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How To Get The Best Features Of iOS 7 Right Now

iOS 7 won’t be coming to your iPhone and iPad until later this year, but a lot of its best features are available through third-party apps and jailbreak hacks already. If you want to get in on the action early, here a few ways to add some of the new functionality right now.

8 June 2013

Home

Build A Cheap, Great-Looking iPhone 5 Case Out Of Lego

Just because Apple doesn’t make an iPhone 5 dock doesn’t mean you have to spend a lot of money on one made by a third party. The designers over on the Daily Brick show you how to build your own dock using nothing but Lego, and it actually looks pretty solid.

7 June 2013

Communicate

Cheaper iPhone Screen Repairs: Will Apple Offer Them To Aussies?

Amidst all the swelling pre-hype for WWDC, Apple in the US is offering significantly cheaper iPhone screen repairs, but it’s unclear if they’ll bring the same service down under.

6 May 2013

Developer

Monetising Apps: Lessons Learned In The iOS Wilderness

Free App Hero was a critically-lauded but unsuccessful aggregator app for iOS that provided reviews and links to the best free games in the App Store. Not unlike our own App Deals Of The Day, it strived to sift the gold from the muck so that its users wouldn’t have to. In the following article, the app’s creator Stuart Campbell explains the various business models he deployed in a vain attempt to monestise the service. If you’re looking to launch an app of your own, his observations make for some essential reading.

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Five Best iPhone Cases

iPhone owners have thousands of potential cases to choose from. Some are slim and protect your phone without adding weight or bulk; others incorporate extra features such as pockets at the expense of size and shape. This week, we’re going to look at five of the best iPhone cases, based on reader nominations.

Communicate

Fix Your Smartphone’s Broken Volume Buttons With Sugru

Smartphone buttons have an annoying habit of breaking, but DIY all-star tool Sugru can save the day. All you need is a little bit of Sugru and a cotton bud to get the job done.

3 May 2013

Productivity

Stop Google Now Draining Your iPhone’s Battery

We were excited to see Google Now finally make its way to iOS, but it didn’t come without problems. Many users report excessive battery drain due to location reporting. Fortunately, Cult of Mac offers a solution.

15 April 2013

Productivity

How To Jailbreak Your iPhone For iOS 6.1.2

Want full control over your iOS device? Then jailbreaking is for you. This is our guide to jailbreaking your iPhone or iPad to run with iOS 6.1.2.

9 April 2013

Organise

Find All Your Home’s iOS Devices With Find-Only iCloud Accounts

Some homes, especially homes with teenagers, have more Apple devices than house keys. But you need to be signed into different iCloud accounts to track each device. One way around that is to add a single-purpose iCloud account to each device you want to map and track.

Communicate

How To Upgrade Your iPhone And Still Jailbreak It

If you haven’t updated your iPhone in a long time but still want the benefits of jailbreaking, it might seem like you’re out of luck because you can’t jailbreak the newest version. Thankfully, it’s easy enough to update to a version of iOS that you can still jailbreak. Here’s how to do it.

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