In an effort to address questions that many Apple employees may have, Tim Cook recently hosted a virtual company-wide meeting.
Tim Cook calls the current health crisis an ‘uncertain and stressful moment’, but says Apple will recover
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Apple seeds second macOS Catalina 10.15.5 beta to developers, includes Battery Health Management feature
It has been a bit of time since Apple seeded the first beta of macOS Catalina 10.15.5 to developers, but now the second beta is here.
Apple is reopening its retail store in South Korea on April 18
In March, Apple confirmed that it would be keeping its retail stores outside of China closed "indefinitely", or until it was deemed viable to reopen them, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
How to hide songs on Spotify you don’t want to hear (and unhide them if you change your mind)
You can hide Spotify songs within an album or playlist that you don't want to hear. When listening to your music, Spotify will automatically skip any hidden tracks. Temporarily hiding a song is much better than removing it completely. Follow along with us to learn how to hide Spotify songs and unhide them if you change your mind.
LifeProof launches the WĀKE lineup of eco-friendly cases for iPhone 11 series and the new iPhone SE
If you're in the market for a new case for your iPhone, and want to lean more towards an eco-friendly option, LifeProof has just launched a new lineup for your consideration.
Rumored 12.9-inch iPad Pro with a mini-LED display may be delayed to early 2021
It has been rumored for quite some time that Apple is planning on transitioning to different display technology for future products, which could see the light of day before the end of 2020. But one of those rumored devices might not make the unofficial deadline.
2020 iPhone SE has a centered Apple logo, no longer says “iPhone”
The second-generation iPhone SE has some of the cleanest iPhone designs yet: the new handset features a centered Apple logo out the back and it no longer says "iPhone".
Rumor: the new iPhone SE may have 3GB RAM and 1,821mAh battery
According to a Chinese carrier listing, the second-generation iPhone SE that Apple announced yesterday likely includes three gigabytes of RAM versus two gigabytes in the original model. Moreover, the new handset is believed to pack in a bigger 1,821mAh battery than the original iPhone SE, which launched in 2016 with a 1,624 mAh cell.
Bloomberg: Apple’s over-ear headphones due later in 2020 with magnetically swappable parts
A new report Thursday by Bloomberg has once again corroborated the rumor that Apple is working on a pair of premium over-ear headphones that should release sometime later this year. This time around, however, Bloomberg adds a new tidbit: the ear pads and headband padding can be replaced easily as these parts attach to the frame magnetically.
This tweak brings iPad-style tabbed web browsing to the iPhone
One of my favorite parts of browsing the internet on my iPad is having a near-desktop-class web browser at my fingertips. Unfortunately, many of the features that make the iPad version of Safari so convenient to use aren’t present in the iPhone version, such as tabbed browsing.
While you can certainly have more than one web page open at once on the iPhone, switching among them isn’t quite as satisfying as it is on the iPad. Fortunately, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Safari Features by iOS developer HurouofTech brings the iPad’s incredible tabbed browsing experience to jailbroken iPhones and iPod touches.
FlatURL helps mobile Safari users embrace minimalism
To all those jailbreakers out there that are looking for a spicy new way to tech out their mobile Safari web browser, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called FlatURL by iOS developer MTAC just might satisfy your cravings.
FlatURL is a relatively simple interface-centric tweak that, as depicted in the screenshot examples above, gives the Safari app’s search/URL bar a minimal aesthetic by removing its background and making it appear totally unified with the header itself.
BetterWidgets offers more customization for iOS’ Today widgets
Lots of iPhone and iPad users take advantage of iOS’ Today widget system to snag a glance at pertinent information without needing to launch and navigate complex apps. But Apple doesn’t provide much in terms of widget customization.
If you have a jailbroken handset at your disposal, then you can take advantage of a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called BetterWidgets by iOS developer ShadowDev to get the customization options that Apple has deprived you of since the Today widget system came to be.