The EFF has this week filed a petition to the Librarian of Congress and the Copyright Office to extend and expand the exemption that allows the jailbreaking of smartphones. The new petition will hopefully see tablets added to the current exemption.
iCleaner Pro, designed and developed by Italian developer Ivano Bilenchi, has just been taken to version7.3.0 beta. This latest release contains a whole host of bug fixes that were found in 7.2.x, as well as initial support for jailbroken iOS 8 devices. If you've liberated your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad using the latest Pangu8 untether for iOS 8, and have an innate desire to continually monitor storage and wasted space on that device then iCleaner Pro is more than likely the package for you.
The jailbreak scene is there for one thing, and one thing only and that's to open iOS up to possibilities that Apple can't or simply won't. Over the years there has been plenty of things fall into both categories, and while some have eventually found their way into future releases of iOS, some are still absent.
Remember when Google Translate made Internet communication so much easier? Well the new 'Slated - Translation Keyboard’ for iOS 8 / 8.1 is breaking down the language barrier in real time, allowing users to post translated messages without additional legwork.
We just got a sneak peek at the popular Battlefield 4 console game from Frostbite running on an iPad. Frostbite is a popular gaming engine that has been powering console games for a while and has just recently been used for mobile games as well.
Google has been incredibly busy this week in terms app updates. Along with the major bump to Maps, which had added OpenTable and Uber Integration, the Mountain View company has just rolled out a tidy update to the Drive app for iPhone and iPad. Details, as ever, can be seen below.
Philips launched the Hue smart bulbs that could be wirelessly controlled using your iOS device. Taking things further, the electronics giant has released an updated Philips Hue companion app, which comes with its very own Notification Center widget for iOS 8 / 8.1.
Only yesterday, we learned that Google Maps for iOS and Android would be the subject of a significant update, featuring, among other improvements, the all-new Material Design that the Big G is rolling out with Android 5.0 Lollipop. At the time of the announcement, Google stated that the new Maps would begin to trickle out within days, and as promptly as ever, the iOS portion of the update is now ready for download over at the App Store. So, if you want to enjoy a truly enhanced navigation experience, check out the details and download link after the break.
The Pangu jailbreak tool has worked wonders for iPhone and iPad users running all flavors of iOS 8, but thus far, the utility has only catered to those on Windows. Sure, there is an easy workaround by means of virtualization, but Mac users have been crying out for a proper, native tool for OS X. The Pangu team has already suggested that a variant of Pangu8 is in the offing for Mac, and as per the latest update, it could now be just a couple of days away.
One thing that has differentiated Android from iOS (amongst many others, of course) has been the availability of third-party keyboards. Being able to provide textual, numeric and symbolic input to any operating system has always been one of the core requirements, and when touch-screen became the norm, a software keyboard was very much required.
