Jailbreaking. We love it, if only because it allows us access to features that Apple, for one reason or another, has refused to give us. At first it was being able to have Notification Center on the lock screen before iOS 7 brought it to the masses. We also had jailbreak tweaks that let us launch the Camera app from the lock screen before it appeared in an official release of iOS. Now, we've got another feature that Apple hasn't brought to iOS, and it's great.
The addition of a gyroscope sensor into the iPhone is one example of the device’s evolution, but the release of the iPhone 5s and Apple's Touch ID sensor is probably one of the most exciting developments that we have seen for a while. As you might expect, the jailbreak community is extremely keen to take advantage of that hardware, with Elias Limneos earlier teasing a new Touch ID compatible tweak and now making it available for all to grab from Cydia.
Initially only available for users running OS X, the P0sixspwn jailbreak for iOS 6.1.x has now been updated and made available for Windows users with immediate effect.
The creators, designers and developers behind the Pebble Smartwatch have already managed to propel the intelligent wrist wear to the top of the wearable technology charts. After gaining life through an insanely successful Kickstarter campaign, Pebble has gone from strength-to-strength and managed to see out the end of 2013 in style with a plethora of improvement announcements as well as a developer facing SDK upgrade. To most companies that would seem like enough, but Pebble is keen to keep striking when the iron is hot with an official press release announcing that they will be bringing "something special" to this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
If stock apps such as Safari, Mail, Weather are crashing after jailbreak with Evasi0n7, here is how you can fix them on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch.
FakeCarrier, a third-party tweak for jailbroken devices, may be one of the simpler offerings on Cydia but it has definitely proved its value over the years. Jailbreaking and liberating an iOS device is predominantly about stepping away from Apple's walled garden and making changes to how the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch looks and feels. FakeCarrier has long been the package of choice for jailbroken users who wish to remove the branded network name from their status bar in favor of something a little more unique. Like most other popular tweaks, it has now received an iOS 7 overhaul to make it compatible with the latest Evasi0n release and modern A7 64-bit devices.
There have been more than enough rumors around the Galaxy S5 already, and perhaps an equal number of reports have also surfaced dispelling all those rumors (not to mention dampening our hopes), but what kind of rumor mill would it be if it stopped already. Despite the claims that Samsung will play it safe with the upcoming and highlight-anticipated Galaxy S5, a new report from iNews24 makes it seem that the Korean manufacturer might actually be looking to toss in a few fresh ideas for its latest flagship Android smartphone when it gets launched in March (reportedly).
What is next in the technology arena? Cameras, of course, and boy, have there been some remarkable improvements in that domain. The trend, however, is still on the up side, with Samsung unveiling two more contenders today in the form of Galaxy Camera 2 and the NX30.
Battery saving and power monitoring tweaks have historically proven to be extremely popular with Cydia users, which is why the newly released BatterySafe extension is likely to grab itself a plethora of downloads.
If you abstract away the advanced functionality that Google has bundled into the relatively small Glass eyewear - and look past the hype - then you are left with a pair of glasses that actually provide no benefit to individuals who actually need help with their vision on a daily basis. That limitation of Glass will hopefully be eradicated within the next few weeks, with Rochester Optical announcing that Glass compatible prescription frames will be available imminently.
