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- French government takes issue with Apple’s AppGratis removal
- Apple to sign Universal on iRadio next week, agrees to rates ‘neck and neck’ with Pandora
- Cut the Rope: Time Travel teased, is ‘almost here’
- Set intervals for the Reminders app with RemindMeAgain
- Bump update breaks iTunes sharing at Apple’s (music biz’s?) request
- Messages: a compromise between biteSMS and the stock Messages app
- Technical challenges delaying iPhone 5S, budget iPhone, iPad mini 2?
- How to add an animated clock to Notification Center
- Badger beta updated with support for all apps and more
- Filippo Bigarella donates over $5,000 from proceeds of his jailbreak tweak LivelyIcons to charities
- QuickShoot Pro: a great way to quickly snap photos and videos
- Addial allows you to add contacts and dial numbers straight from Notification Center
- Gameloft’s free to play Dungeon Hunter 4 hits iOS
- I’m sorry Verizon CEO, but you didn’t talk Steve Jobs into bringing LTE to the iPhone
- Slides from the evad3rs’ Hack In The Box 2013 presentation now available for download
- How to quickly share notes on Twitter and Facebook
- BlackBerry tops ‘don’t want’ poll ahead of iPhone and Android
- First budget iPhone part allegedly leaks: dual-head vibration motor
- iHelicopters unveils do-it-yourself Mini Brick Cars
- The Braven 600 portable speaker is on point
| French government takes issue with Apple’s AppGratis removal Posted: 11 Apr 2013 06:10 PM PDT
The AppGratis app curation software is no longer available on the App Store but the controversy is far from being over. After AppGratis CEO Simon Dawalt lambasted Apple on a company blog for kicking his app out of the App Store, a move he called “an absolutely crazy situation to deal with,” a French minister today slagged the iPhone maker over the ouster. Fleur Pellerin, France's junior minister for digital economy, publicly described Apple's decision to pull AppGratis as "extremely brutal and unilateral." She urged European regulators to "think about legislation" because Apple is not "behaving ethically” in its dealings with small startups like AppGratis…(...) "French government takes issue with Apple’s AppGratis removal" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple to sign Universal on iRadio next week, agrees to rates ‘neck and neck’ with Pandora Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:56 PM PDT
Another piece of the puzzle has fallen into place as a new report sourced from multiple people familiar with the matter claims that an agreement between Apple and Universal Music on iRadio is “imminent.” History teaches us it only takes one major record until others others eventually back Apple’s rumored Pandora-like streaming music service. Besides, Universal Music is the largest record label in the world. Warner Music is “right behind,” though negotiations with Sony reportedly are not as far along…(...) "Apple to sign Universal on iRadio next week, agrees to rates ‘neck and neck’ with Pandora" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Cut the Rope: Time Travel teased, is ‘almost here’ Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:30 PM PDT
UK-based developer ZeptoLab really hit the bull’s eye with the main premise behind its adorable iOS puzzler dubbed Cut the Rope. In case you’ve been living under a rock, your objective is to feed candy to a little green monster named Om Nom while collecting stars. Since making its debut in October 2010, Cut the Rope, a BAFTA winner, has been downloaded more than a hundred million times across various platforms. Taking the franchise to the next level, ZeptoLab has just posted a teaser video announcing a sequel titled Cut the Rope: Time Travel…(...) "Cut the Rope: Time Travel teased, is ‘almost here’" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Set intervals for the Reminders app with RemindMeAgain Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:12 PM PDT
A new tweak was just submitted to the Cydia store today, and it is called RemindMeAgain. As its name alludes to, RemindMeAgain works with the Reminders app to provide you with Reminders for tasks at preset intervals. RemindMeAgain will continue to bug you at the interval you set, until the task is checked as being complete. Take a look inside for a brief look at the tweak…(...) "Set intervals for the Reminders app with RemindMeAgain" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Bump update breaks iTunes sharing at Apple’s (music biz’s?) request Posted: 11 Apr 2013 03:15 PM PDT If you use Bump, a cross-platform app for sharing photos, contacts, music and more between different devices, you may want to pass on today’s update as it’s removed the handy ability to share songs from your iTunes library. “We’re sorry, but we are no longer permitted access to iTunes audio files on the device,” release notes accompanying the download read. In removing access to iTunes audio files in the file sharing section, Bump didn’t just appease to Apple, it’s also a little less useful now…(...) "Bump update breaks iTunes sharing at Apple’s (music biz’s?) request" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Messages: a compromise between biteSMS and the stock Messages app Posted: 11 Apr 2013 02:59 PM PDT
If you already listened to our latest episode of Let’s Talk Jailbreak, then you know that Sebastien and I discussed jailbreak tweaks for the Messages app. We talked about biteSMS, Messages+, iRealSMS, and the like. We talked about these tweaks as we discussed the validity of a new tweak, simply called Messages, and whether or not it was worth the investment. At the time, neither of us had really put any hands-on time into the tweak, although Cody has given it a shot and seemed to like it. On the show, I promised that I would check out the tweak and provide my two cents, and that’s just what I did today.(...) "Messages: a compromise between biteSMS and the stock Messages app" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Technical challenges delaying iPhone 5S, budget iPhone, iPad mini 2? Posted: 11 Apr 2013 02:32 PM PDT
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who actually has a pretty good track record in predicting Apple’s product plans, has some bad news for Apple fans. In a note issued to clients Thursday, he basically wrote that Apple’s next batch of iDevice upgrades may hit the market later than originally expected due to a number of “technical challenges” related to the inclusion of fingerprint sensor beneath the Home button. The rumored budget iPhone may be delayed because its slimmer-than-usual polycarbonate casing is proving harder nut to crack, while the second-generation iPad mini continues to face challenges with its high-resolution Retina panels. Jump past the fold for the full disclosure…(...) "Technical challenges delaying iPhone 5S, budget iPhone, iPad mini 2?" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| How to add an animated clock to Notification Center Posted: 11 Apr 2013 02:27 PM PDT
Flip Clock is a jailbreak widget that allows you to add an animated flipping clock to Notification Center. The tweak features a nice helping of options to configure the look and feel of the clock to your personal liking. Once Flip Clock is installed, simply enable it in Settings > Notifications in order to display it within your Notification Center. The tweak also works with packages like LockInfo for placing the widget in more places than just the Notification Center panel. Check out a few more tidbits about this great looking jailbreak tweak after the break…(...) "How to add an animated clock to Notification Center" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Badger beta updated with support for all apps and more Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:52 PM PDT
Badger — the highly anticipated jailbreak tweak that let’s you view notifications right on the Home screen — has been updated. The tweak, still in beta, continues to receive incremental updates as it inches closer to a public release. In our very first look at the tweak, Badger was extremely limited, only allowing users to view notifications for the Messages app. After the recent updates, Badger now allows users to view notifications for every app installed on the device, and more.(...) "Badger beta updated with support for all apps and more" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Filippo Bigarella donates over $5,000 from proceeds of his jailbreak tweak LivelyIcons to charities Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:27 PM PDT
Back in mid February, we brought you coverage on a jailbreak tweak called LivelyIcons. It was a tweak, created by Filippo Bigarella, that let you have animated app icons on your Home screen. The animations were nice, but the big news about LivelyIcons’ was Bigarella’s promise to donate some of the proceeds to cancer research. To be honest, I had almost forgotten about the tweak until Bigarella sent out a tweet today updating the progress of the earnings and donations. Judging by the numbers, it looks as if LivelyIcons was a huge success. Check inside for the details…(...) "Filippo Bigarella donates over $5,000 from proceeds of his jailbreak tweak LivelyIcons to charities" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| QuickShoot Pro: a great way to quickly snap photos and videos Posted: 11 Apr 2013 11:30 AM PDT
Have you ever missed an ideal snapshot as you waited for the Camera app’s animation and UI to finish loading? I think it’s safe to say that all of us have missed a perfect photo as a result of having to wait on the iPhone’s Camera app. Things have gotten considerably better in this regard as hardware speeds have improved, but it’s still not exactly perfect. QuickShoot Pro is a jailbreak tweak that seeks out to solve the issue by letting you snap photos and videos directly from the Home screen. It accomplishes this feat using a couple of different methods. The first method requires you to double tap on the Camera app icon for a photo, and a triple tap on the app icon for video. By doing this, a photo or video is taken without the Camera UI, hence resulting in a faster composition. The second method is a simple Activator gesture. You can setup an Activator gesture for taking a photo or starting a new video. QuickShoot Pro features quite a few options that can be used to configure the tweak to your needs and liking. It’s not going to completely reduce the wait time associated with taking a new photo, but it’s certainly faster than the stock method for taking photos and videos. Take a look inside as we break down QuickShoot Pro in our hands on video walkthrough…(...) "QuickShoot Pro: a great way to quickly snap photos and videos" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Addial allows you to add contacts and dial numbers straight from Notification Center Posted: 11 Apr 2013 10:22 AM PDT
Addial (pronounced ad-yal) is a recently released tweak that allows you to add a new contact or dial a phone number directly from Notification Center. Its design is much in the same style as the stock iOS “tap to” widgets, like Facebook, and Twitter, so it fits right into Notification Center without standing out like a sore thumb.(...) "Addial allows you to add contacts and dial numbers straight from Notification Center" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Gameloft’s free to play Dungeon Hunter 4 hits iOS Posted: 11 Apr 2013 10:13 AM PDT French publisher Gameloft, one of the most prolific iOS games publishers, has joined Electronic Arts in offering latest triple-A titles for free, a major shift in strategy in recognition of the free-to-play concept. Today, Gameloft’s Dungeon Hunter 4, a major new release, has hit the App Store as a free download. The Diablo-like title is classes as a role-playing game set in the land of Valenthia and you’re tasked with saving the mortal realms from darkness. It includes the usual assortment of potions, daggers, swords, monsters and character classes such as Sentinels, Imps (compared in savagery to a wolverine) and what not…(...) "Gameloft’s free to play Dungeon Hunter 4 hits iOS" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| I’m sorry Verizon CEO, but you didn’t talk Steve Jobs into bringing LTE to the iPhone Posted: 11 Apr 2013 09:26 AM PDT
Apple has long been criticized for not making an LTE iPhone at a time when most Android handsets boasted high-speed cellular networking capability. Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam has come out of the woodwork to take credit for personally persuading Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs to add LTE connectivity to the popular smartphone. He also shared interesting stats regarding the technology, saying that half of all wireless traffic on Verizon’s network is now related to video content. McAdam remarks he’s expecting that video will comprise two-thirds of all wireless traffic on the Verizon network by 2017, thanks to the company’s capital expenditure in deploying LTE technology. As for his comment regarding an LTE iPhone, I’m not buying it and here’s why…(...) "I’m sorry Verizon CEO, but you didn’t talk Steve Jobs into bringing LTE to the iPhone" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Slides from the evad3rs’ Hack In The Box 2013 presentation now available for download Posted: 11 Apr 2013 08:37 AM PDT
Interested in some detailed analysis of the evad3rs’ mobile exploit strategies? If so, then look no further than the slide presentations from the 2013 HITB Security Conference in Amsterdam. The presentation, entitled Swiping Through Modern Security Features, features low level details on the exploit strategies used by Pod2g, Planetbeing, Musclenerd and Pimskeks. Take a look inside for the full download link.(...) "Slides from the evad3rs’ Hack In The Box 2013 presentation now available for download" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| How to quickly share notes on Twitter and Facebook Posted: 11 Apr 2013 07:43 AM PDT
ShareNotes is a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to share notes on Twitter and Facebook using iOS’ built in share sheet. The sheet is accessible via a tap on the share button in the Notes app, and it features two new buttons for Facebook and Twitter sharing once this tweak is installed. The stock sharing options for notes are quite limited; you can only share notes via Mail or Messages. This jailbreak tweak opens things up a bit. Take a look inside for screenshots and more info…(...) "How to quickly share notes on Twitter and Facebook" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| BlackBerry tops ‘don’t want’ poll ahead of iPhone and Android Posted: 11 Apr 2013 07:43 AM PDT
Finally, a survey appears where BlackBerry is leading the big guys. On a twist of the usual polling of which device consumers want to buy, one research firm asked what smartphone would you not be caught dead using. The BlackBerry “crushed” the competition in the ‘don’t want’ department. In fact, 71.4 percent of consumers polled by Raymond James said no feature would get them to use a BlackBerry. Basic math tells us this corresponds to nearly three out of each four respondents. Additionally, nearly twenty percent said you couldn’t give them an iPhone, or one out of each five. And, just over thirty percent replied they’d never touch a smartphone powered by Google’s Android, or approximately one out of each three…(...) "BlackBerry tops ‘don’t want’ poll ahead of iPhone and Android" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| First budget iPhone part allegedly leaks: dual-head vibration motor Posted: 11 Apr 2013 05:12 AM PDT
In what could be the first physical evidence of a part that may or may not be related to Apple’s rumored less-pricey iPhone, a reliable Japanese blog has posts an interesting image of a ribbon cable with a dual-head vibration motor, obtained by repair shop iLab Factory. While the flex cable looks like it connects to the iPhone’s standard volume rocker and mute switch, it’s the rotation motor which raises hope that this particular part could belong to the budget iPhone…(...) "First budget iPhone part allegedly leaks: dual-head vibration motor" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| iHelicopters unveils do-it-yourself Mini Brick Cars Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:58 AM PDT In an interesting extension of its lineup of RC-controlled iOS toys, iHelicopters today launched Mini Brick Cars, an interesting do-it-yourself project that should appeal to your kids. As the name suggest, a Mini Brick Car is actually a package containing a bunch of mini bricks which allow you to create any type of vehicle that can be controlled via your iPhone, iPod or iPad using a dedicated controller app. The kit costs $59.95, including free shipping to any destination in the world…(...) "iHelicopters unveils do-it-yourself Mini Brick Cars" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| The Braven 600 portable speaker is on point Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:00 AM PDT
Having reviewed different ranges of audio accessories for iOS devices, until now, I had yet to review a portable wireless speaker set. There are plenty around, but none of them ever piqued my interest. Unless my wife started asking about them, I would not have considered owning a wireless speaker considering I have a pretty serious home system and a pair of nice headphones. After spotting the Braven 600, I figured why not give it a shot. It seemed like a well-built option, considering the price. Braven is a company with which I was not immediately familiar, but when I opened the box, I was quite surprised at the well-packaged speaker. It’s a perky little thing, for the size, and it is a nice addition to my current line up. Follow me past the fold for the full details…(...) "The Braven 600 portable speaker is on point" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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