The only missing feature in the YouTube app on iPhone and iPod Touch is the ability to download videos. While it’s understandable that it’s not allowed due to copyright issues, most videos on YouTube aren’t copyrighted. YourTube was first released back in iOS 3.x days. It integrated nicely within the YouTube app and provided the download functionality as if it was there natively. With the release of iOS 4, YourTube didn’t work anymore. YourTube never got updated but instead a new version, YourTube 2 has been released. Now only does it fix some download issues that used to pop up in the first version, it also allows you to add the downloaded videos to the video section in iPod app.  Read more...

Permalink: YourTube 2 Lets You Download YouTube Videos on iPhone/iPod Touch [Jailbreak App]

Many people were excited to hear rumors about Apple TV to be renamed as iTV and that it would run apps from the App Store but nothing like that was revealed in the media event on September 1. Still, the new Apple TV has some interesting features like TV show rentals, cheap price and one of the good ones is that you can control your Apple TV using your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with an all new gesture controlled remote app.  Read more...

Permalink: New Remote App For Your iPhone/iPod Touch Lets You Control Apple TV Through Multitouch Gestures

SkyFire is a web browser for Nokia and Android devices that plays Flash video by transcoding it on their servers. They also optimize the video so that it loads faster than it generally would. Data savings of up to 70% are possible via SkyFire.  Read more...

Permalink: Coming Soon: SkyFire 2.0 for iPhone Plays Flash Videos–Awaiting App Store Approval

Although an alpha build of Fennec was available for download for Android 2.0+ devices since a few months, it wasn’t really the most stable pieces of software. Today, Mozilla have officially released the alpha version of Fennec for Android 2.0+ and Nokia N900. It features much of the features that we’ve come to love in the desktop version of Firefox. It’s loaded with features such as awesome bar, Firefox Sync, Add-ons support and much more.  Read more...

Permalink: Mozilla Releases Fennec Alpha (Firefox Mobile) for Android 2.0+ and Nokia N900

Netflix app has been available on the iPad since day 1. Back in June, at WWDC, Netflix was demoed on stage during the iPhone 4 launch event. Today, the update has finally hit the App Store and Netflix is now a universal app that runs on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad at version 1.1.0.  Read more...

Permalink: Netflix App Updated – Finally works on iPhone and iPod Touch

As expected, Facebook App for iPhone has been updated to version 3.2 with Places support which was announced earlier today. Another welcome change is the addition of an option to set the privacy of status updates. Also, bringing it in tune with iOS4, you can now upload photos and videos in the background to Facebook.  Read more...

Permalink: Facebook App 3.2 for iPhone hits the App Store with Places Update and Background Media Uploading

If you’re a regular social media user, you can’t say you didn’t see this coming. Walking along the footsteps of geolocation integration and innovation by services such as Twitter, Foursquare and Gowalla, Facebook has too, gone location aware with their newest feature called Places. As the name suggests, Places is all about locations and allows you to check into different places. The check ins can be done either alone or with friends or for friends who don’t have a smartphone.  Read more...

Permalink: Facebook unveils ‘Places’ – iPhone App will get Places Update Tonight

TetherMe enables native tethering on iOS 3.x and iOS 4.x iPhones. Native tethering capability is enabled depending on the wish of service providers which isn’t so for unlucky AT&T users. Using TetherMe, the native tethering, which works via the USB cable or Bluetooth, can be enabled to work with just about any carrier via using the APN settings. This will let you use the data package of your iPhone on other devices such as computers and if you use iTether, also with iPod Touch and iPad.  Read more...

Permalink: Enable Native Tethering on iPhone with iOS 4.x using TetherMe [Jailbreak App]

Camera Preview Disabler is a handy little free tweak in Cydia that lets you do exactly what its name suggests – disable the preview box in iPhone Camera App. It is useful in case you want to hide your recently taken picture from others. In case you’ve installed Locktopus to lock your Photos app, it lets you take pictures without entering your password again.  Read more...

Permalink: Camera Preview Disabler Disables the Preview Box in iPhone Camera App

All you regular readers probably know about the PDF vulnerability that allowed the jailbreak community to come up with JailbreakMe. With iOS 4.0.2 update, Apple fixed this flaw but this also removes the jailbreak. So far only iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G (non-MC models) can be jailbroken with redsn0w on iOS 4.0.2, but for all others, it’s better to not update if you want to preserve your jailbreak. There’s a better way to stay secure from the PDF vulnerability without losing your ability to use Cydia and install jailbroken Apps by installing PDF Patch by Saurik. Here’s how to do it:  Read more...

Permalink: Secure yourself from PDF vulnerability in iOS without updating to 4.0.2/3.2.2 and preserve Jailbreak