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Luca Todesco talks at POC2019, reveals checkra1n team identities and plans

If you’ve been following the development of the checkm8-based checkra1n jailbreak all this time, then you’ll be excited to hear that one of the project’s most vocal developers, Luca Todesco, took the stage at POC2019 in Seoul, South Korea to discuss the jailbreak and reveal particularly captivating details about the checkra1n team’s members, long-term plans, and more.

Todesco entitled his Keynote presentation “The One Weird Trick SecureROM Hates,” and from what we can gather, the checkra1n team is comprised of the following members, many of which might be familiar to veteran jailbreakers:

Sileo v1.5.2 now available with iOS 13-centric improvements

Despite the recent and controversial announcement that Sileo’s development had been ‘suspended until further notice,’ project lead developer CoolStar appears to have since overturned that declaration. Thursday evening, CoolStar announced a second update to the alternative package manager since that announcement, formally bringing it up to version 1.5.2.

Surprisingly, the official @GetSileo Twitter page didn’t make mention of the latest Sileo update, but it’s worth noting that CoolStar posted a memo about it not too long ago in his official Discord channel:

Keychron K2 is a wireless mechanical keyboard specifically designed to be used with a Mac

Keychron says it's the most funded keyboard on Kickstarter and it's easy to see why: their K2 mechanical keyboard has almost every feature you could ask for from a mechanical keyboard and then some more, like a USB-C port for charging, backlight, your choice between wired or wireless operation, the ability to switch to the Apple, Windows or Android layout when moving between devices, included keycaps for both Windows and Mac operating systems and more.

Apple TV+ launches to ‘tepid demand’ – no kidding, really?

Apple TV+

In the least surprising news I've read in weeks, Apple TV+ has launched to "tepid" demand, according to Variety. Data collected by Parrot Analytics obtained in the 24-hour period following the service's launch less than a week ago measured demand levels, and showed that Apple TV lagged far behind Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and CBS All Access.

The Apple TV branding madness

You gotta feel for an average consumer who has to be nothing if not confused about the meaning of the "Apple TV" brand name. Is it just a media streamer or an app or both? if you suffix "Apple TV" with "+", it becomes a brand name for a new video-streaming service from Apple. One thing is certain: Tim Cook & Co. surely aren't making things any easier for non-techies who are left to figure this stuff out on their own.