Right now, China's Foxconn factories are shut down, meant to be a temporary response to the spreading coronavirus.
China’s Foxconn factory halt could lead to ‘big production impact’ for Apple’s iPhone
Apple Arcade takes over the Apple.com homepage, releases new whimsical ads
Apple has amped up promotional activities for its $5 per month Arcade gaming service by releasing a pair of whimsical video commercials via its YouTube channel. Additionally, Apple Arcade characters have taken over the Apple.com homepage.
Curated coverage of the 2020 election launches on Apple News
The 59th quadrennial presidential election will be upon us in nine months so the Apple News editorial team on Monday launched special coverage of the 2020 presidential election.
The coronavirus prompts Apple to temporarily shut down all facilities in mainland China
Apple has temporarily closed all of its physical retail stores, corporate offices and contact centers in mainland China through Sunday, February 9, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
How to use Voice Control to navigate your Mac
Learn how to use Voice Control on your Mac to navigate and interact with your computer using just your voice. This is handy if you cannot use traditional input methods, or want an additional way to get things done.
Kuo predicts iPhone shipments for the quarter will drop by ten percent due to the coronavirus
The most reliable Apple analyst has no doubt in his mind that the coronavirus outbreak will impact iPhone sales, prompting him to cut his shipment guidance by ten percent.
Carbonite enriches the Reachability interface with new functionality
Reachability is a feature Apple put into iOS to make using taller iPhones easier with just one hand, especially for the small-handed folk out there. But if you have the ability to reach that high up with just your thumb when using your iPhone one-handed or you want to make better use of the space when using two hands, then you might view the Reachability interface as a complete and utter waste of space.
If you identify as the latter category, then you’ll probably come to appreciate that of a newly released jailbreak tweak dubbed Carbonite by iOS developer Antique. This tweak aims to make the Reachability interface more useful by filling it with toggles and shortcuts that can make your life easier in day-to-day usage.
This tweak lets you colorize your iPhone’s selected text highlights
As you select bodies of text in iOS, whether that’s from a website, a text-editing app, or somewhere else, you’ve probably gotten accustomed to seeing a light blue highlight designating the text you’ve selected. I love that I can select text to copy and paste elsewhere in iOS, but I generally wish Apple provided more aesthetic customization in this department.
Enter SelectTextColors, a newly released jailbreak tweak by iOS developer pxcex that responds to this longstanding request by letting users customize their selected text highlighting colors.
SmartNetwork helps you manage your iOS device’s network connections
Your iPhone and iPad are wireless communication devices that use either Wi-Fi or cellular connections to maintain a continuous flow of data to and from the device. But wouldn’t it be nice if Apple gave users more control over their handset’s network parameters?
Those looking to obtain more fine-grained control over their iPhone or iPad’s wireless networking may take a liking to a newly released jailbreak tweak called SmartNetwork by iOS developer Elias Sfeir. As the name implies, this tweak offers a suite of features that let you manage your handset’s connections more effectively.
Fugu: An early concept open source jailbreak project based on checkm8
Checkra1n has long enjoyed its prestigious status of being the first and only jailbreak tool to take advantage of the checkm8 bootrom exploit, but could that change in the near future?
A curious new posting shared just this evening on /r/jailbreak appears to detail a new jailbreak tool dubbed Fugu that is being dubbed the “first open-source jailbreak tool based on the checkm8 exploit” by its creator Linus Henze. This eye-popping development certainly grabbed our attention, but a closer look at the project's GitHub page reveals the fine print:
Finally cancelling subscription services to save my wallet
After reading our commentary on avoiding App Store subscription fatigue, I felt like I could tighten the belt as well. I have a lot of software, streaming, and entertainment subscriptions to help keep my ear to the ground for the site.
Being in the streaming-know comes with the territory, but for normal consumers, picking a few quality digital subscriptions is most important. As a new year clicked over, taking stock in my monthly cash outflow was important to re-adjust budgeting. Cancelling subscription service dollars is important for a healthier budget.
Abstract geometry wallpapers bring color and gradients to iPhone
Our Wallpapers of the Week collection posts every Sunday with our latest findings. A popular past collection included abstract geometry wallpapers.
Back by popular demand, today's addition features the same genre in a new brighter, more colorful pack for your iPhone. From rich purple to bright yellows, the new images are perfect for Home or Lock screens.