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Just back in August we showed you a jailbreak tweak dubbed MiniBanners Pro by iOS developer Rudolf Lichtner that would allow you to colorize your notification banners and choose where on the screen they would appear. It was silently removed from the Cydia Store right before the release of iOS 6 because of compatibility issues, however it's back!

MiniBanners Pro comes with a ton of customization options so you can be notified the way you want to be. There are many different ...

WeeKillBackground Pro for Notification Center, a popular Notification Center widget by Jonas Gessner that closes all applications suspended in the device’s memory when tapped, has been updated to version 1.3 today, adding support for iOS 6 and compatibility with several other popular jailbreak tweaks relating to Notification Center.

WeeKillBackground Pro's compatibility extends to Dashboard ...

For those of you that need a persistent reminder solution for iOS that does the job better than Apple's stock Reminders application, check out a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed LockMemos by iOS developer zonofzin.

LockMemos is the gift that just keeps on giving. Instead of choosing a time or place to be reminded about something, LockMemos is going to keep reminding you every time you wake up your iOS device to the Lock Screen or every time you unlock ...

Earlier this week, ModMyi showed you a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed Boover by iOS developer Jonathan Winger Lang that allowed you to adjust the location of your application icons' notification badges. The tweak has since seen a great new update to version 1.5-1, allowing you to now adjust the size of your notification badges, as well as the location.

The notification badge sizing options are located ...

The proximity sensor is the part of your iPhone near the front-facing camera that allows the device to detect when something is in close proximity or not. For example, when you get into a phone call, the proximity sensor kicks in to turn the display off when you raise your iPhone to your ear.

iOS developer flux finds that the proximity sensor can be used to your advantage. With a new jailbreak tweak he has created dubbed Always On Proximity, you ...

A rather new application dubbed Cycloramic has hit the App Store for taking 360-degree videos with your iPhone 5. It has been designed so that you can stand your iPhone 5 straight up on a hard and flat glossy surface, such as glass, marble, or granite and the iPhone 5 will rotate 360 degrees all by itself to take the 360-degree video without you even needing to hold the device.

Does it seem too good to be true? – As a matter of fact, it’s ...

Earlier this month, it was revealed that Apple was investing $100 million in bringing some Mac production to the United States while simultaneously having some Mac production going on in China. The announcement brought a lot of excitement, and at the same time brought with it a ton of questions.

Early speculation led to the thought that it would be the Mac Pro, Apple's fully-customizable ...

When you’re in a group conversation with multiple people in iOS, whether it be through SMS or through iMessage, iOS displays a thick recipient bar at the top of the display that takes up a good chunk of your limited pixels, which shows the names or phone numbers of all of the people receiving your messages in the group conversation.

If you want to reclaim these pixels that the recipient bar is taking away from your ...

If you’ve ever adjusted your volume before, you’ve seen iOS’ HUD (heads up display). It’s the little popup that shows you your volume level on the screen. A new free jailbreak tweak dubbed HUDFade by iOS development team HASHBANG Productions adds a little new flavor to the HUD.

When you press the volume buttons, the HUD just appears out of nowhere. However, when the HUD goes away, there is an awesome fading animation. HUDFade ...

For anyone trying to add even more functionality to their already awesome Google Maps application from the App Store, a new free jailbreak tweak is available from Cydia from Ryan Petrich’s beta repository called Topography for Google Maps by iOS hacker and developer Ryan Petrich.

If you’ve ever opened the sidebar of Google Maps before, allowing you to switch between Satellite and Map view, hide and show traffic, and hide and show public transit information, then ...

For those of you just looking for an extra mile to take when it comes to customizing your iOS devices, check out a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed Boover by iOS developer Jonathan Winger Lang.

Boover allows you to change the location of notification badges on your application icons. It comes with many different options to choose from, and even some manual overrides. When you install the tweak, head over to the Settings application and you'll see all the customization options you get: ...