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• Remove “slide to unlock” text and grabbers from iPhone Lock screen with these new iOS 7 jailbreak tweaks
• iOS beat Android in online sales and mobile traffic on Christmas
• Apple Japan to offer its “Lucky Bag” New Year sale on January 2
• How to disable auto-play videos on Facebook for iOS when you’re on 3G or 4G LTE
• Backstory of the song Steve Jobs danced to during the Antennagate press event
• Siri might soon be able to search your iPhone photo library
• Purge: New iOS 7 Jailbreak Tweak lets you close all apps in app switcher
• Apple fined $670k in Taiwan over iPhone pricing
• biteSMS 8.0 beta for iOS 7 may be released on December 28; Mockup gives a glimpse of what it may look like
• Apple kicks of “12 Days of Gifts” promotion with 4 free songs by Justin Timberlake

Remove “slide to unlock” text and grabbers from iPhone Lock screen with these new iOS 7 jailbreak tweaks Posted: 26 Dec 2013 09:00 PM PST The redesigned lock screen in iOS 7 sports a minimalistic user interface. Apple got rid of the iconic slide to unlock slider button, and replaced with just the "slide to unlock" text and a subtle animation that highlights the text which hints at the direction in which you need to slide to unlock the lock screen. Continue reading →

iOS beat Android in online sales and mobile traffic on Christmas Posted: 26 Dec 2013 08:04 PM PST IBM Digital released its online shopping trends report for December 25th, Christmas Day, and it was a banner day for mobile and iOS. Mobile sales grew 40 percent year over year, with mobile devices accounting for 29 percent of all online sales. The driver behind this big jump was iOS, which lead in both mobile sales and mobile traffic on the holiday. Continue reading →

Apple Japan to offer its “Lucky Bag” New Year sale on January 2 Posted: 26 Dec 2013 06:29 PM PST Apple Japan has confirmed that it will host its annual “Lucky Bag” New Year’s Sale again in 2014. Japanese Apple Stores have been selling the Lucky Bags every year right after New Year's Day since 2004, and they are a big hit with Japanese consumers. The 2014 promotion will return on January 2nd. Continue reading →

How to disable auto-play videos on Facebook for iOS when you’re on 3G or 4G LTE Posted: 26 Dec 2013 02:06 PM PST Facebook recently added auto-playing videos to its iOS app. These videos start playing when users encounter them in their news feed, but without sound. Continue reading →

Backstory of the song Steve Jobs danced to during the Antennagate press event Posted: 26 Dec 2013 01:12 PM PST Apple's release of the iPhone 4 was marked by a lot of controversy over the antenna "death grip" issue that led to call drops. The backlash was so strong that Apple had to organise a press event to address concerns. The event was kicked off with a funny song by songwriter and singer Jonathan Mann about the whole "antennagate" issue. Continue reading →

Siri might soon be able to search your iPhone photo library Posted: 26 Dec 2013 11:24 AM PST Finding photos in your iPhone's photo library isn't easy, and Apple plans to tackle this problem by letting you find your photos using Siri. Continue reading →

Purge: New iOS 7 Jailbreak Tweak lets you close all apps in app switcher Posted: 26 Dec 2013 09:45 AM PST Ever since multitasking was introduced in iOS 4, there's been a misconception that by closing all apps in the multitasking switcher, you'll save system resources. The truth is that only few apps run in the background, so most of the apps in the switcher do not necessarily consume system resources. Continue reading →

Apple fined $670k in Taiwan over iPhone pricing Posted: 26 Dec 2013 09:42 AM PST Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission has fined Apple $670k after finding out that the company interferes with iPhone pricing even after selling distribution rights to carriers. Continue reading →

biteSMS 8.0 beta for iOS 7 may be released on December 28; Mockup gives a glimpse of what it may look like Posted: 26 Dec 2013 07:40 AM PST If you’re eagerly waiting for biteSMS then we’ve some good news for you. Developers of the popular jailbreak tweak have been working hard to add support for iOS 7, and have indicated that the beta version could be released on Saturday, December 28. Continue reading →

Apple kicks of “12 Days of Gifts” promotion with 4 free songs by Justin Timberlake Posted: 26 Dec 2013 06:43 AM PST Apple has kicked of its “12 days of Gifts” promotion by giving away Justin Timberlake’s songs from this year’s iTunes Music Festival. Every year for the past few years, Apple has launched the holiday promotion for customers in the UK and other select European countries. For the first time ever, Apple has brought the giveaway program to the US. Continue reading →

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