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MyGreatFest - Aaron Ash - The Man Behind Multifl0w and Barrel

MyGreatFest - Aaron Ash - The Man Behind Multifl0w and Barrel

The first jailbreak speaker of the day, Aaron Ash (@AaronAsh), is now on stage. He’s the author of Multifl0w and Barrel, two very popular jailbreak tweaks: The former allows users to easily multitask between open applications (this was before iOS 4, when Apple debuted its own version of multitasking); Barrel is an icon-effect tweak.

Joe White
MyGreatFest - From Cydia To iOS 5 Jailbreak - Here's Everything That Happened

Today is the day of MyGreatFest - the UK's first iOS and jailbreak convention. In this article, we're going to outline everything that's happening at the event (we're there!), link to other MyGreatFest articles and upload images. Later, we'll be hearing from Chronic Dev Team member @p0sixninja, and the "Father of Cydia," Jay Freeman (@saurik).

Joe White
FireCore Updates aTV Flash - Enhances Media Player, Adds Cloud Backup

FireCore Updates aTV Flash - Enhances Media Player, Adds Cloud Backup

FireCore has released a major update to aTV Flash (black), its jailbreak software package that users can install on their second generation Apple TV. The package brings a number of features, and this latest update enhances the Media Player and adds a cloud backup option. The software update (beta 7) is currently available to download now.

Joe White
New Tweak Eliminates Icon Labels

New Tweak Eliminates Icon Labels

A new jailbreak called Alphacon has arrived. It helps you eliminate the text under an app's icon, making the screen look less clustered, according to news first reported by iDownloadBlog.

Bryan M. Wolfe
Jailbreak Only: WiFiSMS - Send SMS Messages From Your Desktop Computer

Jailbreak Only: WiFiSMS - Send SMS Messages From Your Desktop Computer

Here's a free jailbreak tweak that might actually convince you to jailbreak an iPhone handset. It's called WiFiSMS, and once installed, this free package allows users to send SMS messages and interact with their SMS database from a desktop computer. Isn't this the kind of thing you've been dreaming of for years?

Joe White
Jailbreak Only: WhatsPad - WhatsApp Messenger For iPad, Coming Soon

Jailbreak Only: WhatsPad - WhatsApp Messenger For iPad, Coming Soon

If you haven't heard of WhatsApp Messenger, this handy iPhone app allows users to message other smart phone owners for free. It's a great application, and one I've been using for a while. Indeed, the only limitation is that there's no WhatsApp iPad app, which is a shame. Fortunately, one jailbreak developer has managed to port the iPhone app over, and will be releasing WhatsPad (the iPad version of WhatsApp) in the Cydia Store soon.

Joe White
JailbreakMe: Fix For Camera Connection Kit To Hit Cydia Tomorrow

JailbreakMe: Fix For Camera Connection Kit To Hit Cydia Tomorrow

The online jailbreak solution JailbreakMe has the ability to “liberate” a variety of iOS devices, including the iPad 2. But in the process, the Web-based jailbreak also screws a few things up, namely Apple’s Camera Connection Kit. Fortunately, @comex has recently announced (via Twitter) that a fix for this issue will hit Cydia tomorrow, which is great news.

Joe White