We have already reported on a new jailbreaking tool available for the BlackBerry PlayBook: Dingleberry Beta. Today, we’ll guide you through the process of jailbreaking your PlayBook with four easy steps. The jailbreak only works for those using Windows; A version for Mac is promised soon.
A major update to Apple’s eBook solution iBooks has been released today, Redmond Pie has learned. The news comes straight from our iPhone in the form of an update for iBooks pushed out through the App Store.
What started out as a statement for freedom and open-source-ness has turned into a worldwide institution, and as such, whenever a new device or firmware version is released of a smartphone, tablet or games console, scores of consumers begin the hunt for root access, known commonly as jailbreaking.
We all know that Apple has struggled with knock-off devices for a long, long time. Fake iPods first began appearing in China long before the iPhone and iPad were announced, or even thought of. Now though, even the touch-screen loveliness of Apple's flagship products find themselves being copied and sold on the black market.
Great news! Fans of the Grand Theft Auto series will now be able to play them on their mobile devices soon. On December 15th, Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition will be available for download on the Apple’s App Store and on the Android Market.
Amazon has stayed relevant and popular throughout the years by offering a wide range of deals and products. I was quick to jump on the Prime bandwagon to take advantage of the free two-day shipping they offer and receive packages almost every week. Sometimes the giant even offers sales statistics; they are very interesting.
Imagine yourself at a party or a bar or perhaps at a meeting, now imagine you meet someone new there and become real-life friends with them. The next obvious logical step would be to add them over on Facebook to become friends in the online world, right? Well, if you and your new friend have an NFC-equipped smartphone and have a certain app installed, you can just tap the two together to become Facebook friends! No more of that awkward waiting period between you sending them a request and waiting for confirmation!
If you’re a platform-agnostic smartphone enthusiast who has had extensive playtime with the iPhone, Windows Phones and Android smartphones, you’ll probably have noticed how the former two mobile operating systems offer a much more “smoother” user-experience compared to the latter’s general “choppiness”. Well, it appears that Android will never be as smooth as iOS or Windows Phone 7 because of the way its very foundations were laid down back in 2005-2006. Details after the jump!
Any iPhone owner that is a heavy multitasker will no doubt admit that the way Apple's smartphone handles accessing and restoring apps that are running in the background is not really the best. Double-pressing that already overused Home button in order to open up the multitasking tray may work, but it isn't ideal, and we have gone through a few iPhones because of broken Home buttons.
Just when the world was starting to lose hope in RIM’s first attempt to take on the tablet market with the BlackBerry PlayBook, a tool – which is the first one ever of its kind – has popped up in the interwebs which jailbreaks the said device.
