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Notification Center is a popular part of iOS to change animations for. Tweaks like Flowtation, Zephyr, and WeeRoll all add their own animation settings that make Notification Center appear to open differently than Apple wanted it to. Today, another jailbreak tweak is joining the race in Notification Center animations. Say, "hi" to MountainCenter by iOS developers Jonas Gessner and iKy1e.

MountainCenter is called what it is because it takes the animation from OS X Mountain Lion (Apple’s ...

One feature of iOS 6 that stands out is the new widget that includes a tap to Tweet (Twitter) and tap to Post (Facebook) functionality. If you want this feature on your jailbroken iOS 5 device, you can do so now with a new free jailbreak widget called iOS 6 Twitter Widget for Notification Center by iOS developer Mathieu Hendey.

The widget was made to mimic the appearance of the iOS 6 widget, however it is made only for Twitter as iOS 5 doesn’t come with Facebook ...

Several years ago, a method to remote control a home lamp from an iPhone was discovered. The method involved recording the sound of someone clapping and playing it back when you wanted to switch the light on or off. Recently, a much more innovative way to do the same thing has been discovered – an iPhone-controlled lightbulb from Insteon.

The lightbulb is part of Insteon’s SmartHome range and embeds ...

If you love jailbreak tweaks, and winning stuff, then you’ll love winning jailbreak tweaks.

A promo involving a giveaway of ten popular jailbreak tweaks is going on now and will continue through the 5th of July. It involves Twitter, so you will need to retweet the giveaway in order to be a part of it. All details for retweeting and entering the giveaway can be found at this link. The good news is, ...

We have already discovered iOS 6 to have a versatile status bar that changes colors to match the surrounding UI (user interface). Unfortunately, if you’re jailbroken on iOS 5 like most people here are, then you are stuck between the boring black and gray status bars. If you don’t want to be, then a new jailbreak tweak called StatusTint by iOS developer Rudolf Lichtner will give you the ability to change your status bar’s colors.

The tweak is enabled or disabled right ...

Hone: Never lose your keys again

Pledge Goal: $46,000
Amount Raised: $42,871
Days To Go: 25


I lose my keys. Frequently. To make matters worse I only have a single set after replacing my ignition box. Hone, designed by Geoffrey Litwack, makes finding your keys a breeze. Attach the Hone Bluetooth tracking device to your key chain, download the app, launch the app and start walking around until you find your keys. Hone beeps, and flashes making it impossible to miss, but ...

The creators behind the smash hit Kickstarter funded service; the LunaTik iPod Nano watch strap, have recently created a new product. This time, their product is an iPhone case designed for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S named the TAKTIK.

The TAKTIK is made from durable Ballistik polymer and high-quality aluminum materials. While the iPhone display is already covered with Gorilla Glass technology, this ...

Alrighty folks, are you ready for a new Notes application that puts Apple’s stock Notes application to shame? Check out Just Type by Shubham Kedia. Not only is the application drop-dead gorgeous, but it is completely free in the iOS App Store! Everything about the application screams, "made with love" as the application icon, interface, and even the controls are all made to look great.

The application features everything Apple’s stock Notes ...

iOS 6 is still in beta and more features are being uncovered as each day goes by. A lot of new features have been added that weren’t in iOS 5 – even some that were already present in the jailbreak community – and they’re going to make all iOS devices even more pleasant to use on a day-by-day basis. We recently showed you some major things that changed in iOS 6 and even things as small as the animated metallic volume knobs, but here you will be able to read about some of the smaller features of iOS 6 that will make it a hit.

So what other things can we look forward to in iOS 6?

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If you have an iPhone, then chances are you use it for more than just the Phone application. In fact, the iPhone is capable of so much that we as individuals don't even know about every single feature it can do. In this piece, we hope to help spread the word about some not-so-obvious features of iOS and the iPhone. So read on!

1. SMS Character Count

Length of text messages doesn’t matter to everyone, but to some, keeping messages just the right length is important. iOS includes a feature for showing you how many characters are in your text message – each message will hold 160 characters before it is split into multiple messages. ...

China Mobile could play a bigger role in the global adoption rate of the 6th generation iPhone than any other entity outside of Apple itself.

According to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, Apple's next-generation iPhone will support China Mobile's proprietary 3G network. And that's the sort of development that could be a significant game-changer for the mobile landscape and finally make the iPhone a force ...