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.
Since arriving in October along with iOS 5, Siri has scarcely been out of the public eye, and while much of the coverage has shed Apple's system-wide voice assistant in a positive light, it has also yielded its fair share of skeptics and critics.
Over the course of the last six months or so, active developers in the jailbreak scene have paid particular attention to modifying, extending and enhancing the way notifications are handled on an iOS device. This focus has generally come from the fact that Apple added things like Notification Center in iOS 5, and changed the way notifications are displayed to the end user by adding a non-intrusive banner alert system.
Whenever I see the terms "time-lapse" or "stop-motion" in an app's description, it usually cues a lengthy, frustrating experience due to the fact that such apps never seem to fail to disappoint. Like face recognition technology, it always seems like a good idea, but, in reality, doesn't really reach the heights.
With Apple having released iOS 5.1.1 to the end-user in the last couple of days, the various dev teams have been hard at work in updating their respective jailbreak tools to recognize the latest iteration of the Cupertino's mobile OS. None have been more dogmatic in their approach than the iPhone Dev Team, and as per MuscleNerd via Twitter, the latest version of Redsn0w will include downgrade capabilities for the very newest additions to the iDevice roster.
The native Music app on the iPhone does the job, and does it well, but let's face it, it doesn't set the world alight, and for those who like their music to dominate the interface rather than the other way around, LeechTunes for iOS might be the answer to your prayers.
The constant squabbles and patent-based conflict between Apple and Samsung is a well-documented debacle, and while both companies have agreed to drop several claims each, Apple does feel as though Samsung's recent rise as the number one smartphone vendor is mainly due to plagiarism of its products.
Apple works pretty darned hard to ensure iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users cannot downgrade their devices. Gone are the days when a downgrade could be achieved by simply downloading the older firmware and overwriting, but thanks to the Dev Team and its Redsn0w tool, one can quickly restore to an older version of iOS 5 with minimal fuss.
If you are an owner of a jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch, and happen to be the kind of person who appreciates a rather useless, but nonetheless cool looking tweak, then the VolumeColour option could be right up your street. Cydia is packed to the rafters with packages that provide in-depth features and some that just provide minor modifications to iOS, VolumeColor will definitely fall into the latter category.
In terms of social networks, Twitter definitely seems to be the place to be at the moment. Facebook may be ruling the roost when it comes to its total registered member base, but it's the micro-blogging platform that seems to be getting all the headlines and the celebrity attention of late. Although Twitter is essentially a platform which allow users to share nuggets of information that don't exceed 140 characters, the service wouldn't be anywhere near as popular without the ability to upload and share media such as photos and videos.
