How to: Turn your iPad 3G Into An iPhone! [Video]

On 05/29/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

An iPad (Wi-Fi +3G) has apparently been hacked to make phone calls and SMS messages. While we’re not sure about the legitimacy of this claim, a relatively low-quality YouTube video demonstrates the hack in action, and it appears to work. The hack has reportedly been achieved by iPhoneIslam, the same group who brought FaceTime to the Middle [...]

Tagged with:  

iPad 2 Should Be Jailbroken In Just Three Week..

On 05/29/2011, in Jailbreaking & Unlocking, News, by Arjun Komath

According to someone “in the know,” Apple’s second generation iPad should be jailbroken by @p0sixninja in “about three weeks.” The news comes from @veeence, the guy who successfully predicted the release of an untethered jailbreak solution for iOS 4.3.1. According to a Twitter update posted by @veeence yesterday, we should expect support for the iPad 2 to [...]

Tagged with:  

Mobilenotifier Updated to beta5, Adds ‘Quick Reply’ and more.

On 05/29/2011, in New and Notable, by Arjun Komath

What’s new? – MobileReply. Reply to text messages while within other applications! It works like magic! Here’s a picture: – Full message text! Read everything in the alert, not just the first few words. – Redesigned minimalist alert display! – A brand new AlertDashboard, inspired by our amazing lockscreen view! Here’s a picture: – Dismiss [...]

Tagged with:  

Apple to Stay with Google Maps for iOS 5

On 05/29/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

Over the last few years Apple has purchased two online mapping companies, Placebaseand Poly9. This has led many to speculate that Apple may want to abandoned Google Maps in favor of new mapping technologies developed in-house instead. Tension between Apple and Google has been on the rise ever since Google decided to expand into areas already dominated [...]

Tagged with:  

Samsung: Wants Final iPhone 5 And iPad 3 Designs Turned Over

On 05/29/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

Samsung has replied to Apple’s latest court-supported request that the Korean hardware manufacturer turn over its currently available and already-announced products believed to be in violation of Apple’s iPhone and iPad design patents. Interestingly, Samsung is asking for the same treatment out of Cupertino: They want Apple to hand over iPhone 5 and iPad 3 designs by [...]

Tagged with:  

Memorial Day Sale by EA : iPhone and iPad Games!

On 05/28/2011, in Announcements, New and Notable, by Arjun Komath

EA has put up a big holiday sale, with iPad and iPhone games starting at just 99 cents! Gram ‘em now! You can find EA full iTunes catalog via the link - [iTunes link] EA iPhone and iPod touch Games on Sale Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 $0.99 Dead Space™ $2.99 FIFA 11 $0.99 Fight Night Champion [...]

Tagged with:  

iChromy – Chrome-Like Web Browser in the iPad

On 05/28/2011, in New and Notable, by Arjun Komath

iChromy is a new free web browser for the iPad that replicates the interface and speed of Google Chrome. Feature highlights: 1. Tabs on Top It’s very easy to open, switch and close tabs. 2. Ominibox Type search keywords or URL in one box. 3. Extra space for the web content The address bar will [...]

Tagged with:  

No iPhone 4S at WWDC! iOS 5 to include widgets and revamped notification system

On 05/28/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

According to Techcrunch, iOS 5 will include an all-new, completely revamped notification system with widget support to boot. The other big news for iOS5 — and yes, I’ve completely buried the lede here, thanks for reading! — two things: completely revamped notifications and widgets. Apple was planning on giving iOS notifications a major face-lift, and Apple [...]

Tagged with:  

Leaked Photo of iPhone 5 Back Cover Was Taken With an iPhone 5!?

On 05/26/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

A recently leaked photo of the supposed iPhone 5 back cover may have actually been taken by an iPhone 5, according to some photoshop gurus at iFans. While this isn’t a completely conclusive photo, we do believe that the camera used to take the photo was a working, prototype iPhone 5. Whether by accident or not, [...]

Tagged with:  

AT&T bringing LTE to five cities, Texas will be the first!

On 05/25/2011, in News, by Arjun Komath

AT&T has just confirmed that five markets — Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and San Antonio — will be getting LTE sometime “this summer,” with ten more as-yet-unnamed cities set to join them in the second half of the year. All told, AT&T says should cover about 70 million Americans by year’s end. Of course, an [...]

Tagged with: