On Jan. 31st, The Simpsons featured Homer using his iPhone on the show’s opening couch gag. I never did catch the episode but the clip itself is pretty funny. This is the not the first time Apple has been featured on TV’s longest running show. You may recall the November 2008 episode that featured “Mapple” and “Steve Mobs”. Enjoy the following clips!

Homer Simpson Couch Gag Opening:

The Mapple Store:

Steve Mobs: … Read More

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The iPhone has an Accelerometer. What that means is, when you rotate, shake, or any kind of movement to the your iPhone, the accelerometer detects this movement and can change display angles, or give you gaming control and more!

iShakeLock takes advantage of this technology and allows you to shake your iPhone to lock or unlock. (iPhone needs to be Jailbroken)

iShakeLock is a simple application to use. First … Read More

It looks like the good ‘ol iPhone Dev Team is back at work. They have just released the final build of redsn0w 0.9 and it’s ready for download. We covered the previous release of redsn0w 0.9 beta 3 by MuscleNerd. With some feedback from the community they have now released the final build of redsn0w 0.9.

Here is some info about redsn0w 0.9 final from the … Read More

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