It's been a while since we saw a well thought out and extremely useful tweak land in Cydia that brought some additional functionality to the Siri intelligent assistant.

With the introduction of iOS 4.0, Apple brought the current native multitasking system to us that allows users to quickly switch back and forth between apps that have been recently used and currently reside in the switcher tray. Those said apps can be accessed by double pressing the Home button on the device

It seems that all things relating to Microsoft's Skype service has been top of the gossip over the last couple of days, with the company releasing an additional mobile version of the app for Windows Phone, as well as bringing the Skype experience for the first time to a portable gaming device with their free of charge PlayStation Vita app. Continue reading this article at RedmondPie.com

The guys over at UnlimApps have been feeling extremely productive as of late, as it was only a couple of days ago when they added one of their latest tweaks on to the Cydia store which allowed users to access their ringtones service directly from within the Shazam music recognition app.

Weekends are usually slow with regards to tech news, but those interested in unlocking their iPhones have been pleasantly surprised with the revelation that all basebands and firmware versions can be carrier unlocked - provided of course that said device is jailbroken. Continue reading this article at RedmondPie.com

For those regular readers among us, you will no doubt be aware that we are heavily involved in support of JailbreakCon, the worlds first convention dedicated to all things related to jailbreaking. The event is set to take place on September 29th in the South of San Francisco at a venue that is located deep in the heart of the Biotech Valley, the birthplace of biotechnology

I am pretty sure that most iOS users have found themselves in a situation where they are harmlessly scrolling through their Springboard home screens, looking at all of the beautiful installed applications, only to scroll one step too far and come across a fairly empty looking screen that doesn't appear to have any use. I am, of course referring to Apple's inclusion of Spotlight within iOS, and the fact that it seems to be something that not a great deal of users actually use for its intended purpose

It seems that jailbreakers and potential unlockers are having to wait longer and longer for news to cheer about as the cat and mouse game with Apple and the networks becomes more and more difficult for those involved in producing jailbreaks and iPhone unlocks.

If you are anything like me, then you will appreciate the little Cydia tweaks that bring small changes to the way iOS operates, as well as finding yourself drawn to extensions that enhance the visual appearance of the OS in subtle but noticeable ways. Don't get me wrong here, the larger more-in-your-face tweaks obviously have their benefits, and can be extremely helpful to some people, but it tends to be the more intricate, small and useful packages that stand the test of time. Continue reading this article at RedmondPie.com

With music discovery and playback being so popular on Apple's iOS devices, it stands to reason that some of the most popular apps and services are centered around the music industry. One of the most popular, and certainly the one that has been around for quite some time is the Shazam music discovery app that allows users to tag and discover music by simply recording a small snippet of the tune and uploading it via the Shazam service.