Stories by iPhoneinCanada.ca Staff
Cydia Updated to Version 1.1.6
It's not too often that you see Saurik on Twitter, so when he is, you pay attention. Saurik is the creator of Cydia, the widely popular 3rd party installer for iOS. Saurik (Jay Freeman in the real world) has been one of the largest contributors to the jailbreak scene, creating this platform for many other...
AppleTV2 5.0 (iOS 5.1) Jailbreak Now Available!
Firecore has released the latest version of Seas0nPass, the only jailbreak available for the AppleTV2 on the current firmware. This is a tethered jailbreak, so if you ever unplug your AppleTV, or if there's a power outage, you'll need to run the "boot tethered" part of the jailbreak. Firecore has also updated their ATVflash software,...
Angry Birds Space Surpasses 20 Million Downloads in the First Week
I looks like Rovio has another hit on their hands. The latest iteration of the hit Angry Birds franchise, Angry Birds Space, went on sale on multiple devices and platforms just one week ago, and it has already had over 20 Million downloads, world wide. Rovio announced the records sales for the company in a...
Tim Cook Tops List of CEOs With Highest Approval Rating
CNN Money is reporting that Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, is among the highest rated, when it comes to how employees feel their CEO is running the company. In a study done by Glassdoor.com, employees of various tech companies in the US were asked, "Do you approve of the way your CEO is running the company?"....
pod2g Gives an Update on 5.1 Jailbreak for A5, A5X Devices
It's been a while since we've anything about jailbreaking iOS 5.1 on the newer A5 devices and the new iPad. Within 24 hours of the launch of the new iPad we had what seemed like 4 different ways to to go about jailbreaking the newest device on the newest firmware. We even had a few...
Virtual Store in Korea Lets You Shop with Your Smart Phone
Last year, Tesco Homeplus, a retail chain in Korea, started changing online shopping by putting up large billboards with pictures of their products, with a QR code associated with each product. You use your smartphone to scan the QR codes to fill up your cart. When you're finished shopping, you checkout online and your groceries are...
Get the iOS 5.1 Lockscreen Camera Button on iOS 5/5.0.1 with Camera Grabber Cydia Tweak
iOS 5.1 brought iPhone and iPod Touch users a new camera button on the lock screen, that let you "grab" the lock screen and slide it away to automatically open the camera app. With jailbreaking options limited for iOS 5.1, many jailbreakers have not yet updated their devices, and haven't been able to use this...
Sprint Already Has Deal in Place For 4G/LTE iPhone
In a recent conference call with investors, Joe Euteneuer, Sprint's chief financial officer, revealed that Sprint's current contract with Apple, allows them to sell the next generation 4G/LTE iPhone. Joe Euteneuer couldn't confirm that the next iPhone will be 4G/LTE, only that if it is, Sprint's contract is already set up to offer this device to their...
Safari Updated to 5.1.5. Fixes 32 Bit Compatibility
Today, Apple has released an update to Safari, bringing it to version 5.1.5. Apparently, this update fixes some issues with Safari running in 32 bit mode. Safari 5.1.4 was released just a couple of weeks ago and brought some great improvements, but suffered in 32 bit mode. Hopefully, this update will solve these issues. You...
More Advanced Universal Remote Control Features Coming to iOS?
AppleInsider is reporting the a new patent filed by Apple, could bring more advanced universal remote control to iOS, via the cloud. This would work similarly to how some apps recognize certain brands or products and search a database to identify them. According to this patent, you may someday be able to just take a...
iH8sn0w Finds Loophole to Allow Downgrading to iOS 5.0.1, From iOS 5.1
Canadian iOS hacker iH8sn0w tweeted that he has found a way to restore A5 devices to an earlier firmware. This is quite significant, as it was previously only possible to downgrade to a 4.x.x firmware and not an earlier 5.x.x firmware. Downgrading is used in a case where you have accidentally, or out of necessity,...
Apple Rejecting Apps That Access UDIDs
TechCrunch is reporting that Apple has put together teams to review apps and automatically reject them if they are accessing device UDIDs. A device's UDID (Unique Device Identification) is used by many app developers to track usage of their apps, and better determine further development of their products. It is some mobile ad companies only...