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Apple researching audio hyperlinks technology to control devices from podcasts

Ed Sutherland ∙ August 8, 2013

Remember the hokey demonstrations of hypnotism, where people are given commands to honk like a duck when a bell rings? Substitute podcasts for the hypnotists and a hyperlink for a duck quack and you've got Apple's latest patent application.

The application, published Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, outlines a way to encode device commands in audio signals. While Apple uses the example of enhanced podcasts which embed commands to visit a webpage or view an image stored on your device, the technology is also seen as a way to include ads in the upcoming iTunes Radio service...

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 22: DiaperChanger

Jeff Benjamin ∙ August 6, 2013

On this week's episode of Let's Talk Jailbreak, Cody and Jeff discuss Samsung cheating on benchmarks, the new InstaLauncher jailbreak tweak, and picture-in-picture video capabilities using the upcoming VideoPane tweak. The pair also talk about FaceHalt, the Samsung inspired Smart Pause tweak for iOS, and Aplo, a beautiful looking jailbreak theme from Auxo creator, Sentry. Don't miss the show!

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 21: BuddyLock!

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

The Unthreaded jailbreak, the cheaper iPhone, fingerprint scanning, and iOS 7 beta 4 are all hot topics on this week's episode of Let's Talk Jailbreak. Join us as we discuss these topics, along with new jailbreak tweaks like Control Unlocker, VineDownloader, BMarks Bar - Chrome, and of course, BuddyLock. Suffice it to say, you don't want to miss Cody and Jeff's discussion in this action packed episode.

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 20: The circus is coming to town

Jeff Benjamin ∙ July 23, 2013

This week, Jeff and Cody chit-chat about Apple's security problems, new carrier upgrade strategies, along with the rumors of a larger iPad. On the jailbreak side of things, we talk about the highly anticipated upcoming update to Auxo, the release of ayra, and a bunch of new tweaks for Spotlight search. Join us for the wild and crazy ride that is Let's Talk Jailbreak episode 20.

Apple touts 1 billon podcast subscriptions

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 22, 2013

Apple on Monday quietly announced its users have subscribed to one billion podcasts through iTunes. The milestone is being celebrated via a special iTunes section that includes the What's Hot and New & Noteworthy sections.

Additionally, Apple highlights cherry-picked shows like This American Life, TEDTalks, 60 Minutes, Happy Tree Friends, etc.

There are now 250,000 different podcasts in more than a hundred languages available through iTunes...

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 19: No plastic on the couch

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated July 22, 2013

Welcome to the 19th episode of Let's Talk Jailbreak. This week, Cody and Jeff discuss some of their most wanted features for the upcoming iPhone refresh. The duo also discusses the phenomenon of trading up for new devices every year, along with the pervasive use of cases on the iPhone. Of course, there is plenty of jailbreak discussion to go around too, as they both break down several new jailbreak tweaks that recently debuted on Cydia.

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 18: Cody’s top tweaks

Jeff Benjamin ∙ July 9, 2013

In this week's episode, Cody discusses his top five jailbreak tweaks, along with a brief synopsis of p0sixninja's openjailbreak site go-live. Jeff shares his disdain for cable companies, along with his love for XBMC and the Apple TV 2. The pair is also sure to talk about this week's jailbreak tweaks, which include: ScreenFade, LiveWire Pro, VeloxTube for Velox, ayra, and StatusHUD.

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 17: The iOS 7 jailbreak

Jeff Benjamin ∙ July 2, 2013

Sebastien is taking a much deserved vacation, so our own Cody Lee has stepped up to the plate to co-host this week's episode of Let's Talk Jailbreak. In this episode, episode number 17, we discuss, among other things, the iOS 7 jailbreak. We also chit-chat about several new jailbreak tweaks, including PatternUnlock, HomeDisplay, and Actiwidget. Don't miss this fun.

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 16: The show must go on

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated February 2, 2023

Welcome to the sixteenth episode of Let's Talk Jailbreak. This week, Sebastien discusses his conversation with pod2g regarding iOS 7, the latest iOS 7 beta 2 running on the iPad, OS X Mavericks beta 2, and a whole host of new jailbreak tweaks. The tweaks for the week include NCEnough, Vox, The Quick Brown Fox, NativeQR, and more. We also discuss Sebastien's upcoming trip to France, and the possibility of a special guest host.

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 15: WWDC hangover

Jeff Benjamin ∙ June 18, 2013

WWDC 2013 is officially finished, and we think it's safe to say that we're all a bit hungover from all of the news and activity. In this episode, we, of course, talk about iOS 7, but we also discuss some of the more prominent jailbreak tweaks from the last week. Releases like Auxo for iPad, Overview, and iOS 7 Control Toggle Icons take the floor in this latest back to basics episode.

Let’s Talk Jailbreak 14: WWDC chitchat

Jeff Benjamin ∙ June 11, 2013

It's WWDC week, and that can only mean one thing: iOS 7! Hence, today is a special episode, as we focus on the new features announced for iOS 7 via Apple's WWDC keynote. In addition, we discuss the various apps and tweak ideas that Apple borrowed from the jailbreak community. We also talk OS X Mavericks, and Sebastien gives Jeff a timely lesson in surfing.

WWDC 2013 keynote now available for download through iTunes

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 9, 2016

Shortly following its live-streamed WWDC keynote talk yesterday, Apple has posted a streamable replay to their home page.

I like to keep those keynotes handy for offline viewing, but saving a video stream to a computer is unfortunately a mess which involves too much trickery without guarantees for success.

Luckily, Apple has catered to the archivist in us by making the entire presentation available for download through iTunes...