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Jailbreak News: Backgrounder updated

The iPhone Backgrounder Utility has been updated to version r277. Backgrounder is a Mobile Substrate-based extension to Apple's SpringBoard application launcher that allows applications to run in the background.

Whats New In r227:
- Added badge for SpringBoard icons to indicate running apps
- Added optional animations for app restore and switching
- Allow normal operation of home double-tap over SpringBoard in simple mode
- Allow normal operation of home double-tap while locked
- Allow selection of Categories folders in blacklisted prefs

You can download and install backgrounder from the BigBoss repository using Cydia or Icy.





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Iphone App Review: Preschool Adventure by 3DAL, LLC

This app available in the app store for $.99 is great if you have small children which i do. It has 5 different activities to keep your child from having a melt-down while waiting for dinner at a restaurant, and who knows they might actually learn something. My kids age 2 and 4 have both enjoyed this app thoroughly but are now sick of it.
Finally it seems like there are getting to be more educational apps for kids available in the app store. I dont have a problem letting my kids play with my phone if they are playing an app like this, the only problem is when they start to think that all screens are touch screens and they smear jelly fingers on my laptop screen.
If you got young kids then get this app, it can save you some embarrassment in public and like i said they might actually learn something.

Iphone Theme Review: Winnie the Pooh

What can i say, this theme is so cute it makes me want to puke. This Winnie the Pooh theme available from Cydia will make your toddler squeal with joy before throwing your Iphone across the room or drooling all over it or calling China accidentally. Seriously though, the age group this is targeted for should not be playing with your Iphone, or if they are they should be playing an educational app like Preschool Adventures.
With that said, this is a pretty complete theme and it is well done, but where are my favorite characters: Roo and Owl?

Iphone Game review: Alien Abuse

Alien Abuse by Eurocenter is available in the app store for $.99. What can i say i am a sucker for old-school platform games and if you throw in aliens and predators well that's a recipe for awesome.
This game doesn't disappoint, however it goes from being far to easy in the first level to being way too dfficult in the second. before you know it you are neck deep in aliens with no ammo or health. It is still a blast getting destroyed by laser shooting aliens and i thoroughly enjoyed it.

Theme Review: Star Trek LCARS Theme

Now that Star Trek mania is once again upon us, what would life be like without a decent Iphone theme. One of the best things about the Star Trek LCARS Theme available from Cydia, are the cool sounds it makes when you turn your phone off/on or take pictures etc. They sound very tricorder-ish. As for the theme, i like the lock screen and the keyboard and the overall look of the springboard but the colors of it leave something to be desired. This is a fairly complete theme, and should appeal to the serious Trekkie in all of us.

Using Winterboard from Settings

David Ashman, the author of Winterboard Lite (now removed from Cydia) has released a new utility called Winterboard Settings. This tweak allows you to integrate the application Winterboard within the system settings instead of having an icon in SpringBoard. We will find a new menu item called Winterboard and the new functions related.

As you can see from the screenshot, there is a small button labeled “Springboard only” to enable or disable, which will “simplify” the most complex operations. In fact, if you decide to enable this button, all the widgets, the animated, the images and custom icons within the applications will be practically useless, so the theme will be applied only in the background and icons on the Springboard.

This is a useful function in complex manner, especially if you like the customization is not too invasive. This feature amongst other saves memory because it reduces the number of images to upload. Having tried on my iPhone I have to say that unfortunately, despite a recent update, the application does not function and the themes are applied in the same way. Perhaps future updates will solve this problem. You can download Winterboard Settings from the repository David Ashman: http://david.ashman.com/apt

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