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iPad (8th generation) technical specifications

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated September 22, 2020

Alongside the new iPad Air that seemed to take a lot of design cues from the modern iPad Pro, Apple also announced a newer eighth-generation 10.2-inch iPad at its September 15, 2020 Time Flies event.

In what can only be described as perhaps Apple’s most budget-friendly full-size iPad, the eighth-generation iPad is a serious contender for students and everyday couch potatoes who simply can’t stay off of Facebook. In this piece, we’ll outline the technical specifications of Apple’s new budget tablet.

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iPad Air 4th generation technical specifications

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated September 22, 2020

Those who tuned in to Apple’s Time Flies event on September 15, 2020 would have learned an awful lot about the company’s new Apple Watches and iPads. One of the new iPads was a redesigned fourth-generation iPad Air that borrows substantial amounts of design inspiration from the modern iPad Pro.

In this piece, we’ll outline the technical specifications for Apple’s new iPad Air 4th-generation to help you decide if it's the right purchase for you.

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Hacker appears to claim that iOS 13.7 is vulnerable to new exploit

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 14, 2020
Matrix code hacked iPhone.

With Apple dropping software updates for its iPhones and iPads as frequently as they do nowadays, it’s particularly exciting when a hacker claims that they’ve pwned one of the company’s latest versions of iOS and/or iPadOS.

The most recent announcement to shake things up came by way of hacker @08Tc3wBB last month in the form of a new exploit for iOS 13.6.1 that allegedly used a different method to achieve its ends than the more traditional tfp0 method that we see in modern jailbreaks like Odyssey and unc0ver. On Monday, the same hacker appeared to validate that the newer iOS 13.7 would be vulnerable to jailbreak-centric exploitation:

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Lobelias upgrades iOS’ Now Playing interface with slick aesthetics

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 13, 2020

It’s no secret that the music listening experience on the iOS platform has remained somewhat stagnant over the past few years, but if you’re avidly searching for something to make things a bit more exciting and you have a jailbroken handset at your disposal, then a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Lobelias by iOS developer Litten offers a great place to start.

As depicted in the screenshot examples above, Lobelias gives iOS’ Now Playing interface a much-needed facelift and integrates a plethora of user-configurable aesthetics so that you can achieve the look and feel you want. Right off the bat, notable changes include the rounded album artwork, redesigned media controls, changes to the background, and new text label positions, among other things.

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Apple cuts off downgrades from iOS 13.7 by no longer signing iOS 13.6.1

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 8, 2020

One full week has passed since Apple released iOS & iPadOS 13.7 to the general public, and like clockwork, the Cupertino-based tech company has pulled the plug on its signage of the older iOS & iPadOS 13.6.1 firmware for iPhones and iPads alike Tuesday evening.

The rather predictable move means that iPhone and iPad owners are now unable to downgrade the firmware they run on their handset of choice after upgrading to the newer iOS or iPadOS 13.7 release.

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Get desktop-style banner notifications on your jailbroken iPad with iustum

Anthony Bouchard ∙ September 2, 2020

It was only last week that we showed you a new jailbreak tweak called Destra, which brought a macOS-inspired banner notification experience to the iPad and iPhone. Part form minor changes to the banner notification aesthetics, perhaps one of the other eye-catching aspects about the tweak was that it made banner notifications on the iPad feel more desktop-like by moving them over to the top-right of the display rather than displaying them in the center.

If you liked the idea of right-aligned banner notifications on your iPad, but didn’t like the price tag that Destra demanded, then you might take a liking to a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called iustum by iOS developer jesseb0rn, as it brings this notification banner-centric feature in particular to pwned iPads at no charge to the end user.

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