Beezz Twitter client for Windows Phone 7 has just received a major update, bringing Live Tile support, and Toast (push) Notifications to Windows Phone 7. You can now receive notifications when you get new tweets, direct messages or mentions.
The Jailbreak Detection API which was introduced by Apple in June this year with iOS 4.0 has been quietly disabled or removed from iOS 4.2.x, reports NetworkWorld. This API was used by third-party MDM apps such Afaria or AirWatch to detect whether the user’s device was jailbroken or not.
We have had our bit of Google news lately. Primarily the big one was the release of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread and Google Nexus S, followed by the Chrome OS a few days back. Google also announced Chrome OS netbook for free to selected people in the US and reviews of the device have already started rolling out.
Cydia has gotten many tweaks for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad since the release of iOS 4.0 - 4.2.1. Here are some of the best Springboard tweaks that will help you customize and create different theme for your device!
In a TED talk held last month, Cydia creator Saurik said that only about 10% percent of iPhone users jailbreak their iPhones. One of the biggest reason why people don’t jailbreak their iPhones is because of the increased security concerns, which may effect their private and confidential data stored on the device.
If you have played with Kinect, you will recognize the similarity between Kinect and the user interface innovations that were imagined in the Tom Cruise starrer Minority Report movie back in 2002.
It seems like Radio Shack isn't the only store that is offering discounts on iPhones. Best Buy will be offering free iPhone 3GS on contract for one day only, that is on Friday, December 10, 2010. BGR reports that this offer is valid to both new lines, additional lines, and also qualified upgrades.
Apple has just announced their “Top 10” list of everything-iTunes for the year 2010. This includes top music, movies, TV shows, podcasts and iPhone / iPad apps. The iPhone and iPad apps are broken down into paid, free and top grossing categories for the year 2010.
Comex of Spirit and JailbreakMe fame has confirmed that a more efficient userland-based untethered jailbreak method for iOS 4.2.1 will be released before Christmas 2010. This confirmation in fact came before MuscleNerd got a backup method to make jailbreak untethered on iOS 4.2.1.
MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team has confirmed that he has got untethered jailbreak working on the latest iOS 4.2.1 firmware. He further explains that this a “backup” plan to Comex’s upcoming userland method and that it is generalizable.
