Apple introduced the personal hotspot capability in iOS 4 for iPhone but due to carrier’s stubborn ness, they don’t allow this due to reasons that would never make sense to us. With fast Internet speeds, tethering connections with other devices is a big usage demand since, well, if you pay for Internet, you should be allowed to use it as you want to.
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Instagram 2.1 Released with Lux feature, Updated UI and Sierra Filter
The guys behind Instagram slowly but gradually keep working on their iOS app to add new features and filters every now and then. One of the most significant features that they had recently added was tilt shift effect and how users could easily manipulate it with multi-touch for the desired effect. If done right, it can easily fool users into thinking the image is taken through a pro camera. But now, the team behind Instagram has taken things one step further by introducing a feature already available in rival apps called Lux.
Skype App for Windows Phone Undergoing Testing at Microsoft–Release Expected This Month at MWC
Microsoft is currently testing the much awaited Skype app for Windows Phone. Ever since Microsoft acquired Skype, users have been anxiously waiting for Skype integration in their beloved mobile OS or even just an app. Seems as if Microsoft has been working on this internally and a stand alone app will be released very soon for Windows Phone 7.5 and full fledged people hub integration will follow in Windows Phone 8.
Quickly Close All Running Apps on iPhone with Weekillbackground Tweak for iOS5
iOS 5 is by far Apple’s greatest OS yet. However, since the release of iOS 4, Apple has began to include multitasking as a feature. As nice as this is, it can sometimes cause your phone to start to slow down or you notice the battery is draining more than normal. Before, you would have to hit your home button twice, hold down on one of the apps, and close each one individually. Now, in iOS 5 we have the Notification Center, which allows us to see our important information with just a swipe down on the top bar. Weekillbackground is a jailbreak tweak that adds a quick way to close all your apps running in the background right from the notification center.
Jailbreak iPhone 4S or iPad 2 using CLI on Windows
As earlier covered by iTD, the iPhone Dev Team released a CLI (command line interface) for Windows and OS X that lets users jailbreak iPhone 4S or iPad 2 with iOS 5.0.1 The purpose of the CLI is to help in debugging and jailbreaking iOS devices. While we would suggest users to go for Absinthe if they are on OS X ( Windows version isn’t available yet ), for those of us who are on Windows, there’s no other option such as redsn0w available yet.
iPhone Dev Team Releases CLI To Untethered Jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 on Windows and OS X
The awesome ‘Dream Team’, comprised of the iPhone Dev Team and the Chronic Dev Team rolled out the public release of Corona A5 jailbreak tool for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. Chronic Dev Team was the first to roll out an app called Absinthe which lets users quickly jailbreak their A5 processor iOS devices. Initially released on OS X only, with the Windows version to follow, this app lets you jailbreak your device without even putting it in DFU mode. We’ve already extensively covered Absinthe with fast download links, guide on how to jailbreak your iOS device with it as well as a trouble shooting guide in case you can’t figure out why something’s going wrong.
iBooks 2 and iTunes U App for iPad Contains Retina Display Image Files–Confirms Belief for a Retina Display iPad 3
Developers have been tinkering around with the iBooks 2 and iTunes U apps for iPad and have struck further proof that the iPad 3 will ship with a retina display. Apparently, they both contain 2x images which means they are twice the resolution of a normal iPad display. Check out visual proof after the jump:
Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Released! Download Absinthe Now!
The amazing Dream Team has accomplished its goal and managed to publically release the Abisnthe A5 Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 on iOS 5.0.1 – currently Mac only. But the Windows version is coming very soon as well! Jump after the break to check the instructions and find the download links for Absinthe v0.1.2-1
Apple Releases iTunes U App for iPad and iPhone
iTunes U has been Apple’s attempt at providing educational institutes to publish content in the iTunes Store which can be downloaded for free. iTunes U contains over 500,000 free lectures, videos, books and other resources spanning across a huge variety of subjects. Distinguished educational institutes such as Stanford, Yale, Oxford and the likes have published content in iTunes U.
Facebook Messenger for Windows Available for Download
Titled Facebook Messenger, Facebook has officially released an app for Windows which lets you chat with your friends, watch their recent posts in the news ticker as well as stay up to date with notifications. According to Facebook, the app is being rolled out to a limited number of users, which answers the question as to why there isn’t an official page on this but just a help topic entry only. Strangely, despite being in trial period, Facebook hasn’t called the Messenger app beta.