Even though our smartphones and tablets continue to offer higher-spec cameras, more processing cores, increased RAM and displays that go way beyond the realms of high-definition, battery life improvements aren't nearly as impressive. The introduction of Intel Haswell's energy efficient tech has worked wonders for the MacBook range, and although battery retention on iOS is among the best in the mobile industry, you can still take steps to ensure you get the very most usage before the reserves dry up.
If, like me, you're constantly altering particular elements of your iOS device in order to keep things fresh, then I'm sure you'll be familiar with the rigmarole of applying a custom parallax wallpaper. Sometimes, it can be difficult to manipulate an image to fit or sit in the manner we'd like it to, and often, we've to make do with an out-of-position or otherwise distorted and unsightly backdrop. For better or for worse, though, we live in a culture whereby an app can solve almost any issue or ailment, and if you find the process of changing your iOS wallpaper to be a little more tedious than it perhaps should, then, well.. there's an app for that!
Emulators offer a great way for gaming fans to enjoy older titles on newer, unsupported platforms, and thanks to the jailbreak community, this practice is fairly commonplace on iOS. Taking things a step further, though, one developer has created a Web app that allows NES fans to enjoy those old classics right from the comfort of their device’s mobile browser, which includes, Android and iPhone, and - get this - no jailbreak is required for those on iOS! We're pretty sure that's piqued your interest, and below, we'll show you just how easily you too could be playing the likes of Super Mario Bros. thanks to the nifty little creation known as webNES.
Changing the look and feel of the iOS UI, swapping out interface assets for additional artwork and overhauling the lock screen Notification Center are just a few areas within the jailbreak world that are growing in popularity daily. Themes and Notification Center widgets are littered throughout Cydia, which is the main reason why it's always great when something like NCWeather comes along and injects energy and elegance into Notification Center.
With over one billion active users, Facebook is the world's largest social network by quite a margin. But while the Menlo Park-based company has spent quite a lot of time implementing features like Facebook Home and system-wide Chat Heads to Google's Android, the restrictive nature of iOS has meant that Facebooking on an iPhone or iPad remains a squarely in-app affair. Thanks to the jailbreak scene, though, iOS users can enjoy a much more integrated experience when using Facebook, and a new tweak, which brings a neat RSS feed of your Wall right to your iOS home screen, has just been released via Cydia. Check it out after the break!
We're big fans of simplicity and minimalism here at Redmond Pie, and having been more impressed by last month's release of the elegant 0bscure 7 WinterBoard theme, we've now been treated to an equally slick lock screen theme by the same developer. GRAND LS is a clutter-free, uncomplicated lock screen alternative featuring a large, artsy digital clock as its show piece, and if you've been looking to tinker with the appearance of your iOS device's front page, then look no further than the GRAND LS.
Here's our top 10 list of best Cydia repositories for your jailbroken iOS 7 iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. If you’re on the hunt for some new jailbreak-specific stuff, be sure to add all of the repositories listed after the break!
Just when you thought that the whole Flappy Bird debacle couldn't get any more weird, here we are to tell you that no, actually, it turns out that things can get weird and then move themselves onto a completely new plane. A plane where people like to take a game that isn't really the most visually pleasing and then modify it so that it looks somewhat different. Still not appealing, but different.
It's a tile-matching puzzle based video game. It's immediately recognizable as one the most iconic games of all time. It was the first piece of entertainment software to make its way onto United States soil from the old Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and it can trace its history back nearly thirty years. Yes, we are indeed talking about the wonderful TETRIS game, which Apple is now offering for free as part of a limited time promotion that links directly to the iOS App Store.
Apple's latest and greatest smartphone, the iPhone 5s, has brought with it a host of new and exciting features. The A7 processor is backed up by 64-bit architecture, and with a dual-LED True Tone flash to accompany the improved rear-facing camera, the handset has been the subject of much acclaim. But aside from the gold model, which prompted an incredible response, the main talking point has been that mysterious Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Beefing up security, it has slotted into the iPhone repertoire rather nicely, but with the recent work of Evad3rs, what could the jailbreak community do with this new technology? Here, we survey some of the best Touch ID-related tweaks for the iPhone 5s.
