7 Jailbreak Tweaks Apple Killed In iOS 7
Looks like a jailbreak theme, but it’s not. A lot of innovative ideas for iOS get introduced in the jailbreak community. Hackers and developers tinker around with Apple’s software and create new ways...
View ArticleEven The Magnifying Glass Is Flatter In iOS 7
iOS 7 is a weird kind of flat. In many ways it lacks depth, but in others it’s more animated and texture-driven than iOS 6. How ever you want to define “flat,” it’s easy to see the direction Apple is...
View ArticleHow To Downgrade From iOS 7 Beta To iOS 6 In Two Steps
Here’s how to get your beloved iOS 6 back. We’ve already told you why you probably shouldn’t install the new iOS 7 beta; it’s not just that the icons suck, but there are good reasons why beta releases...
View ArticleHow To Create iOS 7 On A Jailbroken iPhone Running iOS 6
iOS 7 has been released in beta form to those who have paid for a developer account with Apple, but the rest of the general public will have to wait. Apple plans to ship iOS 7 to the world later this...
View ArticleHere Are Some Of The Smallest UI Changes Between iOS 6 And iOS 7 [Image]
With all the new changes coming to iOS 7 there are still a ton of little details to discover while Apple continues to put the finishing touches on it. While iOS 7 does feature a completely...
View ArticleApple Follows Google Into Charting iOS Adoption Figures For Devs
Apple has begun charting iOS adoption figures to help developers establish the percentage of users running different versions of iOS. Google has been doing the same thing for Android developers for...
View ArticleGoogle Hangouts Update Lets You Invite Friends Via SMS, Send Links & More
The new Google Hangouts app for iOS has received its first update since making its App Store debut back in May. The release adds a number of new features, including the ability to invite friends via...
View ArticleBlackBerry CEO Confirms BBM Will Be On Android & iOS “Before The End Of Summer”
We had expected BlackBerry Messenger to make its debut on Android and iOS on June 27 thanks to T-Mobile U.K., but when it became apparent that the carrier’s announcement was incorrect, we started to...
View ArticleiOS 7 Has Already Been Jailbroken, And Here’s Proof [Image]
Can it be jailbroken? That’s the first question a large number of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users ask when Apple releases a new iOS update — particularly when it’s a release as big as iOS 7. Apple...
View ArticleBBM Beta For Android & iOS Now Available In BlackBerry Beta Zone [Updated]
UPDATE: There are some screenshots of BBM for Android at the bottom of this post. By now you’re probably already aware that BlackBerry Messenger is coming to Android and iOS this summer, but BlackBerry...
View ArticleGoogle Releases Official AdSense Apps For Android & iOS
Google has released an official AdSense app for Android and iOS, allowing AdSense users to keep track of their earnings on the go. You can keep an eye on your latest earnings for the day, see what you...
View ArticlePocket Casts 4 To Bring iOS 7 Style UI, iPad Support, Cross-Platform Syncing...
Pocket Casts is arguably the finest podcast client on Android, and it’s pretty terrific on iOS, too. But it’s about to get even better. With the upcoming Pocket Casts 4 update, we’ll see a brand new...
View ArticleDowngrade And Restore Your iOS 7 Beta iPhone To It’s Former iOS 6 Glory [iOS...
If you’re an early iOS 7 beta adopter, you might want to restore iOS 6 for a number of reasons. Perhaps you just don’t like the beta experience, preferring a less changeable, buggy iPhone software....
View ArticleOne Year Later, 92% Of iDevice Owners Are Running iOS 6 [Chart]
With Apple set to unveil new iPhones today, we’re probably about a week away from a widescale release of iOS 7, which will mean that Apple’s seventh-generation operating system will end up dropping...
View ArticleScott Forstall & iOS 6 Morph Into Jony Ive & His iOS 7 Masterpiece [GIF]
In just a few short days, everyone’s iPhone is going to look a hell of a lot different now that Scott Forstall’s felt and wood grain reign is coming to an end. To celebrate rise of Sir Jony Ive’s flat...
View ArticleThe Evolution Of iOS: From iPhone OS To iOS 7
iOS has seen an enormous amount of change over the last few years. When the first iPhone was released, the most entertaining thing to do was to watch YouTube videos and try to find a few web-based...
View ArticleBlackBerry Confirms BBM Release Dates For Android & iOS
BlackBerry has finally provided us with launch dates for its new BBM apps for Android and iOS. Just as we expected, the popular messaging service will reach Google Play first on Saturday, September 21...
View ArticleMicrosoft To Bring Remote Desktop Apps To Android & iOS This Month
In a move that’s sure to upset some third-party app developers, Microsoft is planning to launch official Remote Desktop apps for Android and iOS later this month. Like the Remote Desktop solutions for...
View ArticleHBO Go Apps For Android & iOS Get Chromecast Support
The HBO Go apps for Android and iOS have today been updated with support for Google’s Chromecast. The feature works on Android smartphones and tablets running Android 2.3 Gingerbread and above, and on...
View ArticleHate iOS 7? The Jailbreak For iOS 6.1.3 And Above Is Now Here
That didn’t take long. Just twenty-four hours after Cult of Mac first reported that a jailbreak for iOS 6.1.3, 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 was incoming, it’s here, allowing even iOS 7 holdouts to get in on the...
View Article78% Of iOS Devices Are Now Using iOS 7 [Report]
iOS 7 adoption is currently stealing 1 percentage point away from iOS 6 every week. That’s according to Apple who have just updated their iOS adoption figures, presenting the data on its developers’...
View ArticleThis Jailbreak Tweak Brings Back iOS 6′s Reflective Glass Dock
Miss iOS 6’s reflective glass dock? This jailbreak tweak has got you covered. In Jony Ive’s ruthless purge of all traces of skeuomorphism, one of the biggest casualties was the glass-backed dock which...
View ArticleThis iOS 7 Jailbreak Tweak Brings Back One Of The Best Forgotten Features Of...
When Jony Ive ousted Scott Forstall as Design King of iOS, he made a lot of changes, most of them for the better. One of the tinier — and for the worse — changes, though, was removing the ‘Now Playing’...
View ArticleApple Says More Racially Diverse Emoji Are In The Works
When it comes to emoji, Apple supports everything from a smiling pile of feces to intricately detailed sunset landscapes. But if you’re looking for racial diversity there’s not a black person to be...
View ArticleYou’ll Soon Be Able To Dual Boot Your iPad Between iOS 6 & iOS 7!
Last week, we posted a video by iOS hacker extraordinaire winocm, showing that he had managed to hack an iPad 2 so that it could boot between iOS 5, iOS 6 and iOS 7 at will. At the time, we said “elite...
View ArticleiOS 6 Users Suffer Major FaceTime Outage
Remember that old slang phrase from the 90s: “Talk to the hand, because the face ain’t listening?” Apple seems to be taking a similar tack — except that you can substitute “talk to the hand” to...
View ArticleApple is now updating Maps data every single day
Since it was first released as part of iOS 6, Apple Maps has gotten a partially deserved bad rap. Although nowhere near as bad as it was at release, Apple Maps has a reputation for being unreliable...
View ArticleHey, Apple! What happened to ‘It just works’?
“It just works.” Those three words are synonymous with Apple. It’s the slogan Apple fanboys use when trying to convince their Android-loving friends that iOS is a better option. And it was used over...
View ArticleWith iCloud switch, Apple completes purge of Google Maps
Apple Maps has been out for over two years, but it’s just finally completing its original mission to completely replace Google Maps in all of Apple’s products. Starting today, iCloud.com users will see...
View ArticleHow to listen to Beats 1 on Android and iOS 6 devices right now
Apple Music isn’t available on Android yet — though it is coming — but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on Beats 1 radio. Thanks to a new web app, you can tune into the 24/7 worldwide broadcast...
View ArticleHow I Fell Out Of Love With My iPhone And Fell In Love With The Nexus 4
I’ve been in love with the iPhone for the past five years. I got the original as soon as it went on sale in the U.K. in November 2007, and I’ve had every model Apple has released ever since. My job has...
View ArticleAfter Two Weeks, iOS 6.1 Accounts For Over Half Of All iOS Web Traffic [Chart]
By now we know that iOS users update their software pretty quickly. One month after Apple released iOS 6.0, the software accounted for 60% of all iOS web traffic. Now that Apple has released iOS 6.1,...
View ArticleJailbreak Hacker Planetbeing: “It’s Likely” Jailbreaking iOS 7 Will Be Harder
planetbeing — the famed hacker who is part of the team behind the latest iOS 6 jailbreak — is now taking part in a Reddit AMA, answering questions posed to him by the community. Although the AMA has...
View ArticleApple To Release Fix For iOS 6.1 Security Issues Next Week [Rumor]
Yesterday it was discovered that a bug in iOS 6.1 allows users to bypass the iPhone lockscreen without entering in the proper PIN. We’ve seen bugs like this in the past, and Apple has always been quick...
View ArticleApple Continues To Bring Flyover & 3D Buildings To More Cities In Maps
When Apple launched its new Maps app with iOS 6 last September, one of its headline features, Flyover, only supported a handful of big cities. But the Cupertino company has been hard at work in the...
View ArticleYourTube Updated To Support Jailbroken Devices Running iOS 6 [Jailbreak]
YourTube, a popular jailbreak tweak that brings new features to the official YouTube app — including video downloading and ad-blocking — has been updated to support jailbroken devices running the...
View ArticleApple Releases iOS 6.1.3 With Fix For Lock Screen Security Flaw [Update]
Apple just released its latest iOS 6.1.3 update, which fixes a lock screen security flaw that allows users to bypass a passcode lock. The update also makes improvements to Maps for users in Japan. The...
View ArticleApple: Google Now Hasn’t Been Submitted To App Store Yet
After a few days of speculation, Google’s Chairman, Eric Schmidt, finally commented on whether Google Now would be making its way to iOS. This morning, Schmidt said that Google Now has been submitted...
View ArticleLockLauncher 2.0 Arrives With Support For iPhone 5 & iOS 6 [Jailbreak]
LockLauncher, a handy tweak that allows you to run apps from the lock screen on jailbroken iPhones, has today been updated to add support for the iPhone 5 and iOS 6. You can download it now from...
View ArticleQantas Launches New iPhone App With Passbook Support
Australian airline Qantas has always been quick to embrace new technology. Back in October 2010, it became one of the first airlines to offer iPads as in-flight entertainment systems, and one of the...
View ArticleApple Releases iOS 6.1.4 For iPhone 5
Apple has just released a surprise iOS 6.1.4 update! What’s new? What incredible new features and bug fixes can we portend? Nothing, pretty much. The sole change in the log is “updated audio profile...
View ArticleApple Maps Gets 3D Flyover In Paris
Apple continues to rollout 3D Flyover support to Maps users all over the world, and it appears the features latest destination is Paris, France. Until this week, Lyon was the only French city that...
View ArticleApple Decrypts iPhones For The Police, But It Makes Them Wait [Report]
The security features built into Apple’s iOS software are so good that the police are unable to gain access to defendant’s iPhones when they need to. Apple itself is able to bypass the security...
View ArticleApple’s iOS Devices Receive Pentagon Approval
Apple’s iOS devices have today been cleared for use on United States military networks by the Defense Department, Bloomberg reports. The move comes after Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 and the latest devices...
View ArticleBlackBerry Messenger Will Arrive On Android & iOS On June 27
T-Mobile U.K. has confirmed that BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS will arrive on June 27. That means we have exactly three weeks to wait until BlackBerry’s hugely popular chat service goes...
View ArticleiOS 7 Reminds Us To Be Careful What We Wish For
It’s our own fault. We all asked Apple to dramatically change the look and feel of the iOS operating system, which, until yesterday, remained largely unchanged since the introduction of the original...
View ArticleWhatsApp is dropping support for older smartphones
WhatsApp is dropping support for older smartphones that aren’t compatible with its latest features. At least one generation of iPhone, alongside older versions of Android and Windows Phone, will no...
View ArticleThe evolution of iOS: From iPhone OS to iOS 11
The operating system that powers the iPhone has undergone radical changes since Apple launched the device 10 years ago. As part of Cult of Mac’s collaboration with Wired UK to mark the 10th anniversary...
View ArticleApple faces ugly lawsuit for breaking FaceTime
A judge has ruled that a lawsuit against Apple for breaking FaceTime in iOS 6 can continue. It is alleged that the iPhone-maker purposely allowed the feature to be disabled on older devices in an...
View ArticleToday in Apple history: Maps manager is navigated out of Apple
November 27, 2012: Apple fires the manager responsible for iOS 6’s disastrous Apple Maps software. Richard Williamson, who oversaw Apple’s mapping team, is axed by Eddy Cue, who has just taken over the...
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