With iOS 5.0 expected to be previewed at Wednesday's Apple event in San Francisco, iOS users the world over will be hoping that the much-maligned notification system will get a long overdue overhaul. With the current modal system being what many would consider the operating system's main weak-point, fans and pundits alike can agree something needs to change. If Apple is looking at altering its notification system it need look no further than Peter Hajas' MobileNotifier, now in its 3rd beta.
One of the things that I love about Android and Windows Phone 7 is ability to share photos and videos to my favorite social networking sites, natively from the Gallery/Pictures/Photos app natively, without having to open any other third party app.
Unfortunately, Cydia still doesn’t support the native multitasking / backgrounding feature which Apple introduced with iOS 4.x last year. What this means is that Cydia updates are installed whenever you start the app, followed by those annoying “Reloading Data” screens.
iPhone developers TheZimm & InfectionFX are working hard to bring Android-like turn by turn navigation to the native Maps app on iPhone.
The well known iPhone developer, chpwn, has finally released VoiceActivator for iPhone. This new jailbreak tweak brings a world of new voice commands like the ones in Android to iOS powered devices.
Losing your valuable iPhone or iPod touch sure isn't very fun. iGotYa is a great alternative solution to Find My iPhone in order to find out exactly who took your iPhone and where they're located.
There is a new jailbreak app available in Cydia which allows you to take backups of your iPhone’s springboard theme, which includes: user settings, layout, wallpaper, MobileSubstrate configuration, hidden apps and folders. You can then restore to your favorite saved theme with exact layout and settings in a matter of just seconds
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!
ChatPic is a new jailbreak tweak that puts a little photo of your contact beside each incoming chat bubble, a simple mod that gives the Messaging app a little more personality. It takes the photo stored in the Contacts application, and is compatible with Facebook photo sync, which is a utility in the Facebook app itself that downloads your friends photos and matches them to the contacts on your iPhone.
Thanks to a new tweak available in Cydia, iPhone brightness can now be adjusted from the multitasking tray, found just under the music controls with App Switcher Brightness.
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