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Design comparison: macOS Catalina vs. Big Sur

You may have read complaints on social media written by opinionated users who think that Apple pretty much phoned in the work for the icons in macOS Big Sur, but what about the rest of the interface? Thanks to app designer Andrew Denty, we now have a great visual comparison of the user interface changes between macOS Catalina and macOS Big Sur.

Odyssey jailbreak for iOS 13 nears release as official Twitter account comes to life

It was only a couple of weeks ago that CoolStar began teasing the imminent release of the upcoming Odyssey jailbreak for iOS 13 (previously referred to as Chimera13). The jailbreak still hasn’t been released at the time of this writing, but things appear to be falling into place rather quickly, and it’s attracting a lot of attention.

A brand-new Twitter account was created for the Odyssey jailbreak Monday afternoon, and that very same account began Tweeting a bevy of useful information regarding the devices that Odyssey would support out of the box and the features that the jailbreak would provide for its users.

Tom Hanks should be thankful “Greyhound” won’t be collecting dust on the shelves at Sony

You've probably read reports citing actor Tom Hanks as saying that it’s “an absolute heartbreak” that his upcoming World War II movie "Greyhound" is debuting on Apple's streaming platform as an Apple TV+ exclusive rather that become a major theatrical blockbuster for the summer. What's actually heartbreaking is the ungrateful actor himself because if it weren't for Apple his movie would've been collecting dust on the shelves at Sony.

Shortmoji is the Swiss Army Knife keyboard that iOS never had

Those who do lot of typing on their iPhones, have a fairly sound argument for having dedicated text-editing buttons on your handset’s keyboard interface; likewise, those who do a lot of texting, may want easier access to Emojis. But what about those who do a lot of both?

For those stuck in the latter case, Shortmoji is a newly released and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer MiRO that combines the best of both worlds for avid typists and texters who do a lot of both on the same device.

Kleidaria puts your iPhone to sleep when you set it face-down

iPhone 11 Pro

Putting your iPhone to sleep when you’re finished using it is one of the most important things you can do to conserve battery life, and yet I always witness folks around me forgetting to take this simple step before placing their unlocked handset down somewhere. Perhaps they just need a little help remembering to put their iPhone to sleep, or maybe they need a jailbreak tweak that can do it for them?

Enter Kleidaria, a newly released and free add-on iOS developer gilshahar7 that automatically puts your iPhone to sleep after you place it face-down on a flat surface, such as a tabletop.