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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Deals
- 100 apps and games discounted to $0.99 in massive App Store sale
- Learn to build your own app for iOS 9 with this exclusive coding course
Accessories
- Tronfy TP-50 is a decent portable projector under $90
- Your iPhone is the key to this Bluetooth-enabled lock
- The UE Boom Bluetooth speaker offers 360 degrees of immersive sound
- The JAM Classic provides better audio playback at a low price
Apple & related news
- Apple seeds iOS 9 beta 4 to developers, here’s what’s new
- watchOS 2 beta 4 for Apple Watch seeded to developers, here’s your changelog
- Apple seeds fourth OS X El Capitan beta to developers
- Hands-on with iOS 9 beta 4
- Apple’s Q3 2015 earnings: 47.5M iPhones, 10.9M iPads, $49.6B revenue
- Apple adds high profile auto executive to electric car team
- Apple working on TV remote with built-in fingerprint sensor
- Apple stops users from leaving app reviews from iOS betas
- Apple Back to School Promotion: buy a Mac, get a free pair of Beats Solo2 Headphones
- Apple to allow third-party Apple Watch accessories that integrate inductive charging pads
- Apple’s focus on privacy slowing HomeKit rollout as cutting-edge encryption produces unacceptable lag
- Apple pulls Nest products from its website and retail stores
- Apple seeds public beta 2 of OS X El Capitan
- Apple releases iOS 9 beta 2 to the public
Jailbreaking
- 10 jailbreak myths debunked
- New version of Phantom released to sidestep potential jailbreak lockouts
- LyricForMusic: display song lyrics for Apple Music tracks
- TaiG 2.4.3 elevated from beta status to jailbreak iOS 8.4
- 28 new jailbreak tweaks showcased on video
- Warning: Lock Saver Free tweak comes with a trojan
- Tweaks of last week
Apps
- Best apps of the week
- This War of Mine review: a brutal look at war from the civilians’ side
- eMail Widget lets you view and manage your inbox from Notification Center
- Google finally updates Chrome for iOS with swipe to navigate
- Google releases Spotlight Stories, an impressive 360-degree movie app for iPhone
How to
- How to get notified when we post a new YouTube video
- How to make Cydia show all updates for packages in the Changes tab
- How to update the iOS 9 public beta to iOS 9 beta 4
- How to create a partition on your Time Machine external hard drive
- How to fix a slow, unresponsive and laggy mouse on Mac
- How to find your Apple Watch UDID
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