Tag Archives: Cydia
Cydia Search – Search for iOS Jailbreak Apps in a Browser
If you’re looking for more options and ways to discover new jailbreak apps for our iPhone or other iOS device, Cydia Search is a new tool you may enjoy. It’s a search engine for all the app repositories used by Cydia, the leading jailbreak app store. It checks all the …
Cool Things: Saurik Talking About Why It’s Good to Jailbreak an iPhone
I enjoy a lot of Robert Scoble’s video interviews and company Intros. As a long-time iPhone jailbreaker, it’s fun to watch this one where Saurik (Jay Freeman) talks to him about why jailbreaking is worthwhile and some of the cool tweaks available when you do. Very nice to see SBSettings …
Untethered Jailbreak for Verizon iPhone and iOS 4.2.7 Released
There’s been an untethered jailbreak available for a couple of weeks now for all iOS devices running iOS 4.3.2 except the iPad 2, but not for Verizon iPhone users running the latest version of iOS for their device. Until now that is. Now there is a new untethered jailbreak (meaning …
The Dick Bar Resurrected, in Cydia!
Wow. Only hours after its demise at the hands of Twitter, the infamous Dick Bar is back. And apparently it’s angry – as you can see in the screencap above, with its ruthless Bieber references. As you can also see above, the new home for the Dick / Quick Bar …
Cydia 1.1 Released – Major Update, Speed and Memory Improvements, Lots More
Cydia – the leading (and currently only) iOS jailbreak app store – has received a major update today, to Version 1.1.1. The list of what’s new in 1.1.1 includes: the ability to run and operate Activator, libstatusbar, and SimulatedKeyEvents while Cydia is running an overall speed improvement, including the “Loading …
Vote for Your Favorite Jailbreak App at iPhone Download Blog
Over the last few days our friends over at iPhone Download Blog have been asking their readers to name their Top 5 favorite paid apps and tweaks from the Cydia jailbreak app store. Today they’ve announced their five finalists. The final five are: BiteSMS, iFile, LockInfo, MyWi and Folder Enhancer. …
My Epic Jailbreak Fail, and How You Can Learn From It
Tis the season of newly untethered jailbreaks, so I figured I would go toe to toe with this formidable foe and see how I stack up. While everyone else was busy watching the big game on Sunday, I was locked in my own battle of wills, and it was a …
The Friendly Face of Cydia
Saurik (Jay Freeman) is one of the leading figures in the iOS jailbreak arena. He is the creator of the Cydia jailbreak app store, a Dev Team member, and a huge contributor to the jailbreak community. Last night I got a chance to meet him and chat with him briefly …
iOS Video Chat and the Windows User
I have become somewhat of a frequent work traveler this year. Most of my company’s jobs have been located at least an hour an a half’s drive from home, so even when I get home at night, it is often late. The travel has gotten even more frequent during the …
What’s the deal with AppleTV?
Steve Jobs seems to be doing his best Katy Perry impression, at least when it comes to the new Apple TV. Is it a hobby, or not? Is it iOS, or not? Is it really the somewhat disappointing evolutionary upgrade we got a glimpse of a few weeks ago, or …
Einstein Newton Emulator running on an iPhone!
Yes, folks. The spiritual predecessor of the iPhone is still alive and well. The Einstein Project, found here, was started by Paul Guyot in 2004, giving the Newton OS new life on MacOS, Linux, Windows, and on some other tablet devices. However, the game has now changed, it seems. Yesterday, …
