For those of you who have been hanging around the jailbreaking scene for quite some time, you will no doubt be familiar with a number of the more prominent developers in the community who regularly release high quality work which is designed and implemented to a very high standard. If you are anything like me, you will probably have your favorite developer(s) who you will always support and purchase or download their releases but whatever you do, don't ask me to tell you who mine is.
Back in December of last year, much was made of a very useful app from dev outfit App Cubby known as Launch Center, which utilizes the iOS 5 Notification Center in order to launch series of apps and tasks.
If you are a relatively new owner of an iPad 2, then it may come as a shock when you first turned the device on and noticed that it was missing some key stock applications which are installed natively on the iPhone and iPod touch. I am pretty certain that some users will be entirely perplexed by this, and will have spent a large amount of time searching and seeking clues which point them in the direction of their missing Stocks, Weather, Calculator, Voice Memo, Compass and Clock application. However bizarre it may seem and difficult it may be to take in, I am here to tell you guys that Apple just doesn't deem it necessary to include these applications on the iPad.
Social networking is unquestionably one of the greatest and most useful tools in our Digital Age, allowing us to connect with friends, relatives, colleagues, and stay virtually close to those residing afar. Whether in Australia or Alabama, we are never more than an inbox or direct message away from those that matter the most.
We're big fans of Google's Chrome web browser here at Redmond Pie, and the majority of us use it as our daily driver on a variety of desktop operating systems, be that Mac OS X, Windows or even on the odd occasion, Ubuntu.
The release of Absinthe by the Chronic Dev Team, which contains the hard work of the jailbreak 'Dream Team', has introduced a multitude of new users to the world of Cydia. A number of these newly jailbroken devices are seasoned Cydia users, however, a decent portion are likely to be first timers who have recently purchased an iPhone 4S or iPad 2 for the first time. If you have used Absinthe on your iPad 2 and wonder what the world of jailbreaking can offer you, we have compiled a list of useful, essential and fun tweaks which are iPad 2 and iOS 5 compatible.
Phil Schiller took to the stage in New York to open the much anticipated Apple education event and took little time in introducing the first of the three new releases. One of the first concerns he addressed was the state of the US education system, stressing that even the lucky kids who graduate may find themselves unable to compete in the global business world.
The introduction of iOS 5 in October 2011 not only brought an array of new features to iOS users and devices, but also brought a host of new APIs for developers to take advantage of. iOS 5 is the latest version of what is possibly the world’s most advanced mobile operating system which was launched with a full new software development kit with over 1,500 new APIs and development tools.
If you took a survey involving users who run jailbroken devices, I am pretty sure the majority of them would tell you one of the main reasons they jailbreak their iOS devices is due to the freedom it affords them. There is no doubt about the fact that the average jailbreaker loves Apple’s devices, after all, they wouldn't part with their hard earned cash if they didn't feel it was worth it. Like many other groups, the jailbreak community has its differences, but one thing that pretty much everyone agrees on is; that opening up the device for modification and enhancing can only be a good thing.
With Apple’s iDevices the most popular in their respective fields and Windows by far the most-used OS, many gadget fans find themselves lost in translation. For whilst the fruit company’s philosophy is focused around a streamlined, over-the-air infrastructure, Windows is a little more bread-and butter – leaving perks such as AirPlay specific to OS X users.
