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From the same human interface designer (Sentry_NC) that thought up the popular Auxo app switcher concept comes a new concept that adds a new vertical toggle bar to the lock screen.

The concept is a clean implementation of adding toggles to the lock screen in a way that isn't obtrusive like some other tweaks are. The toggles are revealed from the right side of the lock screen by swiping in from the right to the left in the empty part ...

Gridlock, a very popular jailbreak tweak among themers trying to make more room for widgets and other miscellaneous stuff, and the occasional Bob looking to make their wallpaper stand out more, has been updated Thursday with support for iOS 6. The new version is called Gridlock 2.0.

The tweak allows the user to put application icons anywhere they want to on a grid on the home screen (like shown above). ...

On Sunday, ModMyi showed you DirectionBar, a free jailbreak tweak that adds a live compass icon to your Status Bar by iOS developer Rudolf Lichtner. DirectionBar updates in real time to show you what way North is, as shown above. While DirectionBar has been in its 'upcoming' stages for a few days now, the tweak is now readily available as a free download in the ModMyi repository.

After installing the tweak, you can head over the Settings application ...

In February, the White House petition initiated to undo the questionable policy change outlawing new cell phones from being unlocked reached its goal of securing 100,000 signatures, the threshold required to mandate a response from The White House.

Earlier this week, the White House responded and it confirmed the Obama Administration's support for the legalization of cell phone unlocking.
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For the first time in three years, Facebook today introduced a redesigned newsfeed intended to improve the mobile user experience. The move is being widely praised in response to how the social network of one billion members has largely become a predominantly mobile platform.

Facebook creator and CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the primary goal of the overhaul is to provide a consistent experience on mobile ...

Tweets from Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller are so rare that one like this is definitely worth reporting.

On Thursday, the findings of F-Secure‘s latest Mobile Threat Report were reported. As it turns out, Android malware continued to gain in its share, responsible for 79 percent of all threats for 2012, up from 66 percent in 2011. Apple's portion of the problem? Just 0.7%.

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Google is on an application-launching spree for iOS. Google in December launched YouTube Capture for iOS and in January launched Google Coordiate for iOS. But the spree is not stopping there – Google has Thursday released yet another application for iOS.

This application is called Field Trip. The application promises to keep you updated on interesting things near you by running in the background and notifying ...

Marvel comics fans have reason to rejoice today. On Thursday morning, the entertainment juggernaut launched Marvel Unlimited on iOS.

The subscription-based app serves up more than 13,000 back issues - all of which are conveniently sorted by character, series, creator, release date, and more. Users are even allowed to store a small number of issues reading when you're offline.



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Rovio has just made their hit game Angry Birds free in the App Store for the first time in history. According to TechCrunch, the game has been chosen for the App of the Week. This is the original version of the game without any Space, Star Wars, Rio, or Seasonal twists to it.

It’s also notable that not only is the iPhone and iPod touch version of the game currently free in the App Store, ...

Nokia recently filed a brief with the U.S. federal appeals court supporting Apple’s bid to block the sale of Samsung products that a jury found to be in infringement of certain Apple products. Although the brief doesn’t officially offer support for either party, it argues that Apple vs. Samsung Judge Lucy Koh’s decision to deny a permanent injunction request lodged against the Korean company following the trial could set a “dangerous ...

Apple recently updated its Supplier Responsibility webpage to reflect a change in the way manufacturers deal with the company’s 60-hour workweek limit. It ended up noting that a 99% rate of compliance was recently achieved in January. The99% compliance rate factors into a 92% average of suppliers that adhered to the company’s Code of Conduct over all work weeks. Over the same period, the average time ...