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Hacker builds custom Siri proxy server

Published by on Nov 24th, 2011, No Comments

A hacker, known as plamoni, has created a Siri proxy server that could allow anyone to use it and make it function with a wide range of non-Apple devices.

A development firm called Applidium, hacked Siri’s security protocol and has explained the process so it can be available for anyone to use. Siri is a personal assistant application for iOS, that Apple acquired last year, that when prompted by voice commands, can perform a variety of tasks.

One implementation of Siri + the proxy server is sending commands to any standard thermostat with Wi-Fi capabilities. Plamoni has taught Siri (no jailbreak required) to send commands over the network. If anyone is interested, the source code is available for free online. Anyone with an iPhone 4S unique identifier and knowledge of networking can get it working. Setting up Siri to control your home’s temperature involves the use of a DNS server that uses a proxy to send requests to Siri’s server. The hack lets Siri control the thermostat by adjusting the temperature with the current temperature being relayed.

Plamoni stated that the hack will only let a user run Siri on the iPhone 4S.

View the Siri proxy demo video below:

source: macstories.net

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iPhone Tip: Visit the Settings Menu Often? Try out IconSettings

Published by on Nov 15th, 2011, 24 Comments

Android users have always had one great feature – you can easily jump to a specific setting that you need to change often with one click. This is usually done with a quick widget, and it works a whole lot faster than trawling the Settings menu to find what you are looking for.

There are certain items in the iOS settings menu more often than others. For example, I set my Brightness multiple times a day, and it gets a little tedious to go through multiple clicks just to change the brightness. Sure, you could jailbreak your iPhone to install SBSettings, but what if you do not want to go through that hassle? Luckily some enterprising South Africans (iPhoneZA) built a great site that hosts script files that contain shortcuts to any item in your settings menu.

So how do you do it? Just as an example, I am going to add the “Brightness” shortcut on my Home Screen: (more…)

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Apple’s iOS5 giving you Battery Problems? Here is how to upgrade to iOS 5.0.1

Published by on Nov 11th, 2011, 9 Comments

So you were so eager to jump on the iOS5 update when it arrived, and now your phone wont last the day? It looks like Apple’s fancy new mobile operating system has been giving a few people very poor battery life. Well luckily Apple has fixed iOS5 with a simple Over The Air update. In the past it was a big mission to update your iPhone, requiring you to plug in your device to iTunes and then downloading a massive ipsw file.

This time it is a lot easier, provided you have iOS5 installed already. First off, make sure you have a battery above 50%, or plug your device into power:

  • Go to Settings – General – Software Update
  • Click Download and Install.

You can then keep using the phone for other things. The download will happen in the background, and the phone will inform you once it needs to restart.

First off, you have to be connected to a wifi network, as the update is still 40+ megabytes to download. The whole update took us about 5 minutes on a decent internet connection. iOS5 is available on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S (on which it is preinstalled). Any iPod Touch 3rd generation and newer, and any iPad can install iOS5 as well. As a bonus, this update also enables multi touch gestures on older iPad 1′s. Which might be reason enough to get it…

If you have not updated to iOS5, here are some reasons you need it right now.

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