Music playback is the foundation of the iPhone as we know it, but unfortunately, the native Music app is a teeny bit too safe, meaning while it functions to nigh-on perfection, it doesn't have the cutting-edge looks and visual features of the increasing number of alternatives out there. In short, it does enough to stop us complaining, but doesn't quite offer enough to prevent us from window shopping.
New discoveries suggest that iOS 6 could be shown off at WWDC, with a beta iCloud web portal potentially giving away the secrets of the developer get-together that kicks off next month.
Whenever Apple releases a new version of their mobile operating system, the jailbreak loving public inevitably greet it with a mix of jubilation and hesitation. Investigating the firmware to see what features and upgrades Apple have added is obviously part of the fun, but knowing that they can't immediately upgrade to it through fear of not being able to jailbreak their device for an indeterminate period of time is the downside of such a situation.
With Apple and Google competing for supremacy on so many different levels, it's been known for a while that the fruit company wishes to eradicate the current stock Google Maps offering in place of its own version. Sources of 9to5mac have offered confirmation, while also going into some detail about the upcoming improvements.
When it comes to connecting to the world wide web, regardless of whether it is through a desktop computer or a mobile device like a smartphone or tablet, faster is always better. For those iPhone owners who are jealous of the 4G data speeds which Apple's latest iPad brings, then the period of worrying may be over as a new external sleeve is being made available that offers free of charge 4G internet after an initial one-off fee.
You could be forgiven for thinking that the Apple TV set-top box isn't a very popular gadget amongst consumers, after all, it doesn't really receive a great deal of attention thanks to being overshadowed by the insane popularity of the iPhone and iPad. With Tim Cook calling the little black puck a "hobby", it's evident that they aren't placing as much emphasis on it as they are on other products, but that doesn't detract from the fact that they have shipped well over 3 million units.
When talking about popular social networking-based tweaks, TwitkaFly is the one which pops into our minds at first, designed and developed by iOS developer Moeseth. The basis of the extension is quite simple when installed, it allows jailbroken users to invoke a modal pop-up window to quickly send out a tweet to the Twitter network.
If you check out any technology lover’s arsenal of gadgets, I am pretty sure it will contain pieces of kit that cover all aspects of the consumer electronics spectrum. In today’s day and age it isn't uncommon to walk into a home office and see a desktop computer as well as a laptop or notebook, also accompanied by a smart mobile device such as Apple's 'Post-PC' iPad tablet as well as the a smartphone like the iPhone.
Being an iOS user, if you want to have the best possible mobile experience, it may cause you a little concern to know that Android users have access to a number of handy little widgets which they can place at random locations on their device’s multiple home screens. If you have found yourself suffering from such a jealous curse, then worry not as a new tweak named Dashboard X will alleviate some of that pain.
The cat and mouse game between Apple's security team and the many hackers of the jailbreak scene is never more obvious when a new iteration of iOS is released. Only hours ago did the fruit company seed iOS 5.1.1 to the end-user, and already the various dev teams are bringing updates to their respective unlock and JB utilities.
