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The official PlayStation blog has just announced that the official PlayStation App will see the light very soon. PlayStation app will be available to download for iPhone and iPod touch running iOS 4.x and Android compatible handsets running OS 1.6 or above.

In version 1.0 you’ll be able to:

• Check out your PlayStation Network trophies and keep up to date with your friends’ games and online status.
• Discover all the latest games, news and hardware for your PlayStation 3, PSP and PlayStation 2.
• Read all the announcements on the European PlayStation.Blog.
• Share your favorite products or news with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or via e-mail.

The first version of PlayStation app will be available in the following countries: UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and The Netherlands, but don't worry it will be available on the most of other countries in the next version.

You will be able to download this app for free. Stay tuned on CoveringWeb for further announcements about PlayStation app

Skyfire, a web browser that runs flash content on your iPhone or iPod touch is really coming to the iPad soon. The browser has been demonstrated in a video can be found after the jump.


According to Wired, the Skyfire iPad app will carry some new features in addition to its core function (i.e. playing porn videos, nah, I meant flash videos). Skyfire works by transcoding Flash video into HTML5 so it’s playable on Apple’s iOS, which doesn’t normally support Flash. The iPad version will also adds the ability to view your Facebook, Twitter, or Google Reader feeds. Check the video below:


Skyfire browser for iPad is said to be arriving “hopefully before Christmas” and will probably cost $5.00. Stay tuned for that ! [via Gadget Lab]

Anyone with a jailbroken device has Cydia on their devices and most of you know that Jay Freeman (a.k.a. saurik) is the one behind Cydia but have you ever though why Cydia is called Cydia? What does this word mean?


Cydia is actually named after a moth. The Cydia pomonella is the scientific name for the “coddling moth,” or what is more commonly known as the stereotypical Apple worm.

This Wikipedia article claims that the Cydia pomonella has proved to be a problematic pest on several fruit trees, including apples and pears. The caterpillars burrow into the fruit, rendering it un-sellable. Cydia has become very popular for the iOS world as almost every iOS device uses the term jailbreak and install Cydia.

So, Cydia is named after a moth that's a pest for fruit trees as those of Apple trees. Yeah, that's the real mystery behind Cydia and if anyone says Cydia a different way, you are free to correct them. [via iDB]

SBSwitcher is a new tweak available in the Cydia store. It allows you to place SBSettings toggles in the App Switcher (i.e. the multitasking bar). Simply scroll the App Switcher bar to the left to access SBSettings toggles. This tweak is compatible with iOS 4.x on iPhone and iPod touch.


SBSwitcher can be purchased in Cydia store for $2.99 via BigBoss repository and you can configure it from the Settings app on your SpringBoard. Let us know in the comment section below.