Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Latest from iPhoneHacks.com

Latest from iPhoneHacks.com


NCSearch gives you quick access to your favorite Search Engines via Notification Center [Jailbreak Tweak]

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:03 AM PDT

NCSearch gives you quick access to your favorite Search Engines via Notification Center [Jailbreak Tweak]
NCSearch, developed by Meirtz, Suu, and BlueCocoa, is a free tweak that gives you quick access to Google, Baidu, Wikipedia, Bing, and TinEye straight from your Notification Center (NC). Continue reading

China Mobile confirms talks with Tim Cook

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:57 AM PDT

China Mobile confirms talks with Tim Cook
We had a sneaking suspicion that Tim Cook was talking to China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless operator with over 740 million subscribers, but now we have absolute confirmation. China Mobile issued a statement to Reuters saying they met with Tim Cook on Tuesday, but they didn’t get into any specifics as to what they discussed. Continue reading

Apple rolls out iMessage Spam Reporting tool

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 07:08 PM PDT

Apple rolls out iMessage Spam Reporting tool
Apple has quietly introduced an iMessage spam reporting tool based on a new knowledge base article that was discovered by 9to5Mac. According to the article, users can report spam iMessage messages to Apple by sending an email to imessage.spam@icloud.com. Continue reading

Samsung gets caught putting Galaxy S4 on ‘roids during benchmarks

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:39 PM PDT

Samsung gets caught putting Galaxy S4 on ‘roids during benchmarks
Benchmarking has been apart of testing computer hardware for decades, but we all know that it can sometimes not be the very best way of determining which devices are more powerful or usable than others. Today, that truth has been even further proven with AnandTech reporting that Samsung’s Galaxy S4 may not be the most honest of smartphones when being put through various Android benchmarking apps. Continue reading

BMarks Bar – Chrome brings bookmark bar to Google Chrome [Jailbreak Tweak]

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:46 PM PDT

BMarks Bar – Chrome brings bookmark bar to Google Chrome [Jailbreak Tweak]
BMarks  Bar – Chrome, developed by William V., adds a bookmark bar just below the omnibar, giving you quick access to your favorite bookmarked websites. You no longer have to go through the hassle of tapping on the menu icon and then Bookmarks option, followed by the link to access your favorite websites. Continue reading

Free apps for today: ActMonitor, TypeDrawing and more

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:24 PM PDT

Free apps for today: ActMonitor, TypeDrawing and more
Today's list of great apps that are usually paid but have gone free for a limited time on the App Store include ActMonitor, a system monitor for your iOS device, TypeDrawing, an app that lets you draw anything using words and Sago Mini Sound Box, a musical app for kids. Continue reading

Kindle for iOS update adds free previews, cleverly bypasses App Store restrictions

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:24 PM PDT

Kindle for iOS update adds free previews, cleverly bypasses App Store restrictions
Apple's policies, which forbid an app to sell digital content without giving Apple its 30 percent cut, had forced Amazon to remove the ability to buy books from the Kindle iOS app. The rules even prohibit the company from showing an external link to a webpage that may allow users to buy Kindle books. Continue reading

Google pulls Control Center Android clone from Play Store, after Apple files copyright complaint

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:04 AM PDT

Google pulls Control Center Android clone from Play Store, after Apple files copyright complaint
Following Apple's introduction of iOS 7, Hi Tools Studio, an Android developer, released an Android clone of Control Center, Apple's quick access panel for settings like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth etc. But Apple filed a copyright complaint with Google, after which the company had to pull the app from the Play Store. Continue reading

iOS 7 to make it easier to pair iPhone with Apple TV using NFC-like Bluetooth setup

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:40 AM PDT

We’re quite sure many of you prefer to use your iOS devices as the default remote for your Apple TV. It looks like Apple is working on a solution that will make it even easier to pair your iOS devices (Remote app) with Apple TV using Bluetooth in iOS 7. Continue reading

Tim Cook visits China to discuss low-cost iPhone with Carriers?

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 07:56 AM PDT

Tim Cook visits China to discuss low-cost iPhone with Carriers?
According to Chinese website, iFeng.com (via MacRumors), Apple’s CEO Tim Cook visited China recently. The report speculates that Cook may have visited the country to discuss the decline in year-on-year revenue in the last quarter. Apple had reported a surprise drop of 14% in revenue in China. Continue reading