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Manage your cellular data usage more effectively with Membrane

Anyone without an unlimited data plan knows about the struggle of working inside a carrier's tiny cap allotments. While plenty of App Store apps exist that can help you track data usage, a new jailbreak tweak called Membrane by iOS developer candoizo can take things even further.

Membrane integrates directly with the Cellular preference pane in the Settings app to give you fine-grained control over what apps connect to the internet over a cellular connection, and which ones don’t. It also provides real-time information to keep you alert about how you're using all of your data.

Vision transforms your Home screen icons into moving 3D shapes

Looking for a unique way to spice up that jailbroken device of yours? Then look no further than a new jailbreak tweak called Vision by veteran iOS developer Elias Limneos.

Vision gives your Home screen icons a three-dimensional makeover and makes them responsive to movement. Best of all, the effects provided by the tweak are fully customizable.

DarkAppleStore gives the Apple Store app’s tab bar a darkened makeover

Jailbreakers that use the Apple Store app to browse Apple’s product offerings can take advantage of a new free jailbreak tweak called DarkAppleStore by iOS developer CydiaGeek to spice up its user interface.

Post-installation, DarkAppleStore applies a darkened blur to the translucent tab bar at the bottom of the app, causing it to resemble the before and after images you see above and below.

This tweak bypasses jailbreak detection in the Citrix Receiver app

It’s a common sight for App Store developers to bar jailbreakers from using their apps. As frustrating as this can be, jailbreak developers regularly find ways around these jailbreak detection methods and publish them in the form of jailbreak tweaks.

One of the latest of such tweaks to hit Cydia is Citrix Receiver Unblock by iOS developer Christoph Kolbicz, which permits the Citrix Receiver app to work as anticipated on jailbroken devices.