My 20 Must-Have Cydia Apps & Tweaks for iPhone

Until 2 days ago I was running iOS 4.2 beta on my iPhone 4. Then limera1n came out, and considering that 4.2 beta wasn’t’t exactly running “smoothly” on my iPhone, and furthermore considering the lack of breakthrough features of 4.2 for the iPhone, I decided to go back to 4.1 and jailbreak once again. You can read everything about iOS 4.1 and the compatible Cydia apps here.

I missed jailbreak. I missed the tweaks and the customization, the possibility to FaceTime on 3G and the unlimited apps in folders. I missed just about everything of what the jailbreak community offers, and that’s what you get by living on the edge of software. When I went back to 4.1 and started pulling apps from Cydia again, I realized there’s this list of apps and tweaks I install every time a new jailbreak is out. Every single time.

Just like I did for the iPad and Mac OS X, here’s my list of 20 must-have apps from Cydia. Jailbreakers, this one’s for you. Read more

“There’s An App For That” Now An Apple Trademark

Perhaps you’ve heard of this one before: “there’s an app for that” is the tagline Apple and basically everyone on the internet have been using since the App Store’s launch in 2008 to describe the app-focused nature of the iPhone. Lost in the traffic? There’s an app for that.  Gotta upload an image to show off to your friends on Twitter? There’s an app for that. And so on.

Now the tagline is Apple’s trademark, website Trademarkia reports. Filed by Apple in December 2009, the trademark covers “Retail store services featuring computer software provided via the Internet and other computer and electronic communication networks; retail store services featuring computer software for use on handheld mobile digital electronic devices and other consumer electronics” and is filed under the Advertising category.

In case you need a quick reminder about the meme, we’re just gonna leave you with an old iPhone 3G commercial after the break. [via TUAW] Read more

FaceBreak Update Brings FaceTime on 3G Back to iOS 4.1 | Cydia Store

FaceBreak is a tweak available in Cydia (which just went back up, although some “connection timeout” issues are still there) at $1.49 that allows you to have FaceTime calls on 3G. It’s very simple and focused on FaceTime, unlike other apps such as My3G or 3G Unrestrictor that let you modify other settings and options for other 3rd party apps installed on your device.

The latest 1.1.5 update brings iOS 4.1 support, bug fixes, better battery handling. Available through BigBoss’ repo at $1.49. Also, check out our continually updating list of Cydia apps working on iOS 4.1 here.

Jailbreak iPhone on iOS 4.1, Install Your First Cydia Apps [with Compatibility List]

Geohot’s limera1n jailbreak came out two days ago with a huge drama over Twitter: the guy announced his “retirement” months ago, he didn’t tell anyone about his exploit and jailbreak tool, he released it a day earlier than expected leaving the Chronic Dev Team and iPhone Dev Team wondering what they should do with GreenPo1son, their own (and much anticipated) jailbreak tool based on the SHAtter exploit.

The Dev Team decided to save SHAtter for a future release of iOS, a not-so-popular but smart move looking forward. In this post we’ll show you how you can easily jailbreak your iPhone (or iPod Touch) running iOS 4.1 using limera1n and install your first Cydia apps on it. We’ll also take a look at the apps that are already working on 4.1, and which ones need an update. So wait no more, jump after the break! Read more

Meet The Magic Mouse iPhone - I’m Sorry, What?

Oh, Chinese knock-offs. I love them: not because I’m looking forward to buying one, but because they show the…creativity of people who can’t do anything but copy. Badly. We’ve seen poor iPhone and iPad imitations before: they were stupid and they made us laugh. This one? Take a look at the Magic Mouse-powered iPhone (or is it “iPhonc” written on the rear?) below:

But then you’d like to take a look at the front, wouldn’t you? The ignominious design, as discovered by 9to5mac, follows after the break. Read more

iOS 4.1.1 Coming This Week to Fix Alarm Clock Bug, Jailbreak Hole?

Jailbreakers, it’s time to backup your SHSH blobs again: according to a report from ZDNet, Apple has a software update ready to fix the annoying alarm clock bug discovered a few weeks ago, and it should come out “soon”.

The bug was first discovered on Sunday morning after daylight savings kicked in for New South Wales, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Tasmania. Unless otherwise configured, most iPhones automatically adjusted to daylight savings and moved an hour forward. However, due to a glitch in the iPhone’s alarm clock application, any recurring alarms set to go off on multiple days, such as a weekday alarm, would go off an hour earlier than the time set.

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