Axi0mX showcases verbose boot on iPhone X with iOS 13.1.1 via checkm8

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 29, 2019

The tides of the jailbreak community forever changed for the better on Friday when hacker and security researcher @axi0mX released checkm8, the first publicly-released bootrom exploit for iOS-powered devices since the iPhone 4 in 2010. Captivatingly, checkm8 works on a significant number of handsets ranging from the antiquated iPhone 4s to the not-so-old iPhone X.

Checkm8 is, in and of itself, an exploit. That said, it’s not a jailbreak, but rather a powerful tool that jailbreak developers could use to devise a USB-based tethered or semi-tethered jailbreak tool for A5-A11 devices. Given how recently checkm8 was released, it should come as no surprise to anyone that public jailbreak tools don’t yet utilize the exploit, but that hasn’t stopped some talented hackers from flexing their l33t dexterities:

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Jailbreak tweaks of the week: ChargingBubbles, Peekable, Vigor 2, and more

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 29, 2019

Many people just got their shiny new iPhone 11, 11 Pro, or 11 Pro Max in hand this past week, but for those sticking with jailbreakable handsets following the launch of the new checkm8 bootrom exploit, this post is for you.

In this roundup, we'll discuss all the latest jailbreak tweaks to be released from Monday, September 23rd to Sunday, September 29th. As always, we'll kick things off by talking about our favorites first and then wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.

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DEVONagent is a smart search assistant that’s better than Google

Nick Logan ∙ September 28, 2019

As anyone who has written a college essay knows, research is a skill in and of itself. Research makes the difference between a winning essay or presentation and one that falls flat. But finding the best sources and keeping track of them all can be an exhausting job. It's easy to become overwhelmed by lists and browser tabs and lose hours trying to find the right information.

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Retro review: Infinity Blade

Sergio Velasquez ∙ Updated January 16, 2020

Do you remember when Epic Games actually made epic games? No, I'm not talking about Fortnite, I'm talking about an objectively good game: Infinity Blade. This game took the world by storm when it first came out in 2010 and it was the first game on iOS to use the Unreal Engine.

This game made over $1.6 million in its first week and $23 million by the end of 2011. Epic Games knows how to make high-grossing games, I'll give them that. Due to its success, it got two sequels and even got two novellas. Now, the game is just a memory that's almost forgotten. I'm saying almost because we're bringing back for today's retro review.

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Spotify is testing Siri support in iOS 13

Evan Selleck ∙ September 27, 2019

Despite a closing gap between Apple Music and Spotify, the latter streaming service still holds a considerable lead with millions of users. So it only makes sense that Apple would (finally) add support for Siri voice controls for media playback.

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