With any modern version of iOS, in order to downgrade a device to a previous version of the system, users must have a backed up SHSH blob of the version they’re trying to upgrade/downgrade to, otherwise the process will just fail. This is done to protect devices from vulnerabilities present in earlier versions of iOS but it also stops jailbreakers from applying tweaks that might not be available on the current iOS.
The App Store has long-since been a commercial juggernaut, underpinning the ever-increasing success of Apple's iDevice range. It contains many great apps which undoubtedly make life a whole lot easier, but you have to filter out a lot of the junk in order to find those worthwhile additions to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
If you’re a regular reader of this site, you’re probably aware of Skype for iPad which made its way to the App Store yesterday. While rather full-featured, many users might be wondering how to record calls using this service, since no specific tool for this purpose is currently available. It turns out it’s rather simple, even obvious. Curious? Read on.
Another day, another jailbreak tweak. Today's offering is a simple tweak that brings a functionality to the iOS Photos app that some would argue should have been there from day one - the ability to upload photos straight to ImageShack.
Today, Skype released an iPad-optimized version of their app; Skype for iPad works over WiFi as well as 3G, has all the features that are on the latest iPhone app: Video chat, voice chat, plain old chatting with text only and the ability to use Skype credits for calling landlines and cellphones just to name the basics.
A few hours after Apple rolled out iCloud TV, a feature that allows users to download or stream all the TV shows they’ve purchased from iTunes on any iCloud supporting device. Apple has now seeded new versions of iWork for iOS and iPhoto for Mac, both featuring iCloud integration for the first time.
Readers who gave iOS 5’s Beta versions a try on their iPad will know that it allows users to split their keyboard into two parts for more comfortable typing, yet, if you still have issues with that because of the larger screen, you can always use your iPhone as a keyboard. How so? With a new app called External Keyboard for iOS devices.
Those via iPhone, via Blackberry status updates are starting to get boring now. While there is no escaping them since Facebook includes them along with their native apps, you can set yourself apart by customizing the via message.
iOS is loved by many for a whole slew of reasons, but there's one thing many users would like to have on their iOS device: Flash, something which Apple has refused to implement for years. While such a move has contributed to the transition to web standards away from proprietary plugins, many would still love to watch Flash video from within iOS. There's now yet another way to go about it through a a new app known as Skyfire VideoQ. Wondering how it works? Read on.
WhatsApp - a very popular cross-platform instant messaging tool - is available on the iPhone and iPod touch but, sadly, isn’t available for the iPad. However, a tweak that goes by the name of WhatsPad allows the app in question to work on the iPad and that is what we’ll be talking about in this post.
