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Yahoo’s new Screen iOS app is a remote control for web video

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 23, 2018

The struggling Internet giant - once synonymous for anything remotely dealing with online content - on Monday issued a brand new app called Yahoo Screen.

The company is billing the app as a remote control for web video of sorts. More appropriately, Yahoo Screen is your one-stop shop for both Yahoo's original and licensed video content.

You can instantly stream news, sports, food, and entertainment videos from MLB, UFC, The Onion, Martha Stewart and lots more, free of charge (no strings attached). But that's just scratching the surface as Yahoo's licensed video library includes such TV shows as Saturday Night Live, along with Yahoo Originals featuring Jack Black, Ed Helms, Zachary Levi, Cheryl Hines, Rachael Harris and more...

VoiceChanger brings live voice effects to the Phone app

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

VoiceChanger is a new jailbreak tweak from Elias Limneos — the same developer that brought us Call Recording, and CallBar for the iPhone. Needless to say, he's a very experienced developer when it comes to getting more out of the average phone call on iOS.

As you've probably already figured out, his latest tweak allows users to change the sound of their voices while on a phone call. VoiceChanger allows callers to select between 4 different voice effects (plus the normal voice), and you can do so while on a live phone call. Have a look inside for more info.

Video of blue iPhone 5C up and running?

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated October 12, 2016

The Chinese technology blog C Technology over the past week posted purported shots of the iPhone 5C packaging as well as an alleged video of the fully assembled and powered on red plastic iPhone 5C variant, running the stock iOS 7 Safari browser.

Monday morning, the blog posted another video apparently depicting a light blue iPhone 5C in action, running iOS 7. The short clip takes us through the Home screen, user interface transitions, Safari tabs, the Lock screen and other aspects of Apple's redesigned mobile operating system...

Preview: VideoExplorer

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

VideoExplorer is an upcoming jailbreak tweak from the same developer that brought us AudioExplorer. As you might expect, the tweak works very much in the same way as AudioExplorer, in that it allows you to quickly identify all valid files stored on your iPhone.

From there, you can play, share, and import any of the video files available on your device. Files can even be taken directly from the apps you have installed. Have a look inside for a sneak preview showing how it all works.

VLC 2.1 arrives with souped up subtitles, FTP web downloads and lots more

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

After a two-year hiatus from the App Store, VideoLan's comprehensive media player for iOS devices, VLC, has finally made a comeback in July.

Rewritten from the ground up to take advantage of modern media technologies, the new VLC brought as a revamped interface along with its trademark support for a bunch of non-iOS media formats such as .mkv files. Following on the initial re-release, the team yesterday posted a major VLC update.

Version 2.1 extends media playback capabilities with new features and numerous improvements, including UPNP and FTP discovery and streaming, web content downloads through the FTP protocol, deinterlacing (Always, Automatic or Never), subtitles font customization and lots more...

WaveOff: toggle your iPhone’s screen with a wave gesture

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

If you own a jailbroken iPhone, you can now toggle its screen on and off using a simple wave gesture. WaveOff, a tweak released yesterday on Cydia's BigBoss repo, allows end users to move their hands to and from across the devices proximity sensor to turn toggle its screen.

It's a bit on the gimmicky side, but WaveOff is a good tweak for those moments when you want to show off in front of your friends and family. Have a look at our video walkthrough inside to see what I mean.

Anemo: a minimalistic quick reply tool for texters

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Anemo — the quick reply tweak that we previewed some time back — is now available on Cydia. It's been a long time coming, but for those of you desperate for a simple quick reply solution, the wait was well worth it.

Instead of a full fledged Message app replacement, Anemo take a more anemic approach. Using existing banner notifications, it provides a simple, yet extremely handy quick reply solution for jailbroken iOS users.

New video gives detailed look at alleged iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 shells

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Hot on the heels of a pair of videos that surfaced earlier this week showcasing purported iPad 5 and second generation iPad mini 2 shells, comes a new clip that goes over both components in extreme detail.

The new video takes a look at the iPad 5's all-new mini-like form factor, and how it compares in size to its predecessor. It also shows differences in the tablets' buttons, ambient light sensors, and much more...

TapTapFolder: launch the first app in a folder with a tap

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

TapTapFolder is an innovative new jailbreak tweak that just recently appeared on the Cydia store. It's a tweak that allows end users to launch the first app contained within a folder using a single tap on the folder itself.

You may be wondering to yourself: "How do you launch any of the other apps contained within a folder?" It's actually pretty simple: you utilize a double tap gesture on the folder to open its contents.

I really dig TapTapFolder, because not only is it useful, but it does something that, to my knowledge, has never been done before on the Cydia store. Have a look at our full video walkthrough inside.

CopyDock: an iOS 7 inspired dock for iOS 6

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

If you're looking for a subtle way to imitate some of the features of iOS 7 on your lesser firmware, then CopyDock is a new jailbreak tweak you might want to try. CopyDock brings an iOS 7 inspired dock to iOS 6 devices with no options or settings to configure.

CopyDock isn't a perfect 1:1 match of the dock found in iOS 7, but it's close. Have a look at our brief video inside to see what I mean.

New video compares alleged next-gen iPad mini shell to iPad 5, current mini

Cody Lee ∙ September 4, 2013

We must be getting close to an iPad refresh, because the leaks are becoming more and more prevalent. Hot on the heels of the video that surfaced this morning of an alleged iPad 5 shell, comes a similar clip showcasing a second generation iPad mini.

The clip comes from the same source as the first video, and it claims to show the shell of a next-gen iPad mini along with an iPad 5 shell and current mini for comparison. The two 7.9-inch tablets look very similar, but there's one notable difference...

Alleged iPad 5 casing compared to current model in new video

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

With Apple's September 10 event now less than a week away, all of the tech world's attention has turned to the next generation iPhones. It's believed that we'll see two of them next week: an updated iPhone 5S, and an all-new budget iPhone 5C.

But let's not forget that these aren't the only new products in Apple's pipeline. The company also has updated iPads in the wings, which are expected to be unveiled in October. And one of them, said to be the iPad 5, was just caught on tape...