iPhone Techie

Stride is a new Cydia app that allows you to create your own custom unlock animation to unlock your iDevice.

No icons are installed on your home screen, but a tab is put into your Cydia apps/tweaks section. The app allows you to enable or disable the app, to disable your iDevice’s unlock code and also allows you to customize your own animation.

The calibration process consists of three entries of your desired Read more…

The working title for the independent Steve Jobs film featuring Ashton Kutcher is ‘Jobs: Get Inspired’. The film’s producer Mark Hulme of Five Star Institute spoke to Neowin about the project.

The Steve Jobs movie is something we are already thoroughly looking forward to here at Redmond Pie, even after the news that man-child Ashton Kutcher is to play the Apple co-founder. During an interview with the movie’s producer, Mark Hulme, Neowin has managed to uncover a couple of Read more…

AssistantExtensions is a new tweak that lets you extend Siri’s functionality. It includes built-in support for additional commands including tweet, launch app, search YouTube, toggle switch, and more.

Using a plug in architecture developers can add custom functionality to Apple’s assistant. Read more…

iPhone Dev Team has announced a highly welcomed Redns0w update. The latest Redsn0w 0.9.9b7 brings us a new option in the “extras” section in which you can choose to either have Redsn0w skip or stash the default applications during the jailbreak.

This new method skips the stashing of applications during the jailbreak process thus making it 60% faster. Don’t get too excited though because if you check the ‘move applications’ option you will have to deal with a slow first run of Cydia, details below: Read more…

Quotes from the Steve Jobs biography reveal how upset the Apple CEO was with Google’s launch of Android and that Jonathan Ive had ‘more operation power’ at Apple than anyone, according the Associated Press.

Jobs was reportedly livid that HTC released an Android device which feature many of the popular features of the iPhone. Apple sued, and Jobs told Isaacson in an expletive-laced rant that Google’s actions amounted to “grand theft.” Read more…

Our boy GeoHot also known as George Hotz is being sued by Sony Corporation for making PlayStation 3 exploits and jailbreak tools public.

It’s the latter topic that has finally gotten him in trouble after he released his hack for PS3 firmware version 3.55. Despite claiming on his site that he condones piracy and the hack should not be used to disable key features, Sony has finally had enough and issued a lawsuit.

Sony has just filed a restraining order against Geohot and members of team fail0verflow for jailbreaking the Sony Playstation 3 and making this exploit available to general public.

Defendants George Hotz, “Bushing,” Hector Cantero, Sven Peter and “Segher” (collectively, “Defendants”) are computer hackers. Working individually and in concert with one another, Defendants recently bypassed effective technological protection measures (“TPMs”) employed by plaintiff Sony Computer Entertainment America LLP (“SCEA”) in its proprietary PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system (“PS3 System”). Read more…

Well I think we are finally getting some pretty solid evidence about the new Verizon iPhone and this time BGR has confirmed with a source close to Apple that employee vacation requests between February 3rd and February 6th are blocked.

February 3rd is my Birthday so if the iPhone for Verizon will come out on this date I will never forget it.

Anyways, according to BGR – Boy Genius Report, both Apple and Verizon are all set to announce a CDMA version of iPhone 4 on February 3rd of this year (2011) Read more…

Using a baby monitor is paramount when having a baby, which is why Withings is proud of its release of the Smart Baby Monitor. When we had our son (Lukas) I was looking for something like this but the technology was not there yet. This is an awesome accessory and a tool for parents / iPhone owners with kids.

Developed with both technology and design in mind, Withings has produced a device that not only looks stunning, but also gives parents important information on their child’s environment and allows them to interact with their child remotely and easily.

Cédric Hutchings, co-founder of Withings says: “We’ve already established the most seamless interface with smartphones such as the iPhone, so transitioning this technology to other devices is ideal for us. The oldschool classical baby monitor with its redundant receiver could not stay Read more…

Eye-Fi today announced Direct Mode, a combination of new technology in Eye-Fi cards and new Eye-Fi mobile apps, that wirelessly connects the camera to the mobile device to provide a seamless experience between the moment a memory is captured and when consumers want to browse, edit, save and share their memories.

With Direct Mode, photos taken with your digital camera can immediately be sent to your smartphone or tablet so you can send them to your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. They can be viewed, used with myriad apps on the device, or uploaded and shared. Read more…

iHealth today announced the launch of the iHealth Blood Pressure Monitoring System for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Comprised of a hardware dock, blood pressure arm cuff and iHealth App, this breakthrough product lets users self-monitor their blood pressure from the convenience of their home, and share the results with friends, family and most importantly, their doctor.

How It Works
The iHealth Blood Pressure Monitoring System lets users measure and track their blood pressure and heart rate from the convenience of their iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The system comes with a blood pressure arm cuff and a portable, battery-powered dock allowing for quick and easy set up. The dock also doubles as a charging station for all three iOS devices. Read more…