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- Use CydiaUpdates to manually install .deb packages when Cydia is unreliable
- WSJ: competition forcing Apple’s PR to work ‘a little harder to get its message out’
- Planetbeing reveals some of the complicated hacks used in evasi0n
- Apple updates Knowledge Base article on jailbreaking
- OtterBox lets you customize Defender Series cases for a limited time
- How to manually fix the Weather app issue after jailbreaking with evasi0n
- Griffin announces its artsy Designer Series cases are now available for iPhone 5
- Mophie unveils Helium Juice Pack for iPhone 5
- Apple making big hiring push for iOS Maps team
- Quick Reply for Viber now available in Cydia
- Instagram launches photo stream on the web with comments and likes
- Self-published works get a home on iBookstore ‘Breakout Books’
- Evasi0n has been downloaded over 1.7 million times so far
- Analyst: Apple is ‘leaving money on the table’ by not pursuing phablets
- Dell eats the humble Apple pie: returns the money to shareholders, goes private
- Logitech launches iPad mini Ultrathin Keyboard
- Hidden radio buttons discovered in iPad Music app
- Kindle ad praises the iPad’s Retina display, but…
- New 128GB iPad now available for online order
- Upgrading your phone? Best Buy has a $50 gift card with your name on it
| Use CydiaUpdates to manually install .deb packages when Cydia is unreliable Posted: 05 Feb 2013 04:38 PM PST
Remember when Jay Freeman said that Cydia wouldn’t get bogged down by the massive demand for users of the evasion jailbreak, thanks to measures like including the package catalog in Cydia? The lesson here is to never underestimate the demand for jailbreaking. At its peak, Freeman’s servers were hit with over 4 million HTTP hits per five minutes. There aren’t many independent websites that can survive that kind of spike in traffic overnight, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that downloading tweaks through the Cydia app remains an unreliable process…(...) "Use CydiaUpdates to manually install .deb packages when Cydia is unreliable" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| WSJ: competition forcing Apple’s PR to work ‘a little harder to get its message out’ Posted: 05 Feb 2013 02:45 PM PST
There used to be a long-standing joke about Apple’s public relations department that it was the least demanding job in Silicon Valley. It was almost as if Apple’s PR bunnies were only required not to return calls from journalists and disregard email inquiries from various media outlets. Couple this inaccessibility and Apple’s penchant for dreaming up shiny gadgets people lust after with the infamous culture of secrecy and you have a winning formula for a kind of coverage other companies would die for. But the times they are a-changin’, to paraphrase musician Bob Dylan, Steve Jobs favorite songwriter. The Wall Street Journal fittingly reported Tuesday that Apple’s public relations team now has to work a little harder to get the message across, a tell-tale sign that competition is heating up. Hit the jump for more tidbits and my own insight on how Apple owns the media…(...) "WSJ: competition forcing Apple’s PR to work ‘a little harder to get its message out’" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Planetbeing reveals some of the complicated hacks used in evasi0n Posted: 05 Feb 2013 02:43 PM PST
This week’s evasi0n release has garnered a lot of attention over the past two days—and not just from folks who intend on jailbreaking. Sites like CBS and DaringFireball, who don’t normally cover the jailbreak scene, are running multiple stories on the hack. The consensus seems to be that folks are just genuinely flat-out impressed with the technical aspects of evasi0n, and the team behind it. And for good reason too. Check out this Forbes interview with planetbeing, where he talks in-depth about the jailbreak…(...) "Planetbeing reveals some of the complicated hacks used in evasi0n" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple updates Knowledge Base article on jailbreaking Posted: 05 Feb 2013 01:20 PM PST
It’s pretty obvious that Apple doesn’t want people jailbreaking its devices. While the company isn’t going out and suing hackers like ahem, Sony did, it’s not exactly making it any easier for them to open up its mobile OS either. And the company’s disdain for the process is especially evident in its Knowledge Base article on jailbreaking, which points out that unauthorized modification of iOS can cause instability and other major device issues…(...) "Apple updates Knowledge Base article on jailbreaking" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| OtterBox lets you customize Defender Series cases for a limited time Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:53 PM PST
Phew, today is an accessories day. Logitech owned the morning with its iPad mini Bluetooth keyboard, then Cody blogged about Mophie’s 1500mAh Juice Pack Helium for the iPhone 5. Shortly after came word of Griffin’s artsy Designer Series cases which add a little bit of flair and wit to your iPhone 5. Not to be outdone by its rivals, OtterBox has launched a case customization program for owners of the iPhone 4/4S/5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S III. What’s this for, you ask. How about 35 different combinations of polycarbonate and silicone cases for your iPhone 4 or 4S and a remarkable 72 combinations of different designs for the iPhone 5?(...) "OtterBox lets you customize Defender Series cases for a limited time" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| How to manually fix the Weather app issue after jailbreaking with evasi0n Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:32 PM PST
As you may be aware, the initial release of the evasi0n untethered jailbreak broke a few minor features in iOS 6, most visibly the native Weather app on the iPhone and iPod touch. Word from the developers is evasi0n’s exploit corrupted an important plist settings file for System apps like Weather, Siri, and the App Store. Lucky for our tech savvy readers, there’s an easy fix that can replace the broken plist file in minutes. The script we are working with come from pod2g himself…(...) "How to manually fix the Weather app issue after jailbreaking with evasi0n" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Griffin announces its artsy Designer Series cases are now available for iPhone 5 Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:25 PM PST
If a cell phone is an extension of your personality, shouldn’t you at least try adorn your iPhone with some unique designs and memorable artwork? That’s what Griffin’s Designer Series is all about. And starting today, these cases are finally available for your iPhone 5. Now, I don’t use iPhone cases for they hide Jony Ive’s beautiful industrial design. But if I did, I’d definitely consider the Designer Series. They look great, are printed locally in small batches and present new looks that go beyond the boring designs which are too often forced upon us by so many uninspired case makers out there…(...) "Griffin announces its artsy Designer Series cases are now available for iPhone 5" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Mophie unveils Helium Juice Pack for iPhone 5 Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:03 PM PST
This must be ‘unveil your latest product’ week for accessory makers. Logitech took the wraps off its new Ultrathin Keyboard for the iPad mini yesterday, Griffin just announced new designer iPhone 5 cases, and now Mophie has come forward. The California-based designer and manufacturer introduced the iPhone 5 version of its popular battery case line today, the Juice Pack Helium. The case is 13% thinner than any previous Juice Pack, and features a built-in 1500mAh battery…(...) "Mophie unveils Helium Juice Pack for iPhone 5" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple making big hiring push for iOS Maps team Posted: 05 Feb 2013 11:35 AM PST
It seems like criticism for Apple’s Maps app has died down in recent months. What was once the favorite topic of critics and naysayers has been replaced with talk of iPhone 5 part order cuts and the company’s floundering stock. But that doesn’t mean that the Maps app is up to snuff yet, and Apple knows it. That’s why it’s been working hard to improve the software and, according to new job listings, is making a major hiring push for its Maps team…(...) "Apple making big hiring push for iOS Maps team" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Quick Reply for Viber now available in Cydia Posted: 05 Feb 2013 11:23 AM PST
Are you a fan of the BiteSMS jailbreak tweak, but prefer using services other than iMessage or SMS to send texts to your friends? Back in June, Delicious Inc. released Quick Reply for WhatsApp; which essentially brought BiteSMS’s quick reply pane to WhatsApp’s notifications. Today, on the heels of the release of the evasi0n jailbreak, the developers behind BiteSMS bring a similar tweak to Viber in iOS 5 and iOS 6. Viber is another cross platform messaging app that allows users to make free calls, as well as send texts and photos. The original app works between iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Nokia, and Bada. It’s a free alternative platform that is compatible with every major smartphone on the market. Viber is growing in popularity, so it’s ripe for a jailbreak tweak of its own…(...) "Quick Reply for Viber now available in Cydia" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Instagram launches photo stream on the web with comments and likes Posted: 05 Feb 2013 10:39 AM PST
Good news for iPhone photography buffs who love to show off their snaps on Instagram. The Facebook-owned photo sharing service announced Tuesday that people can now view their entire feed of photos in any web browser, including Instagrams shared by the folks they follow on the service. Commenting and liking is supported and the web app is optimized for both desktop and mobile browsers. With these new capabilities, users can bypass the mobile app and instead interact with their followers using any device that runs a standards-compliant web browser. That’s a new territory for Instagram as it was dependent on the free iOS/Android app. There’s one thing missing from the new web app, however…(...) "Instagram launches photo stream on the web with comments and likes" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Self-published works get a home on iBookstore ‘Breakout Books’ Posted: 05 Feb 2013 10:10 AM PST
Apple has launched a new U.S. iTunes Store section dedicated to highlighting exclusive, self-published works from emerging talents. Sometimes, one has to expose oneself to books that cannot be found on The New York Times bestseller list. This section is aimed at surfacing cherry-picked content you’d otherwise have a hard time discovering. The move mirrors Amazon’s self-published Kindle books and Apple says new titles will be added "as they begin taking off"…(...) "Self-published works get a home on iBookstore ‘Breakout Books’" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Evasi0n has been downloaded over 1.7 million times so far Posted: 05 Feb 2013 09:23 AM PST
In the first 10 minutes that evasi0n was online, it had already been downloaded 100,000 times, an incredible number if you ask me. For those of you that aren’t impressed yet, Cydia’s saurik has shared some stats in an article published earlier today by Forbes. According to saurik, Cydia was installed on over 1.7 million iOS devices since evasi0n was released yesterday…(...) "Evasi0n has been downloaded over 1.7 million times so far" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Analyst: Apple is ‘leaving money on the table’ by not pursuing phablets Posted: 05 Feb 2013 09:11 AM PST
With half the respondents voting for an Apple phablet in our non-scientific poll and the growing number of pundits making the case for a 5+ inch form-factor iOS device, little wonder that analyst are joining the fray and calling for a jumbo-sized iPhone. A good example is Sterne Agee’s Shaw Wu, who opines that Apple is losing out by not pursuing a phablet of its own. We’re not sure what to make of this. Apple under Steve Jobs stubbornly stuck with the ’3.5 inch fits all’ philosophy. With the iPhone 5, four inch became the new 3.5 inch. But with the growing number of users yearning for an even larger iPhone and with ten million Galaxy Notes shipped in 2012 and another ten million expected in 2013, maybe analysts are right…(...) "Analyst: Apple is ‘leaving money on the table’ by not pursuing phablets" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Dell eats the humble Apple pie: returns the money to shareholders, goes private Posted: 05 Feb 2013 07:56 AM PST
Asked to comment on the hole the then nearly bankrupt Apple had gotten itself into, Michael Dell famously said back in 1997 that he'd "shut the company down and give the money back to the shareholders." Fast forward fifteen years and Dell's founder and CEO is giving the money back to his own shareholders as the company he built goes private amid widening losses as the global PC market experiences a severe slump. What goes around comes around. Michael Dell should have known better by paying attention to Steve Jobs’s advice: it indeed is best not to mess with karma…(...) "Dell eats the humble Apple pie: returns the money to shareholders, goes private" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Logitech launches iPad mini Ultrathin Keyboard Posted: 05 Feb 2013 07:17 AM PST Accessory maker Logitech just announced its $79 Ultrathin Keyboard for the iPad mini. Billed as “the other half of your iPad mini”, it’s really thin and light and connects to your tablet wirelessly, over Bluetooth. Just like the Archos ultra-slim iPad keyboard, Logitech’s baby incorporates the QWERTY key layout which comes in handy for prolonged text entry. We also love its aluminum cover which protects the iPad mini’s display…(...) "Logitech launches iPad mini Ultrathin Keyboard" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Hidden radio buttons discovered in iPad Music app Posted: 05 Feb 2013 03:30 AM PST
At the end of last year, there was a lot of talk about Apple building an internet radio service similar to Pandora. But the last we heard, it was having trouble getting the big record labels on board with the project. And the chatter has since quieted down. But the speculation has been rekindled today, with a new discovery in iOS 6.1 thanks to the recently-released jailbreak. It appears that the iPad’s Music app contains some hidden ‘Radio Buttons,’ suggesting that there may be something to the rumors…(...) "Hidden radio buttons discovered in iPad Music app" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Kindle ad praises the iPad’s Retina display, but… Posted: 05 Feb 2013 02:45 AM PST Amazon’s advertising strategy took on an interesting twist indeed. Even though this commercial surprisingly praises both tablets, it paints the iPad as an overpriced choice versus the Kindle Fire HD, which starts at $199 for the seven-inch version. Both tablets offer “stunning HD”, the commercial proclaims. What Amazon “forgot” to tell viewers is that its 1080p screen is no match for the iPad’s Retina display: the latter has a million more pixels (2,048-by-1,536) than the Kindle Fire HD (1,920-by-1,080). Nothing like the good ol’ fine print, eh?(...) "Kindle ad praises the iPad’s Retina display, but…" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| New 128GB iPad now available for online order Posted: 05 Feb 2013 02:10 AM PST
As promised, Apple’s new 128GB iPad has become available today. While in-store availability is still unknown, the tablet can be ordered online with an estimated shipping time of 1-3 business days. Evidence of the high-capacity iPad was first spotted in the just-released iOS 6.1 firmware last week. And shortly after that, Apple confirmed the slate’s existence and launch date of February 5…(...) "New 128GB iPad now available for online order" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Upgrading your phone? Best Buy has a $50 gift card with your name on it Posted: 05 Feb 2013 01:30 AM PST If you’re in the market for a new smartphone, consumer electronics retailer Best Buy has just sweetened the deal by throwing in a $50 gift card. The company advertised the promotion on Super Bowl so it’s kinda a big deal. First, you must sign up by Saturday, February 9 in order to reserve your $50 gift card. OF course, you won’t get it unless you purchase a smartphone with a new two-year Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile or Sprint contract between February 10 and December 31, 2013…(...) "Upgrading your phone? Best Buy has a $50 gift card with your name on it" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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