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- How to get Chat Heads on iOS right now with MessageBox
- Platinum helps you complete search queries in Mobile Safari
- If Apple loyalty holds up, iPhone will surpass Android in U.S. market share by 2015
- We’ve got the latest version of Velox. Here’s a sneak peak
- Old iPhone bug continues to drop last word from some iMessages
- LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes arrives to iOS
- Why Apple is borrowing money to pay for $60B stock buyback
- iMDB adds global release dates, actor heights and aliases, more eye candy
- A first: smartphone shipments outnumber feature phones
- No iOS VPN changes on already shipped devices
- Swype talked to Apple over its keyboard tech
- Display shootout: iPhone 5 vs Galaxy S4
- Apple posts new App Store section about in-app purchases
- Free alternative to Apple’s WWDC launches
- How to set up multiple email signatures on your iPhone or iPad
- iOS device dashboard mounts by ProClip USA are top shelf
- New iPhone commercial: Photos Every Day
| How to get Chat Heads on iOS right now with MessageBox Posted: 26 Apr 2013 04:42 PM PDT
Normally speaking, mainstream outlets like The Verge don’t run posts on topics like jailbreaking or jailbreak tweaks, but one in a while they do. For instance, they will be happy to cover a tweak like Auxo, which transcends barriers of interests, even for those who’ve never jailbroken an iPhone. Recently, another jailbreak tweak has graced the front page of The Verge: MessageBox. It’s the tweak, that as I’m sure you all know by now, allows you to enable Facebook’s new Chat Head feature system-wide. It, too, proved to be a very popular topic of interest in the tech community. What? Facebook’s Chat Head on iOS? And so soon? If you’ve been around jailbreaking for any length of time, you probably weren’t surprised to see Chat Heads appear on iOS within such a short period of time. In fact, I outright predicted it in this tweet. It was even less surprising when I heard who was actually behind the tweak — Adam Bell. Adam is an excellent developer and designer, and he’s come up with some of the community’s most innovative releases. Ever since MessageBox was first shown off, I’ve been in contact with Adam while he’s been knee-deep in code. For the record, MessageBox is still in beta, but the potential for greatness is undeniable. The demand is so great that a deluge of tweets, emails, and other forms of communication have landed on Bell’s digital doorstep. Now he’s decided to release a beta version of MessageBox as an answer to the demand. What should you expect? I thought you’d never ask…(...) "How to get Chat Heads on iOS right now with MessageBox" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Platinum helps you complete search queries in Mobile Safari Posted: 26 Apr 2013 01:59 PM PDT
One of my favorite features found in Google Chrome for iOS is the ability to build on search queries without initiating the search. Unfortunately, stock Mobile Safari doesn’t have this capability. That’s where Platinum, a new jailbreak tweak available on Cydia, comes in. Platinum allows you to complete search queries on Mobile Safari with ease. There are no settings or options to configure, just install it and go. Take a glance inside for a look into how it works…(...) "Platinum helps you complete search queries in Mobile Safari" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| If Apple loyalty holds up, iPhone will surpass Android in U.S. market share by 2015 Posted: 26 Apr 2013 01:21 PM PDT
Whenever I stumble upon a survey predicting that Apple’s iPhone will loose traction to not just Android, but Windows Phone as well, my blood starts to boil in my veins. And just like clockwork, you can count on the likes of IDC and Gartner to come out of the woodwork every now and then with wild predictions of the iPhone’s demise by 2015, 2016 or 2017. History has taught me to take such long-term predictions with a healthy dose of skepticism, even more so if data comes from big name firms whose crystal ball peering is based on “polls” that sample a few hundred random people, at best. With that in mind, here’s a survey that paints a rather rosy future for the Apple smartphone. Noting that Android is actually losing one out of every six customers to other phone vendors, Yankee Group ran their spreadsheets and determined that Apple will surpass Android in U.S. market share by 2015, provided Apple brand loyalty numbers hold up in the coming years…(...) "If Apple loyalty holds up, iPhone will surpass Android in U.S. market share by 2015" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| We’ve got the latest version of Velox. Here’s a sneak peak Posted: 26 Apr 2013 12:53 PM PDT
We’ve scored a 95% complete build of Velox 1.0, and considering that the tweak is a very hot topic on Twitter right now, we wanted to provide you guys with a brief update. Apex Development is putting the finishing touches on the tweak, fixing small graphical issues and other minute bug fixes. Here is what we know thus far…(...) "We’ve got the latest version of Velox. Here’s a sneak peak" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Old iPhone bug continues to drop last word from some iMessages Posted: 26 Apr 2013 11:49 AM PDT
As if the now regular outages weren’t enough, an old and utterly bizarre bug continues to plague Apple’s iMessage service, one that deletes the last word of certain texts and iMessages. The issue actually raised its ugly head last December, but blew up recently as many disgruntled users took to Twitter to complain about the hiccup. The problem appears to manifest itself with certain phrases and certain words only. Exhibit A: sending someone “I could be the next Obama” followed by a trailing space could result in “Obama” being hidden from the received message. Instead of “Obama”, the recipient gets a big blank space where "Obama" should be. Likewise, sending “The best prize is a surprise” could similarly result in “surprise” being dropped on the recipient’s side…(...) "Old iPhone bug continues to drop last word from some iMessages" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes arrives to iOS Posted: 26 Apr 2013 10:32 AM PDT
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes landed on the Mac last year and now an iOS version is here for your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Produced by TT Games under license from the Lego Group and published by Warner Bros. Entertainment, LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes (I hate capitalized brand names so I’ll just write ‘Lego’ henceforth) has Batman and Robin characters joining forces with other Dark Comics heroes like Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and others. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to stop the notorious villains Lex Luthor and The Joker from destroying Gotham City. The game scored nice reviews due to its 3D platforming mechanics and light puzzle solving. I’ve include the launch trailer and more in way of detail after the fold…(...) "LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes arrives to iOS" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Why Apple is borrowing money to pay for $60B stock buyback Posted: 26 Apr 2013 10:15 AM PDT
To bolster its stock in the eyes of investors, Apple recently announced it would buy back $60 billion worth of shares. Such a move makes sense – after all, the iPhone maker does have this cash hoard of nearly $150 billion. However, it turns out Apple won’t touch that money, opting instead to borrow the funds. By borrowing the money, Apple keeps its billions out of the reach of U.S. taxes, saving the corporate giant money while also retiring expensive stock dividends. You didn’t think there was any altruism involved, did you? The move, however, isn’t without its pitfalls. Moreover, Apple isn’t alone in a corporate game of chess where it’s all about manipulating the tax code, according to a report Friday…(...) "Why Apple is borrowing money to pay for $60B stock buyback" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| iMDB adds global release dates, actor heights and aliases, more eye candy Posted: 26 Apr 2013 09:21 AM PDT
IMDb, the popular online film database owned by Amazon since 1998, issued its last major update to the iOS client back in December 2012. That release (version 3.0) brought out a fresh new look on the iPad while enhancing iPhone filmographies with TV episode details and prettier image galleries, among other features. Today, iMDB version 3.2 landed on the App Store. The software continues to refine the experience for movie buffs. For starters, non-US users will be pleased to know that the app now lists worldwide movie release dates, for example. They also enhanced the database with all-new actor heights and aliases, crazy credits and other tidbits, included right after the break…(...) "iMDB adds global release dates, actor heights and aliases, more eye candy" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| A first: smartphone shipments outnumber feature phones Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:51 AM PDT
For some time, the mobile phone industry has been shifting toward more powerful smartphones and away from basic mobile phones. Now comes word that smartphones outnumber feature phones for the first time. The line was crossed in the first quarter of 2013 with 216.1 million smartphones shipping, accounting for 51.6 percent of all handsets sold. Smartphone shipments grew 41.6 percent during the quarter, up from 152.7 million units shipped during the same period in 2012, one industry research firm announced Thursday…(...) "A first: smartphone shipments outnumber feature phones" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| No iOS VPN changes on already shipped devices Posted: 26 Apr 2013 07:18 AM PDT
On April 5, Apple acknowledged via a support document that it "will be changing the behavior of VPN On Demand for iOS devices using iOS 6.1 and later" due to a lawsuit by patent holding firm VirnetX file against Apple in November 2011. VPN technology, which stands for Virtual Private Networking, extends corporate networks securely across public networks like the Internet, allowing users to access a private network as if they were directly connected to it. Apple originally planned to remove the ‘Always’ configuration option for VPN On Demand with the ‘Establish if needed’ option. The revised document specifically mentions Apple will not be changing the VPN behavior on “devices that have already been shipped”…(...) "No iOS VPN changes on already shipped devices" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Swype talked to Apple over its keyboard tech Posted: 26 Apr 2013 06:53 AM PDT
Swype virtual keyboard technology is pretty popular on Android devices, and it’s easy to see why. With error-correction algorithms and a powerful language model to guess the intended word, Swype lets you enter words by sliding a finger from the first letter of a word to its last letter, lifting only between words. While Swype’s owner Nuance partners with Apple on the voice recognition technology powering Siri, the iPhone maker never implemented the Swype input method on iOS devices, instead choosing to advance its own intelligent virtual keyboard technology. That said, it’s interesting that Swype and Apple have had discussions concerning the feature…(...) "Swype talked to Apple over its keyboard tech" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Display shootout: iPhone 5 vs Galaxy S4 Posted: 26 Apr 2013 06:21 AM PDT
CEO Tim Cook during an earnings call re-iterated Apple very much remains focused on providing the highest quality mobile screens and argued his company would never compromise the experience by creating a Gorilla-sized iPhone with a subpar display. Specifically, Cook painted color reproduction, power consumption, quality and other factors determining the quality of a mobile screens as progressively suffering on larger displays. “We would not ship a larger display iPhone while these trade-offs exist,” he said Tuesday. But is that really the case? Display wizards over at DisplayMate took Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S4 through a battery of tests putting the screens through their paces. The results are surprising…(...) "Display shootout: iPhone 5 vs Galaxy S4" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Apple posts new App Store section about in-app purchases Posted: 26 Apr 2013 05:29 AM PDT
In-app purchasing via mobile applications is receiving some unwanted attention, with disgruntled parents increasingly accusing the iPhone maker of doing too little to protect kids from falling prey of greedy developers who pressure them into buying items and in turn wracking up bills for unsuspecting parents. The UK government, for example, is conducting a probe into iOS in-app game purchases and Apple previously settled a class action lawsuit over the controversial feature. Of course, iOS 6 has decent parental controls which let users disable in-app purchasing altogether. While adding a warning for in-app purchases in freemium apps and moving age ratings atop App Store pages helped clear up any confusion as to the nature of in-app purchasing, Apple though it could do better and on Thursday launched a new App Store feature titled ‘Learn More About In-App Purchases’…(...) "Apple posts new App Store section about in-app purchases" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| Free alternative to Apple’s WWDC launches Posted: 26 Apr 2013 05:03 AM PDT
Getting a ticket into WWDC is increasingly becoming akin to winning a lottery. And with tickets to this year’s conference selling out in under two minutes, and only five thousand of $1,599 seats available, Apple’s annual pilgrimage for developers is quickly becoming too crowded a place. Enter #AltWWDC, a free and open five-day alternative to Apple’s summer event. Basically the conference that happens outside the conference, #AltWWDC takes place June 10-14, 2013 at the San Francisco State University’s Downtown Campus at 845 Market Street, only a block from the Moscone building…(...) "Free alternative to Apple’s WWDC launches" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| How to set up multiple email signatures on your iPhone or iPad Posted: 26 Apr 2013 04:30 AM PDT
For this tutorial, we are going to explain how to set up your iOS device so that you can use a different signature for each email account. If you prefer to keep you personal life separate from your work life, you might find this little tip useful…(...) "How to set up multiple email signatures on your iPhone or iPad" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| iOS device dashboard mounts by ProClip USA are top shelf Posted: 26 Apr 2013 04:00 AM PDT
Tired of fumbling around for your iPhone in the car? Why are we forced to pick up our device every time we hear a push notification? Why do we keep wasting money on suction cups and intrusive docking systems? ProClip USA does not know the answer to these questions, but it is providing a solution. ProClip USA builds device holders for almost every make and model vehicle currently on the market. I stumbled across their website well over a year ago, but did not receive the opportunity to review a product until bumping into the team at CES in January. Thankfully, they were kind enough to send over an iPhone 5 and iPad mini mount for my 2007 Nissan Altima. This review takes a quick look at installation and provides feedback about my experience with these two options…(...) "iOS device dashboard mounts by ProClip USA are top shelf" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
| New iPhone commercial: Photos Every Day Posted: 25 Apr 2013 08:35 PM PDT Apple has posted a new commercial on its website and on its YouTube channel, and it’s one of the better ones I’ve seen in recent memory. The video — entitled Photos Every Day — is a montage of the many ways that people use their iPhone’s to take photos in everyday situations. The commercial ends by saying: “Everyday, more photos are taken with the iPhone than any other camera.”(...) "New iPhone commercial: Photos Every Day" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. |
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