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 [...]
Jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 3 With Redsn0w
by shriya on July 11, 2011 in iPad jailbreak, Jailbreak, Jailbreak tips, Tips & Tricks
Apple just posted the iOS 5 beta 3 download links today. Dev Team’s MuscleNerd has just tweeted that the recent iOS 5 beta 3 jailbreak works with last month’s Redsn0w jailbreak tool. Today’s 5.0b3 can be jailbroken with last month’s redsn0w http://is.gd/6eek4Y (point it at 5.0b1 IPSW..devs only please!) You can jailbreak iOS 5 beta [...]
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 [...]
How to Jailbreak iPad 2 on iOS 4.3.3?
by karthik on July 6, 2011 in iPad jailbreak, iPad Tips, Jailbreak, Jailbreak tips, Tips & Tricks
A lot of us were waiting for iPad 2 jailbreak to be released. And the great day is here. The best news of it all is that this is the easiest iPad jailbreak of all time. This is the famous 2 minute iPad jailbreak from @Comex available at jailbreakme.com. In fact, you don’t even need [...]
Can I Jailbreak my iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad?
by karthik on June 29, 2011 in iPhone News, iPhone Tips, Jailbreak, Jailbreak tips
It’s been 4 years since the iPhone was introduced by Steve Jobs and the smartphone world changed. For the better. Now, we have 4 different models of iPhones and the iPhone 5 release date imminent. And there have been many iterations of the iOS firmware that powers the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Jailbreaking your [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tethering iPhone 4 With PdaNet is Safer [jailbreak]
by karthik on June 10, 2011 in Apple iPad, iPhone Tips, Jailbreak, Jailbreak apps, Jailbreak tips
One of the popular options for tethering iPhone 4 is the jailbreak app called MyWi that costs $20. However, we have been widely seeing reports of AT&T going after unauthorized iPhone internet tethering users especially those who used MyWi. AT&T has been sending out text messages warning that if they continue to use iPhone tethering [...]
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. [...]
How to Save SHSH Blobs of Any Firmware for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with iFaith?
by karthik on June 4, 2011 in iPhone Tips, Jailbreak, Jailbreak tips
A little background on SHSH blobs – Apple signs your device with these SHSH blobs for the current iOS firmware so you can upgrade your device with iTunes. Sometimes you may want to downgrade to an older iOS firmware. But, you can’t do that unless you had saved your SHSH blobs with TinyUmbrella or Cydia [...]
Why You Should Jailbreak Your iPhone? – Saurik Video
by karthik on April 29, 2011 in iPhone Tips, Jailbreak tips
This is a fairly common question I get asked. Why should I jailbreak my iPhone? There are a number of great reasons why you might want to jailbreak your iPhone. But, how about hearing a few of those reasons from the creator of Cydia (the jailbreak App Store), Jay Freeman aka Saurik. He shows off [...]
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