Jailbreak king and the man behind Cydia, Jay Freeman, had taken to the web to post a lengthy diatribe about a variety of things ranging from the monetization of Cydia to his own motivations to actually do the work on Cydia in the first place.
We're all for paying for great apps, but there's no denying that there are few finer things in smartphone-owning life than getting a real gem of an app for free, especially when it would usually cost you money. Sometimes there really is such a thing as a free lunch, no matter what the naysayers have to say.
iOS 7.1.2 download links are now live for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, fixing a bug pertaining to the encryption of email attachments and iMessage delivery. Additionally, a further lock screen-related bug has also been dealt with, and so if you’re running iOS 7.1.1 on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, it is highly recommended that you download the update right away.
The daily deals never cease, particularly where the App Store is concerned, and given that this week just so happens to be the sixth anniversary of Apple's famed apps and games portal, we present to you a sizeable dose of paid apps gone free for iOS. Below, you'll find the details and download links, so whether your home screen is looking a little bare or you just want some entertainment for the weekend, be sure to join us after the fold.
Rovio Entertainment has long since offered free versions of every addition to the still-popular Angry Birds series, but for those on iOS, Angry Birds Star Wars II has just gone completely FREE. Moreover, the Finnish mobile gaming giant has also rolled out a total of 30 new levels by means of an update, so if you're up for yet another dose of the world's most well-known casual game, we've got both details and download link right here!
Google is renowned the world over as the foremost search company, but it's also an advertising juggernaut that accounts for a large portion of the ad revenue across the Web. Its AdWords service pulls in billions of dollars per year in revenue, whilst also allowing companies, blogs and sites to advertise, and in a continued attempt to cater to iOS as well as its own Android platform in terms of apps, has just dropped AdWords Express for iPhone and iPad. In addition, the Big G also rolled out YouTube Creator Studio for its iOS-rocking contingency.
When Apple took to the stage at the Worldwide Developers Conference last month, we knew that there would be some big iOS-related announcements as part of the keynote. But whilst we'd already gathered quite an insight into HealthKit and such, we didn't foresee the opening up of several key areas of the platform to third parties. As well as bringing widgets and offering developers the chance to do more with Siri, the Cupertino company finally came through and brought third-party keyboard support, and given how the AutoCorrect had become a bit of a running joke, the announcement did not arrive too soon.
Google Now is still very much a work in progress, and even though it has evolved significantly since its introduction a couple of years ago, it's always going to have its imperfections. One such case is when, rather irritatingly, the voice recognition feature cannot properly comprehend what you're saying, and if you're asking a long question, having to repeat the entire speech becomes cumbersome even at the second time of asking. Now, though, thanks to an update, you can correct just the word that Google Now has failed to latch onto by using a simple command, and although it's rare for the polished service to mishear anything anyway, it's a good little tip to know.
Apple's iTunes U application for the iPad and iPhone has received quite the feature bump, with version 2.0 now available to download. The big 2.0 update was announced last week.
Even though we enjoyed some really awesome deals this weekend, there are still plenty more savings to be had on a regular basis, and below, we've got a nice batch of apps and games ready for your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
