iOS users can now use Yahoo portal for app search

Another interesting development just appeared online for all iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users out there. This time it is Yahoo improving things for iOS users worldwide. The famous but lately troubled search engine company, has decided to invest more time into the iOS part of the internet search market segment. This could be deemed as a quite reasonable decision by their management, given the stellar growth of usage of iOS products around the world. If you follow our blog, you will probably know that it was recently announced that Apple is now the biggest computer supplier in the world.

UPS releases updated version of UPS iPhone application

UPS Mobile app for iPhone users has just being updated with a new options like package scanning, new icons and other new features. UPS mobile is an app which enables users to manage their shipments while they are travelling and wit no access to their computers. It will help you to track your shipments, create different shipment labels, find nearby UPS locations and even inform you about possible shipment costs and package delivery timing. Most importantly you will track your shipments much easier. With this updated version of UPS Mobile, you’ll get two new ways for adding your tracking number.

Cydia apps: DisplayRecorder updated to version 1.2.5

DisplayRecorder, is a Cydia app created by well known jailbreak dev Ryan Petrich has just being upgraded to version 1.2.5. If you haven’t used this app before, DisplayRecorder is an app which allows you to record any activity on your iPhone screen. You can also save the video of the activity as .avi file which can be later used for different purposes like publishing it on Youtube, Facebook or any other social network. It contains a large scale of different options and customizations. You can easily enable custom gestures which will activate the app, you can choose the quality settings of your video and so on. All preferences of this app can be adjusted in iOS settings app.

Jailbreak tweak: how to forward your text messages to your email

If this is what you need by some chance, here is to solve the problem.

iForward is a great Cydia jailbreak tweak which will redirect your SMS messages to your email. There are different reasons you would want to do something like this. Perhaps it is your privacy you want to protect? If so, iForward could be an ideal solution for your needs. You can fetch this jailbreak tweak from Cydia app store. Of course, before you can get it and use it, you need to jailbreak your device with RedSn0w, Sn0wbreeze or some other jailbreak tool for iOS devices. This app was developed and launched by Ryan Conigliaro, who made it compatible with both iOS 4.x and iOS 5. Any configuration setting you need to adjust, can be done inside the standard iOS settings app. Afterwards, all new SMS will be efficiently delivered to your email inbox. Nice, isn’t it?

iOS gaming by Microsoft: “Kinectimals”

 
Microsoft has being really busy last couple of weeks, as they released a number of various app’s for iOS. Now they venture even further into the iOS world: they want to work their way into the iPhone and iPad gaming world. Kinectimals is a game meant to be played by children primarily and is about interaction with animals in the virtual world. It was first released for Microsoft’s own Xbox console which successfully used the famous Kinect gaming system.

Microsoft launches OneNote iPad app

Microsoft is venturing in one area after other with varying success. This time they want to capture another stronghold in iOS world, by releasing iPad version of their One Note app. One Note is Microsoft’s version of note taking apps for writing down ideas, notes and to do lists. With this new app you can now write all your notes and great ideas, and enrich them with images, texts and bullets. You can easily edit your to do lists and add check boxes to them.

Access files and folders on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch with DiskAid 5

Disk Aid 5 has just being updated by Digi DNA, the company behind this useful app. DiskAid 5 is available in both Mac and Windows PC version, and it offers an easy file transfer solution between your iPhone or iPad and your personal computer. This tool comes in useful whenever you want to avoid iTunes for any kind of reason. It is available in a free and paid variety. The free version will provide you with all basic functions including file transfers between your iPhone and your computer, access to your iOS system files and even access to USB storage devices. The paid version will enable you to work with the stored text messages, voice call history , notes, lists, contacts and other important personal data on your iPhone.

Siri0us app which emulated Siri on iOS devices removed from Cydia app store

We have recently seen many interesting Siri based apps which have a great potential for revolutionizing iOS and mobile computing. One of them called Siri0us was released only a couple of days ago, but it seems that it wasn’t meant to last. Siri0us was about enabling Siri dictation on iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS, and while not as great as Siri itself it was an interesting addition especially as it helped with voice based Search and Note apps. Since it didn’t had access to official Siri servers, it had to relay completely on Nuance API. The problem was that Nuance didn’t authorize the use of their software for these purposes. And to avoid further confrontation and possible lawsuits, Eric Dean, the developer of Siri0us has decided to pull out this app from Cydia altogether.

Jailbroken iOS 5 devices new featuring Siri dictation

Using Siri becomes more and more important as we see a surge of various Siri related hack during last few days. Now the possibility of dictating with Siri while using various apps becomes possible for iOS devices other than iPhone 4S. This was made possible with a new jailbreak app named Siri0us which was just released and based on the so called Nuance Speech Recognition software. Nuance Speech Recognition is the same app Apple uses in iPhone 4S. If you decide you need to use this new jailbreak app you will have to start with a proper jailbreak for your device. Keep in mind that this app is not using Apple’s web servers at all. The whole process relies solely on the Nuance Speech Recognition which uses your devices hardware resources.

iPhone cooking related apps: ‘Is It Ready Yet? ‘

Here comes another great idea in the world of iOS apps. ‘Is It Ready Yet?’ could be just what you needed in the coming holiday season. Since holiday times ask for better food on your table, you could find this app as something which can help you to provide the quality of food your family and your friends will expect from you. This app will help you to roast or cook the food at the best possible temperature, no matter is it poultry, beef or pork you want to prepare. It will also notify you how long do you need to cook your meat.