BigBoss Releases SBSettings 3.0.2 for iPhone

BigBoss has released an update to his SBSettings application which lets you toggle preferences directly from the Springboard.

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The processes button “Free Memory” apparently has never done anything for anyone at all! I had one user report this and no one else. I found this today while installing SBSettings on a friend’s iPhone and noticing that there was no free memory after hitting the button. So none of you have ever seen how awesome this is! It is fixed now. Turns out I packaged the 3.0.1 toggle pack up poorly and the file was copied to the wrong folder.

v3.0.2 of the app changes the way the window opens slightly. It now requires at least 50 pixels of swiping before the window opens. This is to help prevent accidental opens. You can swipe left to right or right to left, it doesn’t matter. You cannot swipe down. (Let’s see if this one generates me any mail).

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SBSettings can be downloaded from the BigBoss Cydia repository.

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New Flying Apps Display for Apple Stores

Apple has created a new flying apps window display which can be found at the Palo Alto Apple Store.

First posted by Jason Kincaid from TechCrunch, the video below shows a "giant wall of apps flying by, accompanied by a massive iPhone that briefly displays a handful of featured apps for a few seconds apiece."

Take a look below...

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First Solar Powered Bluetooth Speakers

Devotec Industries has launched the world's first solar powered wireless Bluetooth stereo speakers.

The compact, portable 'Solar Sound' is the first portable stereo speaker to combine integrated Bluetooth technology with solar powered battery support - making them the must have travel accessory this summer. Whether by the pool or sitting out in the sun with friends, the Bluetooth connectivity allows listeners to send their music wirelessly to the speaker via their phone or MP3 player and enjoy the ease of remotely sending 'commands' between the connected device and speaker, and vice versa.

Superior sound quality is also on offer thanks to the unit's 2 x 2W speakers. Listeners can now enjoy significantly higher volume and quality stereo sound, which has historically been lacking from direct mobile or MP3 playback.

The Solar Sound is compatible with the majority of phone models, including Nokias, Blackberries and the iPhone (with use of the iPhone 3.0 software update). Plus, thanks to the included retractable headphone Solar Sound cable, any MP3 player can be connected ensuring maximum flexibility.

The environmentally inspired speakers feature an integrated 150mA solar panel - indicated via the illuminated yellow logo when charging. This supports the built in Lithium-Ion 1500mAh battery, giving eight hours continuous play at medium volume or four hours at maximum volume.

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Sexiest looking iPhone App Interfaces

We all know how good iPhone apps can look! Infact they are the best looking mobile apps out there – and pretty good at what they offer.

Today we’ll take a glimpse at 10 of the most sexiest iPhone apps (in no particular order) that are not only gorgeous but also the ‘Worth it’ kind:

1. Bento

Bento is an simple database management application for iPhone users from FileMaker Inc. It is basically a portable version of Bento for Mac. It helps in getting fast access to information (libraries and collections) when you are away from your computer.

It comes with 25 built-in templates for business (example issue tracking, time billing, expenses) and personal use(example diet logs, recipes, vehicle maintenance, home inventory). Otherwise, you can also create your customized templates for which a blank template is provided.

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Push Fix for Unlocked iPhone 3.0

Just found this via Sizlopedia that there is now an app Push Fix available on Cydia to fix Push Notification Systemi on jailbroken and unlocked iPhone’s running firmware 3.0. I earlier wrote a complete guide on how to fix Push Notification System for hacktivated iPhone’s but it required longer and tedious steps (for some) to fix the issue. You can now fix Push Notification System by following three simple steps:

Step 1: Start “Cydia” on your iPhone. Touch on “Manage” tab on the bottom and then on “Sources” as seen in the screenshot below:

Step 2: Touch on “Edit” and then on “Add”. You will be prompted to enter a url source as seen in the screenshot below. Type “http://cydia.iphoneil.net” and touch on “Add Source”.

Cydia will now automatically update your sources by following a series of automated steps.

Step 3: After installation is completed. Search for “Push Fix” in Cydia and install this application. This app will automatically fix Push Notification System on your unlocked and jailbroken iPhone.

Note: Fixing Push Notification System with Push Fix app wont solve the issues that you may be having in receiving Push Notifications on your hacktivated iPhone 3.0. You don’t need to follow the steps above if you have already followed the Guide for Fixing Push Notification System on your iPhone as the Push Fix app doesn’t do anything new or different.

Please take a look at our complete step-by-step guide on how to unlock and jailbreak (if you haven’t already):

• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 3G
• iPhone 2G

Questions are welcome!

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Improve your iPhone Signals with Signal Booster

Sick of dropped calls on your iPhone?

Wilson Electronics, an electronics manufacturer, has recently released an iPhone signal enhancer called iBooster.

It improves the signal reception which enables a reduction in dropped calls and better audio. The iBooster can be used in cars, buildings and other areas where network coverage is weak. Due to its simple setup it can be easily moved from one place to another.

It has Wilson bi-directional SmartTechnology signal amplifier and battery charger. There is specific slip in’ cradle for the iPhone which features a pass through connector for external accessory access. The cradle is great for hands free operation either with a user’s headset or Bluetooth device. You can use the iBooster without taking off the case of your iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G or iPhone.

Key Features:

• Amplifier increases the data rates where signal is weak.
• Receives weak signals.
• Built in battery charger.
• More battery life.
• Pass-through iPhone connector for accessory access while iPhone is in the cradle.
• Easier hands free operation through the cradle.
• Installs fast.
• Package includes everything required.
• Pretty design.

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Find In Page - Safari Bookmark for Searching Webpages

Find In Page (FindInPage for 2.x firmware), a Safari bookmark that allows you to search a web page, has been updated to work specifically with the 3.0 firmware. This mod does not add an icon to your SpringBoard but instead adds a bookmark in Safari. To use the Find In Page bookmark, go to a web page in Safari, then select the icon on the lower menu bar that looks like a book. This will bring up a list of your bookmarks. Just tap on the Find In Page bookmark.

Once you select the Find In Page bookmark, you will get a pop-up where you can type in the word (or words) you would like to search the page for. It will then give you a pop-up displaying how many matches it found on the page. The matches will be highlighted in yellow on the page.

If you would like to remove the bookmark, you will need to remove it in Safari like you would any other bookmark (go into your bookmarks, select Edit and then delete the bookmark). Uninstalling the Find In Page application via Cydia will not delete the bookmark out of Safari…you have to do that via Safari.

Overall, this is a handy little bookmark that works well. One thing I did notice, like in the previous version, once you have searched for the a word in a page it will keep that word highlighted even if you go back out and search for a new word. Not a huge deal, just something to note. You can get Find In Page via the BigBoss source.

Note: If you would like to have this app on the 2.x firmware, be sure you install the FindInPage app instead of the Find In Page app.

Available In: Cydia

Price: Free

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Rackspace Cloud 1.0 for iPhone

For those of you who may not have notices, our sponsor has changed it’s name from Mosso to The Rackspace Cloud. Really, Mosso was always a company running via Rackspace. You can read more about the name change here.

Now, for the iPhone related news. The Rackspace Cloud has recently announced they are releasing API’s. This gives developers the tools and info to create apps that interact with the cloud. Someone has already started developing an iPhone app. Not a lot of details were given, but a lot of screenshots were. Check out the screenshots below. The developers states in the comments on his blog that, “The plan is to submit it this week. It’s currently in the hands of a few people at Rackspace to test and verify functionality.”

Coming Soon: App Store
Price: ??

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RedLaser - Scan Barcodes and Get Realtime Prices

RedLaser is an application that scans the barcode of a product and then searches for that product and it’s prices.

When you open the app, you can begin by scanning an item. To do so just select the lighting icon on the lower menu bar which will open a screen where you can scan the barcode. You will need to line up the edges of the bar code within the arrows… the bar code needs to be upright. Once the edges are lined up, the arrows will turn green. Hold it still a split second longer (after the arrows are green) and it will automatically scan the barcode. It can be a little tricky at first but, after a few tries you will have it down. You can also manually take a picture of the bar code using the Camera button.

After the barcode has been scanned, you will instantly get a description of the product, a picture of the product (if available), a list of websites in which you can buy the product (including each website’s price of the product) and the ability to search Amazon for the product. If the barcode was not found, you will get a message saying, “No matching products found.”

From the main menu, you can email the entire list of products you have scanned, get help, delete products from the list of scanned items or manually enter a barcode number.

I starting testing this app by scanning some food items and I quickly got addicted. I ended up going all around scanning anything that had a bar code! I was impressed with how easily, quickly and accurately it scanned barcodes. Out of all the items I scanned, were only two in which the app did not find. I did have to rescan a few items before it found them but, overall, it worked great. One thing I would definitely like to see change is that the webpages would open inside of the application instead of opening in Safari. You can get RedLaser via the BigBoss source.

Note: This app is currently a beta.

You can found on Cydia and free

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Steampunk - WinterBoard Theme

Steampunk is a WinterBoard theme that contains 217 icons, a dock, badges, sliders, lock screen battery, lock screen background, wallpaper…etc. Due to the design of the dock, the theme looks the best with only three rows of icons or four rows of icons without the icon label’s turned off. Also, this is an Italian theme so, many of the icons need to be renamed (see list below for details). Other than that, it does contain some pretty cool icons. You can get Steampunk via the iSpazio source.

Note: The LiveClock mod works in conjunction with this theme.

To rename the icons, ssh into the Library/Themes/Steampunk by parbus/Icons folder and change the following file names:

Messaggi to Messages
Calendario to Calendar
Immagini to Photos
Mappe to Maps
Notities to Notes
Calcolatrice to Calculator
Impostazioni to Settings
Borsa to Stocks

How to Install

1. Your device must be jailbroken. (how?)
2. Make sure you have WinterBoard installed via Cydia.
2. Make sure you have the iSpazio source installed in Cydia.
3. Search for Steampunk in Cydia, run the install.
4. Open WinterBoard and activate the Steampunk Theme.

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Acevedo Collection v1 - Wallpaper Pack

Acevedo Collection v1 is made up of random wallpapers…honestly, I’m not really sure why a few of them are in there but, they are. I only really like one of the wallpapers but, below are all the screenshots so you can check them out for yourself. Remember, when you install this wallpaper pack, the wallpapers are added to your stock Settings application under Wallpapers. You can get Acevedo Collection v1 via the MacCiti source.

Note: If you would like to manually delete some of the wallpapers once you install the pack, you can ssh into the Library/Wallpapers folder on your iPhone or iPod Touch and delete them from there.

Available In: Cydia

Price: Free

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qTweeter Update - Upload Videos to Twitter and Facebook on First Gen iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS

qTweeter, a Twitter application, has been updated to version 2.0. The update adds a new feature - video. The really cool part is that you can send a video tweet not only from an iPhone 3GS but also an iPhone 3G and a first gen iPhone (on the 3.0 firmware)! Very cool.

If you are on a first gen iPhone or an iPhone 3G, you will need to install Cycorder via Cydia. qTweeter uses Cycorder to record the video you will tweet (and then uses TwitVid to post the video to Twitter and Facebook… you do not have to have TwitVid installed on your iPhone for it to work). The video is posted just like any other TwitVid video in both Twitter and Facebook. I also like that qTweeter allows you to upload a previously taken video.

It worked great for me on an iPhone 3G running 3.0 however, Doug had to uninstall it from his iPhone 3GS because it put it into continuous Safe Mode.

I personally have always thought this was a cool Twitter application. For a full review of the app please see previous posts about qTweeter. You can get qTweeter via the Ste Packaging source.

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BigBoss to Release iPhone Wallpaper App

BigBoss has announced that he will soon release a wallpaper application for the iPhone, entitled BossPaper.

The application will let you control what wallpaper shows up on your SpringBoard without the heavy performance impact that is experienced with Winterboard.

Features:
- You control which images are displayed. You can use camera roll, installed themes, or a combination of! With Winterboard, you could only install a theme and use what came with it. Now you can use images from many themes or other sources such as BossPaper packs.
- You can use your own images from the camera!
- BossPaper stops rotating images as soon as an app launches. This prevents battery and CPU drain.
- BossPaper stops rotating images as soon as the iPhone is locked. This prevents battery drain.
- BossPaper uses very little memory and CPU! It does not inject into apps only SpringBoard so you should not notice any application lag running it.
- BossPaper can use one of many transitions such as fade, water drop, page curl - you configure which one(s) you want. Configure how long the transitions last.
- BossPaper lets you control when to rotate images. You can rotate it on a timer you configure or you can rotate when an app closes, or both!
- BossPaper lets you hide icon labels so those that do not want to install Winterboard can use it without.
- BossPaper lets you dim the wallpaper.

The application will be released in Beta within the next few days. You will find it on the BigBoss Cydia repository.

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