Absinthe 2.0 was released to the world the other day to jailbreak iOS 5.1.1 untethered, thanks to the incredible work of @pod2g, the Chronic Dev Team, @planetbeing, @pimskeks and more. Updated versions 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 (updated for the newest iOS 5.1.1 firmware for the iPhone 4) have been released, but the jailbreak process is more...
Bump for iOS has been updated today with a hot new feature--the ability to send images to your Mac/PC with just a quick 'bump'. For those that always email images to themselves, this will be just another method to get your images quickly onto your computer. Here's a quick tutorial on how to send images...
If you're familiar with jailbreaking, you know what a hassle and how time consuming it is to get all your Cydia apps back onto your device after you've had to restore it. From trying to remember all the apps you've installed or dealing with all the resprings and reboots, it can be frustrating. Thankfully there...
This is probably a tip most of you know about, but for me it was something I had completely forgotten about until I realized free space on my Mac's hard drive was running low. Now that most of us rely on iCloud for backup of our iOS devices, older backups within iTunes are no longer...
Visual learners rejoice - learning just go a lot easier with Snap Guide. It's a free app for your iPhone that'll instantly become your best friend. Developers Heavy Bits are creating a community of do-it-yourselfers who want to not only share how to create but also want to learn how to do tasks of...
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...
The Harry Potter series is finally available on digital format. No longer will you or your kids have to break your back carrying the books around. However, and maybe not surprisingly, you can't get the eBooks through Apple's iBooks. Others such as Amazon have struck deals with J.K. Rowling to have the books on their...
I've been getting a lot of questions lately about how I'm screen recording my iPhone for my videos. I used to just mount my Canon 60D on a tripod and shoot the screen. This is generally how most do it. However, it can be tough keeping your iDevice not only in frame, but in focus....
image source: gdgt.com The iPhone 4 debuted with dual microphones, as announced on stage by Steve Jobs in 2010 at WWDC. The second mic on the top is for noise cancellation, and that is handled by Audience, as noted by iFixit. With two mics on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, which one should you...
Last night, Sparrow for iPhone hit the App Store for $2.99, but the highly anticipated email client was released without one major feature--push notifications. If you're shaking your head, you're not alone. Push was included in its beta versions for testers, but pulled by Apple because the Sparrow team was caught using an API reserved...
Who doesn't love to experiment with iPhoneography? Here's a super cool tip on how to turn your iPhone camera into a microscope with just a drop of water, as noted by Alex Wild over at Scientific American. All you have to do is place a drop of water on your iPhone's camera lens, and voila,...
We've recently published a guide on how to install the new iPhoto for iOS app on the original iPad which is not natively supported by Apple and now, we have another tutorial to help you bypass the iOS 5.1 restriction for installing iPhoto and the latest iMovie update on your jailbroken iOS 5.0.1 devices. As...