BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) has hitherto been an exclusive flagship feature of the BlackBerry platform, but with the company having recently announced its decision to allow the instant messaging service to fly the nest as it were by crossing platforms to both iOS and Android, it now looks as though BBM for iOS and Android may just be a few weeks away now. According to a tweet sent out by T-Mobile UK, which was later pulled, it's going to be hitting the App Store and Google Play Store on June 27th, and with the once-dominant BlackBerry brand struggling even after its big overhaul, this move will certainly help get the name back into circulation.
The jailbreak scene is an ever changing landscape. What's new, noteworthy and popular on any given day can easily be cast into obscurity on the next, leaving space for a new package to step into the limelight and gain praise. Over the last few years we have seen a number of powerful and innovative solutions that allow jailbroken iOS users to quickly and efficiently access commonly used system settings without having to drill-down into menu structures within the Settings app. Most of those offerings have come in the form of some kind of modal overlay, or are accessed by other means, but now we have a new centralized toggle system called FlipSwitch and it's about to take the limelight.
British Airways, the UK's biggest airline, has just added boarding pass support to Apple's native Passbook app for iOS. Considering Passbook first arrived back in September along with iOS 6, it has been a long time in coming, and you can catch all of the details after the break along with the download link to the app!
Much has been made of the recently-announced improvements to Google's Gmail inbox service, and with the Android app's update having just recently been rolled out to the Google Play Store bringing some of these exciting enhancements, the corresponding bump in features has just been handed to its iOS cousin. You'll find all of the details, as well as that all-important download link, after the break!
The next-gen iPhone has been a hot topic ever since the release of the iPhone 5, and although Apple is famously good at keeping things under wraps until the 11th hour, many have suggested the next-gen device will come with a fingerprint sensor. Today, designer Frederico Ciccarese shows how this implementation could manifest itself on the next-gen device with a concept which also includes a curved display.
This year's Worldwide Developers Conference will take place from next week on June 10th, and in anticipation of the event, Apple has just rolled out its official WWDC 2013 app for iOS. As has been the case throughout the past couple of years, the app includes detailed information what is happening where, and is an essential download for anybody interested in keeping up with the coverage. Video clips and breaking news of announcements will also be rolled out much quicker than ever before, so if you don't want to miss any of the announcements, make sure you check it out after the break.
‘Platinum’ for iPhone allows you to place predicted search queries into the search bar of Mobile Safari without actually going ahead and processing them. It's a feature borrowed from Google's Chrome browser, and means that you can skip unnecessary typing while also only pushing the search through once you've fully entered your subject into the field.
For some people, the daily barrage of seemingly infinite emails can be as grimly predictable as death and taxes. You could pick the most pleasant alert sound to notify you of when your inbox receives a new entry, but after a couple of days, it will just become a grating annoyance. Triage: Email First Aid, an app created for the Apple’s famed smartphone, the iPhone, tries to bring a bit of calm to proceedings by helping you quickly deal with new mail as it flies into your inbox.
Ever imagined what would be the result of combining every display from every iPhone ever sold? Not exactly the latest scoop on the next hardware release to come out of Cupertino, but it's still pretty interesting to know that one single combined iPhone made out of the displays of every iPhone ever sold since the original launch in 2007 would stand over 5,000 feet tall. Sounds epic doesn't it? Read for more!
One of the pillars of the jailbreak community is Activator, a utility allowing iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users to manipulate the various actions and behaviors of their beloved device. It's the basis of so many tweaks out there, and included in that growing list is a brand new entry to the BigBoss repository by the name of App Activate. Simply put, App Activate brings your home screen icons to life, allowing you to access the most relevant element of a given app by double tapping its icon. More details after the break.
