Apple has the launch of Apple Arcade penned for Thursday, September 19, alongside the launch of iOS 13. But apparently some lucky few have early access to the new subscription service.
Apple Arcade access arrives early for some users
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Early hands-on time with Apple Arcade shows generally positive outlook
Apple Arcade is one of the company's newest subscription services, and it will give subscribers access to over 100 games (on a rotating basis) for just $4.99 per month starting on Thursday, September 19.
‘Shantaram’ adds Charlie Hunnam to lead the series for Apple TV+
Way back in 2018, Apple acquired the rights to develop Shantaram, based on a novel written by Gregory David Roberts. And now we know Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy, The Lost City of Z) is going to lead the upcoming series for Apple TV+.
Magnets in Apple Watch bands ‘may cause interference’ with the compass in Apple Watch Series 5
When Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 5, it did so with a brand new feature: a built-in compass. But it turns out that may impact which bands you use with your new smartwatch.
Apple’s new U1 chip adds ‘GPS at the scale of your living room’, but there’s more on the horizon
Apple typically has a lot to announce when it unveils a new iPhone, or new software for that matter, but sometimes there's just too much to talk about on stage. Which means information trickles out after the fact.
iPhone 11 demand reportedly better than expected, green and purple colors leading the charge
Apple not only introduced new iPhones this year, but also welcomed new color options to both the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro.
iPhone XS and iPhone XR also getting recording simultaneous video with multiple cameras
One of the many new features that Apple unveiled during its latest iPhone event, all in an effort to get people jazzed up for the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, was recording simultaneous video with the multiple cameras installed in the handsets.
How to change the tempo in GarageBand on Mac and iOS
The tempo in GarageBand is expressed in beats per minute and is set to 120 by default. But you can change it to match the tempo you need for your song. On iOS, you can change the tempo for your song to a specific value. And on Mac, you also adjust it for the entire song or add tempo points to the Tempo Track so that the tempo changes throughout the song.
This tutorial shows you how to change the tempo for a song in GarageBand.
Play thousands of retro games on this open-source handheld
Gaming has been a proprietary industry for a long time, but recently modders and programmers have banded together to change that. GameShell is an open-source portable gaming console that's more powerful, customizable and versatile than other handhelds on the market.
Mountain and valley landscape iPhone wallpapers
Taking a hint from previously popular Wallpapers of the Week posts, digital naturescapes make a return to our gallery. The following collection is a complete original work from digital artist @Axellvak and varies from light sunrises to dark moonlit, snowcapped mountains. Layouts of the canvas content ensure the images are perfect for either your Lock or Home screens.
Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Cosmos, Dejavu2, playbacksafari, and more
Apple officially stopped signing iOS 12.4 this week, preventing potential jailbreakers from downgrading to a pwnable firmware. But those who heeded our advice and downgraded when they had the chance can now enjoy one of the best the perks of jailbreaking: installing jailbreak tweaks.
In this roundup, we’ll showcase all the jailbreak tweaks released during the past week from Monday, September 9th to Sunday, September 15th. As usual, we’ll kick things off by discussing our favorites and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.
This tweak makes the Home Bar display your current battery level
Many of Apple’s latest handsets lack a physical Home button, and instead rely on a software-based Home Bar for App Switcher activation, returning to the Home screen, and unlocking the device. Apart from these functionalities, however, the Home Bar itself is somewhat featureless.
If you’d like to give your iOS device’s Home Bar a welcomed helping of new functionality, then we’d recommend turning your attention to a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called BatteryHomeBar by iOS developer Braxton Anderson.