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Apple posts job listings for Siri engineers to expand language support

Joe Rossignol ∙ Updated April 17, 2018

Siri could gain new and improved language support in iOS 8 or another future software update. Apple has posted a number of job listings for Siri Engineers that are experts in a foreign language, specifically those natively fluent in Thai, Mandarin, Cantonese, British English, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Turkish, Norwegian, Australian English and Brazilian Portuguese.

The personal voice assistant currently speaks English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin and Spanish, so it appears as if nearly ten additional languages could soon be added. In addition to speaking a foreign language, applicants must have strong software development skills, creative and critical thinking abilities, interest in embedded applications and more…

Bloomberg: Apple to start production of two larger iPhones next month

Joe Rossignol ∙ Updated April 17, 2018

Bloomberg has confirmed a storyline that we have heard for the past several weeks, which is that Apple is preparing to ramp up production of the iPhone 6 in both 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models. The report specifically claims that the manufacturing process will begin in China next month, with both smartphones likely to be announced and made available in September.

It has long been speculated that Apple is working on two larger iPhone models, although some rumors suggested that the 5.5-inch model might be delayed because of difficulties in the manufacturing process. This report provides further confirmation that the 5.5-inch model could in fact be unveiled alongside the 4.7-inch model in the fall. Read ahead for details…

Let’s Talk iOS 034: Neutrality

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated October 13, 2018

Episode 34: The guys discuss the newest iPhone competitor, Amazon's Fire phone, T-Mobile's latest Uncarrier event, Net Neutrality, the latest on the iWatch, Google's Dropcam acquisition, babies, the World Cup, and more.

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Angela Ahrendts shares advice on starting anew at Apple

Joe Rossignol ∙ Updated April 17, 2018

Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts has had quite the experience since joining the iPhone maker's leadership team last month. Ahrendts has posted a letter on LinkedIn that details her transition to her new role at Apple, following an eight-year tenure as CEO of the luxury fashion brand Burberry. In her memo, she discusses a few insights that allowed her to adapt to the Silicon Valley culture…

Microsoft will give you $650 to trade in your MacBook Air for a Surface Pro 3

Joe Rossignol ∙ June 23, 2014

Microsoft has kickstarted an aggressive sales promotion for the all-new Surface Pro 3, offering customers that trade in select MacBook Air models up to $650 towards the purchase of the tablet. In order to be eligible for the store credit, the MacBook Air must be in working order with no cracked screen or water damage. The trade-in value is then determined in store based on the condition of the notebook, alongside any documentation and accessories. Not valid online.

In order to get the maximum discount possible, the store credit must be used towards the purchase of a new Surface Pro 3. The third-generation Surface Pro tablet has a thinner and lighter build than its predecessors, with a 12-inch display that has a resolution of 2160 × 1440 pixels and 3:2 aspect ratio. The device is said to the thinnest ever to have a desktop-class Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processor…

How to remove PPSync from iOS 7.1.1 jailbreak

Joe Rossignol ∙ Updated April 17, 2018

While we recommend exercising caution with the iOS 7.1.1 jailbreak until the dust settles, there will inevitably be some users that go ahead and upgrade anyways. If you have done so, and you are experiencing bugs or other unforeseen problems on your device, it may relate to issues with PPSync, a package that may be bundled if you use this new jailbreak tool by the Chinese team PanGu…

Aspyr game sale: Star Wars, Borderlands, Call of Duty, Civilization and more now half price

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 27, 2018

Yesterday, my colleague Joe Rossignol's well-received daily App Recap column touched briefly on a few newsworthy discounts on premium Mac games such as SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition, BioShock Infinite and Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Turns out the price drops are actually part of Aspyr's broader promotion, with additional premium titles like Star Wars games, along with Civilization V: Campaign Edition, Borderlands 2 and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, being offered half price for a limited time.

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How to jailbreak iOS 7.1 and iOS 7.1.1 untethered with Pangu on Windows [video]

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 17, 2018

The Pangu.io jailbreak seemingly came out of nowhere, but we can confirm that it 100% works. We tested the jailbreak on our device running iOS 7.1.1 and it worked just as advertised, burning two exploits in the process.

Pangu will eventually come in two flavors—a Windows version and a Mac version—however, the Mac version is still in development. Inside, we'll show you how to jailbreak iOS 7.1.x on your device using Pangu for Windows.

Twitter updates iPhone and iPad app with animated GIF support, #WorldCup enhancements

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated March 1, 2018

Last Wednesday, the micro-blogging platform Twitter started rolling out native support for animated GIFs to its mobile apps for iOS and Android, as well as to its web interface available on Twitter.com.

Initiaily, the free iPhone and iPad app didn't gain the feature at the time of the announcement as the firm needed more time to implement animated GIFs on backend side.

This morning, Twitter version 6.8 has surfaced in the App Store featuring - you guessed right - the ability to upload animated GIFs from your iPhone and iPad and view them rendered inline, right inside your timelines...

iOS 7.1.1 untethered jailbreak burns two exploits

Joe Rossignol ∙ June 23, 2014

iOS developer iH8sn0w confirms that the just released iOS 7.1.1 untethered jailbreak burns through two exploits that could have potentially been used towards an iOS 8 jailbreak. I want to emphasize the word "potentially" in that sentence, because it is fully possible that Apple would have patched the vulnerabilities before the release of iOS 8 in the first place. But now, they most certainly will.

iH8sn0w says that the only exploits burned relate to code signing and the kernel, alongside the "syslogd chown" vulnerability that was already disclosed at the Black Hat hacking conference in August. Interestingly, the jailbreak also contains code that will make it compatible with iOS 7.1.2 once the software update is publicly released, which could be as early as this Friday…

Facebook revamps Pages Manager with iOS 7 styling, adds post editing and other refinements

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 23, 2014

Following up on last week's release of its would-be Snapchat killer, Slingshot, and building on notable updates to Paper, Messenger and its main iOS client, the social networking behemoth Facebook today gave its neglected Pages Manager some love.

Now live in the App Store, the new Facebook Pages Manager 4.0 has a streamlined new look and a brand new app icon which feels at home in iOS 7.0 while offering several improvements such as the addition of post editing, better Page's activity and insights, replies with threaded comments and more...

iOS 7.1.1 untethered jailbreak released

Joe Rossignol ∙ Updated April 17, 2018

We've got exciting news for the jailbreaking community: a somewhat sketchy iOS 7.1.1 untethered jailbreak has been released by the Chinese team PanGu. Our jailbreak guru Jeff Benjamin confirms that the tool works as expected, while iOS developer iH8sn0w and others have managed to install Cydia on devices running iOS 7.1 - 7.1.x…