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Siri Proxy Used to Control TV, Gives Us a Glimpse at the Future

Cody Lee ∙ November 27, 2011

Ever since Pete Lamonica, a.k.a plamoni, unveiled his Siri proxy project last week, we've been excited to see what developers would come up with. The project allows knowledgable programmers to "teach" Siri new commands using a public proxy server.

We've seen Siri control a Wi-Fi thermostat, and we've even seen her start a car, but all of that is child's play compared to what this user taught the digital assistant to do. Using the proxyand a Plex command line interface, he uses Siri to control his TV...

Siri vs. Microsoft’s Tellme Voice Control Feature

Cody Lee ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

Microsoft and its chief strategy and research officer Craig Mundie have been taking a lot of smack over the past couple of days. Mundie made some controversial comments regarding Apple's new Siri feature during a recent interview with Forbes Magazine.

The executive claimed that Microsoft has had Siri-like technology on its Windows Phone platform for over a year, and that Apple's success with it has been the result of "good marketing." But the two systems are miles apart, and here's a video to prove it...

InstaURL: Search Google, Bing, or Yahoo From Anywhere

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 25, 2011

InstaURL is a jailbreak tweak that allows you to perform web searches from anywhere on your iDevice.

Similar to QuickGoogle and QuickSafari, InstaURL isn't alone when it comes to tweaks of this nature.

Is it different enough to warrant paying the $0.99? Check inside for the full video walkthrough...

Apple Airs New iPod touch Commercial Featuring iOS 5

Cody Lee ∙ November 24, 2011

With the holidays around the corner, Apple's advertising team is working overtime. Just a few days ago we told you about the new iPad 2 commercial, and now the company has just released a new iPod touch ad.

The iPod touch line didn't receive any hardware updates this year, but it did get a new white model and a minor price drop. It also received the new iOS 5 update, which stars in the device's latest TV spot...

Infinity Blade 2 Trailer Shows Off Amazing Graphics

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 11, 2023

During a highly anticipated media event last month, Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S. Although the handset looks similar to its predecessor, it includes a number of internal changes. Among those changes is the addition of the A5 dual core processor.

To show off the iPhone 4S' performance capibilities, Apple demoed the upcoming Infinity Blade 2 title from Epic games. The original Infinity Blade was a hit, and set the bar for in-game graphics. Well its successor doesn't just raise the bar, it smashes it...

MobileMonitor: The Creepiest iPhone Jailbreak App Ever!

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 24, 2011

Want to see something really creepy? I mean, really creepy?

MobileMonitor is a jailbreak app that just appeared in Cydia, and as its name implies, it lets you monitor mobile devices remotely.

It really has to be seen to be understood, but MobileMonitor basically allows you to track virtually every facet of an iPhone's usage remotely, completely unknown to the user of the device. Full video inside...

Change Your App Icon Label Colors Using CustomColor

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 24, 2011

CustomColor is a jailbreak tweak for those of you wishing to change the colors of your app icon labels. It features separate settings for dock icons and non-dock icons, and features simple RGB sliders to adjust the colors of your labels.

There's even an option to set random colors for each app icon label. In my testing, the tweak worked fairly well, but it's not without its share of issues as you'll notice inside...

How to Enable Smoother Cover Flow Scrolling in iOS 5

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 24, 2011

Cover Flow has always been more eye candy than it is useful, but the usefulness it did have has always been hindered by its lagginess.

SmoothCoverFlow is a free jailbreak tweak available on Cydia that aims to eliminate the choppy feel that you get when scrolling through a large Cover Flow library. Does it work? Check out our video demonstration inside for the answer...

How to Add Sharing Options to Safari’s Reading List

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 24, 2011

Reading List, the Instapaper-like feature included with iOS 5, is a great way to save web pages for reading later. But what if you want to share some of the content that you've saved to your reading list? What then?

Sadly, Apple has neglected to add any sort of sharing options to Reading List. Perhaps they're saving the sharing features for a future iOS update. With that in mind, one developer in particular thought it would be a good idea to enable Reading List sharing by means of a handy jailbreak tweak, and that's just what he did.

Take a gander at ActionList, a tweak that enables a variety of sharing options for Reading List...

How to Scroll Web Pages Using Only Your Accelerometer

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 24, 2011

Sometimes you just don't feel like exercising your index finger or thumb to scroll on your favorite webpages. Sometimes your fingers need a break.

A situation like this calls for a jailbreak tweak like PhyScroll, a tweak that allows you to scroll on any page using nothing more than your iDevice's accelerometer. You've got to see it on video to get a good idea how it works, so check out our hands-on experience inside...

How to Remove the Settings App Badge From a Jailbroken iDevice

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 24, 2011

With the advent of over-the-air (OTA) delta updates, Apple has brought a significant convenience to the majority of their users. Now, not only do you not need to be near a computer to update iOS, but updates are generally much smaller than they were previously.

On the flip side, OTA updates make things a bit more annoying for jailbreakers and potential jailbreakers, as you've likely already experienced...

Add Seconds to Your Status Bar With StatusBarSeconds

Jeff Benjamin ∙ November 24, 2011

I can honestly say that I think there's a tweak for absolutely everyone on Cydia. Case in point: StatusBarSeconds, a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to add seconds to your iDevice's status bar.

Who needs something like that? Someone, apparently. Check inside for a video walkthrough of StatusBarSeconds in action...