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Apple adds high profile auto executive to electric car team

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

It was uncovered on Monday that Apple recently hired high profile auto executive Doug Betts, reigniting rumors that the company is building an electric car. As noted by The Wall Street Journal, Betts' LinkedIn profile says that he joined the Cupertino firm's "Operations" team this month.

It's not clear what he will be working on at Apple, but it's hard to imagine it's anything but a car. Betts was Head of Quality at the Chrysler Group, now Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, for 7 years before leaving in 2014 to "pursue other interests." Prior to that he worked at both Toyota and Nissan.

Snapchat is locking out users who use Snapchat-oriented jailbreak tweaks

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

If you're a fan of Snapchat and you like to use Snapchat-oriented jailbreak tweaks like Phantom, then take note. It appears that Snapchat is beginning to crack down on users who use jailbreak tweaks with its app.

Phantom—one of the most popular jailbreak tweaks for Snapchat—allows you to do things like spoof locations, save media, set custom notifications sounds, and much more. But apparently, Snapchat isn't too keen on jailbreak users having such perks, and have begun locking out users of these tweaks.

MTV’s VMA nominees will be announced tomorrow exclusively on Beats 1

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 20, 2015

Lots of ink was used in the run-up to Apple Music introduction regarding exclusive music deals that Apple has managed to negotiate with its favorite artists. And in addition to album exclusives, Apple's Beats 1 global radio is hosted by celebrity DJs and has already aired a few exclusive interviews.

And now, the 24/7 live-streaming radio station has partnered with Viacom-owned MTV to exclusively reveal nominees for the upcoming Video Music Awards (VMA), a move which suggests Apple's desire to position Beats 1 as the de facto source of both new music and industry events.

Instagram bringing place, people and hashtag search to the web

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 20, 2015

Following an update last month that added expanded search options to its mobile app, Facebook-owned Instagram has now started rolling out place search and other search-related enhancements for its web version, the company announced Monday.

The new search features are currently rolling out to a subset of Instagram's installed base before going live for everyone so they may not be available to you just yet.

Redesigned NFL Game Pass service coming to Apple TV with on-demand broadcasting

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated May 17, 2016

For the first time ever, the National Football League (NFL) will offer its Game Pass service to U.S. users on the Apple TV with on-demand broadcasting of games, according to an update on the Game Pass micro-site Monday.

Regular season, playoff and Super Bowl game broadcasts won't be available as live streams but rather after they air on television. In addition, the organization will retire its existing Game Rewind service on July 31. Available to iOS, Android and Windows users in the United States, Game Rewind provides access to on-demand games after they air on television.

Spotify delivers ‘Discover Weekly’ personalized playlists and deep Nike+ Running integration

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated October 14, 2018

Following Apple Music introduction, Spotify has doubled down on music discovery and third-party integration, the two areas where it hopes to outsmart competition, with Monday's announcement of a Discover Weekly feature and deep integration with the Nike+ Running mobile app.

Unlike Apple's human-curated playlists for various activity types, Spotify's Discover Weekly playlists are entirely driven by algorithms and personalized to each user's listening habits, as per Re/code on Monday.

TaiG 2.4.3 elevated from beta status to jailbreak iOS 8.4

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated June 7, 2024

The TaiG team has officially released version 2.4.3 of its iOS 8.4 jailbreak tool for Windows. The update piggybacks off the beta version of the 2.4.3 release that was ushered in last week.

Version 2.4.3 brings jailbreak optimization to the fore, and should theoretically result in a more stable and straightforward jailbreak experienced for its users. If you've yet to jailbreak, then we recommend using TaiG 2.4.3. You can find the full download in this post.

Samsung takes on Apple’s iPad Air 2 with ultra-slim Galaxy Tab S2

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated October 14, 2018

Samsung on Monday announced a next-generation Galaxy tablet to take on Apple's iPad Air 2. The Galaxy Tab S2, driven by Android 5.0 Lollipop, is even thinner than Apple's device: it measures an impressive 5.6mm thin and includes Samsung's exceptionally bright and vivid Super AMOLED display in 7.9 and eight-inch flavors.

Regardless of the screen size, the new Tab S matches the resolution of full-size iPads at 2,048-by-1,536 pixels though last year's Tab S came outfitted with a sharper 2,560-by-1,600 pixel resolution displays.

This app injects your Instagram feed inside Notification Center’s Today view

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 27, 2019

There's no shortage of apps on the App Store for browsing Instagram using your iPhone and iPad, and most let you enjoy snaps from people you follow far more elegantly that on Instagram's official iPhone app. But wouldn't it be great if you could check out the latest Instagram photos anywhere in iOS, with a simple pull-down gesture?

That's what Feeday, a new Today Widget for the iPhone and iPad by developer Arcangelo Fiore, does.

With this app you can easily keep track of your latest Instagram feed right within the Today view of iOS's Notification Center, and it's free!

Apple said to finally ditch 16GB storage tier with upcoming iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 20, 2015

It'd be a move that'd be praised by everyone, and for good reason. Not only is 16GB too small a storage tier for a device with no ability to bolt on additional storage, but in 2015, it's becoming a real problem.

Updates are bigger, apps are bigger and the entry-level iPhone size hasn't changed since 2012's iPhone 5. But now a sketchy rumor, posted yesterday by MIC Gadget, suggests that Apple could at last retire the 16GB storage tier on new iPhones.

If the rumor is true, the baseline edition of an upcoming 'iPhone 6s' refresh will apparently start at thirty-two gigabytes of storage.

How to make Cydia show all updates for packages in the Changes tab

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated May 7, 2018

When new packages are released in Cydia, they automatically appear at the top of the Changes tab. This is handy, because it allows you to easily find new apps and tweaks for your iOS device.

This isn't the case when it comes to existing tweaks that have received updates. A lot of times the updates to existing tweaks are minor, but sometimes they are major. Unless you have that particular tweak installed on your device, you're pretty much left in the dark when it comes to Cydia alerting you of the new update by default.

There is a special provision that can be enabled on a per-tweak basis so that it will always show you when updates occur—it's under the Change Package Settings section. But a new jailbreak tweak called ShowAllCydiaUpdates forces all Cydia packages to show their updates by default.

Apple posts a new ‘Amazing Apps’ iPhone ad

Jeff Benjamin ∙ July 19, 2015

Apple is continuing its "If it's not an iPhone" advertising campaign with a new follow up commercial solely focused on apps. The commercial touts the App Store's more than 1.5 million apps.

This is the third entry into Apple's "If it's not an iPhone" campaign. The two previous commercials were posted ten days ago, each focusing more on the hardware and customer satisfaction side of things.