This month had a bit of a lull in episodes of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, but there were still two great episodes leading up toward the finale. Neither of them were the most science heavy of episodes, although episode 20 did have a classically silly physics knock-knock joke.
Thursday, 31 May 2012
March Big Bang Episodes
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Widgets for Dashboard X: Dashtweet, Music, Clock
Couple of weeks back, we told you about Dashboard X - a jailbreak tweak that brings widgets to iPhone's Home screen.
While Dashboard X includes full support for the Notification Center widgets, we're already seeing custom widgets that have been specially created for Dashboard X.
We take a look at these Dashboard X custom widgets:
Dashtweet:
As the name suggests, Dashtweet is a Dashboard X widget for Twitter. It allows you to quickly send tweets right from the Home screen.
The custom widget makes use of the default accounts in Settings - Twitter so its quite easy to setup. It also includes Pastie integration for long tweets.
Music Widget (for Dashboard X):
The music widget displays the "Now Playing" song along with artwork and play, pause, skip controls. The music widget is also compatible with third-party music apps such as Spotify, Pandora etc.
Clock Widget (for Dashboard X):
The Clock Widget allows you to add the neat looking digital clock to your iPhone's home screen. The widget is developed by the developer of Dashboard X.
Dashboard X is available on Cydia for $1.99, while the custom widgets mentioned above are available for free in Cydia.
Adding the custom widgets to the Home screen is quite simple (assuming you've already installed Dashboard X).
Touch and hold on any app on the Home screen until it begins to jiggle.Arrange the apps by dragging them to make room for custom widgetTap and hold on any blank spaceThis should bring up the Add widget menu option, select the widget you want to add to the Home screen from the listHere you get an option to center align it and also to make it interactiveThen tap on Add widgetThat's it, you should be able to place the custom widget wherever you like on that Home screen by dragging it.While none of the widgets that are available in Cydia currently come anywhere close to blowing your mind away, it does give a glimpse of the potential of Dashboard X.We're waiting for someone to create a custom widget for Google search, as it would be a lot quicker to search from the Home Screen than launching mobile Safari and using the search bar.Sn0wbreeze 2.9.5 Adds Support For Revised iOS 5.1.1; Includes Location Services Fix For iPhone 3GS
iH8sn0w has also released a new version of Sn0wbreeze (v2.9.5), which adds support for the revised iOS 5.1.1 that was released by Apple for GSM iPhone 4 users.
iH8sn0w has released Sn0wbreeze v2.9.4, which includes suport for iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple TV.
In addition to support for the revised iOS 5.1.1, iH8sn0w has also included a fix for location services for iPhone 3GS users (iPad baseband users).
Sn0wbreeze allows users to create custom iOS 5.1.1 firmware file that is pre-jailbroken, which can then be used to upgrade their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to iOS 5.1.1. In case of iPhone, Sn0wbreeze also preserves the baseband from getting upgraded so that it can be unlocked using Ultrasn0w (though Ultrasn0w is not yet compatible with iOS 5.1.1).
Here's what's new in Sn0wbreeze v2.9.5:
Added 5.1.1/9B208 untether payload for the iPhone 4 GSMAdded iPhone 3GS (iPad Baseband users) location services fixSn0wbreeze 2.9.5 supports the following iOS devices running on iOS 5.1.1:iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4iPad 1iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4GApple TV 2iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS users who depend on unlocking should use Sn0wbreeze or Redsn0w (whenever Dev team releases it with iOS 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak support) as it preserves the baseband. If you're only after jailbreaking then you could use the Absinthe jailbreak tool as it is easier to use. Users having trouble jailbreaking their iOS device with Absinthe can also try Sn0wbreeze.You can download the latest version Sn0wbreeze, which is available only for Windows users using this link.If you need help with Absinthe 2.0.x, then check out our step-by-step guide to jailbreak your iOS device using Absinthe 2.0.1: As always, let us know how it goes in the comments.Over a Million iOS Devices Jailbroken Using Absinthe 2.0
pod2g and the Chronic Dev team released Absinthe 2.0 on Friday, which allows users to jailbreak their iOS devices running iOS 5.1.1. It was also the first jailbreak for the new iPad (3rd generation iPad).
Chronic Dev team has just revealed that more than a 1 million new iOS devices have been jailbroken since Absinthe 2.0 was released.
Chronic Dev team has shared the following numbers:
Some stats since release of #Absinthe - 211,401 jailbroken iPad3's and 973,086 devices newly jailbroken! #JBFTW ! ;D
This means that 1,184,487 new iOS devices were jailbroken using the Absinthe jailbreak in less than 3 days. Earlier in the year, almost a million devices (953,232) were jailbroken in 3 days using the Absinthe jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 and iOS 5.
The data is based on the query that is sent to saurik's servers when Cydia is launched to get the list of available SHSH blobs for that iOS device.
Have you jailbroken your iOS device using Absinthe? Let us know in the comments.
Widgets for Dashboard X: Dashtweet, Music, Clock
Couple of weeks back, we told you about Dashboard X - a jailbreak tweak that brings widgets to iPhone's Home screen.
While Dashboard X includes full support for the Notification Center widgets, we're already seeing custom widgets that have been specially created for Dashboard X.
We take a look at these Dashboard X custom widgets:
Dashtweet:
As the name suggests, Dashtweet is a Dashboard X widget for Twitter. It allows you to quickly send tweets right from the Home screen.
The custom widget makes use of the default accounts in Settings - Twitter so its quite easy to setup. It also includes Pastie integration for long tweets.
Music Widget (for Dashboard X):
The music widget displays the "Now Playing" song along with artwork and play, pause, skip controls. The music widget is also compatible with third-party music apps such as Spotify, Pandora etc.
Clock Widget (for Dashboard X):
The Clock Widget allows you to add the neat looking digital clock to your iPhone's home screen. The widget is developed by the developer of Dashboard X.
Dashboard X is available on Cydia for $1.99, while the custom widgets mentioned above are available for free in Cydia.
Adding the custom widgets to the Home screen is quite simple (assuming you've already installed Dashboard X).
Touch and hold on any app on the Home screen until it begins to jiggle.Arrange the apps by dragging them to make room for custom widgetTap and hold on any blank spaceThis should bring up the Add widget menu option, select the widget you want to add to the Home screen from the listHere you get an option to center align it and also to make it interactiveThen tap on Add widgetThat's it, you should be able to place the custom widget wherever you like on that Home screen by dragging it.While none of the widgets that are available in Cydia currently come anywhere close to blowing your mind away, it does give a glimpse of the potential of Dashboard X.We're waiting for someone to create a custom widget for Google search, as it would be a lot quicker to search from the Home Screen than launching mobile Safari and using the search bar.Rocky Racoon 5.1.1 Untether Updated to Add Support For Revised iOS 5.1.1 (9B208)
Categories : Absinthe 2.0 Jailbreak, Chronic Dev team, Jailbreak iPad 3 (New iPad), iPad 2, iPad 1, Jailbreak iPhone 4, Jailbreak iPhone 3GS, Jailbreak iPhone 3G, Jailbreak iPhone, Jailbreak iPhone 4S, Jailbreak iPod touch 4G, iPod touch 3G, Rocky Racoon Untether
How Does Samsung’s S Voice Stack Up Against Siri?
In the third iteration of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S, Samsung has used software along with hardware to differentiate itself from other Android manufacturers, and of course the iPhone. A part of the software suite bundled with the Galaxy S III, Samsung introduced S Voice, a voice assistant just like Siri.
Given that this is a clear response to Apple baking in Siri right into the iPhone 4S, we were curious to know how do the two voice assistants stack up in terms of performance, effectiveness, accuracy and speed.
The Verge's Galaxy S III review has already gone up, which includes a section that has a side by side comparison of Siri and S Voice.
From the review:
Say hello to Siri for Android, as produced by Samsung. If you harbored any doubt as to whether or not Samsung ripped off Apple’s voice assistant, let it go now. That’s not to suggest that Apple invented voice commands on mobile phones — Samsung had the Vlingo-powered Voice Talk on the Galaxy S II — but the look and feel of this application takes so much inspiration from Apple’s effort on the iPhone 4S as to deserve being labelled a clone. Not that any of this matters a great deal — neither Siri nor S Voice is good enough in its present incarnation.
S Voice consistently chews up my words when I try asking it questions, although it works better when instructed to schedule an appointment or set an alarm. It can also be used as an unlocking mechanism once you pre-record a pass phrase. That adds to the face unlocking option that’s native to Android 4.0 in being frustratingly unwieldy and planted firmly within gimmick territory — more than once I was stuck repeating "hello" without any recognition from the phone
Here's the side by side comparison video:
Although there are occasions where one outperforms the other, overall both seem to be average performers with Siri incapable of handling location queries outside the U.S., and S Voice often turning to a Google search for answers. Unfortunately for Samsung, Apple's early entry into this space ensured them a lot of good press surrounding the technology (at least initially).
Head over to this link for more on Siri and S Voice.
See also: Apple responds to Siri lawsuits, tells unsatisfied customers to return their iPhones.
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