Stories by Usman Qureshi

A new tweak named Sara has just been pushed to Cydia [via Appadvice] which promises to be a fully functional Siri alternative for all iOS devices including the original iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod 3G. Best of all, Sara has the same UI as the Siri (see screenshots below). With Sara, users can do many thing such...

In a recent publication by LA Times, some interesting facts have been highlighted about Steve Jobs which most of us didn't know before. Turns out, Steve's high school GPA was merely 2.65 while he chose to take admission in Reed College for a few semesters before he eventually dropped out. He also avoided being a member...

A couple of months back, we reviewed Just Mobile's Gum Max™ iPhone / iPad Backup Battery Pack and gave it our highest recommendation for any iOS device owner. Today, we'll be looking at another simple, yet innovative accessory from the same company which is called the AluPen Pro™, an upgrade from the original chunky AluPen™ stylus which has now...

As hard as it is to imagine the world without Apple, a company that totally transformed the way we make phone calls, listen to music, and interact with media. The kind of buzz that Apple creates is unparalleled and everything it touches seems to turn to gold. Today, Apple is an icon of technological greatness and inspiration....

A lot of people have been cursing CocoaNuts, the developers of some of the best Cydia tweaks including Gremlin, Celeste & YourTube / YourTube HD for not releasing iOS 5 compatible updates, especially the customers of Celeste who paid a hefty $9.99 for quite a buggy tweak which once promised to be the ultimate bluetooth file transfer solution...

Today, Apple has officially announced (via MacRumors) that it will video stream Paul McCartney's concert live on Thursday, February 9, supporting his new album's release. The concert is not only being streamed via iTunes on Mac and PC, but will also be available directly on users' Apple TVs, signaling new efforts by Apple to increase the utility...

Today, Dell Canada and Fongo have launched a new iOS app called Dell Voice, a free to download full feature VoIP phone alternative that may help Canadians save money on their mobile phone bills. The app is compatible with iPhones, iPod touches and iPads and can be used to receive and place calls to landline and mobile phones using...

Apple could release iOS 5.1 to the public anytime now and when that happens, the window for saving iOS 5.0.1 SHSH blobs will be closed forever. As of now, every iPhone, iPod touch and iPad model is jailbreak-able untethered on iOS 5.0.1 using latest versions of popular jailbreak tools like Redsn0w, Absinthe or CLI. Therefore...

Citytv today unveiled the full episodic breakdown for the 11-week, 22-episode of Canada's largest talent search series 'Canada's Got Talent' which will begin on Sunday, March 4 on Citytv. The show will air Sundays and Mondays and the first-ever Canada's Got Talent winner will be revealed in the live season finale on May 14. Great news is, you can...

Neurotech Siri is undoubtedly the coolest WinterBoard theme for Siri available yet. With over 300 frames of animation on the Siri logo, Neurotech Siri adds a cool Siri icon to normal Siri and its dictation elements along with a new weather theme and clock. The theme also adds a cool battery lock theme when installed. To apply, simply download Neurotech Siri...

Developed by Zero1.tv, VooMote Zapper is a new universal remote control for iOS devices which is now available for purchase at the online Canadian Apple Store for $69.95. The VooMote Universal Remote Control comes with the free VooMote Zapper App which works with all iOS 5 devices. The remote control is about the size of a paperclip and fits into the...

A new tweak called Booksstand has just gone live in Cydia which allows users to put their iBooks inside the Newsstand folder on iOS 5 devices. The tweak actually lets you add shortcuts for your favorite books and PDFs in the Newsstand folder and access them directly in the iBooks app. Once the tweak is downloaded and installed...