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“Frash” To Bring Adobe Flash to the iPad!
by on July 4, 2010

Comex, creator of the  Spirit jailbreak and the Bannerbomb exploit for Nintendo Wii, is working on bringing Flash to the iPad. A new video has been posted showing a few Flash based websites running in MobileSafari, on the iPad. This is something a lot of users of the iPad have said is missing on Apple’s tablet. There is no release date fo this yet, but this could bring a lot … Read More

ProSwitcher Comes to the iPad
by on June 20, 2010

When iPhone OS 4.0 was announced (now know as iOS 4) iPad owners were disappointed to find out that they would not get the update until fall, 2010. The anticipated update will bring multitasking to the popular tablet.

If you can’t wait for multitasking on your iPad, you have probably jailbroken your iPad and installed Backgrounder. Backgrounder is an awesome solution to true multitasking on the iPad, one thing Apple’s … Read More

Really Cheap iPad Stand
by on June 6, 2010

Now that you’ve had you’re iPad for a while now, I’m sure you must of put it down once or twice. Have you noticed the iPad is kind of awkward, when trying to find a place to put it down? The iPhone and iPod Touch easily slips into your pocket, or fits on pretty much any flat surface, but it’s not that easy with the iPad.

There is an awesome dock … Read More

iPad Jailbreaking, and Must Have Apps
by on May 30, 2010

Since there are now a lot more Canadians with iPads, as of this weekend, I thought it would be a good idea to go over jailbreaking, and why it might be for you. We may have talked about this already, but I’m sure there are quite a few new visitors to the site, now that the iPad is finally available in Canada.

Let’s start fresh. What is jailbreaking? Jailbreaking … Read More

FullForce: Make iPhone apps Full Screen on iPad
by on May 9, 2010

With the iPad finally jailbroken, we are seeing some great new tweaks show up in Cydia. More and more of our favourite jailbreak apps, from the iPhone, are being ported to the iPad.

One great new tweak, for iPad only, is FullForce. Basically, this adds an extra setting to the Settings app, allowing you to display iPhones apps installed on your iPad, at full screen resolution, without the pixelization. Before the … Read More

Spirit Jailbreak Released! How To Video!
by on May 3, 2010

It’s finally here. The tool you need to jailbreak your iPad. The Spirit jailbreak is available to download now, from their website. It works on Mac and Windows, to jailbreak ALL Apple iDevices, on OS 3.1.3, and 3.2, untethered. Also, another reminder to back up your SHSH blobs.

Although, you can now jailbreak your iPad, the application for installing 3rd party apps, Cydia, is still in beta … Read More

Get Ready to Jailbreak Your iPad!
by on April 29, 2010

Yesterday we reported that a new jailbreak tool, by iPhone Dev Team member comex, might be released this Friday, but that is not the case. It has been delayed a bit, but will be released sometime after the iPad 3G is in the wild. As you may, or may not know, the new jailbreak is called “Spirit”, and will provide an untethered jailbreak for all iDevices, including the iPad, … Read More

App Review: Dock Clock
by on April 25, 2010

The iPad has been released in the US for less than a month, but we are already seeing so many uses for this awesome device. It is truely becoming a new level of mobile computing.

The hardware is incredible, but it is just a platform for what really makes this device shine: the apps. I’m always on the lookout for a simple app, that allows me to use the iPad in … Read More

iPad Gelaskins Review
by on April 16, 2010

Gelaskins have been around for a while now, making skins for all kinds of devices. I’ve been using them on my iPhones and iPods, but they also make skins for laptops, netbooks, gaming consoles, and more. They feature original art from some great artists, all over the world. They also have some licsensed skins from big names like Marvel and National Geographic.

Joining their fleet, is the iPad. Gelaskins … Read More

App Review: All of Wiki Offline
by on April 14, 2010

One of the limitations of having the WiFi only model of the iPad, is the possibility that there will not be a hotspot everywhere you go, resulting in times where you have no connectivity at all. So, what happens if you and and your friends are arguing about a specific detail of whatever topic you’re on? Normally, you might jump on Wikipedia to look it up, but with no internet … Read More

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