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iBlueNova – Transfer Photo, Song and File From iPhone Via Bluetooth

by Simon Ng on March 8, 2010

iBlueNova is a cydia application that lets you transfer any file (including photos, music, document, etc) from iPhone to other bluetooth devices. Formerly known as iBluetooth for iPhone OS 2.0, iBlueNova supports OS v3.0 or up. Same as iBluetooth, the bluetooth app is a paid application that is available for US$5.99. But it also offers [...]

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2 Great Ways to Disable iPhone’s Auto Rotation Feature

by Simon Ng on March 4, 2010

iPhone’s built-in accelerometer offers a simple way to switch between portrait and landscape mode. As all know, you can simply rotate iPhone sideway and it responds automatically to display content in landscape. The landscape offers better reading experience for most applications and a wider keyboard for typing. When iPhone was first released, the landscape mode [...]

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How to Customize Winterboard Theme with User Wallpaper

by Simon Ng on February 27, 2010

Recently, I got a tweet from a reader…
Wanted to know if i could use a theme like ielegate and still have my own custom background and lockscreen?
That’s a good question. I guess some of you may also have the same question. It’s common that you install a great Winterboard theme. You love all parts of [...]

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iPhone Tip: How to Change Slide To Unlock to Tap To Unlock

by Simon Ng on February 26, 2010

The “Slide to Unlock” feature of iPhone changes the way we answer calls or unlock the phone. Before the debut of iPhone, we used to click on the “Answer” button to pick up a call. With iPhone, you use the slider to answer a call.
The slider is fancy and works pretty great. But [...]

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How To Backup and Restore Cydia Application Before iPhone Upgrade

by Simon Ng on February 11, 2010

Every time you upgrade a jailbroken iPhone to a new version of firmware (or iPhone OS), as you know, it is required to go through the whole jailbreak process again. That means, all your iPhone applications and Cydia applications are completely removed. For iPhone applications, you can back them up by syncing via iTunes. But [...]

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Shrink for iPhone Lets You Reduce App Icon Size

by Simon Ng on February 5, 2010

There are a couple of ways to extend the 11-pages limit of iPhone apps. You can use Five Column Springboard to add an extra column of icons to the springboard and even install FiveIRows to add an extra row of icons. By applying both approaches together, the home screen can hold up to 25 icons [...]

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AndroidLock Lets You Use Pattern to Unlock iPhone Lock Screen

by Simon Ng on February 2, 2010

I guess everyone of you should know about Android, the mobile OS developed by Google and it’s one of the major competitors for iPhone. Personally, I still prefer iPhone OS over Google’s Android. I’m not going to list out the pros and cons of both OS. This is not a post for comparing these two [...]

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LockInfo Lets You Customize iPhone Lock Screen

by Simon Ng on January 26, 2010

While Apple may bring us a revamped lock screen for iPhone, there already exists a fair amount of tweaks available for customizing the lock screen. Among all the tweaks in Cydia, LockInfo is my personal favorite. Recently, the developer has rolled out an update version (i.e. 2.0) of LockInfo and adds more invaluable features.
LockInfo is [...]

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Cydget Turns iPhone Lockscreen Into Aquarium

by Simon Ng on January 16, 2010

Gameandgadgets has released an Aquarium Cydget for your iPhone lockscreen. The Cydget turns the boring iPhone lock screen into a fish tank with five animated fish swimming around.
The Aquarium cydget is available from Cydia Store for US$1. To install it, just launch cydia and search for Aquarium Cydget. Once installed, you can activate by tapping [...]

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