| Facebook Planning to Release Facebook Phone by 2013; Hiring iPhone Engineers Posted: 28 May 2012 04:48 AM PDT The New York Times reports that Facebook is planning to release a Facebook phone by 2013 and has hired former Apple employees who have worked on the iPhone and iPad. This is not the first time, we’re hearing rumors of a Facebook phone. Back in November 2011, a rumor claimed that the Facebook Phone was real, and is codenamed “buffy” internally. Facebook had reportedly partnered with HTC to build these phones, which would be running a custom version of Android. Continue reading → 
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| Sn0wbreeze 2.9.5 Adds Support For Revised iOS 5.1.1; Includes Location Services Fix For iPhone 3GS Posted: 28 May 2012 03:06 AM PDT iH8sn0w has also released a new version of Sn0wbreeze (v2.9.5), which adds support for the revised iOS 5.1.1 that was released by Apple for GSM iPhone 4 users. iH8sn0w has released Sn0wbreeze v2.9.4, which includes suport for iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple TV. Continue reading → 
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| Over a Million iOS Devices Jailbroken Using Absinthe 2.0 Posted: 27 May 2012 11:25 PM PDT pod2g and the Chronic Dev team released Absinthe 2.0 on Friday, which allows users to jailbreak their iOS devices running iOS 5.1.1. It was also the first jailbreak for the new iPad (3rd generation iPad). Chronic Dev team has just revealed that more than a 1 million new iOS devices have been jailbroken since Absinthe 2.0 was released. Continue reading → 
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| TinyUmbrella Updated to Add Support For Revised iOS 5.1.1 (Build 9B208) Posted: 27 May 2012 09:10 AM PDT notcom a.k.a semaphore has released a new version of TinyUmbrella (5.11.01) to add support for the revised iOS 5.1.1 (9B208), that was quietly released for GSM iPhone 4 users yesterday. TinyUmbrella allows you to take backups of SHSH blobs (ECID SHSH) that can be used to downgrade to older iOS versions even after Apple stops signing the iOS firmware file. Continue reading → 
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| How Does Samsung’s S Voice Stack Up Against Siri? Posted: 27 May 2012 08:33 AM PDT In the third iteration of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S, Samsung has used software along with hardware to differentiate itself from other Android manufacturers, and of course the iPhone. A part of the software suite bundled with the Galaxy S III, Samsung introduced S Voice, a voice assistant just like Siri. Given that this is a clear response to Apple baking in Siri right into the iPhone 4S, we were curious to know how do the two voice assistants stack up in terms of performance, effectiveness, accuracy and speed. Continue reading → 
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| Switchy: Jailbreak Tweak Enhances iPhone’s App Switcher Posted: 27 May 2012 07:08 AM PDT Switchy is a new jailbreak tweak developed by John Coates that aims to enhance the app switcher or multitasking tray. Switchy is inspired by Brent Caswell’s concept, who felt that the app switcher in iOS should be taller. Continue reading → 
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