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In case you've missed out on the new jailbreak tweaks Cydia has seen, this recap will highlight the tweaks we've shown you this week. These are in no specific order.

1. Axis – 99¢

Axis is a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to customize up to five different grabbers for the lock screen. This tweak allows you to easily open up to five applications from the lock screen by swiping to the side, and then swiping up when you select the application you want. You can use any applications you want; however, the tweak comes with several pre-loaded application icon themes that will match the applications you choose.



2. MiniPlayer – $2

MiniPlayer is a new jailbreak tweak that puts an iTunes 11-like music player at your disposal in iOS. The MiniPlayer lets you control your music with play/pause buttons, previous/next buttons, and ...

Those of you that have been looking for the perfect lock screen application icon shortcut jailbreak tweak that’s non-obtrusive and isn’t ugly will want to check out an upcoming jailbreak tweak called Axis by iOS developer Rudolf Lichtner and human interface designer Sentry_NC. Axis is a lot like Grabby; however, Axis is a project that has been in development prior to the release of Grabby – you will be able to tell right off the bat when you see what Axis can do and the attention ...

For those of you looking to improve your music experience on your iOS devices, it would be wise to check out a new jailbreak tweak called ipEQ for iPhone by iOS developer Chef von Australien.

The tweak, shown above, adds a new button to the Music application in iOS so that you can access equalizer controls for your music. The tweak comes complete with a low pass filter, high pass filter, high shelf filter, and bass ...

Last week, we showed you Velox, a jailbreak tweak by Apex Tweaks, which allows you to actually use your applications right from the home screen without having to open them. While many applications were supported out of the box, not all of them were supported. The good news is third-party developers have the ability to create their own plugins for Velox to make it do more, such as one called Torch for Velox by iOS developer ravirajm. ...

The iPhone’s encryption is apparently secure enough that even law enforcement agencies are waiting in line to have Apple “crack” the lock and provide data to be used as evidence. According to a report by the folks at CNET, Apple has the ability to decrypt seized iPhones and has created a waiting list to handle the incoming requests.

At one point last summer, the wait was over seven weeks long and ...

Amazon recently released its Cloud Drive Photos app as a competitor to Apple’s own iCloud-based Photo Stream service. Users get 5 gigabytes worth of free cloud storage and just like Photo Stream, images are uploaded to Amazon’s cloud through Amazon Cloud Drive Photos, which accesses an iOS device’s camera roll, or via an OS X app that can be downloaded from Amazon’s website. Photos can be viewed on the iOS and OS ...

The U.S. Department of Defense recently said that it plans to allow Apple’s iOS devices onto the Pentagon’s secure network early next week. This opens the door for lucrative military contracts which are currently dominated by BlackBerry.

According to Alana Johnson, the spokesperson for the Pentagon’s Defense Information Systems Agency, if approved next week, government-issued devices running ...

With many iPhone users being restricted by capped data plans on the largest U.S. carriers, cable sports network ESPN has shown interest in potentially subsidizing those data plans to allow users to stream video without worrying about overage fees. According to The Wall Street Journal, ESPN has allegedly had discussions with at least one major U.S. carrier about the plans. The two largest carriers in the U.S., Verizon ...

T-Mobile is continuing to promote the recent arrival of Apple’s iPhone on its network, and this weekend we’ll be seeing the “UNcarrier” offering the iPhone 5 for no money down with a valid trade-in.

The iPhone 5 is said to be featured heavily in T-Mobile’s Mother’s Day weekend advertising according to the folks at TmoNews. The carrier is said to highlight Apple’s newest smartphone to push ...

Netflix recently updated its iOS app with some features that is likely to please many TV aficionados out there. The main feature that was updated was a post-play feature which immediately starts the beginning of a new TV episode once a user finishes watching the previous one. For those of you who enjoy watching TV show series back-to-back, only you can appreciate the said change here. You’ll definitely ...

Those of you that are tired of fumbling through your Settings application to adjust the settings of how widgets and notifications are arranged or enabled/disabled in Notification Center should take a look at a new free jailbreak tweak in Cydia today called Affix by iOS developer ravirajm.

Affix adds a new button to the bottom right of Notification Center in iOS that matches the button in Notification Center in Mac OS X Mountain ...