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China Now the App Store’s Second Largest Market

Alex Heath ∙ June 23, 2011

Distimo has released a new study that focuses on the iPhone's App Store development in Asia. The analytics company examined data from 14 different countries, including China, to determine the App Store's influence in the Eastern hemisphere.

The report's findings placed China as the second largest market for Apple's App Store, next to the United States. Interestingly, while many European countries are seeing decreases in App Store activity, countries like China are seeing exponential growth in App Store download volume.

There are Over a Million Unlocked iPhones on T-Mobile’s Network

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

We've heard some staggering statistics for the jailbreak community recently. Saurik, the mastermind behind Cydia, estimates that there are anywhere between 10 to 15 million jailbroken iDevices in the world.

The number of unlocked iPhone users is also perplexing. We did a story last month about China Mobile that suggested there were close to 4 million unlocked iPhones running on their network. How many unlocked iPhones do you think are in the U.S.?

weeTranslate: Google Translate Widget for iOS 5 Notification Center

Alex Heath ∙ Updated May 16, 2016

Yet another jailbreak widget for iOS 5 has surfaced. This time, Google Translate functionality can now be added to the Notification Center. Developed by the same person that made QuickComposer, weeTranslate lets you translate a word or phrase through Google Translate - all from the Notification Center.

For those of us that interact with multiple languages on a daily basis, this widget could prove invaluable.

Apple Planning On Allowing Third Party Widgets in iOS 5

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

An interesting tidbit has been discovered in Apple's recently awarded iPhone patent. It looks as though Apple will indeed allow for the development of third party widgets in iOS 5.

For the past few weeks, jailbreak developers have been creating widgets for the iOS 5 Notification Center because Apple has yet to introduce an approved method for developing and distributing third party widgets.

According to the above patent, Apple will eventually allow for the creation of third party widgets on their platform.

QuickComposer Widget for iOS 5 Notification Center

Cody Lee ∙ June 22, 2011

Apple's new firmware won't be officially available for another few months, but that hasn't stopped the jailbreak community from experimenting with the beta release. We've seen several iOS 5 Notification Center widgets over the last few weeks, but there's always room for more.

The latest jailbreak tweak to surface for the new iOS is called QuickComposer. The widget allows you to access the composition screen of different applications with a single tap...

Microsoft Invites Hackers to Jailbreak Windows Phone 7

Alex Heath ∙ June 21, 2011

Talk about a change of pace. Instead of the cat-and-mouse game that Apple has been playing with the jailbreak community for years, Microsoft has decided to go the opposite route and actually invite hackers to jailbreak the company's own mobile platform, Windows Phone 7.

ChevronWP7 is doing something unprecedented by developing non-approved apps and services for a closed source OS. Microsoft is allowing this initiative in an attempt to make "Windows Phone development more accessible."

App Picks of the Week: Shazam, GrayScaleIcons, Beyond Ynth

Alex Heath ∙ June 21, 2011

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 have an awesome music discovery app, jailbreak tweak, and fun game for the iPhone. Hope you enjoy this week’s picks!

Dissident and i0n1c on Banning Pirated Apps in iOS 5 Jailbreak

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Stefan Esser, better known as "i0n1c," has been receiving a lot of heat from the jailbreak community as of late. Stefan is a prominent member of the jailbreak developer scene, and he was responsible for the untethered exploit that has been used for the iOS 4.3 jailbreak.

i0n1c recently introduced the idea of banning pirated apps in the iOS 5 jailbreak. He stated that if he were to release the jailbreak for iOS 5, he would consider placing a restriction on installing apps from the infamous 'Installous' repo. Millions of jailbreakers use Installous to download pirated apps.

Hackulous, the group behind Installous, obviously feels very differently about i0n1c's notion. The frontman for Hackulous, known as Dissident, has also shared his thoughts on the issue of banning cracked apps through a jailbreak.

New GEVEY Ultra SIM iPhone 4 Unlock, No More Dialing 112

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Apple may not want you to unlock your iPhone, but GEVEY sure does. The company has just released a new solution to the iPhone 4 unlock problem. If you're tired of waiting for a software unlock to come out, you may just want to keep reading.

We've talked about GEVEY SIM cards before, but the Ultra is supposed to be the end-all unlock solution for the iPhone 4. It works with every version of firmware from iOS 4.0 - iOS 5, as well as several basebands...

WeeFacebook: View Status Updates in iOS 5 Notification Center

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Over the past few weeks, jailbreak developers have been churning out custom widgets for the new iOS 5 Notification Center like crazy. Even though the new software is still in beta, the jailbreak community has already hacked it and created a variety of new tweaks.

The most recent one to surface comes from developer Manuel Gebele. Surprisingly enough, it's called WeeFacebook and it gives you a window into your social networking account from the Notification Center...

DropCall Eliminator Routes Phone Calls to EDGE Network to Improve Call Quality

Cody Lee ∙ June 20, 2011

While most of its bad publicity has faded into the background, dropped calls are still an issue for AT&T customers (and all carriers) in certain areas. To remedy this problem, many AT&T customers have been directed to switch to the EDGE network when making phone calls.

Apparently, many dropped calls from AT&T iPhone handsets are caused by a 3G data conflict. The iPhone doesn't seem to experience that issue on EDGE networks. But wouldn't it be cumbersome to switch back and forth between EDGE and 3G all the time? Yes. But that's why we jailbreak. Meet DropCall Eliminator...

‘SwitcherSettings’ – Add SBSettings Toggles to the App Switcher

Cody Lee ∙ June 20, 2011

SBSettings is always the first tweak I install after jailbreaking. Even when it's not installed, I find myself swiping at the statusbar expecting a menu to drop. The simple utility gives me quick access to toggle Wi-Fi and Bluetooth settings, as well as a respring function.

Though I've yet to find anything in Cydia that matches the functionality of SBSettings, the competition is certainly heating up. Jeff recently told you about Homescreen Settings, which places the actions on your springboard. I'm going to tell you about SwitcherSettings, which adds the functions to your app switcher...