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Malleus ports iOS 12’s Lock screen shortcuts to jailbroken iOS 11 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 31, 2018

If you have an iPhone X, XS, XS Max, or XR, then you’re already familiar with the 3D Touch-based Camera and Flashlight shortcuts on the left and right sides of the Lock screen. In some of the latest versions of iOS, these shortcuts make a tactile ‘clicking’ sound when actuated.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a jailbreak for iOS 12, but those using a jailbroken installation of iOS 11 can now emulate the sound heard on iOS 12.1 when using these shortcuts with a new free jailbreak tweak called malleus by iOS developer Sam Gardner.

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What we didn’t see at Apple’s iPad Pro and Mac event

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ October 30, 2018

During the past two months, Apple has substantially refreshed its iPhone, iPad Pro, and Mac lineups. Couple this with the earlier updates to the budget iPad and MacBook Pro, and 2018 turned out to be a great year for hardware refreshes. Here's the likely status of Apple's products that weren't updated during this year. 

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Watch out: watchOS 5.1 update appears to be bricking some Apple Watches

Cody Lee ∙ October 30, 2018
Apple Watch Change Message Language

Earlier today Apple released an update for watchOS, bringing the version number to 5.1. Users are typically encouraged to install software updates—they can bring about new features, security fixes and other improvements—but you may want to hold off on this one. We are seeing reports that watchOS 5.1 is bricking some Apple Watches.

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Maxing out 2018 MacBook Air results in a $2,599 notebook

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 30, 2018

Apple today announced a major update to its popular MacBook Air line of notebooks. The computer has gone from a low-resolution screen to a 13.3-inch Retina panel with four times the pixels. The new Air also has a smaller footprint, includes Touch ID and sports upgraded internals like faster CPU and GPU models, Apple's enhanced T2 chip and more.

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Apple keeps previous-gen $999 MacBook Air, removes Rose Gold MacBook from lineup

Cody Lee ∙ October 30, 2018

Apple this morning announced the long-awaited update to the MacBook Air. It has just about everything users have been asking for—a Retina display, upgraded internals and a smaller footprint—but it all comes at a price. The new Air starts $1,199. The good news, though, is that it looks like Apple has decided to keep the previous-gen MacBook Air around at $999.

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Watch all of the cool promo videos from today’s Apple event

Cody Lee ∙ October 30, 2018

Apple unveiled a slew of new products during its event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this morning. There's a new MacBook Air, with Retina display, a new Mac mini for the first time in several years, and of course the powerful new iPad Pro. A replay of the event is available for those that missed it, but if you just want the highlights, these promo videos should do the trick.

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2018 Mac Mini tech specs

Anthony Bouchard ∙ October 30, 2018

On Tuesday, Apple unveiled a much-requested refresh of the Mac Mini, which sports powerful new hardware and a redesigned chassis constructed from fully-recycled aluminum.

In this piece, we outline the tech specs concerning Apple‘s all-new 2018 Mac Mini.

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