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Video: Cydia's Creator Demonstrates Why You Should Jailbreak Your iPhone

Video: Cydia's Creator Demonstrates Why You Should Jailbreak Your iPhone

April 28, 2011
With Apple pushing always more iOS features though software updates, it's been getting harder over time to justify to many people why they should jailbreak their iDevice. First Apple added its own apps, there's also been multitasking; not to mention the ability to make videos or tether your connection. Don't let that turn you down however, as there are still many, many reason for you to consider jailbreaking your device. What are these? Well, Robert Scoble bumped into Jay Freeman, the creator of Cydia, which most of you probably know as the alternative jailbreak App Store. He took the time to show us some of the best jailbreak tools available out there. That is the ones that will make you more efficient iOS users, but without messing up the integrity and performance of iOS. Check it out, it's the Master speaking:

Also, in case you're interested, one savvy youtube commenter listed some of the apps demoed:
Voicemail Forwarder - send VM's through eMail WinterBoard - custom themes, icons, sliders etc. (probably) LockInfo - information like calendar on Lockscreen (probably) Color Keyboard - customize keyboard colors (buttons and background individually) And the ones mentioned previously: SBSettings - quick toggles Five Icon Dock Graviboard - icons move/jiggle on gravity Barrel - The homescreen scroll animation while going through all app pages
Sold? Not really? Tell us in the comments! [via iSpazio]

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