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iBSparkes teases Cydia running on the first iOS 13 beta

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 11, 2019

Just yesterday, talented security researcher and iPhone hacker iBSparkes teased what appeared to be Saurik’s Cydia package manager running on an iPhone SE with iOS 12.4 installed on it, which was a particularly noteworthy feat given that all public jailbreak tools at the time of this writing only support up to iOS 12.1.2.

The teaser raised several questions, such as whether iBSparkes’ latest exploit would also support Apple’s upcoming iOS 13 software update. Fortunately, we might now have an answer to that question, as iBSparkes shared another teaser just this morning of Cydia running on an iPhone 8 (iPhone 10,4) running the first iOS 13 beta:

Chipmaker Broadcom extends its supply deal with Apple for another two years

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 11, 2019

Broadcom today announced a renewal of its supply deal with Apple for another two years.

Social adventure Sky: Children of the Light goes on pre-order on App Store

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated June 27, 2019

The atmospheric social adventure Sky: Children of the Light by thatgamecompany can now be pre-ordered on App Store ahead of its scheduled arrival next month on Thursday, July 18.

Apple Pay is live in The Netherlands

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 11, 2019

Following Apple Pay's recent arrival in European countries Hungary and Luxembourg, as well as its launch on the New York City subway, the mobile payment service is now available to customers in The Netherlands, a 17 million people country, with Dutch bank ING.

Say goodbye to procrastination and hello to productivity with iOS 13’s overhauled Reminders app

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 10, 2019

The Reminders app in iOS 13 and iPadOS has received a substantial facelift along with meaningful functional improvements and productivity boosts making this oft-overlooked app a lot easier to use when creating, organizing and track your reminders on the go.

‘Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet’ is a new Apple TV+ series starring Rob McElhenney

Evan Selleck ∙ June 10, 2019

Later this year, Apple is going to launch Apple TV+, a new home for a variety of new streaming content, from television series to high-profile films. The latest addition to that lineup has just been announced at this year's E3 on stage during Ubisoft's press conference. The new series is called Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet.

Paciolan is bringing contactless ticket support for college sports to Apple Wallet

Evan Selleck ∙ June 10, 2019

Being able to use the Apple Wallet app to handle tickets for a wide range of events is one of the reasons the app is so helpful. And now college students, and fans of college sports, will finally be able to use the Wallet app to attend their school's own sporting events.

Apple’s former counsel, Bruce Sewell, talks the multi-billion dollar search deal with Google

Evan Selleck ∙ June 10, 2019

Google has been the default search engine on iOS for years, but making that a reality is not a given. It takes intense negotiations between Apple's and Google's executives, which, as was revealed by Apple's former general counsel, Bruce Sewell, can take months.

Apple’s latest Shot on iPhone XS video taps photojournalist Christopher Anderson for Portrait tips

Evan Selleck ∙ June 10, 2019

Apple's Portrait mode is one of the best features of its cameras in the latest iPhone lineup, and the company is showing off the power of that feature in its latest Shot on iPhone XS video.

Apple releases iOS 12.3.2 with a fix for Portrait mode in iPhone 8 Plus

Evan Selleck ∙ June 10, 2019

Apple today has released another minor update to iOS 12, this time focusing on fixing an issue tied to Portrait mode in the iPhone 8 Plus.

Safari in iPadOS brings desktop websites, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated August 19, 2019

Apple introduced significant enhancements for Safari in iPadOS to make tablet browsing a desktop-class experience with new capabilities and features such as a dedicated download manager, desktop websites instead of mobile ones, easier multitasking and so forth.

Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones get new color options with the ‘Club Collection’

Evan Selleck ∙ June 10, 2019

If you've been waiting to get your hands on the Solo3 Wireless Headphones from the Apple-owned Beats, perhaps an injection of new color options can sway you.