Given the ability to add a level of security to our gadgets is something which provides users subtle peace of mind, after all, with things like tablets and smartphones playing such a prominent role in our everyday lives, the chances are high that they contain a lot of sensitive and private information such as emails and photographs.
What do you get when you combine the interface and responsiveness of Siri with the multi-linguistic prowess of Google Translate? Well, a new app for iOS called iTranslate Voice offers a pretty good amalgamation of the two, and is actually surprisingly accurate in its translations.
The release of the innovative Dashboard X tweak has given a new lease of life to all of those Notification Center based widgets that have been sitting stagnant in the add-ons section of Cydia. Considering Notification Center can only display a certain number of widgets by design, users generally have to choose the ones that are most important to their usage patterns. Dashboard X ensures that those widgets can now be used outside of their original scope, leaving users free to add more to their home screen.
With the Dashboard X tweak hitting Cydia recently, and looking forward to become one of the most popular packages we have seen for quite a while, the question which is surely going to be asked is - what widgets are currently available for Dashboard X? There are very few, in fact only two, I believe, at the time of writing, widgets that were actually created specifically for Dashboard X. But luckily for us all, the majority of Notification Center widgets work flawlessly with Dashboard X.
Although some people might not like to admit it, out of all our friends and family members, we all have our favorite ones which we hold in higher regard than others. Obviously we don't go around shouting it from the top of hilltops, but the game is given away when we check the 'Favorites' section of the iPhone's Phone app. Some of us try and spare the feelings of others by saying it just contains the people we contact the most, but deep down we all know its because they are our favorite people.
Although it can often be detrimental - particularly when a smartphone is lost or misplaced - one of the great things about owning a mobile device in this digital age is that we're required to think less when it comes to menial, everyday tasks. Jotting down events on pieces of paper and reminding ourselves to message people at certain times can now be done with little or no effort, leaving our minds clear to concentrate on more pressing issues, such as dropping a piece of candy into a frog's mouth in Cut The Rope.
With the iPhone Dev Team updating their popular Redsn0w jailbreak tool to include a method of downgrading A5-powered devices, it provides a perfect opportunity for those who may be sitting on the latest firmware with an iPad 2 or iPhone 4S to roll back to 5.0.1 once again in order to benefit from an untethered jailbreak. With pod2g closing in on his untether for Apple's latest firmware and testing against the latest devices going all well, the need to roll back and jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 could be temporary, but the fact remains that a lot of users will benefit from this.
Originality is a rare commodity in this day and age, so when something quirky, intriguing and original is created, it only seems right that we stand up and take notice. Like many folk seeking employment in our society, designer Frederic Tourrou decided to make himself some business cards in order to get his name out there and hopefully, find work. Being the tech-minded soul that he is, however, he decided to base the theme of the cards wholly on iOS - incorporating the lock screen and contact page of Apple's popular mobile OS.
Music playback is the foundation of the iPhone as we know it, but unfortunately, the native Music app is a teeny bit too safe, meaning while it functions to nigh-on perfection, it doesn't have the cutting-edge looks and visual features of the increasing number of alternatives out there. In short, it does enough to stop us complaining, but doesn't quite offer enough to prevent us from window shopping.
New discoveries suggest that iOS 6 could be shown off at WWDC, with a beta iCloud web portal potentially giving away the secrets of the developer get-together that kicks off next month.
