You might heard speculation about iPhone 5 new features and iPhone 5 release date. One of the rumors is that the iPhone 5 is supposed to have a 3D screen. As skeptical as I am, I am sure there are a few of you who are going ‘OMG, that would be cool’. For those readers [...]
SBFloatingIcons Adds 3D Effects to iPhone & iPad [jailbreak]
by karthik on July 25, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, iPad jailbreak, Jailbreak, Jailbreak tips, Tips & Tricks
How to Add Swype Keyboard on iPhone & iPad? [jailbreak]
by karthik on July 18, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, Jailbreak, Jailbreak tips, Tips & Tricks
If there is one thing Android smartphone users were proud of that iPhone owners that was the Swype keyboard. Swype lets you type by dragging your thumb across letters without lifting and typing out words. This makes it really easy to type on the small formfactor of smartphone screens especially in portrait mode. Now, Swype [...]
Wi-Fi Sync Your iPad Wirelessly with iTunes [jailbreak]
by Karthik on July 13, 2011 in Apple iPad, Cydia tweaks, iPad jailbreak, iPad Tips, Jailbreak, Jailbreak tips, Tips & Tricks
Before you read on, there are 2 caveats You need a jailbroken iPad 3G or iPad WiFi You need a Mac. Windows version coming soon. Wi-Fi Sync in a new jailbreak app available in Cydia for $9.99. Wi-Fi Sync does what it says. It lets you sync your iPad WiFi or iPad 3G to your [...]
2 iPad Cydia Tweaks to Enjoy Apps Better [jailbreak]
by karthik on July 10, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, iPad jailbreak, iPad Tips, Jailbreak, Jailbreak tips, Tips & Tricks
iPad apps in the App Store have grown significantly in the last year. But, the reality is there are still a majority of iPad apps that aren’t designed for the iPad’s large screen. The pixel doubling ’2x’ Apple provides for this is a sorry excuse for this. Thanks to the new jailbreakme iPad jailbreak, now [...]
iOS 4 Cydia Sbsettings Theme [jailbreak]
by shriya on June 30, 2011 in Cydia themes, Cydia tweaks, Jailbreak, Jailbreak apps, Winterboard Themes
I know a bunch of people, ahem me, who sometimes like to have a jailbroken iPhone just for SBSettings. The convenience offered by SBSettings to toggle different services, notifications, adjust brightness, volume, etc. are just simply enough to push me over the edge and jailbreak. However, as much as I love finding and trying new [...]
How to get iOS 5 Lockscreen CameraLock in iOS 4? [Jailbreak]
by karthik on June 28, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, Free Apps, iPhone Tips, Jailbreak, Jailbreak apps, Jailbreak tips, Photography
I love taking pictures with my iPhone 4 and with my newborn son always doing something cute or funny, I keep my iPhone 4 nearby all the time and take tons of pictures. However, there are precious moments that go by before I can slide the lock open and launch the camera app and start [...]
Avoid Sore Fingers from Swiping with PagePreview [Jailbreak]
by shriya on June 23, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, Jailbreak, Jailbreak apps
I used to have 14 pages of apps and it would take 13 swipes to get to the last page. That is a lot of swiping if i kept doing this multiple times a day. I just found a new cydia tweak called PagePreview. This jailbreak mod adds page preview functionality to the little dots [...]
How to Change Default Browser in iPhone / iPad? [jailbreak]
by karthik on June 21, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, iPad Tips, iPhone Tips, Jailbreak apps, Jailbreak tips
One of the things Apple stills hasn’t announced in iOS 5 is the ability to set a default browser other than Mobil Safari in iPhone or iPad. It is ironic since Apple has approved so many amazing browsers like Life browser, 360 browser, etc that have much more advanced functionality than Mobile Safari. Yes, Mobile [...]
Remove Background – Must Have Cydia Tweak For iPhone 4 [Jailbreak]
by karthik on June 17, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, iPhone Tips, Jailbreak apps, Jailbreak tips
With iOS 4 Apple introduced the ability to run apps in background with the multitasking bar. You can activate the multitasking bar by double tapping your Home button. In my iPhone 4 (jailbroken) though, I have the setting in SBSettings turned on to show free memory available. It could be that I am running Winterboard [...]
UIsettings: SBSettings for iOS 5 [jailbreak]
by shriya on June 13, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, Jailbreak, Jailbreak apps
If you have an iOS developer account, you probably already have access to the iOS 5 beta download links and are using it. If you want, there is even the iOS 5 beta jailbreak now. For those who jailbreak, SBSettings is one of the must have jailbreak apps. With the addition of the Notification widgets [...]
TweakWeek Brings a Free Cydia Tweak Everyday
by karthik on June 5, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, iPhone Tips, Jailbreak, Jailbreak tips
One of the known names in the jailbreak community is Ryan Petrich. He has started a Cydia TweakWeek challenge to encourage Cydia developers to create new tweaks and release it into Ryan’s beta repository. TweakWeek will bring one Cydia tweak a day everyday for a week and will be free on the day of release. [...]
Add Facial Recognition Unlock to iPhone [jailbreak]
by karthik on May 21, 2011 in Cydia tweaks, Jailbreak, Jailbreak apps
Are you bored with the regular unlock in your iPhone? If your iPhone is jailbroken, you can add a futuristic facial recognition biometric unlock with RecognizeMe jailbreak trweak. RecognizeMe was developed by Apocolipse and it lets you scan yoiur face instead of using a password. RecognizeMe uses the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G front [...]
IllumineHaz3-HD iPhone Winterboard Theme
by karthik on May 19, 2011 in Cydia themes, Cydia tweaks, Jailbreak, Jailbreak apps, Winterboard Themes
Illumine theme has been one of my favorite iPhone winterboard themes since the early jailbreak days. I just came across another awesome winterboard theme that shares the name. IllumineHaz3-HD for iPhone is a superb theme from @iHaz3. Like most of their themes this is also a dark theme with a bunch of color accents that [...]
Add Gravity to Your iPhone Screen with Graviboard [jailbreak]
by karthik on May 2, 2011 in App Reviews, Cydia tweaks, Jailbreak apps, Paid Apps
One moment, your iPhone screen is in pristine condition. You shake it and now all icons act as if they are being pulled by gravity either up or down and start floating. As you can see in this picture. You rotate the phone and they are just floating about as if they are water or [...]
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