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California streaming no more: You’ve read about the latest Apple shiny, now watch all the new ads

A still image taken from Apple's iPhone 13 Pro introduction video on YouTube, showing a closeup of two crew members shooting a winter scene using a tripod for the handset

Apple's virtually-held September 14 event under the tagline “California Streaming” revealed updates to the iPhone lineup, Apple's bread and butter, in addition to the sixth-generation iPad mini and Apple Watch Series 7. If you're not caught up yet, it might be a great idea to watch the new ads first to familiarize yourself with Apple's talking points before diving deeper.

Tech specs for iPad mini (2021)

iPad mini wallpaper

Apple's busy day of California Streaming included a couple of different instances of shooting down some rumors. That included those attached to the iPad mini. At least, as far as a release date is concerned. Most of the rumors regarding the design were right on cue, though.

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.