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Hackulous, the community that is best known for its web-based index of cracked iPhone apps Apptrakr and Installous which allows those apps to be installed on jailbroken iPhones, keeps innovating. Their latest work is Installous 4 and it’s set to revolutionize the way iOS device users install apps on their beloved gadgets.
The main new thing of this release of Installous is that it will simplify the process of patching, testing, uploading and submitting apps to Apptrakr. The new process is described as a “reverse BitTorrent”, allowing (and even prompting) users to submit new apps that are still not available in Apptrakr’s database. As a result, it is expected that Apptrakr grows exponentially during the next few months.
“Essentially what will happen is when you’re using Installous you’ll get a little pop up that says ‘Hey, you have an application that Apptrakr doesn’t. We will add the application to a queue in the background (if you say yes) and it will start uploading tiny pieces of it, kind of like a torrent, up to the cloud’,” Hackulous admin Dissident explains.
You should know that Hackulous community is not all about piracy. Rather their goal is to provide users with a try-before-you-buy trial service which Apple for some reason failed to implement.
In the other Hackulous news, the same service is being in development for the upcoming Mac App Store. Love it! 
[Via: TorrentFreak]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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