Archive for the ‘Software’ Category

Latest Cydia release lets you easily download that jailbreak again and again

There’s a new iOS coming… eventually, and if you’ve jailbroken your device you know it’s going to get locked up tight again. The latest version of Cydia won’t change that, but getting back to where you left off just got a lot easier. The app has merged with Rock Your Phone...
January 21st, 2011 | Software | Read More

iPad 2 might sport proximity sensor

You can more or less be sure that the iPad 2 will be one hot ticket item when it hits the market later this year, and for good reason, too. After all, it does seem as though Apple will be fixing the sequel up to keep customers (new and returning ones) more than happy, and during the process, it goes...
January 20th, 2011 | Software | Read More

The iOS App Store Is Just About To Pass 10 Billion Downloads

Holy crap; remember when the App Store surpassing 1 billion downloads was a nearly mind-blowing feat? Less than 2 years later, Apple is just a few million copies of Angry Birds away from cracking past 10 billion. As with the 1 billion download landmark, Apple’s going to give away a $10,000 giftcard...
January 18th, 2011 | Software | Read More

What does Verizon’s elimination of “New Every Two” and “Annual Upgrade” mean for you?

Earlier this month  we got wind that Verizon was eliminating their popular New Every Two (NE2) program and Annual Upgrade program on January 16th. Then yesterday this was confirmed  as was reported by the Wall Street Journal. So what does this mean for you…if you are a current Verizon customer,...
January 17th, 2011 | Software | Read More

iOS 4.3 code reveals new iPhone and iPad models, rumor mill suggests a dislike of the home button

History lesson, folks. If you dig far enough into iOS’s code, you’ll eventually come across iPhone3,1, which is the AT&T iPhone 4, and the analogous iPhone3,2 (i.e. Verizon iPhone). It’s nothing we haven’t seen before, but then along comes iOS 4.3 with a handful of new mystery...
January 13th, 2011 | Software | Read More

Survey: many folks think that the current generation iPhone is a 4G device

Statistics are strange numbers that don’t always reflect what we think we see in our day-to-day lives. While there has been plenty of hype of 4G over CES, Nielsen has recently surveyed  over 2,131 adults over some aspects of 4G and the results are interesting. Apparently 27% of the folks surveyed...
January 12th, 2011 | Software | Read More

itablet rocks 10.1-inch screen, Windows

itablet, the Windows 7-powered tablet computer that was first announced back in February 2010, has been officially launched  at the CES in Las Vegas. The company behind the product is AHX Global, a joint venture between UK’s X2 Computing and Taiwanese tablet computer designer – AMtek Systems....
January 10th, 2011 | Software | Read More

Sprint expands its 4G service to San Francisco on Tuesday

As we previously reported  last week, Sprint’s 4G service is now available in San Francisco, Oakland, Palo Alto and San Jose. This brings to 71 the number of markets that the nation’s third largest carrier now serves with WiMax 4G. And of course, the carrier has a couple of handsets enabled...
December 28th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Apple Remote app updated for AirPlay video streaming

Version 2.0  of the app already brought support for the new Apple TV and the iPad, but Apple’s has now just released another more minor update to its Remote app for iOS devices that adds another much-anticipated feature: support for AirPlay video streaming. What’s more, the app now also...
December 27th, 2010 | Software | Read More

MotoBLUR 3.0 leaked for Droid 2

Droid 2 owners who are jealous of the MotoBLUR 3.0 interface used on the Droid 2 Global and Droid Pro are in for a bit luck. Some folks have managed to leak the interface update for the phone online, allowing the phone to access the profiles function in MotoBLUR 3.0. It’s already up for download,...
December 24th, 2010 | Software | Read More