How To Enable Hidden iTunes ”Now Playing” Notification On Mac OS X

Hidden deep in the new Lion OS X, turns out that a new iTunes Dock setting. Once you have activated it, a pop up notification of which iTunes track is currently playing will appear. You may prefer the native one found in Lion rather than programming Growl to show similar notifications.


Those running the latest Lion OS X 10.7 are going to have this feature available. You just need to activate it. After a few simple steps explained below, a window will pop up above the iTunes icon on the Dock each time a new track starts displaying the song title and the artist. The notification window is going to close automatically after a couple of seconds.
STEP 1: Before anything, you’ll need to close iTunes.
STEP 2: Open the Terminal (Applications > Utilities)
STEP 3: Enter the following command:

defaults write com.apple.dock itunes-notifications -bool TRUE;killall Dock

STEP 4: You have the option to customize it by adding the iTunes icon in the pop up along with the track info with the following command:

defaults write com.apple.dock notification-always-show-image -bool TRUE;killall Dock

Now launch iTunes and get ready to try it!
Some of you might find it distracting but for others it may turn out to be pretty cool . Nevertheless here are the steps to deactivate it just in case.
You can disable the “Now Playing” notification in Mac OS X by writing the below commands in the terminal:

defaults delete com.apple.dock itunes-notifications
defaults delete com.apple.dock notification-always-show-image;killall Dock

Keir Thomas came up with this tweak and shared it on Mac OS X hints. He mentioned that it came with bundled options which allowed for the change in width and height of the notification window. Apple may be working on a new notification system which is compatible with OS X applications but may not be ready to make it official.

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Hidden Code In iOS 5 Contains Interesting iPad 3 References (REPORT)

Some interesting information hidden deep within the code of iOS 5 has been uncovered by the folks over at 9to5mac. By code-digging over the last few months – including Siri, several secret features in the new software have been exposed by the site.

The recent find concerns on an unreleased Apple product, codenamed J2. The site considers that this could be the next version of the iPad. Apart from that, the folks also think that this could be the eagerly awaited Retina display-equipped tablet that everyone has been talking about.

The J2 codename matches up with a report from Digitimes which also named a J2 device as Apple’s next tablet. The report mentioned that Apple is currently giving two tablet PC projects to its upstream partners for development codenamed J1 and J2. The major differences according to the sources between the new tablet PCs compared to the previous models will be their size, specifications and technologies.

According to 9to5Mac, J1 and J2 are similar tablets, with J2 being the 3G model. Apple might also be testing the device as referenced in iOS 5 in early betas.

Rumors have been heard that Apple was working on an iPad with a Retina-like screen before, but such evidence have been seen for the first time. But still it seems like Apple and its supply partners are facing problems in producing high resolution displays.

Due to manufacturing limitations, Apple may have to decide between a thinner tablet with a lower screen resolution or an iPad with a Retina display which is slightly thicker.

Which one would be a better choice? Share your thoughts below.

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Enable Hidden Autocorrection Bar In iOS 5 With This Jailbreak Tweak (The Easy Way)

It was only yesterday when an android-like autocorrection bar in the iOS 5 keyboard was discovered and we showed you a guide to do it by editing some plist files. Today, we’ve got something much easier for normal users to enable the hidden autocorrection bar in iOS 5, a jailbreak tweak.

A new jailbreak tweak named AutocorrectionBar developed by the well-known developer Ryan Petrich which allows you to easily enable the hidden autocorrection bar in iOS 5 that is similar to the Android’s one.
This autocorrection bar will change the method by which iOS 5 displays the autocorrect alternative words since 2007. It will bring new way to correct your words and even adds a button for accessing action methods (select, paste, etc.).
You can install the tweak by jailbreaking your device on iOS 5 (follow the guide here) or iOS 5.0.1 (guide here) then open Cydia and search for “AutocorrectionBar”. Hit the install button then tap on Settings, AutocorrectionBar and change it to ON.

Do you like it or you prefer the old one? Share us your thoughts in the comments section below.
(Via ModMyi)
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How To Enable Android-Like Autocorrect Keyboard Hidden In iOS 5 (No Jailbreak Required)

We’ve already seen the panoramic camera mode hidden in iOS 5 and now something interesting discovered by Sonny Dickson. A new feature found in iOS 5 allows you to enable android-like autocorrect keyboard. The method doesn’t require jailbreak and it’s similar to the one of the panorama camera mode.


You’ll need to do a backup for your date via iTunes. Just connect your device into your computer, open iTunes and right click on the iPhone icon then hit backup. Now let’s do it.
STEP 1: Get iBackupBot which can be found here.
STEP 2: Locate your backup from iBackupBot and then find Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboard.plist.
STEP 3: Open the file and add the below code:

KeyboardAutocorrectionListsYES

STEP 4: Save the file and close iBackupBot.
STEP 5: Finally, open iTunes and right click on the icon then hit Restore from Backup and select the backup you edited.
NOTE: For jailbreakers, you can use SSH method better as it won’t need you to restore from backup. You know how to do it!
The iPhone will reboot (and you’ll of course need tethered boot if its jailbroken). You’ll be able to use the awesome autocorrect feature.
(Via 9to5mac)
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iOS 5 Hacked To Enable Hidden Panorama Mode In Camera App [Updated]

Apple introduced a number of new features to the Camera app in iOS 5 such as the lock screen shortcut, pinch-to-zoom gestures, volume button shutter and editing features.

It looks like Apple was also planning to add the "Panorama" mode in iOS 5 as an iOS developer with Twitter handle @conradev has figured out a way to enable this hidden feature.

MacRumors reports that the developer was able to enable the feature by setting 'EnableFirebreak' to YES in com.apple.mobileslideshow.plist.

Clearly Apple had been testing the Panorama mode as a possible feature for iOS 5, but for whatever reason it didn't make the cut into the final release. The user interface shows that a user can capture individual photos from left to right and the software will stitch it together.

Meanwhile, jailbreak app developer chpwn has submitted a tweak to Cydia that will enable the "Panorama" mode for jailbroken iPhones.

This is not a major feature as number of apps are available in the App Store that allow users to take panoramic photos, but having this ability in the native Camera app would be pretty cool.

It is not clear why Apple decided to keep this feature hidden in the final release. It is possible that Apple is planning to enable it as one of the major features in iOS 5.1.

Update:

Firebreak - jailbreak tweak to enable Panorama mode in the Camera app for iOS 5 is now available

[@conradev via MacRumors]

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