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Apple must bundle a power adapter with iPhone models sold in the Brazilian state of São Paulo
With the introduction of the latest iPhone 12 family, Apple has officially stopped including a power brick and its EarPods earphones in iPhone boxes “as part of our efforts to reach our environmental goals”. But it appears as if the Cupertino giant might be required to include a power adapter with every iPhone sold in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.
News Showcase expands to Google News on iOS
If you're a Google News user, you may be able to access paywalled articles from major news sites. According to Google, the News Showcase feature will now start offering people access to paywalled content in partnership with select news publishers.
Watch a new sneak peek clip of “Stillwater” before its Apple TV+ debut this Friday
“Stillwater,” as we reported earlier, is the upcoming kid-friendly animated series based on the book series “Zen Shorts” written by Jon J. Muth that's debuting on the Apple TV+ streaming service this Friday. Ahead of the scheduled launch, Apple has now shared a new sneak peek clip that revolves around Addy and Michael, who are the show's two siblings.
HomePod mini vs Amazon Echo: Which should you buy?
Apple introduced a tinier version of its popular HomePod called HomePod mini. This smart speaker is not only smaller in size, but also in price as compared to its parent. Both of these features put the HomePod mini more in the running as a direct competitor to the Amazon Echo.
Whether for yourself or a gift for a loved one, you might be trying to decide between the two (or three including the Amazon Echo Dot). To help, we have a comparison of HomePod mini versus Amazon Echo. Hopefully this will help you pick the best smart speaker for your home or someone else’s.
LongKeys makes it easier to type several instances of the same Emoji
Emojis have quickly transformed into one of the most popular ways to share expressions and reactions via messaging and social media platforms. If you’ve ever wanted to enter several of the same Emoji into a text field, however, then you’d find yourself tapping the Emoji key of your choosing repeatedly until satisfied.
LongKeys is a newly released and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer maximehip that tries to take the edge off of this user experience by allowing typists to simply tap and hold on an Emoji key of their choosing to input several instances of that particular Emoji into the text field all at once.
Chimera jailbreak updated to v1.5.1 with more bug fixes and improvements
If you’ve been paying attention to the Odyssey Team’s Discord channel or Twitter page recently, then you’ve likely witnessed the sudden priority shift to the iOS 12-centric Chimera jailbreak – a notable departure from the team’s typical precedence, the iOS & iPadOS 13-centric Odyssey jailbreak.
The sudden attention to Chimera is no coincidence, as Chimera Team lead developer CoolStar had long envisioned back-porting the Odyssey Team’s successes with the Procursus bootstrap and libhooker tweak injection to Chimera. The team officially made it happen with Chimera v1.5 this week, and they’re out with yet another update this Wednesday evening in the form of Chimera v1.5.1:
‘Cherry’, starring Tom Holland, will premiere on Apple TV+ on March 12, 2021
Back in September, we found out that the Russo Brothers had a new film coming to Apple TV+ called Cherry. Unfortunately we didn't know when the film would actually become available to watch at the time.
Save $100 on Beats Powerbeats, $50 on GoPro cameras, and much more in today’s deals roundup
Welcome to our Daily Deals column, where we round up the best tech deals from around the web. Here you’ll find discounts on everything from Apple products to accessories, video games and much more. But you better hurry, these prices won’t be around forever!
Julianna Margulies joins the cast of Apple TV+ drama ‘The Morning Show’ for season 2
The Morning Show didn't kick things off to rave reviews, but, by the end of the first season, most critics' opinions had shifted towards the positive.
Hulu’s Watch Party feature is now rolling out to all users
With the current pandemic still ongoing, several services found it to be the right time to launch group watch features for their content. Hulu was one such company.
The best free educational AR apps for adults on iPhone and iPad
With augmented reality (AR) apps, you can put objects right in front of you. We’ve already shown you some of the best AR apps for home design. These apps let you see what furniture, wall décor, and more look like in your own home before you shell out the cash.
If you want to take augmented reality a step further, check out these free educational AR apps for your iPhone or iPad. You can discover constellations and stars, use a geometric calculator, explore historic civilizations, and even learn to draw.
Take advantage of technology and expand your mind at the same time with these educational augmented reality apps.