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Alex Heath is a news contributor at Cult of Mac. He also covers jailbreak news and reviews. He previously served as an editor for iDownloadBlog. You can find out more about him on his personal site and also follow him on Twitter.(sorry, you need Javascript to see this e-mail address)
The Best Jailbreak Apps For The iPad
Now that you’ve had time to jailbreak and explore Cydia on your iPad, what do you install? If you’d like to rest assured knowing that you have the most incredible setup on your jailbroken iPad, then look no further. We’ve collected the very best jailbreak apps and tweaks for Apple’s tablet.
How To Jailbreak Your iOS 5.1.1 Device With Absinthe The Right Way
The latest Absinthe untethered jailbreak for iOS has finally been released. After months of waiting, you can download the Chronic Dev Team’s free Absinthe tool to jailbreak your iOS device in a matter of minutes.
We’ll show you how to jailbreak iOS 5.1.1 the right way in this guide.
Absinthe 2.0 Jailbreak Now Available For iOS Devices On iOS 5.1.1, iPad 3 Included
Like we told you would happen earlier this week, the Chronic Dev Team has released Absinthe 2.0 today, a jailbreak for nearly all iOS devices, including the third-gen iPad, running the newly-released iOS 5.1.1. Absinthe 2.0 is an untethered jailbreak, meaning you won’t have to re-jailbreak every time you reboot your iOS device.
Chronic Dev Team hacker pod2g told the world last weekend that this latest jailbreak was only a “matter of days” away, and it turns out that he was right.
How To Backup Your Jailbreak Apps And Tweaks From Cydia [Ultimate Roundup]
![How To Backup Your Jailbreak Apps And Tweaks From Cydia [Ultimate Roundup]](http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Cydia-jailbreak-backup.jpg "Cydia jailbreak backup")
When you jailbreak an iOS device, you are given access to Cydia, the wild west frontier of tweaks, themes and apps you can’t get in Apple’s own App Store. Jailbreaking gives you the freedom to customize your device the way you see fit by installing various plugins, system-level extensions, tweaks and apps from Cydia.
After awhile, you can amass quite a few Cydia apps and packages, and it’s important to keep your purchases and downloads backed up for safe keeping. Whether it’s a jailbreak tweak you paid $2 for or a free one, you don’t want to lose what you find during your jailbreaking career.
Every several months a new jailbreak will come out for the latest version of iOS, and you’ll need to re-jailbreak your iOS device. Restoring to a stock version of iOS before jailbreaking removes all of your jailbreak apps and tweaks. In Cult of Mac’s ultimate roundup, we’ll show you the best ways to backup and restore your Cydia apps on your jailbroken iOS device.
Coda 2 And Diet Coda Now Available In The U.S. App Store
The new Coda is here.
Following a rollout in other iTunes Stores around the world over the last several hours, Panic’s Coda 2 and Diet Coda have officially gone live in the U.S. Mac and iOS App Stores. Panic announced the two apps yesterday by saying that both apps were set to drop on Thursday, May 24th.
Mac Dev Makes 8K In One Day By Dropping App Price From $14 To $2 In Mac App Store
A great app called Dropzone had a killer sale yesterday. The Mac app normally sells for $14 in the Mac App Store, but the developer decided to participate in Two Dollar Tuesday and drop the price of Dropzone to only $2.
After taking the gamble, Dropzone made an astounding $8,000 in one day. The dev says the money is “beyond my wildest dreams,” and this reinforces how profitable price cuts in the Mac App Store can be.
Grab CleanMyMac’s Little Brother, CleanMyDrive, For Free In The Mac App Store
CleanMyDrive monitors and spit-shines your external hard drives.
MacPaw, makers of CleanMyMac, released a new menubar Mac app today called CleanMyDrive. As a simplified version of CleanMyMac, CleanMyDrive lets you monitor and clean up external hard drives connected to your Mac. The app is super simplistic, and it’s free in the Mac App Store.
From Your iPhone, With Love: Thank You Pen Does What Cards App Can’t [Feature]
![From Your iPhone, With Love: Thank You Pen Does What Cards App Can’t [Feature]](http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Screen-Shot-2012-05-21-at-12.52.17-AM.jpg "Screen Shot 2012-05-21 at 12.52.17 AM")
Say hello to Thank You Pen.
A warehouse nestled in the heart of Louisville, Kentucky is home to hundreds of unnamed machines. Each white box gently wields a robotic arm that grips a normal-looking pen. As I walkdown the aisles separating the machines, disjointed sounds of clicks and squeaks fill the air. I’m in the home of Thank You Pen, a new startup that aims to blend technology with good, old-fashioned, dead-tree communication. ”And while the service’s creator modestly says he can’t compete with Apple, Thank You Pen is doing what Cards can’t: putting love, care and soul into every card sent.”
Seagate Buys Data Storage Company LaCie For $186 Million
LaCie's 2big drives let you transfer files over a Thunderbolt connection.
Seagate has bought French high-quality digital storage company LaCie for a reported $186 million. LaCie CEO Philippe Spruch will become head of Seagate’s consumer storage products division. LaCie makes Mac-friendly peripherals, and Seagate has been a long-time titan in the data storage business.
Google Search iPhone App Gets A Total Redesign In The App Store
Google's newest update to its Search iPhone app is out!
Google today launched the 2.0 version of its popular Search iPhone app in the App Store. Sporting a totally new design and multiple speed improvements, Google Search can be downloaded for free in the App Store.
