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- iPhone homebrew - LiveTime -
This is a nice mod right here. You might want to jailbreak your iPhone if only for this one. It's called LiveTime, and it's an app that animates and updates the clock on your SpringBoard, allowing it to display the current time. When you install LiveTime, it will begin to animate your clock icon automatically.
Do note that when you first install LiveTime, it's gonna be an overlay on your stock icon, so you're gonna see the stock time under the animated clock. Installing LiveTime, however, adds a theme to WinterBoard with the title "LiveTime Clock." Go into Winterboard and activate it, then the icon will change so that only the animated clock is shown.
Best part is, this baby is available in Cydia and comes for free!
More iPhone homebrew: - LiveCLIQ: record, upload, and stream videos with your iPhone -
Here's another cool app for the Apple iPhone: LiveCLIQ, an app that lets you record videos and then either upload or stream them to the LiveCLIQ website.
To do that, you just need to record a video using LiveCLIQ and then sync it. You can even record a few videos and then sync them all at the same time. Once they're synced, you can choose to upload or stream them to the LiveCLIQ website at livecliq.net.
The app works with both the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G (as well as a host of other mobile phones). You can download it for free through Cydia, but you'll have to sign up for an account on the LiveCLIQ website in order to start using it.
Related articles: - MySMS 0.8.6-1: replacement SMS app for iPhone -
iPhone app developer iSoft has released a new version of MySMS, a replacement SMS app kinda like BiteSMS. MySMS now stands at version 0.8.6-1. We don't have a changelog, though, so let's look at the features instead. Here's what MySMS can do:- Set main password on app loading
- Total single / individual SMS or conversation deletion (default client just hide a message, it still be in database. mySMS Secure erase and wipe deleted messages, it can't be restored)
- Fast load of program and messages
- Landscape typing
- Character counter
- SMS forwarding (works with chat conversations too)
- Send contacts through SMS
- Easy contact list search
- Use stock message templates or create your own
- Disable autocorrection
- Use your own skin
Related articles: - iPhone homebrew: WinterBoard 0.9.2598-1 -
Jay "Saurik" Freeman has just released an update for the WinterBoard iPhone customization app. No new GUI yet, but it does have a new feature that makes it easier to spot your new themes. Here's the changelog for WinterBoard 0.9.2598-1: - Calendar Day/Date Localization
- Copy /etc/notify.conf Permissions
- Intuitive Wallpaper Overrission
- New SMSBackground.png Support
- Fixed Icon Label Color Detection
- Split Label Transparency Themes
- OperatorNameStyle for FakeCarrier
- New Themes Start at Top of List
Related articles: - genesis4iphone v2.0.0: Sega Genesis and Sega CD emulator for iPhone, iPod Touch -
Homebrew developer ZodTTD has finally released version 2.0.0 of his long-awaited Sega Genesis and Sega CD emulator, genesis4iphone. This version works with iPhones and iPod Touches running on firmware 2.x.x.
This release comes with the same skin as ZodTTD's earlier release, mame4iphone,
but the good news here is that you can actually change the skin yourself by editing the controller_hs1.png/.txt files in the Application directory of the app. Here's a list of what else is new in v2.0.0:- A port of Notaz's continued support of PicoDrive.
- New interface/GUI similar to mame4iphone.
- Sound has been heavily improved! To enable sound, goto Now Playing and turn up the volume slider before entering a game.
- Save state support is now working.
- Supports zipped ROMs, and they happen to load much faster than unzipped ROMs...still!
- Sega CD support is implemented though currently untested by me.
Related articles:- mame4iphone v0.5.0: MAME emulator for iPhone, iPod Touch
- genesis4iphone beta videos - improved audio, landscape, and auto-frameskip
- iPhone Backgrounder: run multiple iPhone apps at once -
Here's a useful new addition to the wealth of iPhone homebrew apps out there. iPhone Backgrounder is a code application that lets you run multiple iPhone apps at once. That means even if you exit, say, Pandora, you'll still be able to listen to it while you're running another application.
This is a code app, so there's no icon for it. To use iPhone Backgrounder, open up the app you want to use and hold down the Home button until you get a pop-up saying "Backgrounding Enabled (Continue holding to force quit). If you want to disable it, just hold down the Home button again.
One thing: Backgrounder will be disabled if you respring your SpringBoard. Also, there's a chance that an application would immediately quit after you hold down the Home button. According to developer gaizin, this may be caused by Intelliscreen's App Launch Boost feature, which can be disabled in Intelliscreen's Performance page.
The catch here is that running multiple apps, even in background mode, can drain your iPhone's battery faster than usual. It'll also make you device run slower. If that doesn't bother you one bit, check this app out. It's available on Cydia for free.
Related articles: - iPhone homebrew: StatusNotifier 0.1 -
StatusNotifier is an app that lets users see status bar notifications to their iPhones. There's a similar feature included in IntelliScreen, but if you don't fancy using that app just for the notifications feature, then this is perfect for you.
When it's installed, StatusNotifier adds an icon to the iPhone's status bar. You can see an example in the second screenshot above, the one with the arrow pointing to the upper right. It lets you quickly see if you have a missed call, voicemail, text message, or email.
StatusNotifier can be downloaded on Cydia for free. The app is currently at version 0.1.
Related articles: - iPhone homebrew: CallerID Fix Collection 1.1.1 -
Carlo Franchino a.k.a. Frank8 has released a quick update for CallerID Fix Collection. For those who haven't come across this homebrew app yet, CallerID Fix Collection fixes caller ID mismatch and phone number formatting problems usually encountered by iPhone users in countries where the iPhone isn't officially distributed.
This update adds a few more countries to the 2.1 number formatting and caller ID fixes:- added to 2.1 Number Formatting fix: Singapore , Indonesia , Thailand , Malaysia , Lebanon
- added to Caller ID fix: Iraq , Moldova , Singapore
Related articles:- iPhone homebrew: CallerID Fix Collection 1.1.0
- CallerID Fix Collection 1.0.2: iPhone prefix number formatting solution
- mame4iphone v0.5.0: MAME emulator for iPhone, iPod Touch -
iPhone and iPod Touch homebrew developer ZodTTD has released a MAME arcade emulator for iPhone and iPod Touch devices running on firmware 2.x.
Called mame4iPhone, this app seems to be a port of Franxis' mame4all which, in turn, is based on MAME v3.07 Beta 5. Right now, it supports a whopping 2,000-plus games ranging from the 70s to the present, although it's worth noting that not every rom may work with mame4iPhone.
This version of mame4iPhone supports sound, but ZodTTD says it's disabled by default. To enable it, go to Now Playing, slide the slider for volume up from the off position then start a game.
If you have any feedback, drop the developer a line at the Source link below. A list of supported games is also available there. You can download mame4iPhone from ZodTTD's repository on Cydia.
Related articles: - iPhone homebrew: dTunes v2.5 now with Torrent support -
There's a new version of dTunes out, bringing the homebrew iTunes replacement up to version 2.5. The big news about this release is the introduction of Torrent support.
The app's Torrent support feature comes via iTorrentRelay, the only Torrent client for firmware 2.0 and higher iPhones so far. What's even cooler is that it also converts any media file to a format suitable for the iPhone and iPod Touch upon downloading.
The catch here is that although dTunes is free, iTorrentRelay isn't. It's a subscription service that costs US 9.99 a month. Of course, if you can't spare the cash, you can still use this version of dTunes without using the Torrent support feature.
As usual, you can download dTunes on Cydia.
Related articles: - iPhone homebrew: MobileCast 3.0 b1 -
Podcast lovers, here's some good news for you. MobileCast, a homebrew application for the iPhone that first came out during the firmware 1.1.4 days, has finally made it to firmware 2.x.
This new MobileCast still serves the same function - allowing users to search for and download podcasts - while sporting a slightly new look. You can check out a few screenshots of the app below.
MobileCast v3.0 b1 reportedly has some crash-causing glitches, but it seems that they don't really occur as long as you're patient and don't try to do too many things at one time, like say continually abusing the search function while downloading a podcast in the background, for instance. The app's available for free on Cydia.
Related articles: - Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords coming to Apple's App Store -
TransGaming has announced that it will be bringing D3Publisher's hit puzzle-slash-RPG title Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (Xbox 360, PSP, PS3, DS, Wii, PC, Mobile) to the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.
It's a pretty natural fit, considering the iPhone and iPod Touch's touchscreen features. The game's RPG elements are still there so it may turn out to be a rather, er, puzzling game for those who have no idea what "RPG" means, but the accessible puzzle aspect should balance that out.
The iPhone and iPod Touch version of Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords has yet to be priced, but the announcement mentioned that it's all set to become available on the iTunes App Store by this Fall.
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- Cydia installer update: bugfixes, graphics improvements, more -
Cydia, a packaging and repository manager for iPhone and iPod Touch that serves as a replacement for the original Installer.app, has just been given an update.
This update gives the Cydia installer a couple of graphics improvements along with a fix for a recent app crash issue. The bugfixes also take care of the "Bad URL" error that shows up on certain sources as well as displaying custom html pages.
There's also a new Sections tab and several new icons and badges that identify apps that make changes to your device's system.
If you want to update, just fire up Cydia and check the Changes tab for the latest available version.
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- iPhone homebrew: SwirlyMMS 1.2.1 -
The SwirlyTeam has released a quick update for SwirlyMMS, a homebrew application that lets iPhone users send MMS messages. This bumps the application up to version 1.2.1.
The developers describe this update as minor, with the most notable change being that the text in an MMS now has a larger font and a white background. This update also includes a few bugfixes along with improved error handling and error messages.
SwirlyMMS version 1.2.1 is now available on Cydia.
Related articles: - iPhone homebrew: CallerID Fix Collection 1.1.0 -
If you're in a country that doesn't support the settings and regional format of your iPhone, Carlo Franchino's CallerID Fix Collection is the homebrew for you. It fixes the formatting of any number you receive through SMS or Caller ID, making the process of saving them in your address book a lot easier.
Anyway, there's a new version of Carlo Franchino's CallerID Fix Collection out. This new release bumps the homebrew solution up to version 1.1.0 and adds even more countries to the supported list. Here's the changelog:- Support for more Countries: Brunei, Belarus, Luxemburg, Libya, Monaco, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan
- 2.1 Firmware Fixes for these Countries: Australia, Belgium, Philippines, UK
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- Counterfeit card fraud drops by half in the UK - But online banking fraud continues to rise, according to figures from financial institutions
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