Archive for August, 2011
ToDoNotes for iPhone
Ever since the Cydia app store was introduced, a lot of iOS developers have been able to make use of the great platform to showcase their abilities and also, make some money out of it. More than anything, the Tweak Week part of the app store which was released back in June, has made a [...]
Apple gains more market share in the US this quarter
When ComScore released their last report last quarter, Google’s Android was the leading smartphone platform in the US. And Apple fans, dont get too excited, because Google is still at the top with its Android mobile operating system. But the good new is that Apple has gained some percentage of the market share, cutting down [...]
iTunes Match Beta is now open for developers
Apple has sent out an email to iOS developers today that says in big black letters that iTunes Match Beta is now available for developers only. Below is what the letter says and above is a screen shot of the service. iTunes Match stores your complete music library in iCloud, allowing you to enjoy your [...]
Trover for iPhone
If you are a photographer and want to get popular as one of those photographers, then here is an app for your iPhone which will help you do just that. Trover is a photo sharing and discovery app which lets you share all the images that you have taken off your camera and those that [...]
How to Downgrade your iPhone Firmware
In my last article, I discussed about the importance of SHSH blobs in a jailbroken iPhone to be used in downgrading your iPhone iOS firmware version. What is downgrading an iOS? Downgrading is the process of installing an iOS operating system with the older one into your iPhone. Obviously Apple doesn’t allow that by default [...]
A great tribute to Steve Jobs in Japan
After Steve Jobs announced his retirement as the CEO of Apple, many people did many things to give him a tribute, to make him feel the great things he has done for them, and to let him know of all the great thing that they are thankful for. But one man in Japan has gone a bit [...]
Stream music from your iDevice to your TV via a PS3
If you have an iDevice, an Apple TV, and a beautiful TV, it is for sure that you played with the Apple TV AirPlay capability and played off from music, videos, and music from the device. This is nothing but streaming music or videos from your iDevice onto your TV without almost any setup. This [...]
Apple’s new patent for iPhone display privacy
This week has been a very busy one for Apple. There has been so much happening in Cupertino. There was a resignation from one of Apple’s oldest and senior most employee, the famous Steve Jobs. Then came the new CEO, the former COO, Tim Cook. And there have been many more things loitering around the Cupertino tech [...]
The story of App Store URL and trademark
When you want to get a certain URL to your website, blog, or forum, you just go online and see if its available. And if it is, you buy it. This is all that is need. And if that URL is matches the name of your company or product, you can just trademark them so [...]
Importance of SHSH Blobs on Jailbroken iPhones
First of all, I will discuss what SHSH blob is all about. SHSH (Signature HaSH) is a 1024-bit signature used by Apple in verifying the firmware on most iOS devices. Basically, SHSH blob is a signature file which is verified against Apple Server to ensure that your iPhone is running with the latest firmware. When [...]