One of the most common uses of the smartphone - besides doubling as a camera, a music player and internet communications device - is as an organizer. iOS comes with built-in apps like Calendar, Clock and - more recently - Reminders which are made for this exact purpose: to help us orchestrate our daily life.
Cydia has accumulated an increasing number of keylogging apps and tweaks which, while could obviously be used for unscrupulous, malicious purposes, could also have everyday, more home-friendly uses.
Even though our iOS devices spend most of their time in a locked state, we often require the underlying features to spring into action quicker than Apple's mobile OS can deliver them to us.
The Cydia Store is crammed full of tweaks, and Message Transformer by developer Netter is certainly one of the more unusual ones we've stumbled across.
WinterBoard is the most favored companion of anybody wanting to modify colors, shapes, or themes of their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. It has just been updated, offering a series of bug fixes for every compatible version of iOS.
Some of the most popular tweaks which reside within the Cydia store happen to be packages that provide a little extra novelty, or fun little additions to the experience that comes with, when using an iOS device. One of the latest tweaks that has landed in Cydia comes from the developer named Cykey and goes by the name of SwipeDock.
One of the beautiful things about Apple's addition of the Notification Center section to iOS 5 is the ability to quickly get access to certain information, which as we all know is generally notification based. The beauty of being jailbroken is that Notification Center can be extended way beyond its original scope, allowing for all kinds of wonderful things to be displayed.
For those jailbroken iOS users who are regular downloaders of files through torrent sites, you will no doubt remember that the tried and tested method of downloading these files was through the iTransmission tweak in Cydia that was developed by Mike Chen. Unfortunately, as is so often the way with Cydia based packages, as time progressed, work on the popular tweak came to a halt leaving users with no real alternative.
If you're an iPhone owner with [insert carrier here] and happen to constantly find yourself raising your phone to the heavens in search of cell reception in certain areas (i.e. the building you work in, even your home; a specific location that you spend plenty of time at and need cell service), then you're in luck. A new app called CarrierCompare plans to help people find the best iPhone carrier for them, at least based on cell reception in your precise location.
LogMeIn is a remote desktop app of high critical acclaim, and is often regarded as the best RD apps available for mobile devices. While the service costs $39.99 per year, its reliability and features have seen it garner a sizable user base, and off the back of its success, creator LogMeIn Inc. has launched a brand new cloud-based storage service aimed at both iOS and Android users.
