jimmyLi's blog

 Is it really Apple's way or the highway? It depends on how far you're willing to go in tweaking your iPhone or iPad. You could tread the path that Steve Jobs created like one of the Apple faithful, and be content with the lack of Flash support, the locked down file system and the minimal customisation options for the user interface. Or you could take charge of the device you paid good money for and hack its functionality to best suit your needs and usage patterns. Jailbreak hacks have been around since the iPhone first came out, and it's worth noting that many of them have since found their way into the official Apple software. Third party apps, MMS, video recording, wi-fi hotspot functionality and pull-down notifications - all of these features were available on jailbroken iPhones first before Apple incorporated them into iOS. As advanced as the latest iOS 5.1 operating system is, there are still lots of things you can do on other mobile p...