Patent hoarder, Access, has announced that Apple and itself have agreed a deal to license some $10 million (1 billion Yen) worth of patents, many of which were formerly owned by Palm/PalmSource. Although it’s not exactly clear what exactly these patents cover, even reading the original news post over at MacoTakara in poorly translated English is enough…
Patents – where the rumormill gets its power. That’s right, we have some more patents to talk about, and these ones look pretty awesome actually. The first of the bunch involves the lockscreen, aka one of the most criticized parts of iOS. What this patents shows is a possible way to access applications directly from the lockscreen. What?! That’s right,…
HBO Go, for those unfamiliar, is HBO’s online catch-up service, which allows users to view content on iOS devices, as-well as on computers. Until now, the service has been exclusive to customers who pay a cable TV subscription, but according to Reuters, the network is considering switching this, and allowing access to HBO Go without the need to pay. This…
By this point, all of you should know about Google Glass. Some people, such as Joshua Topolsky of The Verge, are able to get an early look at the wearable computing device. In case you aren’t yet aware of Google Glass, it is a device that you wear like you would sunglasses, and contains a camera, Wi-Fi chip, Bluetooth chip, GPS, and shows the user an…
Today Matt explains how the new tweak MapsOpener works and how it can make your iOS device run purely off of Google Maps and no longer requiring any use of Apples Maps. Tweak: MapsOpener See If Your Device Can Be Jailbroken!: http://mofodox.me/jbstats Matt’s Tech…
Today Matt takes a look at a tweak that allows you customize the appearance and the actions that you can complete with the volume toggles also known as the volume HUD. Tweak: HUD Pro See If Your Device Can Be Jailbroken!: http://mofodox.me/jbstats Matt’s Tech…
Today Matt takes a look at a tweak that allows you to quickly access your brightness settings using the volume toggles on your iOS device. Tweak: BrightVol See If Your Device Can Be Jailbroken!: http://mofodox.me/jbstats Matt’s Tech…
With the new beta of iOS 6 (beta 2) being released yesterday, there’s a slew of new and changed features just waiting to be found and unearthed. One of those new features is known as Guided Access (screenshot above). What Guided Access does is turns your iDevice into a sort of “Kiosk Mode” that allows the owner of the device to restrict use of…
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