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How to hide the Spotlight Search icon from your Mac’s menu bar
TweetMuter lets you hide tweets from your timeline based on keywords
If you’re a Twitter user and you’re always finding stuff in your Twitter timeline that you could really care less about, then you might like a new free jailbreak tweak called TweetMuter by Tanner Bennett.
This tweak utilizes the existing Muted Words feature in the stock Twitter app, a feature that normally only applies to your notifications tab; but TweetMuter expands this functionality to even your timeline so that you don’t have to mute people entirely, nor will you have to un-follow people to stop seeing only certain things.
How to manage app windows on your Mac like a pro
In this tutorial, we share eight useful tips for getting the most out of Mac’s built-in controls for resizing, minimizing, maximizing, and moving app windows around.
Bloomberg: Apple working on ARM-based Mac chip to handle low power features
According to a new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and Ian King, Apple is developing a new ARM-based chip for Macs that would take on more of the low power mode functionality that's currently being handled by Intel processors.
This upcoming piece of silicon may first become available in a next-generation MacBook Pro planned for later this year. Among other things, it would help improve battery life.
How to watch the 2017 Super Bowl on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and other devices
On Sunday evening, millions of people will gather around their TV sets to watch Super Bowl 51. The Atlanta Falcons are taking on the New England Patriots for the title of NFL Champion, and Kickoff is set for 6:30 (ET).
For those of you who aren't going to be around a television for the big game, never fear, iDB has you covered! We've rounded up the best ways to follow along with the action on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and other devices.
Substrate Safe Mode gets updated with improvements for the Yalu iOS 10 jailbreak
Saurik has released an update for the Substrate Safe Mode package in Cydia on Wednesday that is said to arguably increase the safety of the feature on jailbroken iOS 10 devices.
The new update, which comes with the build number 0.9.6000, is available right now from Cydia’s Changes tab after refreshing your sources, so long as you haven’t already updated it yet.
Yalu102 beta 7: changelogs and installation advice
In a post from a few days ago, I outlined the changes which had been made to Luca Todesco's yalu102 tool as it passed through its beta builds, which at that point had reached Beta 3.
The jailbreak tool is now on its seventh iteration, and in this article I'll outline the changelog for each beta, as well as my opinion on the tool's current state.
Facebook working on video-focused app for Apple TV and other set-top boxes
Facebook is reportedly working on a video-focused app for media-streaming boxes such as Apple's fourth-generation Apple TV, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. Last October, the social network launched a feature allowing users to stream videos from the mainland Facebook mobile app to their TVs via Apple TV. Tuning into television's market with a dedicated streaming app of its own would help the company tap more ad dollars.
Apple considering legal action against Trump’s executive order on immigration
U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order that bars refuges and travelers from seven majority-Muslim countries—Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen—from entering the United States for at least 90 days didn't sit well with Apple.
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the Cupertino firm is weighing its legal options and considering challenging POTUS's executive order on immigration.
Apple updates AirPods firmware to version 3.5.1
Apple today updated the firmware on AirPods. The company did not publish the official changelog at post time so we don't know what this new firmware update provides in terms of new features aside from bug fixes and performance improvements, but we'll make sure to update the article as soon as we find out more. The new software bumps the AirPods firmware from the initial version 3.3.1 to version 3.5.1.
Fantastical gains iOS 10 rich notifications, iMessage stickers, iPhone 7 haptics & more
Developer Flexibits today issued a major new update to its popular calendar and reminders app, Fantastical 2.8 for iPhone and iPad. Beginning with this version, the app no longer works on older iOS editions and now requires iOS 10 or later, developers have said Wednesday.
On iPhone 7/Plus, Fantastical now supports enhanced haptic feedback. They've also added a convenient sticker pack for iMessage that you can enable or disable manually in the Messages app.
Viber rolls out auto-vanishing messages, instant video messages, rich notifications & more
Messaging service Viber today announced it is launching a new Secret Messages feature along with other improvements. Viber 6.6 for iOS now lets you send photos and videos that self-destruct after they've been seen. The app now supports iOS 10's rich notifications letting you press a Viber alert with 3D Touch to see the contents of your chats. You can send media as files and create short video messages, too, in the latest edition of Viber for iPhone.