VLC media player for iOS is back in the app store after being removed after the release of iOS 8 last fall. This new version has been optimized to play well with the iPhone 6 and 6 plus and iOS 8 in general. I have used VLC for many years on my windows and OSX [...]

With the Holiday season firmly over the one real annoyance is the increase in sales calls and text messages. Yes you signed up for somethings you shouldn’t have to get that coupon online or gave out your number to a store you shouldn’t have in hopes of landing that high limit credit card. Now you [...]

Have you seen the new UI for the Apple Watch? Well if you haven’t you should because it looks pretty awesome. In fact if looks like something you would want your iPhone springboard to look like. With this I bring you Aeternum a theme for iPhone and iPad created for anything running iOS 8 (Works [...]

Tired of seeing apps that have been installed you will never use? or perhaps the carrier logo? or maybe you just want to have the date in the status bar? No matter the layout tweak you want HideMe8 is sure to deliver it to you. To start with it has an app hide function that [...]

I am sure most everyone has had issues with battery life at some point on their iPhone or iPad. Most of the time this results in downloading a new app that claims to help save power, while some do indeed help most of the time you end up about where you started. Here is the [...]

If your device is jailbroken the one thing backing up to iCloud or itunes does not cover you from is all your jailbroken apps, tweaks, settings, preferences, ect. from being restored if something happens. The last thing you want is to lose all of this if something happens to your device or if you decide [...]

iOS 8.1.3 has just been released by apple but if you are jailbroken DO NOT UPDATE for it will remove your jailbreak. While this update fixes a few glitches from 8.1.2 its major selling point to most is the reduced available storage needed for updates. If you are simply thinking about updating for storage reasons [...]

iOS 8.1.3 is now out and it patches jailbreaks. If you are jailbroken then do not upgrade or you will lose the chance to jailbreak.

I have to admit before I downloaded and installed iAppLock I was not completely sure what it could do for me and if I would have any use for it. I can say after using it for 3 weeks that iAppLock is a great tool to add to your iPhone or iPad, and one I [...]

A brand new iPhone app has just hit the app store, and it’s called “Be My Eyes”. This is really unlike any other app, you don’t fling birds or check in on your friends. Be My Eyes is a unique and free app developed to help the blind. It takes a function of the iPhone [...]

So if you are anything like me your iphone is starting to get stacked up with extra junk that is taking up a lot of space. I feel this usually happens every few months, it can be a pain to have to go through and clear caches, cookies, log files and all the other junk [...]

Incase you missed it, Firewall ip7 has been updated for iOS 8 by Yllier. For those who don’t know what Firewall ip7 does it allows you to block outgoing connections and specific port blocking. It notifies you of apps trying to establish a connection to a host and gives you the ability to allow or [...]

Sorry for the late post. But just to confirm, both these firmwares have been jailbroken. Taig http://www.taig.com/en/ has taken care of the latest firmware.

As of right now, all iOS8 firmwares are jailbroken. Please make sure you don’t update beyond 8.1.2 in the near future if you want to keep your jailbreak until you hear otherwise.

Finally, if you’re still on iOS7, now is the time to get to iOS8 while the signing window for firmware is still open by apple – before they release an update and close you out.

Reveal allows you to view more content in notifications. Scroll horizontally on banners to see more of the message. On the lock screen, scroll vertically on notification bubbles and tap table cells to expand them.

Here’s the recap:

ScreenDimmer has been updated and does now support the iOS 4.0 :). Also improvements have been mate to offer a great experience with backgrounding (both native and Backgrounder). if you don’t know about ScreenDimmer: ScreenDimmer can help you to save battery life by automatically dimming your device’s screen after a pre-defined time; or if you [...]