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Apple Watch popup store in Paris shuts down

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 23, 2017

From the onset, Apple was pushing Apple Watch as a fashion device and set up popup stores in high-profile department stores like Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Selfridges in London and Isetan in Tokyo. With the second-generation Apple Watch, fashion was de-emphasized in favor of the fitness and health aspects of the device.

As a result, Apple began shuttering these stores-within-stores which mostly promoted Apple Watch Edition models anyway. After closing the popup shop in London, the Parisian one has now closed due to poor sales. The Galeries Lafayette outlet is no longer listed on Apple's Retail website in France.

Sprint acquires 33 percent stake in Tidal, Jay Z’s Apple Music rival

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 23, 2017

U.S. wireless carrier Sprint announced Monday that it's buying one-third of Tidal, Jay Z's music-streaming service, in a bid to give customers exclusive content not available anywhere else. That's right, Tidal and its artists will produce exclusive content that will only be available to current and new Sprint customers.

While Sprint now owns 33 percent of Tidal, Jay Z & Co. will continue to run the artist-centric service. Sprint’s CEO Marcelo Claure will join Tidal’s Board of Directors.

Apple and iPhone manufacturer Foxconn may build highly automated $7B display plant in U.S.

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 23, 2017

According to Japanese outlet Nikkei Asian Review, iPhone manufacturer Foxconn's Chairman Terry Gou told journalists who attended his company's end-of-year corporate party that Foxconn is considering a joint investment with Apple topping $7 billion for a highly automated display facility in the United States.

It would eventually create 30,000-50,000 jobs.

Former Android executive Hugo Barra leaving Xiaomi next month

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 23, 2017

Hugo Barra, who used to be Google's senior executive in charge of Android before leaving the Internet giant for Xiaomi in August 2013, announced on his Facebook profile that he's leaving the Chinese handset maker. He'll be returing to Silicon Valley in February after the Chinese New Year to spend more time with friends and family.

As Vice President of Xiaomi's International unit, Barra was responsible for making the company's Mi handsets available in more countries globally.

Xiaomi has yet to start selling its products in the United States.

How to fix websites not loading in Safari on Mac, iPhone, and iPad

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 31, 2025

In this comprehensive troubleshooting guide, we list 24 solutions to fix all or specific websites not loading in Safari on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Wallpapers of the week: cityscape

Jim Gresham ∙ Updated May 7, 2018

The Wallpapers of the Week section compiles photo quality images for your favorite iOS devices. Last week, the popular category geometric shapes made a comeback in early 2017. This week, a small collection of cityscapes graces the wallpaper collection.

While nature is certainly beautiful, our concrete and steel masterpieces also have a beauty of their own. Step inside for the latest wallpaper downloads.

Jailbreak tweaks of the week: AntiTracker, Quickify, & more…

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 22, 2017

For those who still have their jailbreaks, it's been pretty slow in terms of jailbreak tweak releases recently. The lack of a recent public jailbreak for everyone paired with the loss of interest in iOS 9 is, without a shadow of doubt, making things rough for jailbreak developers.

Regardless, we put together a roundup every week to showcase everything new in Cydia, so following that tradition, we'll be doing the same this week, starting with our favorites and moving on to all the rest afterwards.

KGI: iPhone 8’s 3D Touch may provide higher sensitivity and wider range of pressure levels

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 21, 2017

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted in today's research note that Apple may adopt a combination of fingerprint and face detection sensors to supplant Touch ID.

In another note to clients obtained by MacRumors, Kuo claims that iPhone 8 will debut an enhanced form of 3D Touch technology with higher sensitivity and a wider range of pressure levels.

KGI: iPhone 8 may supplant Touch ID with optical fingerprint & facial recognition sensors

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 21, 2017

iPhone 8 is widely expected to become Apple's first full-face handset as the company is rumored to have devised ways of integrating Touch ID into the display assembly. A research note by KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, a copy of which was obtained by MacRumors, claims iPhone 8 may sport a new biometric identification technology that would supplant the good ol' Touch ID system and make possible iPhone 8's rumored zero-bezel design.

Apple sues Qualcomm over withholding $1B as ransom in Korean legal investigation

Christian Zibreg ∙ January 21, 2017

Apple on Friday announced it's suing iPhone modem supplier Qualcomm, which owns many wireless patents, “after years of disagreement over what constitutes a fair and reasonable royalty”. The suit argues Qualcomm withheld nearly $1 billion in payments it owes to Apple as retaliation because Apple cooperated with the Korea Fair Trade Commission. Last month, Korean regulators slapped Qualcomm with a $850 million fine over its patent-licensing practices.

Apple's suit, filed in federal district court in the Southern District of California, accuses Qualcomm of charging royalties for technologies “they have nothing to do with.” Responding to the complaint, Qualcomm called Apple's claims groundless and said they “misrepresented facts”.

How to get the new iOS 10.2 emoji on your jailbroken iOS 9 device

Joaquim Barbosa ∙ Updated May 9, 2019

With the release of iOS 10.2, Apple introduced a whole bunch of new emoji. The Unicode 9.0 collection features 72 new emoji, including such crowd-pleasers as "Nauseated face" and "Fox face".

Emoji are an extremely popular part of messaging on iOS and some people even update their devices just to get the new releases. However, you needn't choose between your jailbreak and your smileys; in this article we'll go through how to get the new iOS 10.2 emoji on your jailbroken iOS 9 device.

AntiTracker lets you know every time someone tracks you with Find My Friends [jailbreak]

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 21, 2017

Find My Friends is an app made by Apple that lets you track the location of your friends and family so you can find out their whereabouts at any time of the day, but it can also be a real privacy concern.

While some people enable this feature voluntarily so that their family members can keep tabs on them or so that friends can meet up with one another, others have the feature enabled on them behind their backs so their significant others can stalk them.

If you’re paranoid about whether or not you’re being tracked, then you need a new free jailbreak tweak called AntiTracker.