Command what appears in your Status Bar with HideStatusBarItemsPro

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 19, 2019

Your handset’s Status Bar displays pertinent information about current events, including the time, battery percentage, internet connection source, VPN connection, and even the date if you happen to be using using an iPad. But it also displays various icons and indicators depending on what your device is doing, such as location usage, personal hotspot usage, web loading activity, and more.

Those who’d like a greater command over what appears in the Status Bar may want to try using a jailbreak tweak called HideStatusBarItemsPro by iOS developer Chashmeet Singh. Just as the name denotes, this add-on lets users choose what does and doesn’t appear in their pwned handset’s Status Bar.

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ChatLock jailbreak tweak protects your in-app conversations

Anthony Bouchard ∙ November 19, 2019

People seem to value privacy more than ever these days, and with such a massive part of our lives taking place in digital conversations, isn’t it about time we do more to protect them?

Not all apps incorporate native conversation-centric privacy features, but with the help of a newly released jailbreak tweak called ChatLock by iOS developer Elias Sfeir, you can lock individual conversations in several of your favorite messaging apps with just a few taps to prevent friends and family from logging into your device and reading your personal chats.

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Apple rebrands WWDC app as Developer, features year-round content

Peter Cohen ∙ November 19, 2019
Apple Developer app

Apple's WWDC app has been a mainstay for Apple developers attending or interested in the latest happenings at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, which happens every June near Apple headquarters. The company announced late Monday that the WWDC app has been rebranded Developer, and now features year-round content of interest to Apple developers instead. It's available for download from the App Store.

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KZ-ZST in-ear monitors: incredible-sounding cheap headphones

Jim Gresham ∙ November 18, 2019

I try a lot of different headphone types, multiple styles of cans, ear buds, in ear monitors (IEMs), AirPods, active noise cancelling, etc. It is generally safe to say, in the headphone market, you get what you pay for. I wanted, however, to challenge that perception by purchasing an extremely low cost pair of buds and see if they could hold their own against other pricier models I tested in the past. Let's take a look at these $19.99 in-ear monitors.

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Arcade review: Speed Demons

Sergio Velasquez ∙ November 18, 2019

When was the last time you played a racing game? Because it's been a while since the last time I played one. That's why I was actually looking forward to checking out Speed Demons, a new racing developed by Radiangames.

Speed Demons looks like it has potential. A lot of cars, different game modes for people than don't like regular racing games and a ton of things to collect. On paper, it may seem like a great game. But we need to take this game for a test drive in today's Arcade review.

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