Samsung received $683 million from Apple for unfilled orders of iPhone OLED panels

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 5, 2019

As we previously reported, Apple is on the hook for missing contractual purchasing obligations concerning Samsung-built OLED display panels bound for iPhones. According to Samsung's earrings guidance released Friday, the Galaxy maker has actually received a cool $638 million from the Cupertino firm during the June quarter after Apple couldn't fulfill its previously agreed-upon purchasing order volume and no middle ground could be found.

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Manta: An uncompromising unified Lock screen experience for jailbroken iPhones

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated May 10, 2022

One thing I’ve long wanted from iOS, but still don’t have to this very day, is a fully-integrated Lock screen experience, complete with notifications, weather information, and widgets in addition to the expected date and time indicator.

While the Today page is a compromising feature on Apple’s behalf, it still doesn’t provide that unified experience I’ve wanted for so long. Fortunately, a newly-released jailbreak tweak called Manta by iOS developer Ben Giannis addresses my complaints with the stock iOS Lock screen, and it does so in an incredibly pleasant manner.

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Luminous adds a customizable underglow to your Home screen’s app icons

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 5, 2019

If you’re in the market to add a bit of quirkiness to your iOS device’s Home screen, then you might want to look into a new jailbreak tweak called Luminous by iOS developer Sirius24.

As you’ll notice in the screenshot examples above, Luminous gives every one of your Home screen’s app icons a colored underglow. But perhaps more importantly, the tweak is fully-configurable, allowing just about anyone to achieve the look and feel that they’re aiming for.

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The most reliable Apple analyst predicts Mac notebooks will finally ditch the problematic butterfly keyboard mechanism

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 4, 2019

TF Securities' Ming-Chi Kuo, the most reliable Apple analyst out there, says the next MacBook Air and other upcoming Mac notebooks will ditch the problematic butterfly keyboard mechanism that's been causing significant reliability issues and roll out a refreshed keyboard design based on the more traditional scissor-based typing mechanism instead.

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How to view your Apple Cash transactions on iPhone

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ July 4, 2019
View Apple Cash Transactions on iPhone

If you just started using Apple Cash to send or receive money, you’re going to want to keep up with your activity. Check on money you’ve sent to others, see if someone sent money to you, and make sure your transactions look correct.

Here are a few ways to view your Apple Cash transactions on iPhone.

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