Archive for August 22nd, 2011

Sn0wBreeze Windows jailbreak updated to 2.8b6 to officially support iOS 5 beta 6

Sn0wBreeze for Windows users has now officially been updated to support iOS 5 beta 6 users. We reported the old version of Sn0wBreeze already working for some users, yet others had complications. But the tool has now been updated to officially support beta 6. Yes the jailbreak is still tethered (with the exception of old [...]

Skype buys the iPhone-app GroupMe

Skype has just bought GroupMe, a company which offers a messaging service for iPhone, Android, Blackberry and WP7. The app is aimed at communicating within groups. Users can initiate conference calls with others and share photos. According to AllThingsD, Skype paid approximately $ 85 million for GroupMe. Skype is about to be acquired by Microsoft [...]

iOS 5 Brings Early Earthquake Warnings To Japanese Users

Following the dramatic events that affected Japan earlier this year, Apple has put together a wonderful new feature in the japanese version of iOS 5 that will show incredibly valuable for keeping people safe. Indeed, Apple has built a dedicated early earthquake warning alert system in the iOS 5 notification center as discovered by 9to5mac. [...]

Your Love For iOS 5 Can Be Explained By Biology

With iOS 5 (and Lion), Apple has made a big move towards making everything “rounded” in its interfaces. Buttons, and switches have all more rounded corners and you won’t only notice that in Apple’s products; rounded corners are becoming an industry standard. If you’ve never heard this story, the legend has it that during the [...]

Luminance Is A Beautiful And Universal Photo Editing App

Luminance ($0.99) by Subsplash is a sleek photo editing app for your iPhone and iPad. Ah, the ever growing space of photography apps in the App Store. We all love taking pictures with our iDevices, because let’s face it — it’s simply the best camera we got (as far as how often we use it [...]

Malware – How It Can Get Into Your Phone And How To Protect Yourself [Infograph]

Malware has been a fast growing issue with Android devices as of late. You can find tons of “antivirus” apps in the Android Market and simply traveling into Best Buy you’ll find all kinds of over priced software aimed specifically at naive Android users. Make no qualms about it, I hate malware. There are so [...]

Alphacon Jailbreak Tweak Makes Your App Icon Labels Disappear

Have you ever wondered what your iDevice’s springboard would look like if your icons didn’t have any labels? Think of how much less cluttered your home screen would feel without all of that text. There are already packages in Cydia that could help you go label-free, but there’s a new kid on the block. Alphacon [...]

Blast Aliens And Collect Power Ups With Odd Issey HD

Odd Issey HD ($1.99) by criistii is one big bag of mixed nuts, in both art style and gameplay. The game offers a steampunk look at dual-stick shooting, sporting 31 levels, loads of upgrades, and one heck of a unique story. The premise of Odd Issey HD isn’t quite as odd as the app’s title [...]