Is Last.FM not cutting it for you? Does nobody upload mixes you like on 8tracks? (How many times can you listen to The Ultimate Disney Playlist, hits from the 80s, or the latest mixtape collection of so-called "indie" bands?) If you speak the Malayalam language, Devaragam can stream … [Read more...]
Error-O-Pedia For Siri Tells You What’s Wrong With iTunes, Windows, HTTP [Cydia Tweak]
Did your computer just spit out an error? Chances are the message wasn't too helpful by itself. Off the top of your head, what does iTunes Error -50 mean? What do you do to fix it? If you have an iDevice with Siri and AssistantExtension installed, you can download the Error-O-Pedia plugin and tell … [Read more...]
Wikipedia Mobile Versus The New Encyclopædia Britannica iPhone App
Apparently Encyclopædia Britannica Inc is still in business in the Age of Wikipedia and they have released an updated version of their iPhone and iPad client apps. The iTunes page for the Britannica app proudly states that they have "over 80,000 articles – expertly written and thoroughly … [Read more...]
ShazamTones Cydia Tweak Lets You Find Music Ringtones Through Shazam
Let's say you hear a song on the radio, or in your favorite movie, and you want that song as your iPhone's ringtone. ShazamTones is a Cydia tweak for Shazam which hooks the service into UnlimTones. With ShazamTones installed, you can identify music normally with Shazam and the tweak puts a button … [Read more...]
CrazyPC Allows Your iPhone To Mess With A Friend’s PC [Cydia]
Kobi Snir, who previously brought SpyKey and AnonySend to Cydia, released CrazyPC last night. CrazyPC controls a software server installed on a "friend's" computer that can make the computer display images, play sounds, change the computer volume, and shut down. As with AnonySend this software's … [Read more...]
WireSiri Allows Siri To Activate Bluetooth, WiFi, Aiplane Mode, Data, And 3G [Cydia Tweak]
SBSettings is neat and all, but can you ask it to turn on WiFi? By default, you have to pull down the SBSettings tab with a gesture and tap on the appropriate button. With WireSiri all you need to do is call Siri up and ask her to turn on or off your wireless services. Now you can use your words … [Read more...]
SuperOneClick Not Working For Samsung Galaxy Phone? Try The Universal Gingerbread Root 2.3.3 to 2.3.7
If you have a Samsung Galaxy phone running Gingerbread and can't use SuperOneClick, you're in luck. StoneBoyTony of the XDA-Developers forum has released a tool for rooting Samsung Galaxy phones. The list of compatible phones is quite extensive, so check the original forum post to make sure your … [Read more...]
FaceTime QuickPick Lets You Quickly FaceTime Your Contacts For $0.99 [Cydia]
FaceTime QuickPick is an an app that allows you to select contacts from a list and immediately start a FaceTime conversation with them. Let's do a comparison: All you need to do to start a FaceTime call with FaceTime QuickPicks is to open the app and select the contact of your choice. Without … [Read more...]
SpyKey Is A Keylogger That Reports PC Activity To Your iPhone [Cydia App]
Kobi Snir, the developer credited as the author of the iOS version of AnonySend, updated SpyKey. SpyKey is an app that receives messages from a specially installed keylogger on a PC (presumably yours). This app was previously on the iTunes App Store for $5 before it was pulled. You can get SpyKey … [Read more...]
How To Install / Use MobileTerminal And OpenSSH To Connect To Servers, Play Roguelikes (Nethack, ADOM, Crawl) [Cydia]
RogueTerm is a universal app in the iTunes App Store which can play roguelikes (old school RPGs like nethack and moria). While my iPhone probably isn't the greatest platform to play these heavily keyboard-centric games, I wouldn't mind syncing up my bluetooth keyboard to plug away at some Crawl when … [Read more...]