This week’s top stories on iDB

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Like every Sunday, we get to take a look at some of the most popular posts that were published on iDB during the week that just ended. Whether it is a news item, a new jailbreak tweak, a tutorial, or an app review, we sum it all up in one convenient place for you.

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Accessories

Showdown: who has the best suction car mount? Spigen, iOttie, or Tackform?

Apple & related news

Bloomberg: upgraded MacBook lineup coming at WWDC next month

BGR: Next Apple Watch to use smart bands for game-changing diabetes treatment tech

Tim Cook is testing Apple’s glucose tracker prototype on his body

Apple boosts production of 10.5″ iPad Pro ahead of rumored WWDC reveal

This iPhone 8 mockup is believed to feature Apple’s final design

Watch inspiring Apple videos showcasing people with disabilities using iOS/macOS assistive features

Tim Cook talks assistive technologies with Accessibility evangelists

Apple rumored to discontinue iPad mini

Apple awarded key iPhone 8 patents for in-screen Touch ID, edge-to-edge display and 3D scanner

KGI: Siri home speaker to sport physical controls via dedicated touch panel

KGI: 70% likelihood that Apple will unveil 10.5″ iPad Pro at WWDC next month

iOS 11 concept imagines new productivity features for iPad

Jailbreaking

Last chance to save blobs for, or restore to, iOS 10.3.1

Masq lets you customize the Now Playing interface

This tweak makes Control Center default to the Now Playing card when music is playing

PresentPage lets you assign a default Control Center card

NCWallCustomizer enables custom wallpapers in Notification Center

Add the Dock to the Today view with this handy tweak

This tweak masks your iPhone’s Personal Hotspot password

This tweak also clears app icon badges when clearing notifications from Notification Center

Tinc adds a splash of color to Control Center and Notification Center

Hypeman announces Now Playing changes by voice or banner notifications

Colorize your notification banners with Cheader

iPhone hacked by jailbreak developer to interact with NFC devices

Jailbreak tweaks of last week

Apps

Haptic Keyboard for iPhone 7 taps into the Taptic Engine to generate feedback as you type

Not Hotdog, GiftHead, Stigma, and other apps to check out this weekend

First gameplay video of Oceanhorn 2 looks fantastic

Hey Siri, make some room for Google Assistant on my iPhone

Tips

How to create a disk partition on Mac

How to delete old Time Machine backups

3 keyboard shortcuts for switching between Safari tabs on Mac

How to see how much storage space is available on your Apple Watch

Wallpapers

Wallpapers of last week: yellow inspiration

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