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NoKeyPop: remove the keyboard pop-up animation when typing

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Since touch screen keyboards lack the movement of physical keyboards, software keyboards use other tricks to help you to see how your touches interact with the on screen keyboard. One of the tricks often employed is the simple keyboard animation. Animations, combined with haptic feedback and sound, can provide enough sense of touch that typing is made easier

But what if you removed the keyboard animations altogether? What would the typing experience be like then? NoKeyPop is a jailbreak tweak that lets you do just that...

EventOnStart: initiate events at system startup

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

EventOnStart is a new tweak that allows you to initiate events on system startup, which includes both resprings and traditional reboots. There are four events available to choose from: vibration, LED flash, sound, and a text message popup.

The headlining feature is without a doubt the startup sounds. In all, there are 42 sounds to choose from, with most of those sounds coming from the stock sound library featured in iOS. But there are couple of new sounds included that may pique your interest...

Apple wants customers to buy Apple Watch and new MacBook online

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 7, 2015

In an interesting break from the publicity Apple normally gets for free whenever customers line up outside its stores to be the first to get their hands on latest new gizmos, the company is now instructing its retail employees to suggest customers buy the Apple Watch and the new twelve-inch MacBook through the Online Apple Store.

According to an internal memo Apple's retail chief Angela Ahrendts sent to Apple Store employees entitled 'Get in line online', obtained by Business Insider, Apple suggests that “the days of waiting in line and crossing fingers for a product are over”.

Compass Point: West review – hire a posse with a deck of cards

Lory Gil ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

If there is anything that the HBO television show “Deadwood” has taught us, it is that building a life for yourself in the Old West was difficult. Whether you are trying to keep residents entertained with a lively saloon or protect your land from invaders, settling out West was dangerous.

Compass Point: West is a land expansion free-to-play game that puts players in the gold rush days, fighting to survive against bandits, bullies, and an oil tycoon with a bad attitude. We’ve got a game review of Compass Point: West for you today.

Pharrell Williams shows off his Apple Watch on ‘The Voice’ and Instagram

Sébastien Page ∙ April 6, 2015

'The Voice' coach and all around hit maker Pharrell Williams was spotted tonight on the popular music singing competition sporting what appears to be a stainless steel Apple Watch with white fluoroelastomer sport band.

‘Star Wars: The Digital Movie Collection’ coming to iTunes on April 10

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

While we're sure you Star Wars fans have every copy in your man cave, you'll soon be able to add the George Lucas-made films to your iTunes.

The makers of Star Wars announced on Monday the entire, six movie collection is coming to iTunes on Friday, April 10. The App Store on Twitter promoted the link, containing the ability to purchase each movie separately or as a collection when the content goes live in a few days.

Twitter rolling out revamped ‘Quote Tweet’ feature with comments

Cody Lee ∙ Updated June 11, 2018

Twitter on Monday announced that it would be rolling out a revamped Retweet feature to all of its platforms. The new feature allows users to easily add comments to Retweets, and properly embeds them instead of inserting them between quotation marks. It also lets you quickly undo a Retweet, should you change your mind.

The new Retweet is being rolled out to iPhone apps and on the web, and will later make its way to Android. For those wanting to check it out on the web, simply hover over the Retweet icon, and a pop-up box (like the one above) will appear, giving you the option to either perform a standard Retweet or add a comment.

Apple reportedly acquired search startup Ottocat in 2013 to improve App Store discovery

Cody Lee ∙ Updated June 12, 2018

Apple has quietly acquired Ottocat, reports TechCrunch, a little-known startup with some interesting search tech. The deal went down a few years ago—sometime in 2013—but its impact is still being felt today. The site believes the company's tech is behind the App Store's fairly new 'Explore' section.

There's little evidence of the acquisition, except for a patent granted to Apple that lists Ottocat co-founder Edwin Cooper as an inventor. The patent is titled "System and Method for Divisive Textual Clustering by Label Selection Using Variant-Weighted TFIDF," and clearly incorporates Ottocat's tech.

Tim Cook tells employees they’ll get up to 50% off Apple Watch

Cody Lee ∙ April 6, 2015

Tim Cook sent out a memo to all Apple employees today, pumping them up for their retail Apple Watch kickoff on Friday. While the device will not officially available until the 24th of this month, customers will be able to submit pre-orders and try on the wearable beginning on the 10th.

In the memo, obtained by 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman, Cook tells employees that tens of millions of people have watched their Apple Watch keynotes and developers have submitted over 1000 new apps and updates with support for the device. He also announces special employee pricing.

Latest behind-the-scenes Foxconn report depicts improved worker conditions

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Ahead of its upcoming Code Asia conference, Foxconn granted tech publication Recode guided access to its manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China where it assembles iPads, Macs and other products. We've seen similar behind-the-scenes reports in the past, but today's piece offers a current look at employee conditions inside one of Foxconn's largest factories.

During their tour, Recode says that it observed both the remnants of past tragedies and several signs of improvements. For instance, there are still nets atop of buildings to help prevent suicide jumps, and many buildings are still covered in rust and grime. But Foxconn has added several college-like amenities such as a track, multiple swimming pools and an Internet Cafe.

SHARKK’s wireless keyboard case for iPad Air 2 rotates for portrait or landscape mode

Lory Gil ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

I love using keyboard cases for my iPad. I highly recommend that anyone with a tablet invest in a keyboard case. It increases productivity significantly, while acting as a protective covering for your device.

SHARKK has a wireless keyboard case specifically made for the iPad Air 2 that features a rotating mount, so you can use your tablet in landscape or portrait mode without missing a beat.

Apple Watch: a look at the animated Activity app achievement badges

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

A few weeks ago, we brought you details on many of the achievement badges from the Apple Watch activity app. We also showed you how to access the Activity app for yourself. Today, we bring you a look at many of these same badges, but this time, you get to see what the badges look like when they're unlocked and in full color.