Cydia is a household name amongst the jailbreak community, but what does the word really mean? and why was it called that? Those of you who have jailbroken iOS devices are very likely to have used Cydia. The credit for this store which brings extra unrestricted functionality to our iOS devices goes to Jay “saurik” Freeman, who happens to be the brains behind this concept.
The iPhone 5 is yet to be seen, demoed or even announced by Apple, but this hasn't stopped a Chinese manufacturer from demoing an iPhone 5 ‘clone’. It’s very likely that the clone is not running iOS and is more likely running Android with a custom iPhone skin on it. As you can see from the picture below there has not been much imagination used, as it looks more like a thinner version of the 3GS than anything else.
If you were a fan of the original, you are going to love this one! The much acclaimed sequel to the first person shooter, N.O.V.A. 2 has finally arrived on the iTunes App Store. Needless to say, this version looks stunning, with smooth controls and support for iPhone 4’s Retina Display and Gyroscope which makes it so much more fun to play!
The much awaited sequel to the original Real Racing title for iOS is now available for download. Real Racing 2 brings 30 officially licensed cars with unique performance characteristics.
Apple has just pushed a minor update for the second-generation Apple TV owners. While there is no official change log yet, this update seems to be minor, mainly released to fix bugs and security loopholes.
Apple in the United Kingdom has launched a special offer (with a catch) as part of their Christmas 2010 special giveaway. iTunes’ European customers can download free movies, music, music videos, apps, books, and TV episodes from iTunes.
One of the things that I find annoying when downloading apps from the App Store is that it closes right after you start downloading an app. This behavior not only hampers the otherwise great experience, but it also slows things down as you have to reopen App Store again and again after every purchase until you are done with your app shopping.
Earlier this month, we reported that Apple’s second generation iPad will begin shipping somewhere around the end of February 2011. And now multiple sources close to Apple's component suppliers have suggested that the upcoming tablet will feature not one but two cameras: one on the front and other on the back. Largan and Genius have been detailed as the suppliers who have received orders from Apple. The claim seems to be fairly valid as Genius is also the current supplier of the iPhone 4's camera.
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.
At the 360|MacDev conference, Jay Freeman (aka Saurik), who is the creator of Cydia store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch has confirmed that he and his team are working to bring Cydia to computers running Mac OS X.
