It hasn’t been a great week for Apple in terms of security. The Cupertino company is currently coming under heavy fire for a SSL security issue that was recently discovered to be present in both iOS and OS X. The software vulnerability, which is being referred to as the "goto fail" has the potential to provide malicious individuals with the ability to intercept and record data that the user believes to be secure. In addition to the "goto fail" flaw, it is now being reported that an issue has been found in iOS that makes the iPhone and iPad firmware susceptible to stealth key logging activities.
People have been claiming for a while that Apple’s latest flagship, the iPhone 5s, suffers from battery issues, which is not really just limited to fast battery drains. Thanks to the Internet, all sorts of reports keep piling up, and whether you believe them or not is entirely your call, but apparently, an iPhone 5s owner had the misfortune of having his iPhone 5s’ battery inflate, expand and burst into flames spontaneously, filling his entire home with smoke! Now that’s tragic!
By now I am sure most of you will be aware of iOS 7.0.6 which was released by Apple only a few days ago to patch critical SSL connection verification vulnerability that can expose your device to man-in-the-middle attacks. All versions below 7.0.6 are affected by this bug.
People who are regular jailbreakers tend to have their favorite apps and tweaks in mind when setting up a new device, and invariably one of those tweaks is IntelliScreenX. A hugely popular jailbreak tweak, IntelliScreenX by the folks over at Intelliborn has been around in various guises for quite some time, and it's one of the tweaks that we here at RP like to keep an eye on. It's also one that you like to know all the latest news about, which is why we thought you'd like to get the skinny on what when a new version of the original Notification Center-like tweak will be available.
We're sure this is something that's happened to you, because it's certainly something we've found ourselves doing on more than a few occasions. You've got an image or other piece of data that you can't just copy and paste, but you need to get that data into another app or simply use that as reference material for something that you're currently working on. The end result is lots of multitasking, which on an iOS device consists of double-pressing that Home button a lot and swiping around like your life depends on it. It's far from ideal, it takes too long and it's above all rather irritating.
HTC likes to apply its own unique quirks atop Google's Android, and the Sense overlay has remained an iconic feature of each smartphone that the Taiwanese company has released over the past few years. If you're a fan, in particular, of the HTC animated weather widget, but also happen to be an iPhone user, then a new tweak over at the ModMyi repo will allow you to transcend platforms and enjoy the best of both worlds.
Having teased his delightful new Ayeris iOS 7 theme earlier this month, Surenix has just released it via Cydia. It offers subtle alterations from the native look, toning things down ever-so slightly for a more accomplished overall look, and if you're looking for a way to tweak your iOS 7 UI without going for the radical overhaul, then Ayeris is definitely worth looking at.
When iOS 7 was first announced, it had its fair share of changes to demo. Apart from that radical redesign of the interface that left so many people dazed and confused, there were a handful of real features that made the seventh version of Apple's iPhone and iPad operating system a tangible upgrade from what came before it. One of those changes was the addition of Control Center which housed a place for buttons that performed common actions like turning Wi-Fi on and off amongst other things. It's actually one of our most used new features, but it's true that it still needs work. This new iOS 8 concept video takes what Apple started and pushes it to the next level.
Final version of iOS 7 download links are now live for everyone. Here's how to direct download IPSW files and install on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
If you leave your phone lying around, the chances are, somebody's going to tamper with it, and although adding a passcode lock can resolve this issue, this is a rather extreme measure if, for example, you just wish to prevent your apps from being moved or deleted. In this instance, IconLock7 has you covered, allowing you to set a password which pops up whenever an attempt is made to move or delete an app.
