Thursday, February 28, 2013

Latest from iPhoneHacks.com

Latest from iPhoneHacks.com


LivePapers Brings Animated Wallpapers To Jailbroken iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 11:13 PM PST

LivePapers Brings Animated Wallpapers To Jailbroken iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch
If you’ve jailbroken your iPhone then there are tons of ways to customize it. You can install a Winterboard theme, or as I showed you yesterday completely transform the user interface by installing a DreamBoard theme. Lately, I have noticed new tweaks in Cydia that customize only certain aspects of the iOS such as SubtleLock that gives iPhone’s Lock screen a minimalistic makeover. Continue reading

TinyUmbrella Updated With Support For iOS 6.1.2

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 10:31 PM PST

TinyUmbrella Updated With Support For iOS 6.1.2
Notcom a.k.a semaphore has released a new version of TinyUmbrella (v6.12.00) to add support for iOS 6.1.2 that was released last week. TinyUmbrella allows you to take backups of SHSH blobs (ECID SHSH). Hackers have previously figured out a way to use the SHSH blobs to downgrade to older iOS versions even after Apple stopped signing the firmware file. Continue reading

New iWatch Concept With Holographic Display

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 09:59 PM PST

New iWatch Concept With Holographic Display
A few days back, The New York Times reported that Apple was working on an iOS-based smartwatch, a claim which was later corroborated by a number of other mainstream publications like The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. We’ve already seen patents and concepts that have given us a glimpse of what an iWatch may look like. Continue reading

Real Racing 3 Now Available in U.S. And UK App Stores

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 08:45 PM PST

Real Racing 3 Now Available in U.S. And UK App Stores
EA’s widely anticipated game Real Racing 3 has hit the New Zealand and Australian App Stores, earlier than the expected date of 28th February. The game was first shown at Apple’s iPhone 5 launch event in September and has since been teased in multiple videos by the development studio. Update: Real Racing 3 is now available in the U.S. and UK App Stores. Continue reading

Pandora Introduces 40-Hour Monthly Limit On Free Mobile Listening

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 08:17 PM PST

Pandora Introduces 40-Hour Monthly Limit On Free Mobile Listening
Pandora, the popular internet radio service has just announced a 40-hour monthly limit on free listening on mobile devices. Pandora’s founder, Tim Westergren says that the monthly limit will affect only 4% of the users and the reason for introducing it was due to the rising royalty rates that have gone up by 25% in the last three years. Continue reading

Tim Cook Says Apple Working on “New Categories,” to Move to New “Spaceship” Campus by 2016

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 06:45 PM PST

Tim Cook Says Apple Working on “New Categories,” to Move to New “Spaceship” Campus by 2016
Apple hosted its annual shareholder meeting today, at the company’s Cupertino headquarters, to talk to its shareholders, elect the board of directors and vote on certain proposals. Continue reading

Samsung Announces its own Passbook Clone Called “Samsung Wallet”

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 11:53 AM PST

Samsung Announces its own Passbook Clone Called “Samsung Wallet”
At Mobile World Congress earlier today, Samsung unveiled its new Android app called Samsung Wallet, which basically is its copy of Apple’s Passbook app that was introduced in iOS 6 Continue reading

Apple Rolls Out iTunes in The Cloud For Movies In 11 New Countries And For TV Shows in France

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 10:30 AM PST

Apple Rolls Out iTunes in The Cloud For Movies In 11 New Countries And For TV Shows in France
Apple has expanded iTunes Movies in the cloud to 11 new European countries today, allowing iTunes users in these countries to re-download previously purchased movies onto their computers or iOS devices. The new countries include Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.  Continue reading

Amazon Tells iOS Users Not to Install Latest Kindle App Update Due to Critical Bug [Update: Fix Released]

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 09:00 AM PST

Amazon Tells iOS Users Not to Install Latest Kindle App Update Due to Critical Bug [Update: Fix Released]
If you see an update for the Kindle app in the App Store, please don’t hit the Update button. Amazon has just warned users to avoid upgrading the Kindle iOS app to v3.6.1 as a bug wipes a user’s existing library and settings from the device. Continue reading

Find Out How To Become A Mac Expert With The Mac Hacker Course [Deals Hub]

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST

Find Out How To Become A Mac Expert With The Mac Hacker Course [Deals Hub]
If you paid a couple thousand dollars for your Mac, but you're currently not taking advantage of its hidden features, then you've wasted A LOT of money. The Mac Hacker Course shows you how to take your productivity through the stratosphere. And at only $29 (reduced from $47) it’s an excellent investment. Continue reading