Page ∙ July 11, 2011

Earlier today when Apple released iOS 5 beta 3, the news quickly came out that you could use the latest version of RedSn0w to jailbreak the new beta firmware. Indeed, by pointing RedSn0w to iOS 5 beta 1, you are able to jailbreak beta 3.

However, an unexpected issue rapidly surfaced. After jailbreaking iOS 5 beta 3 with RedSn0w, it appeared that some App Store applications were not running properly. The Dev Team was quick to fix this issue and just released RedSn0w 0.9.8 beta 2...