If you have a jailbroken phone, and use apps from Cydia, then you know how much of a pain it is to upgrade your firmware and redownload all your apps again.  XBackup allows you to create a backup on your phone, and then sync that backup file to your computer via iTunes.  When you are done upgrading and are jailbroken again, just go to the Cydia store, and download XBackup once again.  Then in the app, run a restore, and your apps are back on your phone.  Read more...

Permalink: XBackup allows you to backup your jailbroken apps

With the news of the iPhone location db being stored on users devices and computers, a media storm has ensued.  Apple has since issued a statement and voiced that they would fix this quickly.  Well, that fix is on the horizon with iOS 4.3.3, which is due to release in the next couple of weeks.  Read more...

Permalink: iPhone tracking bug fixed in iOS 4.3.3

State Farm Insurance has released an app that allows you to record a trip, and then it evaluates your driving skills and habits to determine how “safe” of a driver you are or are not.  The app is called Driver Feedback and was released with the intention to help drivers in the areas of acceleration, braking, and cornering.  The app scores each category, and then gives you tips on how you can improve.  Read more...

Permalink: Driver Feedback iPhone App uses your accelerometer to evaluate your driving

Textfree was released on Friday for the iPad, allowing you to send and receive SMS and MMS messages right on your iPad.  Some of you may already be familiar with their original app for iPhone, Textfree Unlimited, which allowed you to send and receive texts on your phone for free, without using your allotted amount from AT&T.  The iPad app provides the same purpose, even on WiFi.  Read more...

Permalink: Send SMS and MMS messages straight from your iPad for free with Textfree for iPad!

If you don’t know your US history, then you might not be aware that this Challenger mission was a failure to NASA, exploding in mid-air, killing everyone aboard. Supposedly, according to CultOfMac, Steve Jobs tried to buy his way onto the shuttle, replacing the school teacher Christa McAuliffe. This was reported to them via a Russian TV Crew. When asked where they got their information, they stated that is was information from Russia. Possibly a KGB leak? Possibly a way for Russia to vocally attack the US? Who knows?  Read more...

Permalink: RUMOR: Steve Jobs wanted to be an Astronaut on the Challenger Mission!

Last week we reported that Apple was storing your location data in a file on your device for anyone who had access to that device or your PC could access.  Today, the Cupertino company has released a statement along with a Q&A in regards to the data they are collecting.  Read more...

Permalink: Apple releases a statement on iOS location tracking

As the iPad 2 launch event nears, rumors of iOS 4.3 going public on March 2 are catching pace. With that, a big announcement comes from the iPhone Dev-Team at this crucial time which is that they are planning to release an iPhone 4 unlock for all basebands until 04.10.01 (4.3 beta 3). MuscleNerd tweeted about the current iPhone 4 unlock situation, interestingly hinting that unlock for iPhone 3G & 3GS has also been discovered for 05.14.00 and 05.15.00 basebands while searching for the iPhone 4 unlock.  Read more...

Permalink: iPhone 4 Unlock For Basebands Until 04.10.01 To Be Released Soon!

Apple has updated iBooks to version 1.2 with some major new features. You can now organize books and PDFs into personal Collections. This is a blessing for those with unorganized iBook Shelves. Fully illustrated books have also been added to the iBookstore ranging from children’s books to beautifully designed art books. Let’s see the Kindle do this one. Another expected feature is print support for PDF documents and notes in iBooks via AirPrint.  Read more...

Permalink: Apple releases iBooks 1.2 for iOS Devices with Collections, Print Support and More!

The latest update of ultrasn0w unlock was released a couple of days back by the iPhone-Dev team which supports unlocking any iPhone 3G / 3GS on iOS 4.2.1. However to achieve the unlock with ultrasn0w 1.2, your device must be on 06.15.00 baseband for which an unlock edition of PwnageTool 4.1.3 has been released that can update the baseband of iPhone 3G / 3GS running iOS 4.2.1 to 06.15.00 allowing the new ultrasn0w 1.2 to work.  Read more...

Permalink: How To Unlock 4.2.1 iOS iPhone 3GS / 3G With Baseband Update To 06.15.00 Using PwnageTool 4.1.3 + Ultrasn0w 1.2 [Step-By-Step Guide]

One of the most acclaimed figures of the jailbreaking scene, the mastermind behind jailbreakme.com as well as the genius behind the untethered part of limera1n and greenpois0n jailbreak tools, @Comex has recently tweeted that the upcoming iOS 4.2 will have an untethered jailbreak. For those who don’t have an idea, an untethered jailbreak differs from a tethered one in a way that with a tethered jailbreak, your jailbroken iOS device must be connected to a computer whenever it is rebooted or else it won’t reach the home screen and is pretty much unusable without it!  Read more...

Permalink: iOS 4.2 Untethered Jailbreak Delayed Due To Cydia Uncompatibility