Year: 2016

New BeatsX earphones with Apple W1 chip may not ship for at least 2-3 months

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 12, 2016

It's not just AirPods—according to an alleged email Apple sent to an authorized reseller, the new $149.95 BeatsX earphones rocking an in-house designed Apple W1 wireless chip may not start shipping for at least 2-3 months. As reported on by MacRumors, authorized reseller B&H Photo Video told a customer Apple's informed them that the new earphones will miss the company's self-proclaimed fall 2016 launch and are unlikely to start shipping before February or March 2017.

How to restart your iPhone without using the Power or Volume buttons

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 22, 2025

Learn how to restart an iPhone or iPad without using any physical buttons, handy when the power or volume buttons start malfunctioning.

How to transfer multiple Pokémon to the professor simultaneously in Pokémon GO

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated April 12, 2019

In Pokémon GO, you have the option of transferring your weakest Pokémon to Professor Willow in exchange for Pokémon candy, which are used in powering up and evolving related Pokémon.

In the latest update for Pokémon GO, Niantic made it possible to transfer more than one Pokémon to Professor Willow at once, rather than having to transfer them all individually, which was a really repetitive and tedious process.

We’ll show you how to do it in this tutorial.

You can now report calendar spam on iCloud.com, support for iOS devices coming soon

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 11, 2016

A new kind of spamming technique relying on iCloud Calendar has caused and continues to cause a lot of pain as these unwanted invites hit users' email inboxes and trigger a notification. As noted on Reddit, the iCloud Calendar web app seems to have gained a new link for reporting spammy calendar invites and blocking their senders.

This feature will be rolling out to the stock Calendar app on iOS devices soon, an Apple representative allegedly told a disgruntled customer.

Super Mario wallpapers for iPhone

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

Nintendo will drop Super Mario Run into the App Store on Thursday, December 15. The Apple-Nintendo partnership was first unveiled as, perhaps, the only surprise during the September iPhone 7 launch event. The iDB team couldn't be more excited about Nintendo's decision to build a full platform game for iOS, which has been long over due.

We are joining the excitement by offering a way to deck out your favorite iOS device with a set of Super Mario wallpapers with this week's Wallpapers of the Week. Take a step inside for the downloads.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Dejavu, Spotty, & more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 11, 2016

The public jailbreak for iOS 10 is still nowhere to be found, but Cydia developers are still launching creative tweaks that can make your jailbroken iOS 9 device(s) cooler than ever.

In this roundup, we'll talk about this week's jailbreak tweak releases, starting with our favorites and then outlining everything else afterwards.

JailbreakMe for Pangu 9.3.3: details and tutorial

Joaquim Barbosa ∙ Updated January 28, 2019

As reported recently on iDB, Luca Todesco has decided to solve the certification problems which have plagued the most recent Pangu release for 9.2-9.3.3, by making public a web-based tool for re-activating the jailbreak.

After doing some testing and research it seemed appropriate for a more in-depth discussion of the tool, along with a walkthrough, in order to address some of the more technical questions surrounding this latest development in the jailbreaking scene.

iOS 10 jailbreak: the ongoing wait

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 10, 2016

iOS 10 was released to the general public in the middle of September, and while months have passed, no jailbreak has yet surfaced for Apple’s latest mobile operating system.

Whether or not a jailbreak is coming continues to rattle the minds of hobbyists and tweak developers alike, but with all the rumors buzzing around and all these software updates seemingly launching left and right, will another jailbreak actually see the light?

NerdWallet, Filtr, Hyper News and other apps to check out this weekend

Cody Lee ∙ Updated October 17, 2018

This week's edition of our Apps of the Week roundup features some great selections, including a financial assistant, an email filtering client, and an app for watching news videos on-the-go. And as always, we've selected two great new games for you to check out this weekend.

10 great gift ideas for iPhone photographers

Cody Lee ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

Welcome to the latest edition of iDB’s ongoing Gift Ideas series, where we provide curated roundups of some of our favorite products. Throughout the year we cover and test a number of devices and accessories, so we decided to use that experience to help those searching for the perfect present. Today’s roundup is focused on iPhone photographers.

Documentary about Roland’s legendary drum machine now available on Apple Music

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated June 28, 2017

Are you an Apple Music subscriber? If not, you're missing out on some cool documentaries about music produced exclusively for Apple Music fans. As promised, Apple Music subscribers can now watch DJ Zane Lowe-narrated “808: The Movie”, marking the Cupertino company's first original documentary.

Created by You Know Films in association with Atlantic Films, “808: The Movie” is all about the legendary programmable drum machine from Roland that's largely responsible for the recognizable rhythms and sounds of the 1980s and 1990s.

Check out new Christmas ads for Apple Watch Series 2

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 9, 2016

Apple's United Kingdom branch today shared a pair of new ads via its dedicated UK YouTube channel.

The two television commercials run fifteen seconds long each and promote Apple Watch Series 2 ahead of Christmas. Titled “Go Play” and “Go Run,” positioning Apple's latest GPS-equipped watch as the perfect assistant for a healthier life and the perfect fitness companion. Check them out and let us know what you think in the comments.