Review

Dock 2.0 Gives You One Touch Access to All of Your Apps

Cody Lee ∙ April 6, 2011

If someone were to ask you why they should jailbreak their iPhone, what would you say? For me, the list of reasons could go on for days. The themes, the tweaks, it seems like there are a million ways to customize your iPhone once it's been set free. These tweaks can remove Apple's limitations on things like the amount of sprin gboard pages you can have, or the amount of icons allowed in each folder.

The coolest hacks, in my opinion, are the ones that make multi-step processes on your iPhone less complicated. Don't get me wrong, iOS is so simple a 2 year old could use it. But there are apps like SBSettings that will give you home screen access to settings for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Dock 2.0 also falls in this category, as it makes browsing multiple pages for applications a thing of the past...

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Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Comes Back With a Vengeance

Guest Author ∙ Updated February 17, 2018

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master [iTunes Link] was released by SEGA in the 1990's and makes its return to the iPhone. Like the original, you will control the ninja Joe Musashi, whose sole mission is to take down the evil Neo Zeed syndicate.

Gameplay is pretty straightforward. Your main weapon is the shuriken, so most of the time it was shoot your enemy before they shoot you. You will also have a slash attack, dive attack, screen-clearing blasts and more but I regularly found myself using just the shuriken...

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Apple Finally Approves TrapCall App After 201 Days

Guest Author ∙ Updated January 24, 2018

Apple's App Store approval process has been known to be a very long and hard process for iOS app developers. Although Apple had loosened app approval process back in September of 2010, it seems that certain apps are still taking a good amount of time in limbo before receiving the green light.

One such application happens to be the TrapCall app by Tel Tech Systems Inc. The app went officially live today after 201 days (almost 7 months) in review by Apple.

TrapCall puts an end to those annoying blocked and private calls, claiming to be the first and only service to unmask blocked calls.

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Viber Gets Serious About Challenging Skype, Adds Free Text Messaging

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

Viber is the product of a small Israeli startup, Viber Media Inc. They launched the first version of their VoIP app back in December of last year to rave reviews.

Much like Skype, Viber makes free phone calls over Wi-Fi and 3G to other users with the Viber client. Unlike Skype, there's no need to create an account.

The typical process for making calls with 3rd party applications can be tedious. Signing up for accounts, verifying email address, and setting up contact lists are usually involved when using Skype or similar services. Viber made some waves with their no-username policy, and is set to do so again with the app's latest update...

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Find Out Which Apps You Don’t Use with App Stat

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

It's the beginning of April, and spring has begun. While everyone is doing their usual spring cleaning, the urge to tidy up your iPhone may arise. If your home screen is cluttered and you can't seem to ever find what you're looking for, it's definitely time for you to delete some apps.

If you're staring at your springboard and wondering where to begin, delete the applications you don't use anymore. If you're in the habit of trying out the latest app or game you read about, chances are your springboard is quite full. Need more help than that?

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Official Vimeo App for iPhone Released with Video Uploading and Editing Features

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

Home grown Steven Spielbergs have known about Vimeo's existence for quite some time. In fact, Vimeo has been a hot bed for independent and amateur directors since 2004. Different than YouTube, Vimeo has an exclusive dedication to user-made video and does not allow commercial content.

As of March last year, Vimeo had over 3 million members and was averaging more than 16,000 uploads daily. They are looking to expand on that success. Last week, the official Vimeo iPhone app launched in the App Store for free, and it's got some some big features...

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SoundTracking Allows You to Share Your Music Quickly

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

Do you enjoy listening to music? Do you use Facebook or Twitter? If so, then you fall into the target audience that Schematic Labs is banking on for their latest iOS app. SoundTracking made its debut at the huge Austin, TX SXSW (South by Southwest) conference last week.

The purpose of the iPhone app is really quite simple. You are given multiple ways to input the song you are listening to, and then given the opportunity to share that music with your Foursquare, Facebook, and Twitter friends. I know it sounds kind of vanilla, but the app is good at what it does...

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The Best App Store Review You’ve Ever Read

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 17, 2018

There are plenty of reasons for develepors to hate the iTunes review system. The problem mainly lies in the way that uninformed or biased reviews can negatively affect the success of a good app.

If you search for some of your favorite apps in iTunes and look at the reviews, chances are you'll see a lot of 1-star "sucks" or 5-star "this is awesome" comments. If you're lucky, you might stumble across a review that's half as good as a recent 5-star rating for Color...

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Voice Brief: Turn Your iPhone Into Your Very Own Personal Assistant

Cody Lee ∙ Updated March 5, 2018

If you have been looking for an application that will read content to you handsfree, check this out. Voice Brief will read you your local weather, your Facebook and Twitter updates, and will even tell you how your stocks are doing.

I find the app most useful in the morning as my iPhone sits in a speaker dock next to my bed. As I wake up, I reach over and start up Voice Brief and it instantly begins to rattle off my customized content. "That's pretty cool Cody, but how difficult is it to set up?"

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AutoResponder Will Automatically Respond to Your Text Messages

Alex Heath ∙ March 27, 2011

AutoResponder is a Cydia tweak that automatically replies to incoming SMS messages. If you're in a situation where you can't immediately respond to a text, AutoResponder can reply for you with a list of preset messages you assign.

If you're the kind of person that doesn't like to leave your friends hung out to dry, AutoResponder is great for notifying someone that you're busy or unavailable...

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