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iTunes Library Transferring Simplified With TuneSwift

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December 22, 2010
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For many of you who have been switching computers and having to suffer through the pain of transferring iTunes libraries, Christmas has come early. Given that syncing files between computers (particularly between Macs and Windows PCs) is not one of the most fun tasks, there will likely be some considerable comfort taken in by the new CopyTrans application named TuneSwift.

TuneSwift can quickly backup an iTunes library stored on your preferred iDevice. It uses “incremental backups” and store updates are made simplar in the absence of having to update the complete library. The most More >

Apply Rules To Incoming Mail On iOS Devices Via Mail Rules

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December 21, 2010
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A new jailbreak extension named Mail Rules is available in Cydia and it lets you apply rules to all your incoming Mails on the iPhone and iPad. Mail Rules adds no new icon to your home screen. The tweak is accessed via the “Rules…” page in the Mail, Contacts, Calendars settings. The app supports matching on the following criteria:

  • Account
  • Headers
  • Recipient
  • Sender
  • Subject

And supports the following actions:

  • Delete message
  • Mark as read
  • Mark as unread
  • Copy to folder
  • Move to folder
  • Stop processing rules

You can configure all of the options from the Mail -> Rules panel in your Settings app. More >

Apple Possibly Patches Limera1n Bootrom Exploit To Prevent Jailbreaking

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December 21, 2010
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A forum member over at ModMyI is claiming that he was unable to jailbreak his iPad that he recently bought using RedSn0w. This has led many to believe that Apple might have patched the limera1n exploit that has been used in Redsn0w to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 in newer iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches that are being shipped.

To give some of you some background info, back in October, GeoHot released a jailbreaking tool called Limera1n to jailbreak iOS 4.1 using a bootrom exploit. Since it was a bootrom (hardware level) exploit, it meant that Apple couldn’t stop the exploit from being used in More >

Skyfire Browser Brings Flash Videos To iPad With Facebook Connect

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December 18, 2010
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There is some exciting news for iPad fans. The SkyFire browser, which allows you to play Flash content within a web page is heading to the iPad after launching succesfully on the iPhone with a very cool social feature. SkyFore for iPad comes packed iwth powerful social media features, including embedded Facebook, Twitter, and Google Reader, a “universal” Like button, and the Fireplace, a pop-up window containing a boiled-down Facebook newsfeed that just has posts with the links.

For those of you who don’t already know, the SkyFire browser app automatically converts Flash video into More >

Augmented Reality App “Word Lens” For iOS Offers Real Time Translation

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December 18, 2010
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Although there have been quite a few augmented reality apps for the iOS since the ability to use them was introduced in iOS 3.1. Since their introduction, apps like Cyclopedia, Wikitude, and gaming apps like A.R Drone (which lets you control four-propellered flying machines with the help of an iPhone application) have all been around. It’s now time to turn the attention over to another app which uses this feature to the next level.

The app developers over at Quest Visual have come up with their newest app called Word Lens for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, which translates words from one More >

The Official PlayStation App, Coming Soon To iOS And Android

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December 17, 2010
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Sony has revealed that it is planning to release a PlayStation App for the iOS and Android powered devices.

The app will be available to download for iPhone and iPod Touch with OS 4 and above, and most Android compatible handsets with a minimum of OS 1.6. Initially the app will be available only in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Netherlands. According to the blog post:

Sony Playstation app will come with the following features:

  • Check out your PlayStation Network trophies and keep up to date with your friends’ games and online status.
  • Discover all the latest games, news More >

Antid0te Security Enhancing Tool For iOS Devices Rumored To Release 12/24/10

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December 15, 2010
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We recently reported that a German consultant Stefan Esser, was planning to release a new tool called Antid0te, which will add the ASLR based security protection layer to jailbroken iDevices.

ASLR or Address Space Layout Randomization is a technique that randomizes the memory locations of the files, which subsequently makes it difficult for an injected code to locate the rogue scripts in advance to execute an attack. Esser claims that ASLR will improve security of jailbroken iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Esser presented his findings at the Power of Community security conference that More >

mSpot Launches App; Puts iTunes Music In The Cloud

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December 15, 2010
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Popular cloud entertainment provider mSpot, Inc., today went live with the iPhone version of its popular cloud music service that offers users fast, easy access to their music collections via smart phones, PCs/Macs and Internet TV. The service enables users to quickly upload their music to the mSpot Cloud and then immediately start listening from both desktop browsers and iPhones for free. A version of the service was launched for Android in June of this year and now has over 1 million downloads.

“We’re giving you the ‘next generation’ iTunes experience.  By putting your music in More >

Apple Releases iTunes 10.1.1; Includes Important Bug Fixes

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December 15, 2010
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Apple has just released iTunes 10.1.1, which includes a number of important bug fixes. You can download iTunes 10.1.1 for Windows and Mac from below. iTunes 10.1.1 update addresses music videos and playlists related issues.

According to the release notes, iTunes 10.1.1 fixes the following bugs:

  • Addresses an issue where some music videos may not play on Macs equipped with NVIDIA GeForce 9400 or 9600 graphics.
  • Addresses an issue where some music videos may not sync to an iPod, iPhone, or iPad.
  • Resolves an issue where iTunes may unexpectedly quit when deleting a playlist that has the More >

AirPlayer Enables AirPlay On Mac From iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

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December 15, 2010
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Erica Sadun, the same developer who brought us AirVideoEnabler to enable AirPlay in 3rd party apps has just released AirPlayer, a custom Bonjour AirPlay service which allows you to stream video from your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad with AirPlay to your Mac OS system exactly like you would do to your Apple TV. This is perfect especially if someone owns an iMac or Cinema Display as a TV.

Explaination of the App:

What AirPlayer does is create and advertise a custom Bonjour AirPlay service that pretends to be an Apple TV. Bonjour is Apple’s zero configuration networking solution for allowing More >

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