Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Latest from iPhoneHacks.com

Latest from iPhoneHacks.com


WeatherIcon 6 Brings Live Weather To Your iPhone’s Home Screen

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 10:30 PM PDT

WeatherIcon 6 Brings Live Weather To Your iPhone’s Home Screen
Ever since Apple launched the iPhone, we’ve always wanted the Weather app to dynamically update the app icon with the live weather so we don’t have to go through the hassle of launching the app. Continue reading

Tim Cook Apologizes For Company’s Warranty Policies in China

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 08:30 PM PDT

Tim Cook Apologizes For Company’s Warranty Policies in China
Over the last few days, Apple has come under fire for its warranty policies in China. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO has just written an open letter to customers in China apologizing for the company’s warranty policies and announcing changes to improve the level of service. Continue reading

AT&T Plans To Offer ‘HD Voice’ Later This Year

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 06:18 PM PDT

AT&T Plans To Offer ‘HD Voice’ Later This Year
Last month, when T-Mobile USA announced that it will finally offer Apple’s iPhone, it also revealed that it will support iPhone 5′s Wideband Audio or HD Voice feature, which makes it the first carrier to support the feature in the U.S. Wideband Audio or HD Voice extends the frequency range of audio signals transmitted, resulting in  crisper word clarity and more natural sounding speech. Continue reading

U.S. Patent Office Rejects Apple’s ‘iPad Mini’ Trademark Application

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 12:24 PM PDT

U.S. Patent Office Rejects Apple’s ‘iPad Mini’ Trademark Application
The U.S. Patents and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected Apple's initial request for a trademark on the term "iPad mini" noting that, as per the application, the term appears to be "merely descriptive" and not unique. The rejection letter was issued to Apple earlier this year, but published only a few days ago. Continue reading

Apple Pushing Hard To Launch iRadio Streaming Service This Summer

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 06:16 AM PDT

Apple Pushing Hard To Launch iRadio Streaming Service This Summer
Rumors of Apple launching a new Pandora-like music streaming service have been prevalent ever since the company acquired Lala.com a few years back. However, we’ve also heard that the launch has been delayed as music labels weren’t too happy with the terms offered by Apple. Continue reading

Monday, April 1, 2013

Latest from iPhoneHacks.com

Latest from iPhoneHacks.com


LLBPano Enables Low-Light Boost Mode While Taking Panoramic Photos

Posted: 01 Apr 2013 04:16 AM PDT

LLBPano Enables Low-Light Boost Mode While Taking Panoramic Photos
iPhone 5′s back-facing camera has the same 8-megapixel, five-element lens with 2.4 aperture as the iPhone 4S. It is also 25% smaller and has the same 3,264 by 2,448 backside-illuminated sensor, but comes with improvements such as 40% faster photo capture, improved low-light performance, and improved noise reduction. Continue reading

RecordMyScreen: Free, Open Source Screen Recorder for iOS

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 10:40 AM PDT

RecordMyScreen: Free, Open Source Screen Recorder for iOS
DisplayRecorder by Ryan Petrich for jailbroken iOS device and Reflector ($12.99) for a non-jailbroken device are the gold standard when it comes to screen recorder for iOS. However, a new free open-source screen recording app called RecordMyScreen has recently been released on Cydia that aims to give them a run for their money. Continue reading

Ending Soon! Keep your iTunes under control with TuneUp [Deals Hub]

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Ending Soon! Keep your iTunes under control with TuneUp [Deals Hub]
We all know that iTunes can become a real mess. Once you start to add downloadable content, CD importing and the like, it can be an app you want to steer clear of whenever you can. That said, it's a pretty smart program in that it can "occasionally" know what Track 1 is based on the album it comes from…but what if you're importing a mixed CD? What about album cover art? That doesn't always register. What if iTunes could have a little extra magic added to it? Continue reading

Backup 100GB of your data with SOS Online Backup [Deals Hub]

Posted: 31 Mar 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Backup 100GB of your data with SOS Online Backup [Deals Hub]
It's World Backup Day. What steps have you taken to celerbate it right? If you haven't taken any, now you can backup 100GB of your files for three years right in a secure online backup application so you can share, access, and maintain all of your important files right in one place. SOS Online Backup is an award winning automatic backup web application that will have you covered on up to five PCs, Macs, Android devices, iPhones, and iPads. You can finally get some sleep at night while this wonderful service safely stores your important files. Free up 100GB of space on your gadgets with this exclusive World Backup Day special – just $29 courtesy of iPhone Hacks Deals – and never worry again about losing any of your important files. Continue reading