A few months ago, Samsung's mobile president Shin Jong-kyun told reporters that Apple would have a hard time finding any of their intellectual property in his company's new Galaxy Nexus handset.
He obviously underestimated Apple's legal team. Reports are coming in that Apple has just filed another lawsuit in Germany against Samsung for the use of — get this — its patented 'Slide to Unlock' feature...
This week's top videos feature an untethered jailbreak for the Apple TV, a guide for preserving your iOS 5 untethered jailbreak for life, some nifty tweaks to launch apps from the Lock screen, clear Lock screen notifications, and more.
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Ipsum is a jailbreak tweak that makes it ridiculously simple to clear iOS 5's Lock screen notifications.
A single swipe of the notification will work as normal — unlock the phone and go to the app that created the notification. With Ipsum installed, all it takes is a double swipe of the Lock screen notification to get rid of it...
LockLauncher — not to be confused with, well, LockLauncher — is a jailbreak tweak that allows you to launch up to 9 different apps directly from your lock screen.
Despite its unoriginal name, LockLauncher differs from the previous LockLauncher we reviewed last summer. This version of LockLauncher is both free, and features the ability to launch more apps.
Be sure to check out our video walkthrough to see what it brings to the table...
If you're the kind of person that likes to keep an eye on the weather forecast without having to load the Weather app or look out of a window, then you are going to love this!
Unfortunately, Apple does not allow the Notification Center weather widget to show up in the iOS lock screen, but there are plenty of jailbreak tweaks and apps that will do just that. What if you don't want to jailbreak, though? Now there is a solution, and it's made its way through Apple's App Store, too.
Unimaginatively named "Lock Screen Weather App," this app will do just what many have been crying out for – display weather information on an iPhone's lock screen without the need to jailbreak anything...
UnlockFX is an upcoming jailbreak tweak that consists of over two dozen unlock animations to customize your iPhone.
The tweak includes both simple and complex animations that can be altered on the fly without the need to respring your device.
Check inside for a video sneak preview of UnlockFX in action...
It seems like it's been done a million times before, so why not a million and one? Yes, Slider Enhancer is a new jailbreak tweak that brings custom text to iOS' iconic "Slide to Unlock" bar.
Tweaks like Springtomize 2 and others already have such functions built in, but if you're looking for a standalone app that's free, Slider Enhancer could be exactly what you need...
Multitasking on the Lock screen you say? Indeed. LockScreen Multitasking is a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to launch your iPhone's App Switcher directly from the Lock screen.
This makes it possible to launch apps, and enjoy the other features contained in your device's App Switcher without even unlocking it...
In theory, a jailbreak tweak like TweetBoard sounds great. Viewing all of your Twitter information from the comforts of your Lock screen is one of the reasons that IntelliScreen X is so highly anticipated.
But the problem with TweetBoard is that it's half-baked. As it turns out, you can't actually view your timeline from your Lock screen at all, only your particular tweets.
Inside we take a look at this promising, but ultimately disappointing jailbreak tweak for iOS 5...
AndroidLock XT has been out for a very long time, but for some strange reason I never got around to trying it. Recently, an Ice Cream Sandwich aka Android 4.0 theme was released for AndroidLock XT, so I was compelled to give it a go.
Check inside for a hands-on demonstration of AndroidLock XT, along with the new theme that makes your iPhone's Lock screen look and feel like Ice Cream Sandwich...
Similar in vein to the just discussed NCQuickDismiss — ClearLockNotifications makes it easy to clear out iOS 5 notifications that happen to pile up on your Lock screen.
It's weird that Apple doesn't think to add simple items like this to the default version of iOS, but again, I guess that's what the jailbreak community is for...
Want to add a little bounce to your Lock screen? If so, then BounceLock might be just the solution.
BounceLock is a visual jailbreak tweak that adds varying levels of bounce to your device's slide to unlock bar.
It's a very subtle effect for those who enjoy altering the visual style of their iOS device. Check inside for a video demonstration...