Moshi SenseCover For iPhone 5s Lets You Answer Calls Without Opening It

The Apple iPhone is renowned for its high-end build quality, and as such, many regard it among the benchmark products in the premium handset market. With all that anodized aluminum loveliness, it stands to reason that owners want to protect it as much as possible, and the new Moshi SenseCover, which is built for the iPhone 5 and the all-new iPhone 5s, does exactly that. Not only does it operate much like a smart cover in that it protects your display when not in use, but it the precision-carved letterbox slot lets you see who’s calling and answer their call without actually opening the case.

These kinds of covers and cases have been prevalent on Android devices for many years, so this introduction of a corresponding iPhone version is certainly not before its time. Previously, if you wanted to cover the front of your device, you’d essentially have to obscure the entire display -  not particularly ideal since every notification meant more cumbersome flipping.

This product offers the best of both worlds, and as well as being quite a bit more practical than most in its field, the Moshi SenseCover’s ability to answer calls without being tampered with will also help to keep the dust and dirt at bay.

The subtle touch strip across the front not only allows you to answer phone calls with ease, but you can also silence alarms, so if you’re quite restless in the morning, your device will remain safe even if you toss it a little casually onto your side table.

So, if you’ve been watching your Android-owning buddies for a while now and wishing that you could have the same functional, sophisticated look with your iPhone, then the Moshi SenseCover has it in spades. As elegant as it looks, though, it doesn’t come cheap, and if you want to protect your beloved iPhone 5 or iPhone 5s, you’re going to have to pony up the rather steep sum of $45.

Then again, at least it has a USP, and if you’re in the market for something a little different, then the Moshi SenseCover is well worth checking out.

It comes in two slick color configurations -  Brushed Titanium or Steel Black – and if you’re interested, simply point your browser to: store.moshimonde.com

Nokia X Android Handset Specs Revealed In New Leak; Slightly Underwhelming

It’s looking more and more likely that Nokia will indeed be launching an Android-based handset. Thanks to a couple of previous leaks, we already have a relatively vivid picture of the UI, which looks a lot more like Windows Phone than Google’s mobile OS, and we can also have a fairly solid idea of its form factor. Now, thanks to yet another spoiler from the ever-reliableEvleaks Twitter handle, we have a list of specs for the so-called ‘Nokia X,’ and in line with previous reports, it’s pretty standard mid-range fare.

Of course, with Nokia having built a series of premium handsets like the slick Lumia 920 and sharp optics of the Lumia 1020, many were hoping that the reported Android ambitions of the Finnish company would see these kinds of devices expanded for the wider market. However,Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia back in September of 2013 threw all notion of a Nokia-Android smartphone into doubt, and while it now seems that we will soon bear witness this previously untried union, the Nokia X is certainly not going to appeal to those seeking raw power.

According to a tweet by Evleaks early today, the Nokia X will apparently sport two 1GHz Snapdragon processors, a very underwhelming 4-inch WVGA display, 512MB of RAM, dual-SIM slots, and a 1,500 mAh battery to keep things ticking over.

As for storage, there’ll allegedly be 4GB worth on-board, although this will be expandable thanks to the microSD slot. The camera, meanwhile, is a 5-megapixel effort – a very far cry from the 41-megapixel offering of the Lumia 1020. Sure, megapixel count isn’t the only determinant of a good camera, but nevertheless, it’s highly likely that, with no flash to speak of, the Nokia X’s camera will be average at best.

The ‘forked’ version of the Android interface we’ve seen in previously leaked images also appears similar to that of Nokia’s Asha smartphone range, and with some indication that the Nokia X could be a replacement for those devices, the rather lowly specs would seem to add further legitimacy to these claims.

The leaked snaps of the device have already all-but confirmed that the Nokia X, previously referred to by its codename ‘Normandy,’ will arrive in six different colors, and with MWC just around the corner, we shouldn’t have to wait too long to get a closer look at what Nokia has been cooking up.

(Source: Evleaks [Twitter])

MultitaskingGestures adds Zephyr-like cool multitasking gestures to iOS 7[Jailbreak Tweak]

MultitaskingGestures is an awesome new jailbreak tweak for iOS 7.

As the name suggests it adds some cool multitasking gestures to iOS 7. It’s kind of like Zephyr, the popular tweak that also added multitasking gestures, but hasn’t been updated for iOS 7.

After installing MultitaskingGestures, you will be able to do the following:

• It allows you to switch between apps by swiping from the left or right of the screen. If you’re worried that this takes over the iOS 7 gesture that allows you to go back to the previous page, then don’t worry. All you need to do is tap and hold, and then swipe from the left or right of the screen to go back to the previous page or go to the next page.

• It also allows you to close app by swiping up from the bottom of the screen. Since it takes over the iOS 7 gesture to access the Control Center, the developer has moved Control Center in Notification Center as a new tab. It replaces the “Missed” notification tab.

• The tweak also adds three-finger gestures. So you can close an app by pinching with three-fingers.

• You can also access the app switcher by swiping up with three-fingers.

It also comes with a Settings page that allows you to customize the tweak based on your preference.

MultitaskingGestures has been developed by HamzaSood. It is available on Cydia for $1.5. The tweak is currently not compatible with iPads.

If Zephyr was one of your favorite tweaks in iOS 6, then MultitaskingGestures is a must-have as it seems highly unlikely that chpwn will update Zephyr.

Eclipse: Jailbreak Tweak brings Night Theme to iOS 7

If you’re a fan of Tweetbot’s Night Theme, then you’re going to love the new jailbreak tweak called Eclipse.

Eclipse, a highly anticipated jailbreak tweak brings Night mode across the entire iOS.

The night theme changes the color of iOS’ user interface to a darker color scheme as you can see below, which makes it a lot easier to read at night rather than being blinded by the white screen.

Apps like the Messages, Settings, Safari, App Store, Clock app etc look quite good quite good in the darker color scheme.

Settings app

Messages app

Safari

Apps like Calendar, Music don’t look good as the dark theme is not applied to all the elements of the UI.

You can also give lighter colored wallpapers a dark tint by enabling the “Darken Wallpapers” toggle.

Home screen (left), Home screen with Darken Wallpapers enabled (right)

You can also enable the orange tint for the font, or darken UIViews. However, the apps don’t look good with the darkened UI views, so I would recommend keeping that disabled and to be fair to the developer he does warn about it as well.

The developer plans to add new features in the future such as automatic enabling and disabling of the night mode based on the time, more color options, Activator/Flipswitch toggles (which would be very useful to enable or disable the tweak). He also plans to add iPad compatibility in the future.

It would have been nice if it was possible to enable or disable the tweak in an app using a gesture (like Tweetbot’s two finger swipe up or down to enable or disable the Night theme).

Eclipse is available on Cydia for $0.99.

Nokia Normandy with Android 4.4 KitKat listed at Vietnamese online retailer

Nokia's anticipated first Android phone, believed to be dubbed Nokia X and previously codenamed Normandy, might soon be available in Vietnam, hints an online listing of the yet-to-be-announced device.

WMPoweruser spotted the alleged Nokia X aka Normandy listed at an e-commerce website in Vietnam, purportedly revealing the innards of the rumoured device. According to the Vietnamese online listing, the alleged Nokia X will come with a 4-inch TFT display with a resolution of 480x854 (FWVGA) pixels; 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor; 5-megapixel rear camera; microSD card support and running Android 4.4 KitKat.

Further, the listing seemingly confirms that the rumoured Nokia X will come with dual-SIM support, while connectivity options including 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, AGPS and Micro-USB. Other specifications include 4GB of inbuilt storage and Adreno 302 GPU.

Notably, the listing claims that the alleged Nokia X supports Google services like Google Play store, Google Search, Google Now, Google Maps, Calendar and YouTube.

It's worth pointing out that the image posted on the Vietnamese retailer's site shows the alleged Nokia X's home screen. The purported home screen includes apps for dialler, message, contacts, Internet, Twitter, Skype, MixRadio, Here Maps, Camera app, Plants Vs. Zombies, and Gallery, which is very much in-line with previous leaked screenshots of the device.

Unfortunately, the purported Vietnamese retailer's listing does not reveal anything about pricing and availability details of the alleged Nokia X phone.

Not too long ago, @evleaks claimed that Nokia's only Android phone might be launched as the Nokia X.