Stories by Usman Qureshi

A new utility called iOSOpenDev is going to introduce an open source platform for iOS developers containing Xcode templates for creating new Cydia tweaks with little programming knowledge. The iOSOpenDev project will allow users to build common types of jailbreak tweaks, including Activator listeners, command line tools, dynamic libraries, Notification Center widgets, SBSettings toggles, and Mobile Substrate tweaks....

A couple of weeks back, Corona 1.0.5 update was released in Cydia to solve the iBooks crash upon launch issue which majority of users were reporting after applying the untether patch for iOS 5.0.1 on their jailbroken A4 devices. However, the issue was never fully resolved with users reporting randomly disappearing text and images from their installed iBooks...

Zephyr, an awesome Cydia tweak from iOS developer Chpwn which brings gesture based multitasking to iPhone and iPod touch allowing users to swipe between applications using left or right swipes and seamlessly move between applications, has just been updated to version 1.1. The latest update brings improved stability and bug fixes as well as a couple of...

An email from Steve Jobs which was sent to Google'e Eric Schmidt in 2007, was disclosed on Friday in a court ruling against Apple, Google, Adobe, Intel and a couple of other tech firms (via Reuters). The proposed class action accuses these companies of conspiring to keep employee compensation low by eliminating competition for skilled labor. According to...

A new tweak has been recently pushed to Cydia called Vexillum which allows users to customize the background and font colors of the notification banner in iOS 5. The tweak is pretty simply and does what it says by adding new options within the Settings.app. Once you download and install the tweak, Vexillum tab appears in the...

Apple is without a doubt the most valuable company in the world. Only yesterday, we found out that Apple has become the world’s largest smartphone vendor as reflected by global shipments for Q4 2011. Earlier this week, the company reported a record net profit of more than $13.6 billion for its final quarter of 2011. Tim Cook alone...

A new Cydia tweak called TelOnNotification has just made it possible for iOS 5 users to dial any phone number directly from the notification center. The tweak basically provides a quick access to the Phone application by displaying the keypad inside the pulldown notification center menu. The tweak installs as a notification center widget and can be easily toggled on...

We all know Siri as a digital voice assistant app in iOS, introduced by Apple for the first time with iPhone 4S. However, creators of famous American sitcom The Big Bang Theory have given us some idea of how this (sexy) voice assistant might look like in real life. The video clip is taken from Episode 14 of Season...

A cool jailbreak tweak called xMessages has recently gone live in the Cydia store which lets your add contact photos as thumbnails to the stock Messages app. Along with displaying contact photos, the tweak also shows message time stamps letting you keep track of sent and received messages easily. Much like the Cyntacts tweak for Contacts,...

We've seen thousands of iPhone cases in the past few years which are typically made up of materials like silicon, rubber, plastic, metal and even wood but this one however, is really different. Called the PELA Case for iPhone 4/4s, it is the first ever iPhone case that is made from natural ingredients like plants...

Brisk Iced Tea in collaboration with Star Wars™: Episode I The Phantom Menace, has launched Brisksaber, an iOS game app that brings the iconic Star Wars™ lightsaber battles to iPhones, iPods and iPads in 3D. The app allows users to interact with Star Wars™ in an innovative way.  The game’s blend of 2-D and 3-D elements brings out...

iOS developer Ori Kadoshi has pushed a new Siri-related tweak to the Cydia store called Custom Siri Background. As the name suggests, the tweak simply lets you change Siri’s background wallpaper. You can choose any custom image or use a photo taken with your iPhone camera directly from the camera roll. Custom Siri Background is reported...