How to install Siri on older iDevices

Installation of the iPhone 4s most notable feature Siri, on previous iDevices has been one of the most challenging tasks for the jail break community. To the uninitiated, Siri or Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface is an application for iOS which serves as a personal assistant and information navigator that has the capability to adapt to it’s user’s preferences over time. Installing the device on your previous iDevices will be a big boost in improving your multitasking capabilities as it can arrange meetings on your calendar, check the weather, check you or your friends locations, search for particular establishments, and even read your text messages. Anyway, there [...]

iPhone 5 New Aspect Ratio

Now that the Samsung Galaxy 3 has arrived, the rumor mill is turning its attention to the new iPhone 5, which will be taller and thinner, with a flat metal backplate. The predicted dimensions will mean an extra 10mm in height, and the world's favorite smartphone is expected to be slimmed down by 2mm to a slender 7.5mm. The display will likely feature Gorilla Glass 2, thinner but just as strong as the iPhone 4S Gorilla Glass. Extra device length will enable Apple to give the iPhone 5 a larger display, which will mean a different aspect ratio for developers to wrestle with, as the next-gen iPhone is expected to be virtually unchanged in width. Until now only the iPad had deviat [...]

A guide to jail breaking iOS 5.1 with Redsnow 0.9.10b6

Twelve hours after iOS 5.1 was released by Apple, Redsnow 0.9.10b6 was following hot on its heels. The iPhone Dev team was able to quickly come up with a semi tethered jail break and you can expect further improvements along the way. Redsnow 5.1 for now, is compatible with these following devices; iPhone 4, iPhone 3G, iPad 1, iPod Touch 4G, ipod Touch 3G. For now, don’t bother with the iOS 5, and create a jail broken custom IPSW file while in baseband preservation mode. Okay so lets get down to business and start jail breaking. • Check if you have the latest version of iTunes and your device is updated to iOS 5.1, if not then proceed to do so, before continuing with the [...]

SloPro – Free HD Video App

A new free app from Apple's App Store brings high quality HD playback, even during slow motion for things like action replays or acrobatic stunts. SloPro claims to be compatible with a whole slew of recent iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch units, although only the iPhone 4S can fully exploit the 60 frames per second the software supports. Upgrading to Professional for $1.99 enables users to save raw footage to iTunes for editing in third-party apps. When used with the latest-gen iPhone, SloPro records at 60fps, givng users the option of switching to slow motion 'on the fly' during recording or later using SloPro's basic editing functionality. Users can easily navigate to the start and [...]

National Geographic app review

You can now easily get all the information that you need on your favorite national park by a simple tap on the National Geographic guide (National Parks) on your iPhone. In fact you can plan out your visit to any national park with the help of this guide. National Parks provides good tips, points of attraction and important information on various national parks. You will not find all this information so beautifully compiled anywhere else. National Parks come with one free guide to any one national park. If you want more National Parks by National Geographic guides then you will have to download them by paying $0.99 to $1.99 for each. These guides can be of great help while planning [...]