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Proclivity: Another Cydia Alternative Now Available For Trial

January 4, 2015 by Sid 2 Comments

Looks like everyone wants to have a go at making a Cydia alternative jailbreak tweak store. In December last year, we spoke about iMods, a brand new jailbreak store that wants to replace Cydia on your iOS device. There's another one now and it's called Proclivity. Proclivity is an upcoming … [Read more...]

You Can Hack iCloud Accounts Using The New iDict Tool

January 4, 2015 by Sid 3 Comments

Last Friday, a new tool was submitted to GitHub that could be used to hack certain iCloud accounts with simple and weak passwords. Known as iDict, it fools Apple into thinking it's an iPhone and uses a brute-force attack to determine a weak Apple ID password from a 500 word list. A bug in … [Read more...]

Hackers Claim They Can Create Fingerprints From Photos Of A Users Finger

December 30, 2014 by Sid Leave a Comment

As it turns out, the fingerprint scanners on the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6/6 Plus and the new iPads can be fooled. A group of hackers from Europe have devised a method that can produce fingerprints from photos of the users fingers and then be used to bypass biometric scanners such as TouchID. The … [Read more...]

Use Two SIMs With The iPhone 6/6 Plus Using This Dual-SIM Adapter

December 28, 2014 by Sid 2 Comments

If, for some reason, you want to use two SIM cards on your brand new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus, you can do so using this Dual-SIM Adapter. A brand called MagicSIM is now selling a Dual-SIM adapter for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, enabling you to use SIM cards from two different carriers. The MagicSIM … [Read more...]

Auxo 3 For iOS 8 Now Available In Cydia

December 26, 2014 by Sid Leave a Comment

As predicted, Auxo 3 is now available for download from the Cydia Store. Auxo is a tweak that adds some cool multitasking features to iOS and makes switching apps etc much easier. Auxo 3 is the newest iteration of the tweak and brings iOS 8 compatibility and some new features. The tweak has … [Read more...]

Apple No Longer Signing iOS 8.1.1

December 18, 2014 by Sid Leave a Comment

As of today, you can no longer update to iOS 8.1.1 or downgrade to it from iOS 8.1.2. Apple has stopped signing the iOS 8.1.1 firmware, which means that if you want to jailbreak, you'll have to update to iOS 8.1.2. iOS 8.1.2 is a minor update that fixes a ringtone related bug. If you've been … [Read more...]

iMods: The Alternative Jailbreak Tweaks Store [DEMO]

December 18, 2014 by Sid 2 Comments

When it comes to downloading tweaks and themes on a jailbroken iOS device, the only store that comes to mind is Cydia. Jay Freeman, aka Saurik, created Cydia about six years ago and it is still running strong. Yes, the UI could do with a makeover, but the functionality is great. Enter iMods, a new … [Read more...]

Metal/Magnetic Accessories Causing Camera And NFC Issues On iPhone 6/6 Plus

December 18, 2014 by Sid 3 Comments

A new issue seems to be affecting the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus when using cases made out of metal or magnetic accessories such as camera lenses. Using a magnetic lens attachment on the iPhone 6 Plus will screw up its Optical Image Stabilization. Also, metal cases are inhibiting the NFC on both … [Read more...]

iOS 8.1.2 Vs iOS 8.2 Beta 2 On The iPhone 4s [Speed Test]

December 18, 2014 by Sid Leave a Comment

The iPhone 4s will not receive any updates after iOS 8, so it's important that Apple provide smooth performance on all versions of iOS 8. The iOS 8.1.1 update was mainly aimed at the iPhone 4s users and provided some performance improvements over iOS 8.1. It is believed that iOS 8.2 will provide … [Read more...]

Cydia Tweaks Compatible With iOS 8.1.2 Jailbreak

December 17, 2014 by Sid Leave a Comment

Apple's latest iOS firmware, 8.1.2, can be jailbroken using the TaiG tool and if you've already done it, you're probably wondering what Cydia tweaks are compatible. Folks usually jailbreak to try out tweaks that can be installed via Cydia and with every new jailbreak, the tweaks have to be updated … [Read more...]