A few days ago, Samsung released a teaser for what they called the next big thing, in which they made fun of us poor Apple users. Today we found out what the next big thing is when Samsung showed off the Note, during the Super Bowl.
I was a bit confused while watching this. Is it a phone? Is it a tablet? It seems even Samsung isn't sure what the Note really is. Turns out the Note is a phone/tablet hybrid, with – I'm not kidding you – a stylus...
ColoredKnob is a tweak that we covered in the past, and it was met with a fairly warm reception. We really liked it; in fact, the only thing holding us back from absolutely loving it was the limited amount of colors available in the initial release.
Apparently the developer heard our cries, because ColoredKnob has just been updated with a ton of new colors, making it much more appealing that it was before...
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This has to be the coolest video featuring Siri I have seen yet. It's funny, and very well put together. You should definitely check it out.
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We already know that Siri, hot girls and Doritos don't go well together. But do you know what happens when you tease Siri with Doritos? You might not want to know.
This video is one in a series of ads by Doritos that might air during the Super Bowl. I definitely liked the other ad better, but it's still pretty funny.
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We previewed Bookstand — a new tweak that allows you to access iBooks content right from iOS 5's Newsstand — a couple of days ago.
Now the tweak is available on Cydia for all to enjoy. Be sure to check out our full preview of Bookstand. It can be found on the BigBoss repo for $0.99, and of course it will require iOS 5. Have you tried it yet?
So the Superman and Infiniti carrier logos just weren't enough for you? If that's the case then check out ZeppelinLogoPack, a free add-on for the Zeppelin jailbreak tweak, which puts a host of new carrier logos at your disposal.
If you're looking to add even more customization to your iPhone's status bar, then it's hard to go wrong with this free jailbreak tweak add-on...
Springtomize 2 — hands down the most robust tweak when it comes to customizing your iDevice — just received an update to add native iPad support yesterday.
That update reminded me of one of Springtomize 2's extremely useful, but often overlooked features that helps out immensely with troubleshooting problems.
Like SBSettings, Springtomize 2 contains a "MobileSubstrate Addons" sections that allows you to disable tweaks without having to uninstall them. It's sort of a hidden feature, but we'll show you how to use it in this brief video walkthrough...
If you use the iPod app on your iOS device as much as I do, then you're going to love the new jailbreak tweak: MusicBanners. The tweak, made by popular developer Ryan Petrich, brings your music to iOS 5's notification system.
So what does it do? Essentially, MusicBanners sends you a notification every time a new track comes up on your iPod app. This means that you receive a notification with the track's name, album and cover art after every song change...
Folks who believe that Siri's initial interface window takes up way more space than it needs will be happy to hear about this new jailbreak tweak.
TinyAssistant, from developer Ron Melkhior, is a new utility that shrinks Siri's interface window down to the size of your iOS app switcher...
To some, having periodicals in one place and books in another place can seem redundant. If you're in this camp, then Bookstand may be something that makes sense.
Bookstand is a jailbreak tweak that places iBooks content into Newsstand, letting you access all of your reading content in one convenient place.
Springtomize 2 — the ridiculously in-depth Springboard tweak package — was updated today to include native iPad support among other things.
This means that you can now run it in full screen mode without having to enable the iPad's 2x mode for iPhone apps.
It also means that it gains a few new iPad centric features along the way. Check out our video walkthrough of the new Springtomize 2 in action...
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It's been a good day for Cydia releases. Not long after RingerX VIP was released comes MyAssistant (formerly called MySiri). MyAssistant brings a gang of new customization options to Siri; everything from custom conversations to toggles, Activator events, and more.
MyAssistant is now available on Cydia's BigBoss repo for $0.99, which is fairly cheap considering all of the options. Be sure to read our full walkthrough of the tweak and give it a go.