Apple security hole patched. We hope This has been a rough few days for Apple. A ‘goto fail’ hole appeared in the OS that lets people defect a security server key which lets them do .. well not sure. From a quick read of the code, seems like if you can get a false handshake to work then depending on the… Read More
IKEA uses Augmented Reality. It is highly effective Augmented Reality (AR) has been around for a long time, but it has yet to really find a local role in a major vender. That has changed. IKEA has a new app that work on both iOS and Android that will allow you check out various IKEA furniture as it would look in your place.… Read More
New iOS7 UI as a jailbreaker. Apple shows some Metro love The rumors were true. Apple has finally overhauled its UI; and it looks like a combination of Metro and flaticons (Jailbreak). I guess that says something for the Metro design approach. The redesign is cleaner and more efficient, but somehow it just does not sit well. It feels like its trapped between Metro and the… Read More
Changes coming for Apple care. Fix your device on the spot. Good news for jailbreakers This is welcome news. According to AppleInsider, Apple Care will not fix your device on the spot instead of exchanging your device for a like new one. That is not the only new news. Apple is also looking to move to or add a subscription model to Apple care. This can be great for those… Read More
In game purchases pushed to the extreme, and should be illegal If you have not seen the video already, I have placed it at the end of this post. The game in question is Super Monster Bros by Adventure Time Pocket Free Games. This is a review from IGN, and its worth watching. What is unbelievable about this is the cost of in app purchases. Half… Read More
The best FPS controls for the iPad! The Drowning. This is how it needs to be done I have played my fair share of FPS games on the iPad and never enjoyed any of them. When it comes to the UI for games, only SimCity like games seems to make the natural leap to iPad. Well I think that has changed. Enter ‘The Drowning’. This game is not out yet, which really… Read More
Civ Revolution for iPad updated! I like Civilization Revolution for iPad. Even wrote a collection of Tips and Tricks for Civ Revolution. Well seems there is a Civ Revolution, v 2.4.1 to be exact. Well, not really new, just a new version. The biggest change in multiplier. What you can do now is invite a few friends (or enemies) into… Read More
Jailbreak for iOS6.1 on iphone 5 is out. Called evasi0n And its out. Called evasi0n they claim to Jailbreak 6.x iOS’s, untethered, on the A5 chips found on the iPhone 5 and future Apple mobile devices I’m sure…. Till the A6 comes out. I have not tried this jailbreak myself, and as I ALWAYS say, give this a few days to a week to be… Read More
Hyper Fast HTML5. Fastest Javascript CSS ever. I cannot believe I did not write about this when I first saw it. Famo.us is a firm that decided to see just how fast they could get an HTML5 to render. The test was to render 3D in using HTML only, no plugins. The way they got this page to run so fast is… Read More
Google Maps for iOS5 is back yea’ll! Yes, the long national nightmare is over. iOS5 users can finally say goodbye too Apple maps and use a better system. And I bet the Auzzies are super happy. 🙂 I’m going to download this puppy right now and test it out. More later. Now we just need to wait for a jailbreak to make… Read More
Remote home monitoring system on the cheap. Or how to catch a cat. Its travel time! And like any traveler who lived in Oakland I’m worried someone is going to break into my place. There are older tricks I use to try to reduce the risk, have friends stopping by, I have a timer that turns on and off the lights and TV. The normal stuff for those… Read More
How to get Cydia on your iphone 5 iOS6 jailbreak!!! Here are the steps As we all learned Cydia is still not available on the “Tethered” jailbreak that is available for iOS6 from RedsnOw.com . But that doesn’t mean that it is impossible to do. The process is actually quite simple, and even someone with little programming skills can do it. So lets get it done. All you need… Read More
Here is a 14.5 million triangle model paged to an iPad… …with a smooth frame rate and built on open web technologies. The IGD team at Fraunhofer, a German research institute, is doing some really amazing things regarding delivering high polygon count web3d scenes on mobile devices using WebGL and X3Dom. X3Dom is a framework for integrating and manipulating X3D scenes as HTML5/DOM elements. Pat yourself on the back if you… Read More
LinkedIn App Upgrades For Smartphone & iPad Mobile Users LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional social network with more than 175,000,000 members in over 200 countries, recently updated their Android and combo iPhone plus iPad apps, to entice mobile users for more engagement. Their website will be rolling out similar features to its users over the next few weeks. Real-time is a must in today’s… Read More
BITESms half off from the big boss!! “ONE WEEK ONLY: biteSMS licenses on SALE HALF PRICE!!! Check out biteSMS, Settings, Themes…NICE!!! Added a ‘mark as read’ icon in the Apple banner roll notification. Added the ability to display the contact pic in the ‘Lock Screen Notification List’ (see biteSMS, Settings, More Stuff, Contact Pics). Better control of Quick Reply. See biteSMS,… Read More
Planning on “Jailbreaking” iOS6 Beta? If you have been following along with all of the guys who are behind the scenes of jailbreaking, then you already know. Some how, amazingly fast productivity has kept them on the heals of the the iOS6 developers. Releasing update after update of jailbreaks. Presently, you can upgrade your iDevice, by downloading the iOS6 firmware… Read More
7 GREAT TWEAKS FOR YOUR iDEVICE THAT WILL GIVE IT A BETTER LOOK, FEEL, AND BETTER FUNCTIONALITY! Today it seems, that as soon as someone gets their first “iDevice” they “jailbreak” so they can customize it. But you really making the best of your devices use? Especially when you just put apps like, flashlight, and sounds boards. Here is a great list of 7 Tweaks that will make your spring board… Read More
Samsung get SamSlapped. Have to pay over $1B to Apple, but we are not done yet. Ouch. Samsung has to pay $1B+ to Apple in fines for violation of patents. However, Apple did not win everything. Jury voted No on on the Apple’s claim that Samsung has violated Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act by monopolizing one or more technology markets related to the UMTS standard. Another win for Samsung:… Read More
How to set Chrome as your default browser on your iOS iphone ipad I installed Chrome over the weekend. It seems ok enough although a bit slow. However, I found that I had to remember to use it. So I decided to really commit to it and set it as my default browser, through jailbreak of course. First off its not fast despite what they say. In fact,… Read More
Classic Warlords game ported to ipad iphone. And they kept the 8 bit looks. Yet another port. The old 90’s game Warlords by Infinite Interactive Pty, Ltd. for PC, Mac and Amiga has been ported to iOS. Fun. Same game play, join the war to conquer Illuria in this classic fantasy strategy game. Choose any combination of up to eight humans and AI players to be battled for control… Read More