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- Let’s Talk Jailbreak – 01: Thanks Alyssa Milano!
- Automatic Link in-car dongle brings your car’s diagnostics to iPhone
- Chrome for iOS updated to fix jailbreak-related startup crash
- PPSSPP: The first PSP emulator for iOS
- AudioExplorer+ lets you extract audio from any app and import as a ringtone
- Apple’s smaller A5 chip is still being fabbed by Samsung
- Alleged Google Now for iOS promo video surfaces on YouTube
- Apple Store app updated with new delivery and pickup options
- RokDock is the new iPhone throne [review + giveaway]
- As smaller tablets catch on, IDC expects Android to overtake iPad in 2013
- iWatch concept, the traditional edition
- LinkedIn reportedly buying Pulse for up to $100 million
- Twelve South launches sleek BookArc stand for iPad mini
- Apple social networking patent would track your stalkers and spammers
- FCC approves T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger
- Filippo Bigarella’s Harlem Shake now available on Cydia
- Vevo wants to become the next MTV, launches always-on broadcast channel
- Gullible analyst says no iTV this year because Apple finds 4K display too costly
- Qantas taps iPads for in-flight entertainment
- Samsung, TSMC and Intel competing for contracts to build A7 chips for Apple
| Let’s Talk Jailbreak – 01: Thanks Alyssa Milano! Posted: 12 Mar 2013 07:27 PM PDT
It’s been a long time in the making, (remember this?), but we have finally started our first weekly podcast. This particular podcast, entitled Let’s Talk Jailbreak, will be focused mostly on jailbreaking, and the jailbreak community. We hope to have some great developers and influential members of the community on soon. In this first episode, we talk to iDB founder Sebastien Page, as he gives us a high level overview of iDownloadBlog.(...) "Let’s Talk Jailbreak – 01: Thanks Alyssa Milano!" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Automatic Link in-car dongle brings your car’s diagnostics to iPhone Posted: 12 Mar 2013 06:56 PM PDT Automatic today announced an interesting new dongle which connects to your iPhone and leverages its Bluetooth connection to retrieve some useful data from your car's onboard computer, adding a dash of Google Maps and gas pricing info so you can plan your trips and track fuel efficiency, but also keep tabs on your vehicle’s critical data, check those engine alerts with actionable recommendations and more. It connects to your car’s OBD-II Data Link Connector to retrieve fuel, mileage and engine data and beam it to your iPhone via Bluetooth. A companion iPhone app combines this data with your GPS location, current fuel pricing and map data to track your drives, offer assistance for a bunch of issues and even automatically call 911 and your family members in an unfortunate case of a car accident…(...) "Automatic Link in-car dongle brings your car’s diagnostics to iPhone" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Chrome for iOS updated to fix jailbreak-related startup crash Posted: 12 Mar 2013 04:24 PM PDT
Last week, Google rolled out an update for its Chrome browser on iOS. The update included a new sharing feature, the ability to quickly view your browsing history, and unfortunately, a major bug for jailbroken devices. Users on jailbroken iPhones and iPads noticed that after installing the update, Chrome would crash upon startup. And it’s a good thing we found a fix for it when we did, because Google is just now getting around to it…(...) "Chrome for iOS updated to fix jailbreak-related startup crash" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| PPSSPP: The first PSP emulator for iOS Posted: 12 Mar 2013 04:11 PM PDT PPSSPP is a PSP emulator that looks quite amazing. Yes, the framerate is slow, but that’s to be expected for an early build of a hardware emulator. The fact that this is running a PSP game (Wipeout Pure), and it looks almost exactly like it does on the PSP, is pretty incredible. According to the audible YouTube commentary, the emulator is running so slow, because it’s using interpreter instead of Just In Time compilation (JIT), which would increase performance significantly. If the developer, Henrik Rydgard of Dolphin Emulator fame, and the rest of the development community can solve this issue, then we’ll have a pretty solid PSP emulator on our hands.(...) "PPSSPP: The first PSP emulator for iOS" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| AudioExplorer+ lets you extract audio from any app and import as a ringtone Posted: 12 Mar 2013 03:57 PM PDT
Looking to create some awesome ringtones? Then look no further than AudioExplorer+, a new jailbreak tweak, which scans all of the apps you have installed on your device in search of audio files. You can then use the audio files found, and import them into iTunes and use as ringtones. After a few minutes of usage, I can firmly say that AudioExplorer+ is worth its $1.99 asking price, especially if you’re someone who likes to have custom ringtones. This means that any music contained with an app — whether it’s an email client with a particular jingle that you enjoy, or the music from your favorite game — can be used as a ringtone, or saved to your iTunes library. Check inside for a demonstration as to how it works.(...) "AudioExplorer+ lets you extract audio from any app and import as a ringtone" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple’s smaller A5 chip is still being fabbed by Samsung Posted: 12 Mar 2013 03:47 PM PDT
As we reported Monday, a retooled version of Apple’s $99 set-top box has been found to have a die-shrunk version of the iPad 2′s A5 chip rather than the A5X package, as previously speculated. Some market watchers even thought the new package is fabbed on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) new 28-nanometer process. However, after conducting a thorough analysis of the silicon under sophisticated microscopes, chip wizards over at Chipworks and Silicon-IP have determined that the new A5 package is being fabbed on Samsung’s 32-nanometer process after all…(...) "Apple’s smaller A5 chip is still being fabbed by Samsung" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Alleged Google Now for iOS promo video surfaces on YouTube Posted: 12 Mar 2013 03:36 PM PDT
This is pretty interesting. An alleged promotional video showcasing a Google Now—Google’s impressive voice assistant that debuted in Android Jelly Bean last summer—for iOS app surfaced on YouTube this afternoon. The big deal here is that while Google added some Now elements to its iOS Search app last fall, it kept location and contextual-based features exclusive to Android. But if the promo clip is real, that could be changing soon…(...) "Alleged Google Now for iOS promo video surfaces on YouTube" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple Store app updated with new delivery and pickup options Posted: 12 Mar 2013 02:56 PM PDT
Apple has updated its Apple Store app for the iPhone and iPod touch this afternoon. The update brings the app, which allows you to browse through and shop in the company’s massive web store, to version 2.5. Unfortunately, there’s still no iPad version. But today’s release does include a few changes that will improve the app’s shopping experience, with new shipping and pickup options. Full change log after the fold…(...) "Apple Store app updated with new delivery and pickup options" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| RokDock is the new iPhone throne [review + giveaway] Posted: 12 Mar 2013 02:50 PM PDT
Rokform is quite a regular on the review stream around these parts and it should come as no surprise. Before you assume, no, this is not a sponsored post. Simply, Rokform makes extremely quality products and I am always impressed by them. The most recent chunks of T-6061 aircraft grade aluminum that Rokform CNC machined into a usable hunk of metal is the RokDock. The heaviest accessory on my desk, the three pound dock is a hyper-masculine throne upon which my iPhone rests. The RokDock is just awesome, no need to complain about my open love affair with their products…(...) "RokDock is the new iPhone throne [review + giveaway]" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| As smaller tablets catch on, IDC expects Android to overtake iPad in 2013 Posted: 12 Mar 2013 02:19 PM PDT
Research firm IDC today updated its tablet shipments forecast to reflect the growing popularity of low-cost tablets coming from the Android camp. IDC now predicts that Android tablets will overtake the iPad in terms of volume during the course of 2013. The firm pegged Apple’s share of the global tablet market in 2012 at 51 percent, with Android-driven tablets accounting for 41.5 percent of shipments. The new forecast calls for Android's share hitting a peak of 48.8 percent in 2013, mostly at the expense of Apple's iOS predicted to drop down to 46 percent this year. But why stop there, IDC futurists project tablet shipments nearly four years into the future: in 2017, they expect Android to own 46 percent of the market, with the iPad dropping to a 43.5 percent share. As we know all too well, Apple isn’t one to blindly pursue market share, as evident in smartphones where it captures three-quarters of industry profits with barely one-tenth of total handset shipments…(...) "As smaller tablets catch on, IDC expects Android to overtake iPad in 2013" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| iWatch concept, the traditional edition Posted: 12 Mar 2013 01:16 PM PDT
Hot on the heels of releasing a set of renditions depicting what an iPhone 6 with a 4.6-inch screen might look like, 3D artist Martin Hajek is out with a new concept for the iWatch, Apple’s rumored iOS-powered smartwatch that has been reportedly cooking in Jony Ive’s kitchen for quite a time now. Unlike a bunch of sci-fi renderings and some pretty radical mockups that couldn’t be farther from the real thing (or so we hope, from the bottom of our hearts), Martin’s new renderings featured on the April cover of the MacUser magazine employs a more traditional approach to what an everyman’s app-enabled wristwatch should look like…(...) "iWatch concept, the traditional edition" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| LinkedIn reportedly buying Pulse for up to $100 million Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:55 PM PDT
When word started spreading around yesterday that Pulse was about to be acquired by a “major platform” company, I would have guessed it was either Yahoo or Microsoft. The popular news reader app seems like it would be a great fit for either firm. But according to the latest reports, the buyer is actually the social networking site for business professionals LinkedIn. The company has allegedly already sealed a deal with Alphonso Labs, the maker of Pulse, worth between $50-$100 million…(...) "LinkedIn reportedly buying Pulse for up to $100 million" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Twelve South launches sleek BookArc stand for iPad mini Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:24 PM PDT
Twelve South makes some of the finest and most beautifully designed accessories for Apple gear, such as its highly-regarded BookBook case series for the MacBook Air, iPad mini, iPhone 4/4S and iPhone 5, the premium, nearly invisible SurfacePad iPhone sleeve or the charming PlugBug charging kit. Today, Twelve South announced an iPad mini variant of its iPad stand. The arc-shaped BookArc stand looks like a piece of sci-fi furniture and is designed (like its MacBook Air counterpart) to support your iPad in either portrait or landscape on a bunch of flat surfaces…(...) "Twelve South launches sleek BookArc stand for iPad mini" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple social networking patent would track your stalkers and spammers Posted: 12 Mar 2013 11:30 AM PDT
Apple wants to get into social networking, but not as a rival to Facebook or Twitter. Instead, the iPhone maker envisions a way to better protect mobile users against spammers and stalkers. Tuesday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office approved a 2010 application for a friend service of sorts which could underlie current social networks. The patent titled “Apparatus and method for efficiently managing data in a social networking service” describes methods for maintaining three databases which oversee friends within a network, handles for out-of-network contacts and a third to log changes. Among the potential advantages: preventing a flood of friend requests and ignoring contact attempts by stalkers…(...) "Apple social networking patent would track your stalkers and spammers" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| FCC approves T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger Posted: 12 Mar 2013 10:50 AM PDT
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has just approved a merger between Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile and MetroPCS, an American mobile phone service provider formerly known as General Wireless. Though FCC head Julius Genachowski clearing the merger, it still has to be approved by MetroPCS shareholders to become official. The FCC told Bloomberg that the merger will “benefit millions of American consumers and help the US maintain the global leadership in mobile it has regained in recent years.” At any rate, it should help bring T-Mobile’s struggling 4G LTE network online sooner than later…(...) "FCC approves T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Filippo Bigarella’s Harlem Shake now available on Cydia Posted: 12 Mar 2013 10:49 AM PDT Want a Harlem Shake on your Springboard like we showed you in yesterday’s post? Then head over to Cydia right now, because Harlem Shake is now available to download for free. To activate the tweak, simply assign an Activator gesture to Harlem Shake, and have at it. "Filippo Bigarella’s Harlem Shake now available on Cydia" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Vevo wants to become the next MTV, launches always-on broadcast channel Posted: 12 Mar 2013 09:30 AM PDT
Today at SXSW, Vevo announced a 24/7 channel coming to your traditional television via the Roku set-top box and the Xbox gaming console, but also to the Vevo web site and mobile platforms like Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android, Microsoft’s Windows Phone. As you know, Vevo streams official music videos licensed from record labels, both through its web site and via a dedicated YouTube channel, where most of its 52 million monthly uniques come from. Vevo’s mobile apps will be updated with an around-the-clock curated experience of original programming, including live concerts and television shows. The experience is being described as multicast, meaning everyone gets to watch the same programming at the exact same time, regardless of the platform they’re accessing it from. Vevo TV will even feature a 24-hour schedule of static programming blocks, just like your regular dumb-ified tube…(...) "Vevo wants to become the next MTV, launches always-on broadcast channel" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Gullible analyst says no iTV this year because Apple finds 4K display too costly Posted: 12 Mar 2013 08:36 AM PDT
An analyst with a terrible track record wrote in a note to clients issued Tuesday that Apple won’t release a standalone HD TV set in 2013 after all. As much as Apple wanted to, the report has it, the company has allegedly found ultra high-resolution 4K panels to be prohibitively expensive. You should take this particular analyst’s observations with a healthy dose of skepticism: the same guy called for an Apple-branded HD TV announcement at last year’s WWDC, later mulling full iTV production for August 2012. He repeatedly said iTV was “imminent” (calling it the iPanel), having also missed with an Apple TV related media event (and a bunch of other things that never came to be)…(...) "Gullible analyst says no iTV this year because Apple finds 4K display too costly" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Qantas taps iPads for in-flight entertainment Posted: 12 Mar 2013 07:47 AM PDT
Australia’s largest airline, Qantas, Tuesday confirmed that it will be handing out iPads to its passengers who will be able to use the device as an in-flight entertainment solution providing easy access to more than two hundred hours of music, movies and television programming. The solution entails iPads connecting to the plane’s onboard Wi-Fi network to access the airline’s Q Streaming in-flight technology. iPads will be deployed on Qantas flights between Sydney and Honolulu on 767 aircraft, available for all classes…(...) "Qantas taps iPads for in-flight entertainment" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Samsung, TSMC and Intel competing for contracts to build A7 chips for Apple Posted: 12 Mar 2013 07:02 AM PDT
Another report surfaced this morning that gives us more reasons to believe that Apple is indeed looking to diversify its chip making contracts which thus far have been an exclusive Samsung domain. The somewhat accurate Asian trade publication DigiTimes quoted “institutional investors” who believe that chip giant Intel has been contracted to produce about ten percent of Apple’s planned capacity for a next-generation iPhone and iPad processor, the A7 chip. Moreover, Apple is apparently spreading those orders across Samsung, Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Samsung will reportedly build about half of Apple’s A7 orders, TSMC should take care of an additional 40 percent while Intel will get the remaining ten percent of orders. Rumor mills have been reporting for at least a year that Apple has been looking to move its chip biz away from rival Samsung, which currently builds all iPhone, iPad and iPod processors at its Austin, Texas plant…(...) "Samsung, TSMC and Intel competing for contracts to build A7 chips for Apple" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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