Phil Schiller talks HomePod & the tech behind it

Now that HomePod is ready to start getting into the hands of customers, Apple is trotting its execs out for a myriad of press interviews. Its marketing honcho Phil Schiller sat down with the Sound and Vision blog to talk about the Siri-powered smart speaker. The publication had a short 15-minute slot to talk to Schiller. Still, they were able to learn...

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tvOS 10.1 jailbreak could be a possibility, suggests nitoTV

In a series of tweets published on Friday, Kevin Bradley, also known as nitoTV, mentioned that although nothing is certain quite yet, there are chances that a jailbreak for tvOS 10.1 could be released in the near future. To prepare for the eventuality, nitoTV suggests to either restore or downgrade to tvOS 10.1. Very little is known so...

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ReachBoard lets you peek at your iOS clipboard in the Reachability view

For a lot of people, the space that comes up when you invoke Reachability is considered wasted space. It becomes a giant gaping hole of nothingness on your screen any time you use the feature to one-handedly use your large-screened iPhone. A new free jailbreak tweak called ReachBoard aims to make good use of that empty space by filling it with anything...

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Heart Throb lets you favorite pictures in your Photos app with a double tap

You can favorite any of your photographs or screenshots in the stock Photos app on your iPhone to help filter your most-loved memories from the rest. In order to favorite a picture, you normally tap on the heart-shaped button at the bottom of the app. Heart Throb, on the other hand, is a new free jailbreak tweak that brings Instagram-like favoriting capability...

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Twitter rolling out enhanced Explore tab to iOS users

Twitter on Thursday announced that it has begun rolling out an enhanced Explore tab for its mobile users. The updated feature combines trending topics, Moments, search and live video into a single spot to make it easier for users to see what’s happening on the social network. Over the past year, we’ve been exploring different ways to make it simpler...

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How to find out your AirPods firmware version

Most Bluetooth headphones have a firmware that can be periodically updated, and AirPods are no different. These firmware updates tend to be extremely small in size and usually offer bug fixes and stability improvements in order to fix issues users may encounter (ie. quick battery drain, etc…). In this post we will show you how can find out what your AirPods firmware...

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Rumor: Apple working with LG on dual cameras for iPhone with 3D photography features

A future iPhone could enhance the iPhone 7 Plus’s depth-of-field Portrait photography mode with all-new “3D photographing” features, according to a new report Thursday from The Korea Economic Daily. The outlet is reporting that the Cupertino firm has teamed up with LG Innotek on a next-generation dual-camera module with 3D photography features, likely...

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10.5-inch iPad Pro rumored to target education and enterprise markets

Apple may position its rumored new 10.5-inch iPad Pro model as the go-to tablet in the education and enterprise markets, if a report Tuesday in DigiTimes is anything to go by. The Taiwanese trade publication learned from Asian supply chain makers that the Cupertino firm’s decided to add a new screen size to the lineup because existing 9.7-inch models proved...

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Open source Darwin code for macOS 10.12 Sierra now available

Apple today released open-source Darwin code for macOS 10.12 Sierra, 9to5Mac reports. Darwin, for those unfamiliar with it, forms the core set of Unix components upon which macOS, iOS, watchOS and tvOS are based, including drivers and the unencrypted kernel along with its BSD portions. Apple typically releases Darwin code shortly after major macOS...

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NotificationPop lets you use a 3D Touch gesture to open notifications

Although I enjoy the Plus-sized iPhones, I don’t very much enjoy having to reach all the way up to the top of the display to tap or drag on a notification banner when someone texts me. Now, jailbreakers can work around this with a simple 3D Touch gesture thanks to a new free jailbreak tweak called NotificationPop. With NotificationPop, whenever a notification...

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Here’s a special tool Apple uses to recover data from MacBook Pro’s non-removable SSD

iFixit’s teardown analysis of both the 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar has found a non-removable SSD inside soldered to the logic board. In contrast, non-Touch Bar Pros use a removable PCIe-based SSD, simplifying upgrades. iFixit discovered that Touch Bar Pros include a hidden connector on the logic board that leads nowhere which, as reported by...

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This tweak keeps Google Maps from nagging you when Location Services are disabled

While most people grant Google Maps access to their location for navigation purposes, not everyone uses Google Maps for navigation. Other users primarily use the app for region exploration and keep Google Maps from accessing their location for privacy reasons. If you’re one of these people, and you hate seeing the location services warning alert...

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