Checkra1n team teases pwned Mac Pro, ‘the most expensive device ever jailbroken’

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 7, 2020

Most associate the term jailbreaking with devices like the iPhone, iPad, and in some cases, even the Apple TV. But when gifted hackers began experimenting with the powerful checkm8 hardware-based bootrom exploit earlier this year, things got more interesting. In March, for example, checkra1n team member Luca Todesco demonstrated nifty hacks on the OLED Touch Bar of a T2 chip-equipped MacBook Pro.

But the MacBook Pro isn’t the only Apple computer that sports a T2 chip. As a matter of fact, many do, and with that in mind, it may not come as much of a surprise that the checkra1n team has taken things a step further by jailbreaking yet another T2-equipped Mac – the elaborate and expensive Mac Pro:

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Sonos says Spotify operates an even-more closed ecosystem than Apple

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 7, 2020

Sonos cofounder John MacFarlane has hit back at Spotify's cofounder and CEO Daniel Ek who recently whined about Apple's platforms not being, in his personal view, open enough to third-party apps like Spotify. In a post on Twitter, MacFarlane called the real irony the fact that the Swedish company operates an even-more closed ecosystem than the Cupertino tech giant.

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Kuo: Apple may have delayed first mini-LED products into 2021

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 7, 2020

Later this year, Apple was supposed to release products that use tens of thousands of mini-LED backlights instead of LED backlighting, providing local dimming for deeper blacks, richer color and sharper image. However, the coronavirus situation appears to have spoiled those plans and prompted the iPhone maker to push back its mini-LED product roadmap to 2021.

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How to pin a list on Twitter on iPhone, iPad and Mac

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated December 8, 2022
List on Twitter

If you take advantage of the List feature on Twitter, then knowing how to pin your lists is quite useful. Once you pin a list, it will appear as another tab on your Twitter Home timeline. So, with a click or a tap, you can jump to that list quickly.

This tutorial shows you how to pin Twitter lists on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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InstaLauncher 2 makes it easy to access any app from anywhere

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated February 16, 2022

The iPhone’s Home screen is simple and effortless to navigate by nature, but if you have a lot of apps installed, then it can quickly start to seem like you’re playing a game of ‘I Spy’ every time you attempt to locate certain apps. That’s one reason why we’re fans of the plethora of third-party application launchers that the jailbreak community has brought to the table over the years.

One of the more popular options that comes to mind was InstaLauncher by iOS developer Jonathan Winger Lang, and as of this week, InstaLauncher 2 is now available with full support for iOS 10 and later (including iOS 13).

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