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How To Delete iCloud Backups On Your iOS Device [iOS Tip]

delete-iCloud-backup-iPhoneThanks to iCloud and iOS 5, we no longer have to plug our iOS devices into our computers to back them up. With iCloud backups enabled, all of our precious data is sent to the cloud and is easily retrievable when we need it —...

Is Nintendo Trying To Lure iOS Developers Into Wii U Development?

Wii-U-ebooksFollowing a report that claims Nintendo is set to open up its own app store for its upcoming Wii U console, there are now suggestions that the Japanese gaming giant is “actively courting” iOS developers in a bit to lure them over to Wii...

Apple Will Hold January 6 Shopping Event For Lunar New Year

lucky-bag-app-bankLike its Black Friday shopping event held for those in the U.S. and other Western territories back in November, Apple is set to celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a shopping event on January 6 for customers in China/Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia,...

Animate Your Jailbroken iPhone’s App Icons With This Motion Tweak

iOS devices receive a lot of criticism for their static app icons, which, although often pretty, are a little boring to look at. Other than the Newsstand icon, which changes depending on which publications you have installed within, iOS icons do nothing. If you’ve...

Reopen Recently Closed Tabs In Mobile Safari On Your iPad [iOS Tip]

recently-closed-tabs-ipadToday’s tip is a simple one, but it fixes one of the most frustrating things that can happen when you’re browsing the web — especially on an iOS device. Have you ever hit your iPad’s display accidentally while browsing the web and closed a...

“Official” Siri App Lands In The Android Market

Speerit-Siri-clone-AndroidGood news if you’re an Android user: an “official” Siri app is now available to download from the Android Market, claiming to be the “REAL Siri for Android.” Of course, it’s not official and it’s not real — it’s a shameless rip-off from a...

vWallpaper 2 Update Brings Live Wallpapers To Jailbroken iOS 5 Devices

vwallpaper-for-iphoneThe popular jailbreak tweak vWallpaper has received a pretty significant update that finally brings live home screen wallpapers to iPhones running Apple’s latest iOS 5 software. vWallpaper version 2 is the “go-to package” for adding live wallpapers to your iPhone, according to AppAdvice, and...

Rare Photo Shows Steve Jobs’s Rebellious Spirit As He Flips The Bird To IBM

Steve-Jobs-flips-bird-IBMThis rare photograph of Steve Jobs demonstrates the Apple co-founder’s infamous rebellious spirit as he “flips the bird” outside an IBM building in New York City. It was taken in 1983 when the Macintosh team visited the city for a meeting with Newsweek, and...

Apple Patent Details Facial Recognition Plans For Macs & iOS Devices

face-unlock-patentA recently discovered Apple patent reveals that the Cupertino company could be planning to introduction facial recognition technology to its Mac and iOS devices. The system would allow users to login to multi-user machines using only their face, much like the facial recognition feature...

Apple Could Use IGZO Displays To Allow For A Thinner iPad 3 [Rumor]

While some reports have claimed that Apple’s iPad 3 will be thicker than its current-generation tablet so that the company can make room for a stunning Retina display, it seems that may not be the case. Sources in Apple’s supply chain claim that the...

See How Much Storage Space Your iOS Apps Are Using On Documents & Data [iOS Tip]

mainWhen we install new apps on our iOS devices, they don’t just take up the storage space needed for the app itself, but they also consume space needed for storing “documents & data.” This can be all sorts of things, including save files for...

Apple Frees The World From IBM PCs In This Ghostbusters Parody From 1984 [Video]

While there are countless little-known videos on YouTube that are well worth a watch for any Apple fan, this Ghostbusters parody has to be one of the best. The clip was filmed for an International Sales Meeting held in 1984 and it sees a...