This Start-to-Finish Tutorial Helps You Build Your First iPhone App

When you’re learning to code, it’s best to start with small projects. This tutorial, for example, will get you started with a simple to-do list app, and it walks you through the whole process, from start to finish. Read more…

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This Tweak Puts CarPlay On Your iPhone Without An External Screen

The CarPlay interface is undoubtedly better for using while driving than the regular ‘ole screen. But unless you’ve got a shiny new car (or one of the expensive aftermarket dashes), chances are you don’t have anything to pair your iPhone with. But this tweak gives you an idea of what CarPlay would look like running on just your handset. Read more…

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Feds Use 18th Century Law To Force Apple to Unlock Encrypted Phones

The Department of Justice is going to absurd lengths in order to unlock encrypted smartphones. It’s using a law from the 1700s to force Apple and at least one other company to cooperate with law enforcement officials in investigations dealing with locked, encrypted phones. And the courts, so far, are letting it happen. Read more…

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iOS 8.2 Has Been Jailbroken Before It’s Even Released

The 8.2 version of iOS is still in beta and unavailable to non-developers, but that hasn’t stopped Chinese-based outfit TaiG from breaking it free from Apple’s shackles (and also jailbreaking 8.1.1, the current release, in the process). Read more…

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The Defective Tech That Killed the iPhone’s Sapphire Screens

The saga of Apple’s disappearing sapphire screens seems to have finally offered some concrete answers. According to a recent article by the Wall Street Journal, the screens’ supplier, GT Advanced Technologies, wasn’t just mismanaged—the product they were putting out was pretty much unusable. Read more…

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iOS 8.1.1 is here, and while it’s a pretty minor update, Apple says it should increase performance f

iOS 8.1.1 is here, and while it’s a pretty minor update, Apple says it should increase performance for the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4S, two of the oldest devices that make the leap to iOS 8. Go grab it now, especially if you have some more elderly devices. Read more…

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Apple Releases iMessage Deregistration Utility

tlhIngan writes When moving from an iPhone to something else, if you were an avid user of iMessage, you may find your messages missing, especially from iOS-using friends. Indeed, it has been such a problem that there are even lawsuits about it. While Apple has maintained that users can always switch off iMessage, that only works if you still have your iOS device. Unless one also has other iOS devices or a Mac, they may not even realize their friends have been sending messages that are queued up on Apple’s services via iMessage. Well, that problem has been resolved with Apple creating a deregistration utility to remove your phone number from the iMessage servers so friends will no longer send you texts via iMessage that you can no longer receive. It’s a two-step process involving proof of number ownership (via regular SMS) before deregistration takes place. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Microsoft Office Comes to iPhones, Android Preview Available, All Free

iOS/Android: Today, Microsoft announced a substantial shift to its Office strategy. The company has now made Word, Excel, and PowerPoint available for the iPhone. It’s also announced a preview of Office for Android. And best of all, all the apps are now free. Read more…

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The Best Jailbreak Apps and Tweaks for iOS 8

iOS 8 is already jailbroken , which means it’s time to load it up with new tweaks, hacks, and apps. A ton of classic jailbreak apps have already been updated for iOS 8, and a bunch of new ones are all already available to take advantage of its best features. Here are some worth checking out. Read more…

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