iPhone Debuts for China Mobile and more Apple News Jan. 12th - 18th

The biggest news for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and its shareholders last week was the debut of the iPhone in China. On Friday, China Mobile, the world's largest carrier with over 750 million subscribers, began selling the iPhone 5c and 5s. Pre-orders for the devices began in December and reached 1 million. Analysts expect China Mobile to sell anywhere from 10 million to 15 million iPhones this year. You can read more about this here.

Apple's market share grows

The 2013 Q4 numbers also came in last week and, according to market research company NPD Group, Apple saw significant gains. Apple's market share grew from 35% in Q4 2012 to 42% in Q4 2013. NPD also found that smart phone ownership is growing, claiming six out of ten phones, up from 52% last year. As would be

Change the Appearance of Your Messages with Messages Customiser Tweak

Messages Customiser (it's officially spelled with an s rather than a z) is a must have jailbreak tweak for those of you who like full control of your device's aesthetics. This tweak lets you change virtually every aspect of the message screen's appearance. You can download it for free from Cydia's modmyi repository.

Messages Customiser tweak

Once you have it installed, go to Settings -> Messages Customiser. Now you can fiddle with the various settings:

New Apps of the Week: Baldur's Gate II, Alertic and More...

Baldur's Gate II is listed as being released to the App Store in December, but for some reason it is just hitting everyone's radar now. In case you missed the memo, it is now available for $14.99. It is only compatible with the iPad and requires iOS 5 or later. Here's the App Store Link.

Baldur's Gate II

Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition includes the original Shadows of Amn campaign, as well as the following expansions:

- Throne of Bhaal: Travel to Tethyr in this thrilling conclusion to the Bhaalspawn saga, and delve into the treasure-filled halls of Watcher’s Keep!
- Fist of the Fallen: Help the Sun Soul Monk Rasaad find peace in his quest for vengeance, and determine the fate of a heretical sect.
- Unbound: Join the Blackguard Dorn in carving a swath of destruction across the Realms, as he struggles to appease the increasingly bloody demands of his dark patron.
- A Shadow’s Life: Recruit the mysterious Thief Hexxat and take up her mission of retrieving long lost artifacts from tombs as far away as Zakhara..
- In Defense of the Wild: Protect the innocent and stand with Neera the Wild Mage against a ruthless school of Red Wizards.
- The Black Pits II: Gladiators of Thay: Explore the tactical depth of high-level Dungeons & Dragons combat. Turn your captors against each other while you dodge traps and battle for your life against Demi-Liches, Mind Flayers, and the legendary Githyanki.

Apple to Begin in-store iPhone 5c Screen Replacements

Starting on Monday, January 20, Apple will be replacing damaged iPhone 5c screens in their stores. This is good news for any 5c owner who, after a bad drop, has had that sinking feeling confirmed when they turned it over to find a spiderweb of broken glass.

Apple to replace iPhone 5c screens in-store

Everybody knows someone who perpetually has a fractured screen - their warranty has run out and they didn't purchase insurance and they are waiting for their upgrade, or they'd rather have a broken screen than go through re-installing

Pare Down Your iOS Control Center With CCHide Jailbreak Tweak

A few days ago we had a writeup on CCControls, a jailbreak tweak that allows you to add and remove toggles from your iOS 7 Control Center. However, if you are a minimalist and want only the bare essentials in your iPhone's Control Center, then CCHide is the tweak you're looking for.

CCHide jailbreak tweak

CCHide, like its name suggests, allows you to remove the various sections that make up the Control Center. Once you have it installed, head to Settings -> CCHide.

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