How to put your iphone in developer mode to install Pebble apps There are two ways to write a pebble app, use c code and release to the Pebble store, or as I have done with NewsSnacker, write in JavaScript and release to the Pebble app store. They only problem is Apple has not released an update to allow iOS users to install apps written in JavaScript. … Read More
The Bidding For An iPhone 6 Prototype On eBay Is Up To $94,000 What appears to be a rare iPhone 6 prototype is currently up for auction on eBay after Apple mistakenly sent it out, a customer claims. According to one eBay seller, Apple accidentally sent her an early version of the 6 upon renewing her contract; so far, there are 166 bids on kimberlyk1018 ‘s product. The… Read More
iOS 8.0.1 May Have A Link To Apple Maps Fail From 2012 The disastrous iOS 8.0.1 update that curtailed users’ cellular signals and created other bugs earlier this week may have a connection to another major glitch in recent history: the shaky rollout of Apple Maps . The company said less than 40,000 users downloaded iOS 8.0.1 before it was pulled over an hour after its release… Read More
Where to? updated and on sale. I got this via email and thought I would share. Looks cool enough. Basically local navigation on your Pebble. Right now, its iPhone only; I do not know if there will be an Android app (I asked) but I will update this post when I find out. Where To? 7.0: iPhone local search app completely… Read More
Apple security hole patched. We hope This has been a rough few days for Apple. A ‘goto fail’ hole appeared in the OS that lets people defect a security server key which lets them do .. well not sure. From a quick read of the code, seems like if you can get a false handshake to work then depending on the… Read More
Switched from iphone to Galaxy. Now my iphone looks small. And I’m not the only one Funny thing, I have been using the iphone since day 1. I have been jailbreaking for almost as long. However, once the iphone 5 and my first view of iOS7 surfaced, I started to question if I wanted to keep playing this cat and mouse game of jailbreaking, reinstalling everything, losing some functionally because the… Read More
Leaving iPhone for Android. The last straw, my Pebble watch I have been using the iphone 4 for a long time now. It works well. I had it jailbroken and customized to do what I want. Never did update to the iPhone 4S and also skipped out on the five because I was too invested in the old docking station. So much so, I had… Read More
IKEA uses Augmented Reality. It is highly effective Augmented Reality (AR) has been around for a long time, but it has yet to really find a local role in a major vender. That has changed. IKEA has a new app that work on both iOS and Android that will allow you check out various IKEA furniture as it would look in your place.… Read More
Pebble 1.2 released! Gmail support for iOS without jailbreak Today Pebble released update 1.2. So far, the only thing I have noticed is Gmail support. But that is huge. I know with Android you can already do this with various tools, but for non jailbroken iOS users, this is a great new function. Now this is not the greatest thing in the world if… Read More
Should I get the Pebble or wait for Apple’s iWatch? This was a question posted on Reddit. It brought up a good conversation, but I think I can condense it into a few point to help you decided between buying a Pebble or other smart watch now, or wait for the Apple iWatch. Before I bought my Pebble through kick starter a year ago, got… Read More
Top 10 apps for the pebble watch. Or perhaps just 10 I finally got my Pebble watch after near a year from when I bought it on kickstarter. When I first bought it I figured, well there will not be many applications at first, but hopefully some core useful apps will come out. Now that I have the watch my reaction is .. meh. However, Best… Read More
How to get iOS7 IU on your current iPhone via Jailbreak This is a bit late but I have been busy. So its pretty old news now that yes many of the ‘New’ UI improvements in iOS7 have been around for awhile. Many via Jailbreak. So say something you really liked in iOS7? Check out this list. Odds are you can have it. However, before we… Read More
New iOS7 UI as a jailbreaker. Apple shows some Metro love The rumors were true. Apple has finally overhauled its UI; and it looks like a combination of Metro and flaticons (Jailbreak). I guess that says something for the Metro design approach. The redesign is cleaner and more efficient, but somehow it just does not sit well. It feels like its trapped between Metro and the… Read More
Restore iphone without losing jailbreak using SemiRestore I have not tried this so use at your own cation. But if you want to know how to restore your iOS on your iphone or ipad but NOT lose your jailbreak, this could be for you. Now before you ask, its RESTORE. Not upgrade or downgrade. So that being said, here is SemiRestore! SemiRestore… Read More
Qubop Creates MICROS inMotion, Bringing The Consumer Experience to Enterprise Mobile In the past year, we’ve seen rapid infusion of consumer technologies into today’s workplace in the form of mobile apps. This trend is driven by two factors: the movement towards bring-your-own-device (BYOD), and the fact that enterprise apps now use consumer sales channels. As a result, user expectations on mobile are steadily rising, and customers… Read More
Wow. iOS 6.1.3 just came out and login bypass hack This is not that big of a deal, and if you are not using a SIM phone, you do not need to worry about it, but just goes to show that your phone is not completely safe. The new lock screen bug was first documented by YouTube user videosdebarraquito, who posted a video demoing the… Read More
Want to go make a call from the SMS text message screen? RaisetoCall is your app RaisetoCall is for jailbreak app, so for you non jailbreakers, need not apply. The way the app works is simple enough. If you are sending and receiving text messages on the SMS screen, simply raise the phone up to your face / ear and it will dial the number you were texting. Simple! The tweak… Read More
What are the correct steps for upgrading my jailbroken device and easily reinstalling my Cydia packages? This is a repost.. You have to restore and jailbreak again, so here’s a series of steps for making this process as easy as possible. (Keep in mind that you cannot update a jailbroken device via Settings, also called OTA or wireless updates.) Before restoring, always check first to make sure the new iOS version… Read More
Jailbreak for iOS6.1 on iphone 5 is out. Called evasi0n And its out. Called evasi0n they claim to Jailbreak 6.x iOS’s, untethered, on the A5 chips found on the iPhone 5 and future Apple mobile devices I’m sure…. Till the A6 comes out. I have not tried this jailbreak myself, and as I ALWAYS say, give this a few days to a week to be… Read More
Unlocking your phone will be illegal tomorrow. Should you care? For most people, probably not. Just in case you do not know what unlocking is; unlocking your cell phone allows you to use a phone carrior other then what is ‘locked’ to your phone. For example, if you bought an iphone that is locked to AT&T, you can ONLY use AT&T. However, if you ‘unlock’… Read More