Obscura simplifies taking the perfect picture

Timothy Reavis ∙ Updated October 14, 2018

Photography is the capture of emotion for reuse. I’m particularly fond of art – photography or otherwise – that makes me feel something on an emotional level, because if art doesn’t induce emotions, what is its point?

Obscura is a new camera app for iPhone that simplifies the art of taking meaningful pictures. The first real shot I took with this app made an onlooker want to download the app immediately, because she looked at the image and felt something. Even Obscura’s flat, black and white interface leaves the user with a feeling of simplicity that, while decidedly modern, somehow connects back to the original colorless photograph.

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This week’s top stories

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated October 14, 2018

Like every Sunday, we get to take a look at some of the most popular posts that were published on iDB during the week that just ended. Whether it is a news item, a new jailbreak tweak, a tutorial, or an app review, we sum it all up in one convenient place for you.

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How to create a partition on your Time Machine external hard drive

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated May 7, 2018

Time Machine is extremely easy to use, and its flexibility makes it a great solution for keeping your Mac backed up safely. But with external drives being as large as they are, you may wish to use some of the space on your Time Machine drive for basic file storage.

There are many ways to go about this, but one of the best ways is to simply create a separate partition on your external drive. By doing this, you have a dedicated partition for file storage, and a dedicated partition for your Time Machine backups.

Although it's possible to store files on your Time Machine partition, in my opinion, it's a better practice to keep them separated. In this fourth entry into our Time Machine tutorial series, I'll show you how simple it is to create a second partition on your Time Machine external drive.

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How to find your Apple Watch UDID

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 15, 2024

It's relatively easy to find your iPhone or iPad's UDID, because you can do so directly from the summary page in iTunes. But what about the Apple Watch?

Since the Apple Watch has no summary page in iTunes, you'll need to use Xcode in order to find the Apple Watch UDID. In this post, we'll show you how to do just that.

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This War of Mine review: a brutal look at war from the civilians’ side

Lory Gil ∙ July 25, 2015

In the video game industry, most war-related titles involve soldiers on the front line and put players onto the battlefield, fighting for a cause. Most are shooter games that let you test your sniper skills.

This War of Mine works from a completely different perspective. Instead of rescuing hostages in an airport, players act as civilians trying to survive in a war torn city. We've got a full game review of This War of Mine today.

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Tronfy TP-50 is a decent portable projector under $90

Lory Gil ∙ Updated October 14, 2018

Pico projectors are hot commodity these days. They are also expensive. However, there are ways to get a decent picture in dark environments for less than $100 if you don't need a lot of high tech specs.

The Tronfy TP-50 mini projector is capable of projecting whatever is showing on your iPhone screen onto a wall, white screen, or even sheet and you won't have to break the bank to get one.

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Best apps of the week: Etch Keyboard, Audiobus Remote, incurve, and more

Lory Gil ∙ Updated October 14, 2018

As the summer gets into full swing and the days are actually starting to get just a little shorter, you may find yourself restless for a little less outdoor activity and a little more screen time.

If you are looking for something new to pass the time as you forget your troubles this weekend, check out our list of apps and games that might just give you the distraction you are looking for.

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How to fix issues connecting to the server during Apple Watch setup

Jeff Benjamin ∙ July 24, 2015

Have you ever received the error message "there was a problem connecting to the server" during the Apple Watch setup process? This error may occur when you try to log in to Messages.

The problem with this error is that there's no way to bypass it from the Apple Watch app. Thankfully, however, there is a way to get past this error so that you can complete the Apple Watch initial setup process.

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Warning: Lock Saver Free tweak comes with a trojan

Jeff Benjamin ∙ July 24, 2015

Talk about bad timing. Just after I posted about how jailbreaking was relatively safe, here comes news of a trojan that slipped through ModMyi's review process.

The tweak in question, Lock Saver Free, is a tweak that we featured in our new tweaks of the week video last night. Lock Saver Free was published by developer dmarinov, and is unfortunately still available for download on ModMyi as of this post.

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10 jailbreak myths debunked

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated May 7, 2018

Over the years, there have been lots of misconceptions about jailbreaking, the type of people that jailbreak, and the overall purpose of jailbreaking. What's true, and what's not? Does jailbreaking void your warranty? Is it hard to do? Is it even necessary nowadays?

In this post, I'll break down and debunk 10 jailbreaking myths. I'll show you why I still jailbreak, and why jailbreaking may be quite different than you perceived it to be.

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New Apple web campaign lays out a few reasons ‘Why there’s nothing quite like iPhone’

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 24, 2015

Apple on Friday kicked off a new interesting web campaign on its website which strives to lay out the reasons for the iPhone's uniqueness.

Delivered under the tagline “Why there’s nothing quite like iPhone” and accompanying its “If it's not an iPhone, it's not an iPhone” series of television commercials, the new webpage goes through a few key aspects of the iPhone.

Some of the highlights include the iPhone's tightly integrated design, strong security, powerful imaging capabilities, robust messaging, privacy and much more.

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