Tech specs for the iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13

Apple iPhone 13 lineup

Earlier today, during the company's "California Streaming" event, Apple unveiled the newest members of its iPhone lineup: the iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13. As you can imagine by the naming scheme, these are the direct successors to the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12. However, there are some noteworthy changes in the new handsets.

Linus Henze demos untethered jailbreak on iPhone 12 Pro Max with iOS 14.5.1

For the past several years, the overwhelming majority of jailbreaks have been semi-untethered, meaning that you could still use a handset hacked liberated by said tools after a reboot, albeit in a non-jailbroken state.

The lack of untethered jailbreaks — or those that remain fully jailbroken following a reboot — has been a pain point for jailbreakers for as long as anyone can remember. For that reason, a Tweet shared by @LinusHenze Monday afternoon might be of particular interest…

Install iOS 14.8 and other Apple updates asap to protect against zero-click Messages attacks

iPhone XS in hand.

The latest round of Apple software updates brings fixes for vulnerabilities making possible recent zero-click attacks that bypassed Apple's BlastDoor security in Messages. iOS 14.8 includes security fixes for two bugs that have been actively exploited in the wild. Do yourself a big favor and install the latest updates to close this particularly dangerous attack vector.

Apple TV+ film ‘Swan Song’ starring Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, and Awkwafina set to premiere December 17

Back in February of last year, Apple officially announced it had secured the streaming rights to a futuristic drama starring Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) and directed by Benjamin Cleary (Stutterer). It was described as a "genre-bending drama" at the time, but, unfortunately, there wasn't much else to go on. Certainly not a release date. But that's changing today.

AI home gym Tempo now offers Apple Watch integration

If you've tried out Apple Fitness+, but haven't fallen in love with it despite the Apple Watch integration, how about another option? The online gym Tempo, which utilizes artificial intelligence to build a fitness program for users, has just announced it's one alternative if you're thinking about exploring a third-party option.