Stories by Usman Qureshi

Ashton Kutcher, who has been signed up to portray Steve Jobs in an upcoming indie film titled “Jobs,” appears to be growing hair to look more like Steve Jobs. He believes that the role was meant for him and has already started meeting people who were close to Steve, according to a report by The Daily (via MacRumors). Five Star Institute's...

BiteSMS is one of the best alternatives to the stock Messages.app in iOS allowing its to users customize almost every aspect of text messaging experience. Just recently, the jailbreak-exclusive app has been updated to version 6.2, bringing tons of great new features and numerous bug fixes. BiteSMS is also offering a 40% discount during the month of...

Back in June 2011, Rovio Mobile hired Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel to help develop an Angry Birds feature film. While the company ruled out a movie until after 2014, a TV series of 52 short form animations was confirmed today by a Rovio official (via The Guardian), which is set to premiere by the end of 2012. Each...

Last week, we showed you how easy it is for security agencies to crack an iOS device's four-digit passcode by using a software named 'XRY' and extract information like GPS location, call logs, contacts, messages and more. While the XRY demonstration video has now been removed from YouTube, Will Strafach a.k.a @Chronic has posted details (via 9to5Mac) revealing the real truth behind XRY's...

A new Cydia tweak called SwipeBack has just been released by famous iOS developer, Ryan Petrich. The tweak which is currently in beta, brings a gesture based alternative to the default "back" button on jailbroken iOS devices which lets users go back one step within an app using a single left-to-right swipe. To make SwipeBack work...

Samsung was the first to start anti-apple commercials, posting a series of ads (see here and here) which poked fun at the iPhone owners. In February, it again aired a complete anti-Apple commercial during the Super Bowl which attacked iPhone users waiting in line. Now, its Nokia and Microsoft's turn to go after iPhone and Android owners with its new Smartphonebetatest.com campaign starring former...

A new jailbreak tweak has just hit the Cydia store called DoubleDock. As the name suggests, the tweak lets you have a double dock on your jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch's homescreen. When you download and install the tweak, another row will be added to your dock. This will also increase your dock application limit from 4...

Ever wanted to make unlimited calls to your friends without requiring a computer, a mobile device or even a direct internet connection completely free? Well then, today is your lucky day as Skype introduces Skype for String, an experimental version of Skype that doesn’t require a computer or internet and lets you make unlimited calls to your family...

According to a brand evaluation survey from Nikkei BP Consulting, Apple is now the highest rated consumer brand out of over 1,000 different brands (via 9to5Mac), up from 11th place during the last year. This is the first time Apple has ranked No.1 in Japan, snatching the top spot from Google. The report suggests that the iPad...

An interesting report on a new Apple patent related to building 3D avatars has been published by Patently Apple today, which claims that Apple's 3D avatars app is in its final stages of development. The source has also posted a screenshot of the app running on an iPad in which one of the 3D characters has an...

According to some advertisement boards spotted in Parkland Mall (via M.I.C Gadget), which is situated in the main Century City shopping district of Dalian, China, it appears that Apple is looking to build its largest retail store in the world at this location. The ad (shown below) translates as “Apple’s World’s Biggest Flagship Store will be coming soon”. ...

Gmail has just updated its native Gmail iOS app and HTML5 web app to support sending of emails from an alternate address, as noted by iLounge. iOS users can now select from any of their configured "From" addresses when sending a new e-mail message or even replying to an existing inbox message. Like before, Gmail will...