Apple is rebuilding the Maps app from the ground up with fresh new data. Microsoft is working on the future. Finally, Samsung and Apple end their long-time legal feud. And of course, the World Cup.
Episode 246 of Let’s Talk iOS: Down the middle
CoolStar: Electra 11.3.1 to filter incompatible tweaks from Cydia’s default repositories
While the Electra Team works hard to produce a working jailbreak tool for iOS 11.3.1 amid unexpected delays, team member CoolStar took to Twitter on Monday to announce a rather attention-grabbing update.
As it would seem, Electra 11.3.1 will incorporate a feature called “Project Repo Unclutter” that automatically filters incompatible jailbreak tweaks from appearing in Cydia’s default repositories (BigBoss, ModMyi, and ZodTTD).
Instagram tries to explain its user feed algorithm, again
Instagram, the popular photo- and video-sharing app from Facebook can't seem to catch a break. One month after trying to explain how it adds content to feeds, it's out with some more clarification. The all-new "You're All Caught Up" tool is showing up on feeds around the world on iOS and Android devices.
Apple A12 chip in 2018 iPhones may sport 40% faster GPU, 10% faster CPU & 4GB of RAM
French blog Consomac.fr (Google Translate) this morning managed to dig up some claimed single and multi-core synthetic benchmarks from Geekbench's database showing alleged CPU and GPU speed gains plus other improvements for the upcoming Apple A12 system-on-a-chip destined to power 2018's upcoming iPhone X and iPad models.
Fifth developer betas of iOS 11.4.1 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 now available
Apple on Monday released to its registered developers fifth betas of the minor iOS 11.4.1 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 software updates.
SD card 7.0 arrives: 985 MB/s data transfer speed, 128 TB maximum capacity
The SD Association, a non-profit organization that sets memory card standards, last week announced SD card 7.0, another major iteration of the ubiquitous standard for non-volatile memory cards, promising data transfer speeds of nearly one gigabyte per second.
How to confirm your iPhone accessory is Apple MFi Certified
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to search Apple’s database to check if a third-party cable, charger, or other accessory is MFi certified or not.
Five years after it went private, PC maker Dell is going public again in a $21.7 billion proposal
Michael Dell took his company private in 2013, but now the PC maker is going public again.
After HomePod, MediaTek wants to provide modems for iPhone
MediaTek is expected to supply Wi-Fi chips to Apple for the HomePod speaker. The Taiwanese company has bigger plans, however, as it hopes to replace Qualcomm as one of Apple's modem chip providers for iPhone, according to DigiTimes.
Is this Apple’s rumored 18W USB-C adapter headed to new iPhones?
Sources said Apple might bundle fast-charging adapters and USB-C cables with 2018's iPhones and today a rumored 18-watt USB-C adapter was shown off in a new set of alleged photos.
AT&T is raising prices across all DirecTV Now packages come August 1
DirecTV Now, a US-only subscription streaming television service owned by carrier AT&T, is about to raise prices across all its packages by $5, effective of August 1.
TintIconLabels lets you colorize your Home screen’s app icon labels
Apple designed the Home screen’s icon labels to be legible against most wallpapers out of the box, but some exceptions exist, especially when using third-party alternatives to the stock offerings. In other situations, users simply want something more expressive than just plain-Jane black or white.
Whatever the case may be, a new free jailbreak tweak called TintIconLabels by iOS developer CydiaGeek is here to help. Just as the name implies, TintIconLabels lets you adjust the appearance of your application icon labels.