Thursday, January 31, 2013

Latest from iPhoneHacks.com

Latest from iPhoneHacks.com


evasi0n iOS 6.x Jailbreak Update: Apps For Mac And Windows Are Finished; Linux And Some Testing Pending

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:36 AM PST

evasi0n iOS 6.x Jailbreak Update: Apps For Mac And Windows Are Finished; Linux And Some Testing Pending
evad3rs dev team has just updated their website to inform us that they have made further progress. They have announced that the Windows and Mac applications for the evasi0n jailbreak are finished. Continue reading

Why Cydia Won’t Slow Down When evasi0n Jailbreak is Released

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 02:41 AM PST

Why Cydia Won’t Slow Down When evasi0n Jailbreak is Released
One of the concerns people seem to have with the imminent release of the evasi0n jailbreak for iOS 6.x is whether Cydia will be able to handle the load. If you had jailbroken your iOS device when a new jailbreak like the absinthe jailbreak is released then you may remember that Cydia had some performance related issues, especially while reloading data. Continue reading

evasi0n Website Hints At Release Of Untethered iOS 6.x Jailbreak On Sunday, February 3

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 09:33 PM PST

evasi0n Website Hints At Release Of Untethered iOS 6.x Jailbreak On Sunday, February 3
It looks like Sunday is indeed going to be a funday! Earlier today, evad3rs dev team announced that the tool for the untethered jailbreak for iOS 6.1 to iOS 6 will be called evasi0n. Continue reading

Upcoming iOS 6.x Jailbreak Is Called evasi0n, Will Support iOS Devices On iOS 6.1 to iOS 6 [Updated]

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 06:49 PM PST

Upcoming iOS 6.x Jailbreak Is Called evasi0n, Will Support iOS Devices On iOS 6.1 to iOS 6 [Updated]
The evad3rs dev team has just announced that the untethered jailbreak tool will be called evasi0n. The evad3rs dev team have made the announcement on their website. Continue reading

iOS 6.1 Adoption Already Hitting More Than 20%

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 04:30 PM PST

iOS 6.1 Adoption Already Hitting More Than 20%
It's only been a few days since iOS 6.1 has been out, but data from Onswipe—makers of mobile optimized websites—shows over 20% of iOS traffic is using iOS 6.1. In contrast, it took a week for iOS 6 traffic to hit 44%. Continue reading

Apple Looking for Plastics Manufacturing Engineers

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 03:42 PM PST

While not directly proving "Apple is working on a plastic iPhone", a recent job post looking for a design engineer who specializes in plastics certainly means that Apple isn't abandoning the material entirely. Continue reading

Only 10% of Android Users Run Jellybean

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 01:08 PM PST

Only 10% of Android Users Run Jellybean
Remember earlier this week when iOS 6.1 came out that Phil Schiller talked about the nearly 300 million devices running iOS 6? Right. And how about 80% (roughly) of capable devices have been updated? Right. This gives iOS developers a really solid base to build and offer iOS 6 only apps. They know they will still have millions of potential customers, and more every day. Yeah Android developers aren’t so lucky. In fact only about 10% are running Jellybean and a solid 47% are running two-year-old Gingerbread. Continue reading

RIM Rebrands to BlackBerry, Announces Two BlackBerry 10 Phones Z10 and Q10

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 12:21 PM PST

RIM Rebrands to BlackBerry, Announces Two BlackBerry 10 Phones Z10 and Q10
Research in Motion, now rebranded as BlackBerry, has finally taken the lid off its widely rumored BlackBerry 10 phones, the all-touch Z10 and the physical keyboard equipped Q10. The much delayed BlackBerry 10 OS, based on RIM's acquisition of QNX's real-time operating system, is a fresh start for the company's BlackBerry platform and doesn't borrow even a single line of code from previous versions. Continue reading

Apple Updates Remote App For iOS; Includes Improvements For Stability, Search & More

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:53 AM PST

Apple Updates Remote App For iOS; Includes Improvements For Stability, Search & More
Last November, Apple had released a revamped version of the Remote app for iOS with support for iTunes 11 features like Up Next. If you are facing issues with the Remote app then you may want to update it as Apple has just released an update, which includes seveal improvements for stability, search results, rating songs and sorting podcasts. Continue reading

Apple TV Update is a stealth Upgrade With Only Internal Updates

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:54 AM PST

Apple TV Update is a stealth Upgrade With Only Internal Updates
Based on the FCC report yesterday, we hoped a new version of the Apple TV (third generation) would be coming out soon. Nope. According to statements from Apple to TNW, it’s just an internal component update which triggered automatic requirements for review by the FCC. Continue reading