In the beginning of this month a hacked carrier update for T-Mobile iPhone 5s was released that increased data speeds. The original hack was released by Joe Brown and Sky Zangas, who are the minds behind the website iTweakiOS. This isn’t to be confused with the hack that allowed you to enable LTE on T-Mobile’s network. [...]
Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jaden Ellett
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We have been seeing a lot of SpringBoard hacks lately appearing that allow you to do things Apple never intended you to be able to do without Jailbreaking. This includes being able to make the Newsstand application completely disappear and also change your carrier logo to an image of your choice. Now a new SpringBoard [...]
The Philips Hue is a smart bulb that can be controlled using your iOS device and is available for purchase directly from Apple. Using the bulbs and the wireless bridge that comes in the Starter Pack, you can control the lighting, create custom lighting settings that suit your needa and more. Brandon Evans decided to [...]
It can sometimes be difficult to balance out ease of use with security. Software companies and online services can be under pressure to make the user experience as smooth as possible, even for potentially risky services like password resets, which saves the company money on tech support and help costs. Unfortunately, rounding off corners can [...]
Posted on October 25, 2012 by Mitch Bowman
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Anyone who’s familiar with trying to jailbreak any sort of Apple device is likely familiar with the whole song and dance that comes along with jailbreakers trying to keep up with first-party software and firmware updates, and first parties trying to make every successive firmware version even harder to jailbreak in the first place. The [...]
A recent find from 9to5Mac showed that iOS 6 shows 5 rows of homescreen icons when forced to run on a 640 by 1136 resolution. This resolution, is rumored to be of the upcoming iPhone 5 with the 4 inch display. So, obviously, you’d want to know what your favorite apps would look like in [...]
Posted on August 6, 2012 by Jaden Ellett
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Current Wired journalist and previous Gizmodo employee, Mat Honan had a rough night a few days ago. Not only was his iCloud account hacked, but this in-turn led to his Twitter account, followed by Gizmodo’s Twitter account. The hacker then used Gizmodo’s Twitter, with nearly half a million followers, to tweet racist messages. This was possible [...]
Awhile ago a Russian hacker by the name of Alexey Borodin managed to bypass Apple’s in-app purchases, this allows users to download in-app content for free. Apple tried to block the hacker, but failed as his in-app hack still works fine for iOS devices. They did promise that the hack will be patched in iOS 6 [...]
The Russian hacker, Alexey Borodin who hacked the iOS App Store’s in-app purchases is back! Apple has tried to stop him, but to the fruit companies disappointment he happened to be smarter than anticipated. The in-app purchasing hack still works on iOS devices and you can get any in-app upgrades for free; most likely for life [...]
Posted on July 6, 2012 by Mitch Bowman
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There’s not many phones on the market these days that have wireless charging, at least not without a bulky case with a charge receiver built in. It’s becoming an increasingly popular feature to have, however, with the new Galaxy S III being the first major smartphone to build in the technology. For those iPhone users [...]