Technically speaking, the iPhone 12 mini isn't the smallest iPhone Apple has ever made. However, it certainly feels small in the hand. As such, you may need a case to help keep it safe.
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“Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special” launching on Apple TV+ next Friday [trailer]
Apple recently announced that it will be adding a holiday special to Apple TV+ starring popular singer-songwriter and actress Mariah Carey, but stopped short of specifying a launch date to circle on the calendar. Deadline is now reporting that “Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special” is set to arrive on Apple TV+ on Friday, December 4 alongside a new single.
Apple’s TV app is rolling out to Sony’s Android-powered TV models
After bringing support for Apple's TV software to its X900H line of smart TVs, Sony has now begun rolling out support for the TV app to its other Android-powered television sets.
Boardy syncs your iPhone or iPad’s clipboard with your Mac or PC
Anyone that does serious multitasking between devices, especially with regard to their iPhone or iPad and their personal computer, is certain to take a liking to a newly released jailbreak tweak dubbed Boardy by iOS developer Greg0109.
Odyssey jailbreak updated to v1.2.2 with support for A8/A9 devices running iOS 13.5.1-13.7
It may be Thanksgiving, but that certainly hasn’t stopped the Odyssey Team from issuing an updated version of their iOS 13-centric jailbreak tool.
Announced via the Odyssey Team’s official Twitter account late Thursday evening, Odyssey v1.2.2 adds official support for A8 and A9 devices running iOS or iPadOS 13.5.1-13.7:
How to change your iPhone or iPad wallpaper with a single tap
Changing the Lock and Home screen wallpapers on your iPhone or iPad requires using the Settings app. Wouldn't it be great if you could change your wallpaper automatically, with a single tap? With wallpaper automation that's now available in iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3, you can do just that. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use a custom workflow in Apple's Shortcuts app to automate changing wallpaper with a single tap of a Home screen icon.
WALTR PRO arrives: Get around file format issues and transfer any file to iPhone or iPad
WALTR, an awesome Mac app for converting and transferring videos, music, ringtones and other media types to iOS devices, just got more awesome with the release of WALTR PRO.
Create screencasts effortlessly with the free online screen recorder RecordCast
macOS includes basic screen recording features, and you can capture a video of your computer's screen in QuickTime as well. For added functionality, you need a dedicated app. RecordCast is 100% free to use, requires no download and comes with a built-in video editor.
Apple is rumored to make its own mmWave 5G modem for 2021 iPhone and iPad Pro models
Apple is thought to have been working on its own cellular modem for years now. The company is reportedly ready to introduce it in the iPhone and iPad Pro models to be released next year.
Foxconn will move some of its iPad and MacBook assembly from China to Vietnam
Foxconn, Apple's manufacturing partner and the world's leading contract manufacturer, has confirmed plans to move some of its iPad and MacBook assembly from China to Vietnam at the request of the iPhone maker to minimize the impact of a China-US trade war.
JBStatusNotifier alerts jailbreakers to the Jailbreaks.app signing service’s certificate status
Apart from checkra1n, side-loadable jailbreak apps like Odyssey and unc0ver comprise of the overwhelming majority of modern jailbreak tools. While these jailbreak apps are easy to install via a computer with AltStore or Xcode, users demand computer-free options, and that’s the exact reason why signing services such as Jailbreaks.app exist.
As convenient as signing services can be in the short-term, they come with a rather conspicuous caveat: their certificates are often revoked, rendering them useless until a new certificate becomes available. With that in mind, Jailbreaks.app developer iCrazeiOS has released a new and free jailbreak tweak dubbed JBStatusNotifier that will help jailbreakers identify when the Jailbreaks.app certificate becomes revoked or signed.
This tiny macOS menu bar app detects CPU throttling due to thermal constraints
Most gadget lovers know that thermal throttling is a fact of life. Even the new M1 chip from Apple throttles CPU performance. For instance, the new M1 MacBook Air is capable of running for up to 18 hours on a single charge, but that doesn't mean peak power all the time.