For this year's trio of new iPhones, Apple has allegedly switched to thicker copper wire coils that have lower resistance, resulting in faster, more efficient Qi wireless charging.
Classroom-focused Minecraft: Education Edition is hitting iPad in September
Minecraft: Education Edition, an educational version of the popular world-building game specifically designed for classroom use, is hitting iPad in September, Microsoft said today.
HomeKit-enabled Philips Hue Play and Signa lamps arriving this fall
Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, has announced two new additions to its Philips Hue smart lighting system. The sleek Hue Play and Signe lamps launch this fall. Both have been designed to “transform your living space,” according to Signify’s Jasper Vervoort.
New Apple Watches registered on Eurasian database ahead of possible refresh
French outlet Consomac has spotted several unreleased Apple Watch devices that were recently added to the Eurasian Economic Commission’s (EEC) database. This is one of the ways worldwide that companies must register new products that use encryption before releasing them to the public. In total, six new Apple Watch devices were discovered.
Time Travel, a rarely-used Apple Watch feature, is set to disappear with watchOS 5
Time Travel, a rarely-used Apple Watch feature, is going the way of the dodo bird—not because it sucked but over low usage. Apple's certainly done poor job advertising Time Travel to its users.
Apple pulls 25,000 illegal gambling apps from App Store in China
In yet another effort to appease to demanding Chinese regulators, Apple today confirmed it had removed gambling apps from App Store because they're “illegal” and not permitted in China.
Wallpapers of the week: true black pack
As we look into the next three to four weeks, it is expected Apple will release three updated handsets. Two of these devices will likely boast an OLED screen, the iPhone X and X Plus. Additionally, the 6.1" device will include an edge-to-edge LCD screen with an LED backlit panel.
All three of these devices will be able to offer incredible contrast ratios, taking advantage of true black wallpapers. Naturally, the OLEDs will do the best job at replicating true black, but make sure to grab this 15 wallpaper pack for now, and later.
IntelligentPass, SafariUnleashed PRO, and more jailbreak tweaks to try this weekend
Things have been getting more intense for the jailbreak community lately, not only due to of the surge in jailbreak tweak development but also because of the completion of the Meridian jailbreak for all 64-bit iOS 10 devices.
This roundup will encompass all the jailbreak tweaks that have been launched in Cydia from August 13th until August 19th. As usual, we’ll begin by talking about our favorites, and then we’ll wrap things up with an outline of the rest afterward.
Mapsic incorporates music controls into Apple and Google Maps
Hot off the heels of Cydia’s latest repository refresh is a new jailbreak tweak called Mapsic by iOS developer Antique, which incorporates an elaborate music player experience into the Apple and Google Maps apps.
The screenshot examples above depict how Mapsic looks in both apps. In both instances, the music player is both low-key and visually-stunning.
Task List, VHS Camcorder, Dog Generator, and other apps to check out this weekend
This week's edition of our Apps of the Week roundup includes a sharp-looking task manager, a nostalgic video editor, and a silly dog generator. And as always, we've selected two great new games for you to check out.
How to hide recent and suggested apps from Mac’s Dock
In this tutorial, we’ll share how to hide recent and suggested apps from your Mac Dock to make it smaller and less crowded.
Netflix tests running video promos between TV show episodes
Netflix is currently in the process of testing the use of video promotions in between TV shows. The test, which only affects a small number of users at this time, was first noticed by Cord Cutters News, and was recently confirmed by Netflix through TechCrunch.