It's no secret that Apple is a company that strives pretty hard to keep all its new upcoming products off the radar, fearing that rivals may plan ahead or simply because consumer anticipation and excitement may drop and the company does not want to lose that spotlight.
Alongside some very interesting new tweaks, jailbreak developers have been busily updating some of the old classics. Over the years, a collection of 50-100 tweaks have risen to prominence and, through the iOS versions, stayed put. IntelliScreenX, otherwise known as ISX by those who use it, is arguably one of the most feature-rich tweaks on offer via Cydia, and with Pangu8 having permitted those on Apple's most recent software to reap the benefits of a jailbreak, ISX is almost ready for prime time.
If you dig flat looking geometric designs, then these 141 Material Design inspired wallpapers are bound to make your day, and the best part is, you can use them on any device you might have.
iOS may have been threatened by the WireLurker malware which crawled its way into devices via Macs, but at least it was a situation which was contained till China after Apple took measures to counter it. Now we have 'Masque Attack', a new threat which replaces legitimate, App Store downloaded apps with ones loaded with malware.
Apple, already being a dominant force in markets like digital music, computing and mobile, has made a couple of strong statements with the recent iOS 8 update as to its future expansion plans, and along with the HealthKit infrastructure set to tap into an industry worth billions of dollars, Apple Pay has also given the world's most valuable company a shoo-in to the world of finance. As well as facilitating contactless payments in a secure fashion - something recently introduced with iOS 8.1 - Apple has been striking deals with financiers and money corps left, right and center, and in the latest, has just announced a co-branded Barclaycard Visa that'll land customers some Apple-focused rewards and benefits.
Opening up third-party keyboard support in iOS 8 by Apple has seen an influx of replacements ranging from those focusing on design and aesthetics, to those more targeted towards functionality and ease of use for particular users. ThickButtons is another keyboard replacement that is targeted towards the latter users, with a focus on helping users with big or thick fingers type with more control over the keys they tap.
In an effort to offer support to those who have taken the decision to move to a different mobile platform, Apple has built and released a ‘Deregister iMessage’ Web service that allows individual phone numbers to be completely removed from the iMessage messaging platform.
Popular slow motion app TruSloMo has been updated to support super slow motion at 240fps as well as the new iPhone 6 / 6 Plus while also having its in-app purchase put on sale.
Some jailbreak tweaks are huge alterations to the way iOS works or completely change the way it looks. Others are much more subtle in what they do, preferring instead to make minor alterations to the operating system in very specific ways.
As with the race to get App Store apps updated for iOS 8, jailbreak developers are also still working to get their tweaks ready for the new mobile operating system. Again, just like App Store developers, some have been quicker to get updates out than others and that's not always through a lack of effort. Some tweaks just need some work to get right.
















