It took long enough, but Google has finally decided to follow along with Apple's own commissions associated with its digital storefront.
Google will reduce Play Store commissions to 15% for developers who earn their first $1 million per year
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Tom Hiddleston will co-star alongside Claire Danes in Apple TV+ series ‘The Essex Serpent’
One of the many projects in the works for Apple TV+ is a new series called The Essex Serpent. It's had a bit of a rocky road when it comes to casting, but it looks like all of the rough parts have been smoothed out. And now we've got new casting news to share.
Leaker corroborates rumor AirPods 3 won’t launch in March
The rumor mill isn't giving up on AirPods 3, even as it recently moved the goalposts as far as a release date is concerned. Unfortunately, even the leakers are jumping on the same train as the analysts.
Instagram will prevent adults from messaging teenagers who don’t follow them
To make its platform safer for teenagers, Instagram today announced new policies to restrict direct messaging between teens and adults they don’t follow. In other words, adults will no longer be able to send messages to Instagram users who are underage and don't follow them.
Hestia brings jailbreak detection bypass capabilities to pwned iOS 11-14 devices
Whether you’re new to jailbreaking or you’ve been jailbreaking for a long time, one thing we all have in common is that we’ve come across an app that doesn’t want to work on our pwned device. In most cases an error message materializes when launching certain types of apps, such as banking, media streaming, or the gaming variety that bar usage on jailbroken devices.
This is a common quandary known as jailbreak detection, and it’s where the app developer tries to prevent jailbroken devices from accessing their app to prevent unauthorized changes, cheats, or even security breaches. As common as jailbreak detection might be, it’s not fool-proof. We often see workarounds in the form of jailbreak detection bypasses, which can prevent certain apps from discerning that you’re jailbroken, and this prevents such frustrating messages from appearing in the first place.
Sileo updated to v2.0.1 with extensive list of fixes & improvements, now open source
If you’ve been following news in the jailbreak community recently, then you’ve probably caught wind about Taurine, the upcoming iOS & iPadOS 14.0-14.3-supported jailbreak tool for all devices. More specifically, the project has entered internal beta testing and will be released to the general public in the near future.
Taurine, much like Odyssey for iOS & iPadOS 13 and Chimera for iOS 12 before it, will utilize the Sileo package manager out of the box as opposed to Cydia, and given that Taurine is nearing a public release, it may not come as much of a surprise that the Sileo Team has launched a fresh update for its package manager.
Apple Maps is gaining crowd-sourced live status data for points of interest
Aside from bringing out Waze-like reporting and hazard features, Apple Maps is getting another feature similar to Google Maps: real-time crowdsourced information for points of interest, such as whether a business is currently open and how busy it is at the moment.
Apple’s new iPhone ad suggests the Ceramic Shield cover glass is unbreakable
Apple would have you believe that its new cover glass formula that the company haS devised for the iPhone 12 is unbreakable although nothing could be farther from the truth—glass does break and shatter if hit at the right angle or dropped from the right height.
The new Apple TV+ docuseries “The Jet” chronicles the Pepsi campaign from the 1990s
Apple TV+ has ordered a new documentary series that chronicles the infamous Pepsi campaign from the 1990s. Emmy-nominated filmmakers James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, who are best known for their “McMillions” HBO docuseries, are behind this new series.
Apple launches the fourth betas of iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5 and more
Apple has released the fourth betas of the upcoming iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, macOS Big Sur 11.3 and HomePod 14.5 software updates.
Watch “Jump,” Apple’s beautiful new ad for the AirPods Pro
Apple has shared a new commercial on its YouTube channel, titled “Jump,” which promotes the various noise-canceling features of the AirPods Pro, its truly wireless earbuds priced at $249.
Kuo says don’t expect AirPods 3 before the fall
Ming-Chi Kuo, the most reliable Apple analyst out there, is pouring cold water on the recent rumor calling for the arrival of the third-generation AirPods via a supposed event later in March.