Panorama functionality in iOS 5 After the first beta of iOS 5 was seeded to developers in June, a series of code strings suggested the company could implement a panoramic photo-taking feature in the OS, allowing users to shoot wider photos with a Panorama functionality allegedly similar to what third-party apps like 360 Panorama and Pano are already offering. As Apple kept seeding more betas and eventually released iOS 5 to the public,...

While waiting for full untethered jailbreak for iOS 5, here is a very good deal for a half solution to that. BigBoss has released Semitethered Jailbreak, a new Cydia package that lets you reboot your iOS 5 jailbroken iPhone at will while away from your computer! semitether It’s not without it’s cons, but it’s a whole lot better than a normal tethered jailbreak. How to get use Semitethered Jailbreak Step 1: Tether...

Dev-Team pushed another update to Redsn0w jailbreak for iOS 5. The news came from @MuscleNerd as always via Twitter explaining that Redsn0w 0.9.9b7 for Windows and Mac is the fastest jailbreak solution for iOS 5. Total jailbreak time has been reduced to 80 seconds which was previously around 210 seconds. However, this will stretch the first time loading of Cydia after jailbreak, during which the stashing of applications will occur. An...

iOS 5 gets tethered jailbroken using Redsn0w iPhone Dev Team has released an updated version of Redsn0w jailbreak tool. The new Redsn0w 0.9.9b5 that can jailbreak iOS 5 Important Notes: Its a tethered jailbreak Supported devices: iPhone4, iPhone 3GS, iPad 1 and iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch 4G. iPhone 4S and iPad 2 are NOT supported yet. iBooks will crash and not be working after the jailbreak. NOTE: Before you follow the below guide to...

After joining Apple as an intern, the well known hacker @comex is no longer attached (or does he) to the iPhone hackery team. He has recently sold JailbreakMe.com domain to @ConceitedApps and since then the website is no longer safe for iPhone jailbreak or it could be used to host iPhone malware. Today, it turns out, that Jay Freeman, a.k.a saurik is the new owner of the JailbreakMe.com domain, as the person who had initially bought it...

Numerous noteworthy Cydia tweaks out there that let customize iPhone’s user interface but few are available for the Maps stock app. Here is a new tweak in Cydia, Speed for Maps, a simple tweak that adds a speedometer overlay, very unobtrusively, in the bottom corner of the stock Maps.app No new icon is added, but you can configure the output in the settings app. Changing between MPH, KPH, FPS, and even Knots. Speed for Maps is...