I know what you're thinking—there are no moving parts in my iPad such as a spinning disk drive so why would I suddenly need some loud fans, right?
Cool off your iPad with these rear mounted fans
Apple Stores hosting free coding sessions for kids from December 4 through 10
If you have kids age twelve and above who are interested in coding but don't know where and how to start with that, Apple has you covered.
Apple Support now has its own YouTube channel sharing iOS tips and tricks
After launching a support account on Twitter in March of this year, which was a great move, the Apple Support team has now created a YouTube channel dedicated to iOS tips and tricks, how-tos and other highly polished video tutorials.
Pokémon Go updated with iPhone X support, drops support for iOS 8
The popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go continues to keep players engaged as it finishes up a huge challenge from over the weekend. Developer Niantic today released a new update with bug fixes, as well as support for the gorgeous OLED display on iPhone X.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp reaches 15 million downloads in first 6 days
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has debuted as Nintendo's second most popular title to hit mobile devices. In the first 6 days, it has seen around 15 million downloads, about half as much as Super Mario Run, but roughly double that of Fire Emblem Heroes.
New autocorrect bug in iOS 11 turns “it” into “I.T.”
Just as soon as Apple corrects the bug that caused "i" to autocorrect to "A[?]", there appears to be yet another one popping up. Several users are reporting that "it" is sometimes being auto-corrected to "I.T." in iOS 11.
Let’s Talk iOS 215: Keeping tabs on my tabs
Cody can't help but talk about Black Friday, because deals. Sebastien goes over the benefits of using 1Password over iCloud Keychain. They both talk about following the news via RSS vs Twitter. Finally, Cody has a new game him and 280,000 other people like to play.
Erie adds haptic feedback to your iPhone’s button presses
One of the things we see a lot of in the jailbreak community are tweaks that bring haptic feedback to the iPhone, and a new free release called Erie by iOS developer Sniper_GER follows in these footsteps.
While most tweaks along these lines bring haptic feedback by way of screen taps, Erie takes a different approach by imposing haptic feedback whenever you press a button on your device.
This tweak lets you spoof your Status Bar’s carrier and signal information
When I first started jailbreaking many years ago, it seemed like tweaks for modifying the carrier details in the Status Bar were a hot commodity. Given just how much times have changed, you really don’t see tweaks like the classics anymore.
The new Signal jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Sniper_GER is a blast from the past, as it lets you spoof the Status Bar’s cellular information on any jailbroken device whether you have service or not.
Rename the cells in your Settings app with DopeSettings
While perusing the Changes tab in Cydia this week, I happened upon a new free jailbreak tweak called DopeSettings by iOS developer ARX8x. When I installed it, I nearly spit my morning coffee back out on my keyboard because I busted out laughing.
Beating Face ID with a mask is not as simple as this video makes it look
Cybersecurity researcher firm Bkav released a video shortly after the iPhone X launch showing a mask fooling Face ID. Now they have shared a second video with more details and how they were able to pull it off.
New series of iPhone X ads feature Animoji and Face ID
Now that iPhone X shipping times have stabilized thanks to the end of the production delays, Apple has rolled out four new ads for the device. Three of them feature Face ID, and the last features my new favorite YouTube genre, Animoji Karaoke.
There has been quite the litany of concerns regarding Face ID, and these latest ads aim to dispel them, as well as highlight the features exclusive to the iPhone X.
It quells worries about whether Face ID will work in the dark and if it will work with different facial changes (like different hair, glasses, makeup, etc). The third video on Face ID shows off all the different ways to use it, such as using Apple Pay and entering passwords.