Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET There’s no question John Legere and team have done a tremendous job with helping to change and reshape the wireless industry as we once knew it. During CES, T-Mobile announced as part of it’s Uncarrier movement, Uncarrier Part 4 to be exact, that it would start paying early termination fees for …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Confide is a free, simple service that makes it possible to send self-destructing messages to friends and colleagues using an iPhone app. By using your e-mail or Facebook contacts, you can send what amounts to an e-mail through the service. It’s then encrypted and the recipient will receive an alert of the pending message. For those who don’t …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Horizon is an app we all wish had existed long ago. The premise is simple: no matter how someone is holding their phone, the app will only record horizontal video. I originally discovered the app while reading a post on TUAW. Some might even view this app as a cure for Vertical Video Syndrome. I know I do. …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET The evasi0n team is back with a jailbreak tool for iOS 7 devices. As you may recall, last year the same team released a tool for iOS 6 devices and it was extremely easy to use. That same tool has been repurposed and adapted to jailbreak iOS 7 devices. Specifically, you’ll need to be running iOS 7.0 up …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Control Center on iOS 7 added a convenient method to use the flash on an iPhone as a flashlight. From any screen, including the lock screen, iOS 7 users are able to bring up Control Center and turn on the flashlight with just a tap. It was a welcome addition to the platform, albeit a small one, and …
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Fitbit is known for making some of the best activity trackers on the market. It’s latest product, the Fitbit Force, sits atop the fitness tracker market according to our very own Brian Bennett’s review. In an attempt to gain more users, Fitbit released an update to its iOS app introducing a new feature called MobileTrack for iPhone 5S owners. The …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET To ring in the new year, Snapchat suffered from a fairly large data breach. A file containing 4.6 million usernames and phone numbers was posted for all to view. When leaks like this occur, it’s natural to wonder if your data is included in the breach. With the original document and site no longer available (the site itself …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET For those Android users lucky enough to have already received Android 4.4 KitKat on their preferred device, changing the default SMS app is possible, but very hidden. After installing another SMS app you might be prompted by the app to set it as the default SMS provider. Doing so will allow the app to alert you to new …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET As of last week, iOS users can now take advantage of Google’s Play Music service. The service lets you upload music you already own, create random playlists, and use Google’s All Access Internet radio service. The iOS app has some limitations, however, and does require some workarounds in certain instances to accomplish what should be simple tasks. Here …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET There’s no shortage of battery monitoring applications in the Play store. Each of these apps offers different solutions when it comes to viewing your battery’s percentage. Some add an icon to the status bar, others can place a widget on your home or lock screen, and some even place a permanent notification in the notification shade. While all …
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