March 2015 ~ Apple Juice

Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Todoist 10 launches with themes, gestures and dozens of new features

Todoist, a mobile app and a web service aimed at cloud-based task and project management for both personal and professional productivity, has received a thorough refresh on Tuesday.Available free in...

78 percent of devices are now using iOS 8

Having been tracking iOS 8 adoption rates on a regular basis, it’s clear now that the pace of user adoption of the latests and greatest iOS version has been slowing down since its peak in the holiday...

The 10 best jailbreak tweaks for March 2015

March has been a stellar month for jailbreakers, as tons of new tweaks have arrived on the scene. But it’s not just the amount of tweaks that keeps us impressed, it’s the excellent quality.In fact,...

Jay Z suggests Apple’s Jimmy Iovine tried to lure artists from Tidal

Following the re-launch of Tidal on Monday, now music streaming boss Shawn “Jay Z” Carter suggested in an interview with Billboard that Apple’s Jimmy Iovine had been trying to lure artists from the...

Let’s Talk iOS 075: Live on Periscope

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TouchTone review: this is what crowdsourced NSA research might look like

In this digital age, we are faced with issues about privacy and security. In no point in the history of the United States has more of our personal information been publically available than in the 21st...

Cards and Castles: shuffle up and fight

Cards and Castles mixes two of my favorite things together: turn-based strategy and card battles. It also throws in one of my least favorite terms: free-to-play. Has Bit Mass created a game that perfectly...

Monday, 30 March 2015

‘Return’ adds a recent app launcher to Control Center

Developer William Vabrinskas, creator of jailbreak tweaks like Boxy and InstaURL, is back with a brand new tweak that’s sure to turn some heads. His new tweak is called Return, and although it’s not...

T-Mobile’s new coverage map uses crowdsourcing for near ‘real-time’ results

T-Mobile is trying to once again shake things up in the mobile industry with the announcement of a new, real-time coverage map for prospective customers.Boasting itself as “the industry’s first and...

Sony’s PlayStation Music goes live in 41 countries with Spotify integration

After years of trying to make a dent in the music space with its ill-fated services like Music Unlimited, Sony back in January threw down the gauntlet by announcing a partnership with Spotify, the leading...

Sunday, 29 March 2015

Vex brings Control Center and Notification Center themes to iOS 8

Vex, an upcoming jailbreak tweak that will soon be available on the BigBoss repo for $0.99, will let users add themes to both Control Center and Notification Center on iOS. The tweak, which features...

The tweaks of the week

Another slow week in terms of releases in Cydia with these 14 new packages to hit the default repos. Still, quality is more important than quantity. This is more true today with some of these tweaks...

Bokeh wallpapers for iPhone and iPad

With another week, comes another set of images for Wallpapers of the Week. Previous posts include popular sections such as geometric wallpapers and galaxy images. However, there are a few wallpaper...

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus: six months on, choice is king

We all knew it was coming following months of uncharacteristic leaks, but the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus double announcement of September 9th 2014 saw the biggest thing to happen to the iPhone since...

iDB top stories of the week

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Saturday, 28 March 2015

Charge your iPhone 6 in style with Mophie’s Lightning Desktop Dock

If I had to guess, I’d bet that a lot of iPhone users charge their device at night, next to their bed. Doing so serves two purposes. You can charge your iPhone through the night while you sleep, and...

The limits of Android Wear compatibility with iOS

If you can’t beat them, join them. This could be the motto for Google, which is rumored to bring iOS compatibility to Android Wear. And if strings of code that were recently discovered are any indication,...

Friday, 27 March 2015

App Recap: notable discounts, updates and releases for March 27

The App Recap is iDB’s daily roundup of notable news from the wonderful world of iOS software. Below you’ll find a list of discounts, updates and new releases we think are worth checking out. Today,...

Ditty: a third-party Facebook Messenger app that sings your chats

It has only been a couple of days since Facebook announced that third-party app integration would be added to the social chat app. There are already dozens of GIF makers, custom avatar creators, and...

Court rules UK users can sue Google over Safari privacy breach

Things could get ugly for Google as the Internet giant lost a UK appeal in the Safari cookie tracking case, potentially opening the door to litigation from the millions of British users, BBC News reported...

Good deal: get the active wrap Bluetooth headphones for $24 (free shipping)

If you like to listen to music while exercising, on the move, or just in comfort at your desk, this pair of portable headphones might be for you. Lightweight, comfortable, ergonomic and stylish, the...

Strategy and timing meet in action puzzler ULTRAFLOW

ULTRAFLOW draws heavily from both the puzzle and action genres. Each level is essentially a two stage process. First, you have to figure out how to solve the puzzle. Then, you have to actually be able...

Thursday, 26 March 2015

App Recap: notable discounts, updates and releases for March 26

Opening up Android Wear devices to iPhone Notifications

Over the past few days, I’ve been working with developer MohammadAG to test his in-progress iOS-to-Android Wear application on the LG G Watch. This application, which has a ton of potential for both...

Tangent named Apple’s new Free App of the Week

Tangent, an innovative iOS app by Pixite which lets you add geometric shapes, patterns, textures, frame overlays and other effects to your photos, has been named Apple’s new Free App of the Week in...

Evernote, WeChat, Dark Sky, SPG and more being updated with Apple Watch support

We’re indeed starting to see the first wave of updates to popular iPhone applications that bring out support for the Apple Watch. First was Target with an iPhone app update which brings the shopping...

Target updates iPhone app with Apple Watch support for shopping from your wrist

Target may files as the first company to update its iOS app with official support for the Apple Watch, which goes on pre-order on April 10 before hitting store shelves two weeks later.Now rolling out...

Frē series from LifeProof is a waterproof iPhone 6 case

These days, when you hear the word “waterproof” in reference to a smartphone case, chances are it is actually more likely water-resistant, not waterproof. There is a very important distinction between...

Tim Cook on post-Jobs era after being named Fortune’s ‘World’s Greatest Leader’

It’s officially Tim Cook’s era at Apple as Fortune has named the Apple CEO the ‘World’s Greatest Leader’. After winning the coveted tittle, Cook gave an interview to Fortune in which he reflected on...

Apple rumored to launch four-inch iPhone 6c this year, in addition to iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus

In addition to this year’s S-upgrade to the iPhone in the form of an ‘iPhone 6s’ and ‘iPhone 6s Plus’, Apple is also expected to release a third iPhone model, a four-inch ‘iPhone 6c’, according to a...

Four Letters review: a surprisingly challenging word game

How many four letter words can you think of? No, this isn’t some crass joke. It’s the concept of Prodigy Design’s new word game, Four Letters. Four Letters assigns players the deceptively simple task...

GoPix lets you create short slideshows to share with friends

If you like sharing pictures with friends and family on social networking sites like Facebook and Instagram, you are probably itching for a new medium to show them off. Instead of static pics or multi-panel...

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

How to troubleshoot Cydia refresh issues

From time to time, you may encounter a situation where Cydia will not stop “Reloading Data”. This usually has something to do with a bad repo, or a repo that may be unresponsive, offline, etc. If you...

Apple to begin iPhone trade-in program in China, with Foxconn’s help

Bloomberg reports Apple plans to introduce an iPhone trade-in program in China, similar to what’s currently available from the company in the US, UK, India, and other countries. As China becomes one...

NY Times: Apple/Beats music streaming service to rival Spotify, iTunes Radio overhaul coming

Stating what’s pretty close to the obvious, the New York Times reports the teams at Apple and Beats are working on a digital music service to directly compete with Spotify, one year after the Cupertino-based...

If you have $10,000+ to spend, Apple will give you a 30-minute hands on with Apple Watch Edition

Those who have a minimum of $10,000 to spend on Apple Watch Edition are in luck, as Apple will offer them 30 minutes to check out the device in select stores, according to IBT, which talked to Apple...

Filters app for iPhone succeeds where many have failed before

Filter apps are a dime a dozen on the App Store, but few are as well polished as Filters. Newly released today and available to download for just $0.99 with no in-app purchases to worry about, the new...

Using pre-release software? You beta be sure

So there I was, two days into my carrier’s billing cycle looking at a text message saying I had used 80% of my 2GB data allowance. I’d used 1.6GB of 4G data in a couple of days, and I have Wi-Fi at...

JOTO is a solid tempered glass screen protector for iPhone 6

Screen protection is a varied subject. Some iPhone owners will argue that the screen is tough enough to withstand all manner of abuse without leaving behind a scratch. Others believe that, not even...

Facebook turns Messenger into a platform, opens API to third-party developers

Facebook unveiled at its F8 Developer Conference on Wednesday that it will make its Messenger API available to third-party developers, making Messenger a platform like previously reported.“We’ve been...

Users again report problems accessing App Store and iTunes

A growing number of users are taking to Twitter this morning to complain of yet another outage affecting Apple’s App Store and the iTunes Store. Several folks around the world have reported problems...

Apple’s iSpaceship campus will use recycled water

Apple’s upcoming Campus 2 building, nicknamed by the press the iSpaceship due to its appearance resembling a flying saucer that has just landed, will be more environment friendly than initially though...

Apple building futuristic looking technology center in Yokohama, Japan

Apple is building a futuristic looking, large-scale technology development center in Yokohama, Japan, home to nearly four million people, reports the NHK News website. The city of Yokohama held a press...

AKMessages can make using the stock Messages app faster

Wouldn’t it be nice if the keyboard interface opened automatically when tapping on a conversation thread in the stock Messages app? The developer of AKMessages must have thought so, because that’s the...