Utilities

How to: Manage accessibility options with triple-click [VID]

Screen Shot 2012-01-27 at 6.30.13 PM This week Daniel gives a quick lesson on utilizing the iPhone's triple-click feature to manage accessibility options. Main site: http://www.todaysiphone.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/todaysiphone Follow Daniel on... Read more »

Apple, just give us widgets already!

20111230-175020.jpg I understand why Apple wants to keep control of iOS apps, and I understand why it wants iDevices to have a uniform, iconic look, and I can even understand why users aren't allowed to have widgets... but what I don't understand is why on Earth Apple would deny iOS users widgets and approve an app like Lock Screen Weather. This application (available for 99... Read more »

New to iPhone? Check out these apps!

iphone-christmas If I had to guess, I'd say Santa was in a pretty iGiving mood this year. And, as such, there are probably countless lucky people out there with shiny new iPhones and iPads. So, to all of you new to the iPhone game, here's a list of five applications that I think every iPhone should have. 1. Facebook/Twitter (free) One of the biggest advantages of having a... Read more »

Social Saturday: What’s your favorite holiday app?

Doodle-Jump-Christmas-345x517 Facebook user Sachin S. asks "How come Apple hasn't been sued yet for copying BBM and the notification bar from other os's?" That's actually a very good question. Apple's Notifications Center is such a clear copy of Android's pull-down notifications bar that I'm surprised it didn't lead to a lawsuit the moment it was announced. And, as far as iMessage is... Read more »

How To: Sleep your iPod on a timer

Screen Shot 2011-12-17 at 5.21.47 PM This week Daniel demos how to set your iPod to turn off on a timer, so it doesn't play after you've fallen asleep! Main site: http://www.todaysiphone.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/todaysiphone Follow Daniel on... Read more »

Graphic designer nabs Apple internship after showing off work on YouTube

Screen Shot 2011-12-13 at 7.05.42 PM An interesting trend has been emerging over the past year - Apple is beginning to hire people (or at least take them on as interns) based upon free-lance work they've done either in the jailbreak community or as conceptual designers. Peter Hajas, the guy behind the jailbreak application MobileNotifier, accepted a job at Apple and I don't think it's a... Read more »

App Switcher adds iOS shortcuts to Notifications Center, jailbreak free!

App Switcher 2 Over the last few weeks, an interesting trend has been emerging regarding shortcuts in iOS. As most of you probably know, Apple doesn't technically allow shortcuts for things like Wifi, Bluetooth or quick access to iMessage with a particular person. However, developers have been utilizing some pretty clever techniques to get around this ban. We first saw... Read more »

Siri0us pulled from Cydia

Screen Shot 2011-11-29 at 6.43.02 PM Earlier this week we told you guys about a new jailbreak tweak that brings Siri-like dictation to your iPhone 4, 3GS and fourth-gen iPod Touch. The tweak, called Siri0us, utilized Nuance's voice-recognition technology to accurately transcribe speech into text. It was a cool alternative for people who wanted speech-recognition services but were unwilling to pay the... Read more »

Microsoft claims Siri’s technology is old news

Screen Shot 2011-11-23 at 5.56.53 PM Microsoft Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie spoke with Forbes last week, and he had some interesting things to say regarding the iPhone 4S' virtual assistant. Apparently Mundie is less than impressed with Siri, claiming that the technology is nothing new. In fact, he goes so far as to say that Windows Phone has been offering a similar service called... Read more »

How To: Install iOS 5 settings shortcuts with IconSettings [VID]

20111118-181448.jpg This week Daniel demonstrates how to install settings shortcuts on your iOS 5 device without a jailbreak with a new Safari-based tweak called IconSettings! http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=xNhawffoou4 - IconSettings: http://tinyurl.com/d2jqusa - TiP write up: http://tinyurl.com/ Main site: http://www.todaysiphone.com Facebook:... Read more »