Now that a method exists for downgrading A5 devices, a greater number of folks will be looking for an easy solution to jailbreak their devices.
While the Absinthe jailbreak tool still works, RedSn0w may be more desirable to you due to its all encompassing nature.
For that reason we've put together a handy guide that shows you how to jailbreak your iPhone 4S and iPad 2 using RedSn0w 0.9.11b1...
It's finally here folks, the official downgrade tool for A5 devices!
Indeed, you can now downgrade your iPhone 4S, iPad 2, or new iPad (iPad 3) with the latest version of RedSn0w 0.9.11b1. Downgrading will allow you to perform an untethered jailbreak on your iPhone 4S, or iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1 firmware.
Check out our tutorial for the step-by-step downgrade instructions inside...
Earlier today we reported about pod2g's progress on the new iPad 5.1 untethered jailbreak. It seems that we are now closer than ever to seeing this jailbreak released as pod2g teased us with a demo video of the untethered jailbreak in action.
Published a few minutes ago on his blog, the video shows a fully functional iPad 3 running Cydia and going through a reboot...
If the title to this post seems a little familiar, you're not imagining things. AutoProtect is a tweak that works very much like Filippo Bigarella's CleverPin, in that it auto-disables the passcode lock once it senses you're on a "friendly" Wi-Fi network.
Although it's certainly not an original idea, AutoProtect works well from my testing, and provides you with a nice balance of convenience and peace of mind that's often hard to come by...
While we've seen several watch bands and other accessories made to ensure your iPod nano is with you at all times, we've never seen anything like this. Dave Hurban, of Newfield New Jersey carries his iPod with him via magnets in his arm.
That's right, this Dynasty Tattoo tattoo artist had four powerful magnets implanted into his left arm to hold his late-generation iPod nano in place...
Silencing annoying audible notifications and squashing banner alerts? There's a jailbreak tweak for that.
DoNotDisturb does exactly as its name implies — prevents Notification Center alerts from causing any disturbance.
For a look at how it works in action, watch our full video walkthough...
Remember Apple's '1994' corporate video with Jobs impersonating Franklin Delano Roosevelt we told you about last week? Apparently, not everyone liked it so here's a different one from the depths of the web archives, also sporting brief Jobs cameo appearance.
Just like the '1994' clip, it's aimed squarely at Apple's arch-enemy in the early days, the almighty IBM. Dubbed 'Blue Busters' and dating back to 1984, this four-minute footage was shown at the same worldwide sales staff meeting in Hawaii in October 1984 like the '1994' clip...
Clock Widget is a simple Android inspired widget that's great to use if you like to hide the clock in your status bar like yours truly.
I see this as being more or less of a way to show off the potential of Dashboard X, as it was created by the developer of Dashboard X himself.
Check out our video walkthrough for more info...
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Although it was the first widget exclusively developed for Dashboard X that I was able to test, Dashtweet is actually the second Dashboard X widget to appear on Cydia after Clock Widget.
Dashboard X is a new widget platform that allows you to add widgets directly to your iOS device's Home screen. This allows you to customize your iPhone similar to the way that Android devices allow to toy with various widgets.
Dashtweet, as its name suggests, is a Twitter widget that allows you to tweet directly from your Home screen. You can now get it for free from Cydia's BigBoss repo. Be sure to check out our full walkthrough of Dashtweet as well.
You can safely file this one under the "not necessarily useful, but nonetheless interesting" tweak of the day. VolumeColor is a recent Cydia release that allows you to alter the color of your volume HUD.
It's also not that original, as I'm pretty sure I've seen such functionality in another tweak before, though its name currently escapes me.
Anyhow, feel free to take a look at our video walkthrough of VolumeColor inside...
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For those of you who have been highly anticipating Facebook support for TwitkaFly, your wait is officially over.
TwitkaFly has been updated, and along with the update comes a new plugin that lends Facebook support to the formerly Twitter exclusive tweak.
Check out our preview of the new Facebook functionality if you've yet to do so. The update to TwitkaFly is free for those who've previously purchased it, while the new Facebook plugin will set you back $0.99 on Cydia's BigBoss repo.
Are you happy to finally see Facebook support in TwitkaFly?
Dashboard X — the new upcoming widgeting system for iOS — has its first official widget in the works, and it's based on Twitter.
Dashtweet is the name of the new widget, and it allows you to send tweets from anywhere on your Home screen.
This is likely the first of many official widgets designed specifically with Dashboard X in mind. Check out our video coverage of Dashtweet in action...