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SpringBoard Rotator Brings Another Piece of the iPad to the iPhone
by RoryPiper on March 15, 2010

Developer limneos has annouced a new tweak for the iPhone 3GS called “SpringBoard Rotator”. This new tweak allows you to rotate the entire springboard, including your wallpaper, in any direction, just like the iPad. Just as you would turn your iPhone to landscape mode in any application, you can turn your home screen to landscape mode. Scrolling through all your pages works exactly the same, just in landscape … Read More

Cook Gets $5 Million to Fill in for Jobs
by RoryPiper on March 14, 2010

Modmyi is reporting today, that Timothy Cook, the guy who covered for Steve Jobs, while he was on medical leave, received a $5 million dollar bonus to take the reigns of Apple for fiscal 2009. These were definitely some big shoes to fill, but it seems the company was very happy with the way Tim handled himself in the position.

Timothy Cook is currently the COO of Apple computers, … Read More

WiFiFoFum Released for Free, in Cydia
by RoryPiper on March 7, 2010

t was recently reported that Apple has started pulling all WiFi finder apps from the App Store, due to an issue with an undocumented, private API being used in some of these apps. Developer Aspecto Software has decided to go the jailbreak route, and release their app, WiFiFoFum in Cydia, for Free.

L5 Remote, for iPhone Coming Soon!
by RoryPiper on February 28, 2010

At CES 2010, L5 Technologies announced their “L5 Remote“, for iPhone and iPod Touch. It is a universal remote control for the iPhone and iPod Touch, that will control any IR (infrared) device in your home. A small IR transmitter peripheral plugs in to the dock connector of your Apple touch device, and an app does the rest. You are able to program up to 1000 devices into … Read More

Gull1hack Jailbreak is a Fake
by RoryPiper on February 24, 2010

Hey everyone, Just quick note to warn you all about the supposed jailbreak tool, Gull1hack. It is a fake. DO NOT update to an official OS 3.1.3, and try to use this jailbreak. It was just some kid, proving that he could easily gain access to your Windows PC, if he wanted to. Visiually, the program just opens Google, but who knows what else this guy is doing.

When you open … Read More

Bluetooth File Transfer for iPhone with “iBlueNova 2.0″
by RoryPiper on February 21, 2010

I remember, about 4 years ago, when I had my little Sony w810i phone, I could transfer all kinds of different files to other phones and computers. Well, MeDevil, the creators of “iBluetooth” for iPhone OS 2.x.x, have released “iBlueNova”, for iPhone OS 3.x.x, which allows you to transfer ANY file from/to your jailbroken iPhone, over Bluetooth.

iBlueNova uses the “BT Stack” mod, to really open up … Read More

iDroid Mini Browser: An Android-ish Browser for iPhone
by RoryPiper on February 14, 2010

Have you been looking for an alternative to Mobile Safari, for browsing the web on your iPhone? Take a look at “iDroid Mini Browser”. Typically, when we hear about a new browser for the iPhone, that is somewhat based another mobile platform, it would only be available in Cydia, for jailbroken iPhones. Well, some how, this one slipped past the app checker guys, and is now available for free, in … Read More

How To: Change the Names of Your SMS Tones
by RoryPiper on February 7, 2010

Hey, everyone. Rorypiper, again. Got a great tutorial this week, that will show you how to change the names of your SMS tones.

Typically, when you download new SMS tones from Cydia, and apply them in Winterboard, you still have the same stock names of the tones, when you go into Settings -> Sounds -> New Text Messages. With this hack, you will be able to have those names, reflect the … Read More

Make Your iPhone Look Like an iPad
by RoryPiper on January 31, 2010

Since the announcement of Apple’s iPad, there have been a few new themes pop up in Cydia, emulating the look of the iPad’s UI. This isn’t much of a stretch, as the iPad UI is very similar to that of the iPhone and iPod Touch. With some subtle changes to the wallpaper, lockscreen, and dock, you’ve got a mini iPad in your hands.

This should go without saying, but in order … Read More

Jailbreaking and Installing a Custom Boot Logo, with redsn0w 0.9
by RoryPiper on January 24, 2010

As you may have heard, a new beta version of the iPhone Dev Team’s easy jailbreak tool, redsn0w 0.9, has been released. It jailbreaks all Apple touch devices, on firmware 3.0 and 3.1.2, except iPod Touch 3rd gen, but this will be fixed when it is out of beta. It is available for Mac and Windows. <– Click your operating system to download … Read More

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