Apple is taking Israel's NSO Group to court because its Pegasus spyware was used extensively for surveillance and targeting of high-profile iPhone users.
Apple sues NSO Group because its Pegasus spyware was used to target iPhone users
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Apple TV+ animated series “Harriet the Spy” gets the first look
Take the first look at some of the ideas behind the newly launched Apple TV+ animated series, titled "Harriet the Spy," which stars Beanie Feldstein, among others.
Adding your driver’s license to the Wallet app in iOS 15 is now set to launch in 2022
Earlier this year, at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the company unveiled a brand new feature that will allow iOS 15 users to add their driver's license (and/or state I.D.) to the Wallet app. The feature was expected to launch with the public release of iOS 15. However, that did not pan out, and Apple had to readjust its release window for the feature.
MacX Video Converter Pro: Download, convert, resize and cut 4K video [sponsor]
If you're in the market for Mac apps to not only covert, resize and cut footage but download web videos as well, look no further than MacX Video Converter Pro, a versatile GPU-accelerated HD/4K video converter for Mac and Windows from Digiarty.
Windows on Apple silicon Macs may actually happen as a deal between Microsoft and Qualcomm is rumored to expire soon
Apple put chipmakers on notice with the M-series processor, and provided a booster shot once again with the M-series Pro and Max chips. But, while the horsepower and capabilities of a computer are all great, some folks out there who would love to use an Apple silicon-based Mac simply can't because Windows can't be run on them. Yet.
This jailbreak tweak revives the Dislike button in the YouTube app
You might’ve caught wind recently about YouTube changing how the Dislike button works on its platform. In fact, the changes are already live for users.
TransparentDock is a new jailbreak tweak coded in Swift that makes the Dock’s background transparent
While I’ve always enjoyed having a background behind my iPhone’s Home Screen Dock, the fact remains that there are a substantial number of jailbreakers that partake in even more extreme forms of minimalism than me.
Apple will publish self-service repair manuals on its support site
On November 17, 2021, Apple announced its own self-service repair program. This is designed specifically around the right-to-repair movement, a response to so many demands out there in the wild that owners of iPhones and iPads and Macs (and other devices) be allowed to repair their own devices without voiding any warranties. It's a way of thinking Apple hasn't subscribed to for quite some time, but it finally came around.
Facebook Messenger and Instagram will adopt end-to-end encrypted chat in 2023
Technically speaking, Facebook Messenger does offer end-to-end encrypted communication options. Those are available in video and audio calls, a feature Facebook launched in August of this year. However, end-to-end encryption for actual text chats isn't available just yet. But that will change at some point in the future. Maybe in 2023.
Jailbreak tweaks of the week: Asteroid, iDevices, Home Page Reordering Enabler, & more…
Looking for fun and exciting things to do with your jailbroken or soon-to-be jailbroken handset? Don’t worry, because your friends at iDownloadBlog have you covered!
Are you going to be repairing your own Apple devices?
Apple has the unenviable task of always being under the spotlight. It's just one of the things that comes with being a company like Apple. (Though, some other large companies seem to avoid the same microscopes. But that's a different topic for a different day.) So, it isn't surprising in the slightest that the company gets some major pushback for the public statements it makes -- especially when it about faces on the matter at some point down the road.
iDevices: An all-in-one hub encompassing device & iCloud information for jailbroken handsets
You can find most types of information specific to your iPhone or iPad in the native Settings app, but some tidbits of information are expressly hidden from users because Apple simply thinks it’s better that way.