Apple hides extra settings in iOS 7 showing extra gestures, multitasking and folder options

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With the first beta of iOS 7 that Apple has seeded to developers last week, many are digging through the new OS and tons of new features are starting to surface. Yesterday Hamza Sood on Twitter discovered unannounced features that Apple has hidden in the settings app with new gesture, multitasking and folder options.

Hamza Sood has not yet released information on how he discovered these hidden features and we are not positive if he will or not. These hidden settings suggest that Apple is testing these unannounced features in the latest iOS 7 beta including the ability to hide pre-installed apps as well as create folders inside of folders…

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This discovery of these hidden features by Hamza Sood has also created a video of some of the hidden iOS 7 settings. He originally created a video for 9to5Mac, but some people thought he was able to access this menu via a simulator. Sood later decided to post a video on Vine of the actual device and walk through of this menu. As said before we are not sure on how Sood gained access to this hidden menu, but we all do know that is unavailable to iOS users.

In addition to the already mentioned settings there are other options in this hidden menu like the ability to adjust the blur effect for Icons, Newsstand and folders. There are also several sliders and toggles that allow you to customize app icons. You can also adjust the speed of iOS animations.

We are unsure if these settings will be publicly visible in future videos and it’s very likely that these settings will remain hidden in the public release of iOS 7 this fall. Let us know your opinions below!

Xbox One Making a Comeback

Looks like Microsoft is finally being smart! They are reportedly changing their polices, but we do not know which ones. According to GiantBomb, Microsoft has decided to remove a list of Xbox One restrictions that customers considered negative:

No more always online requirement
The console no longer has to check in every 24 hours
All game discs will work on Xbox One as they do on Xbox 360
Authentication is no longer necessary
An Internet connection is only required when initially setting up the console
All downloaded games will function the same when online or offline
No additional restrictions on trading games or loaning discs
Region locks have been dropped

After all the negative reviews they have gotten on the Xbox One, I wouldn’t blame them. And as I’m righting this, this next quote has just been released my Microsoft. Looks like I may be buying an Xbox One, after all.

Last week at E3, the excitement, creativity and future of our industry was on display for a global audience.

For us, the future comes in the form of Xbox One, a system designed to be the best place to play games this year and for many years to come. As is our heritage with Xbox, we designed a system that could take full advantage of advances in technology in order to deliver a breakthrough in game play and entertainment. We imagined a new set of benefits such as easier roaming, family sharing, and new ways to try and buy games. We believe in the benefits of a connected, digital future.

Since unveiling our plans for Xbox One, my team and I have heard directly from many of you, read your comments and listened to your feedback. I would like to take the opportunity today to thank you for your assistance in helping us to reshape the future of Xbox One.

You told us how much you loved the flexibility you have today with games delivered on disc. The ability to lend, share, and resell these games at your discretion is of incredible importance to you. Also important to you is the freedom to play offline, for any length of time, anywhere in the world.

So, today I am announcing the following changes to Xbox One and how you can play, share, lend, and resell your games exactly as you do today on Xbox 360. Here is what that means:

An internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox One games – After a one-time system set-up with a new Xbox One, you can play any disc based game without ever connecting online again. There is no 24 hour connection requirement and you can take your Xbox One anywhere you want and play your games, just like on Xbox 360.

Trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and rent disc based games just like you do today – There will be no limitations to using and sharing games, it will work just as it does today on Xbox 360.

In addition to buying a disc from a retailer, you can also download games from Xbox Live on day of release. If you choose to download your games, you will be able to play them offline just like you do today. Xbox One games will be playable on any Xbox One console — there will be no regional restrictions.

These changes will impact some of the scenarios we previously announced for Xbox One. The sharing of games will work as it does today, you will simply share the disc. Downloaded titles cannot be shared or resold. Also, similar to today, playing disc based games will require that the disc be in the tray.

We appreciate your passion, support and willingness to challenge the assumptions of digital licensing and connectivity. While we believe that the majority of people will play games online and access the cloud for both games and entertainment, we will give consumers the choice of both physical and digital content. We have listened and we have heard loud and clear from your feedback that you want the best of both worlds.

Thank you again for your candid feedback. Our team remains committed to listening, taking feedback and delivering a great product for you later this year.

pod2g Considers Switching to Android

When Apple first announced iOS 7 at their World Wide Developers Conference of 2013 everyone was very disappointed with the new icons and some of the features. With all of the disappointment going around, iOS hacker pod2g has announced via twitter that he’s considering switching to an Android device. The news was quite surprising for someone who is one of the most famous iOS hackers of all time. Saying that, pod2g has been responsible for the last few jailbreaks for iOS, without him, it could be possible that we won’t have any of the more recent firmware jailbroken on iOS.

With all that said, it does not mean that pod2g is totally leaving the iOS scene. Him out of most people do acknowledge that it is just a beta after all, but with switching to android, the possibility exists that the iOS 6 jailbreak, evasion, was known as the hacker’s peak when it comes to Apple iOS devices.

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First look at iOS 7 on iPad

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Hey, it’s been a while! You have probably seen iOS 7 by now, so I don’t need to tell you about that, but what I want to show you is what iOS 7 looks like on the iPad. @SonnyDickson posted a few pictures on twitter using an iOS 7 simulator. Tell us what you think about iOS 7 in the comments below!

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Introducing the Let’s talk iTech Podcast!

Let's talk iTechFor a while now we have been discussing about making a public podcast based on the current technology and the news that is happening in the technology world. To start this new series off we talk about several things going on including, Apple’s WWDC, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Xbox One, Sony’s Play Station 4 and the newly introduced iOS 7. We hope you enjoyed this weeks podcast and stay tuned for more.

Keep in touch with Let’s Talk iTech

Don’t forget to follow @z8137 and @jkilla100 on Twitter.
If you have any questions that you would like answered, tweet us with #LetsTalkiTech

Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition gets another amazing update

If you have ever visited our blog before you know that we like to play the game Minecraft on PC and Xbox 360.  You will also know that we like to post the newest updates for the Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition. Just on March 23rd, 2013 4JStudios submitted an update to the Xbox 360 Marketplace for Minecraft and this new title update is equivalent to Minecraft 1.1 on PC with even more updates.

Changes and Additions – You can view the whole change log HERE

- Added ‘The End’, with new layout, and new Enderdragon behaviour.
- Added Climbable Vines.
- Added Fire Charge, Wooden Button, Item Frames, Spawn Eggs, Sandstone Stairs, Spruce Stairs, Birch Stairs, Nether Bricks, Spruce Planks, Birch Planks, Nether Brick Slab, Spruce Slab and Birch Slab.
- Added new music for The End and The Nether from C418
- Made buckets and signs stackable.
- Sheep now re-grow their wool after shearing.
- New gravel texture.
- Can now smelt Netherrack into a Nether Brick in a Furnace.
- Blacksmith buildings in Villages now hold chests with loot of the same type as found in Strongholds.
- Crafting recipe change – Sign recipe gives three Signs.
- Crafting recipe change – Half Slab recipes give six Half Slabs.
- Crafting recipe change – Stone Button now requires one block of stone instead of two.
- Added smoother color transitions between biomes.
- Added beaches to terrain generation.
- Fence Gates can now be opened and closed with Redstone.
- Changed Nether Fortress to make Nether Wart rooms more likely.
- Made Nether Wart spawn randomly wherever Soul Sand is generated in the Nether.
- Nether Wart will now grow in the Overworld.
- Made Dispenser dispense mobs from Spawn Eggs, rather than the egg itself.
- Dispenser will dispense lava/water from a Bucket of Lava/Water.
- Dispenser will shoot Fire Charges.
- Trapdoors can be placed on half slabs and stairs

Like always, we can’t wait for this new update. What do you think of the new features? Let us know in the comments below!

Ookla updates their Speedtest.net app with new UI, iPhone 5 support and more

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If you use the Speedtest.net app by Ookla to test your internet speeds you know that they haven’t update the app since before the iPhone 5 came out! Today Ookla has finally updated its Speedtest.net App for iOS with iPhone 5 support, the option to remove advertising with a $0.99 in-app purchase, improved server selection and easier sharing. Finally we can share our speeds and gloat to our friends without having to take a screenshot.

Here’s the full Speedtests 3.0 change-log:

- Completely new interface with full iPhone 5 support
- Option to permanently remove advertising
- Easier result sharing
- Improved server section and saving
- Sortable results
- See your resting location in results detail
- This release is English only and translations will come in the next update

Speedtest.net Mobile Speed Test is a free download from the App Store. You can download it HERE

Microsoft gets a fine of $733 Million for…

European Union Competition Commissioner Almunia holds a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters in BrusselsThe European Union Commission has fined Microsoft Corp. for $733 million fine.

We all ask ourselves, why would this happen to Microsoft? Well in 2009 Microsoft promised to Windows users the ability to choose another browser instead of having Internet Explorer installed.

But Microsoft failed to stick to the deal for some 15 million installations of Windows 7  in Europe from May 2011 until July 2012. The company admitted that they failed at that last year and that it was a mistake.

The commission’s top regulator, Joaquin Almunia, said at a press conference in Belgium and he said: “They must do what they committed to do, or face the consequences.”

Microsoft responded to this telling them that they will pay the full fine, very soon.

The Pirate Bay Documentary AFK

Hey guys its Jan here. Hope you guys are enjoying the newly designed website (I am). In this post I want to tell you guys about this Documentary on the Pirate Bay. We all know that the Pirate Bay has had a few legal problems from the website and the content inside it. I found it very interesting how everything happened so I wanted to share their awesome documentary that was released in February of this year (2013). I hope you guys enjoy it.

*Important: The BlackFalcon-Modding team and I do not support piracy or commit it. This is purely for informational purposes only.

Evasi0n 6.x Jailbreak Downloads

These are the links for the Evasi0n jailbreak. This jailbreak supports all devices running iOS 6 – iOS 6.1.2
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