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Pwn20wnd teases substantial speed and stability improvements in upcoming unc0ver update

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 15, 2019

Those who’ve been closely subscribed to the jailbreak scene as of late might’ve noticed the sudden stereo silence from team unc0ver following the release of the Electra Team’s Chimera jailbreak for iOS 12.0-12.1.2, but don’t be fooled. Pwn20wnd still works on the unc0ver jailbreak to this day, but he doesn’t push updates as incrementally as before.

In a Tweet shared just this morning, Pwn20wnd said he’s been working on significant updates for both the unc0ver jailbreak tool and Cydia itself. Specific details regarding those updates aren’t yet known, but we do know that they should make things discernably faster and improve system stability:

Anker’s USB-C audio dongle lets you use your iPhone headphones with a Mac or iPad Pro

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 15, 2019

Since iPhone 7, Apple smartphones have been shipping with wired EarPods that connect to the Lightning port, but that prevents you from using them with your USB-C based Mac or 2018 iPad Pro without a special adapter, like this little new dongle from accessory maker Anker.

Some customers can now use Apple Pay for their App Store, iTunes, Apple Music, Apple Books and iCloud purchases

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 15, 2019

According to a refreshed support document, customers in supported countries can now set up Apple Pay as their payment method for purchases made in iTunes and App Stores, as well as cover their Apple Music subscriptions and iCloud storage upgrades with Apple Pay.

Apple Music comes to Alexa in Australia and New Zealand via Echo, Fire TV & Sonos devices

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 15, 2019

Apple Music is now available on Amazon Echo and Fire TV devices and Sonos speakers sold in Australia and New Zealand, allowing customers to request a song through Alexa.

An in-depth look into Apple’s frustrations with Intel’s modems

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 15, 2019

The Information today ran a lengthy story with some interesting insider's perspective on how Apple has become frustrated with Intel's iPhone modems during its legal spat with Qualcomm.

Apple Pay is coming soon to 13 European countries, including Croatia, Slovenia & Bulgaria

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 15, 2019

Apple may soon exceed its self-imposed goal of bringing Apple Pay to a total of 40 countries by the end of 2019 because European mobile bank Monese announced today it's going to bring Apple Pay to its cardholders in a bunch of countries located in Eastern Europe.

Renderings: the next iPhone XR in the new Lavender Purple and Mint Green colors

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 15, 2019

The next iPhone XR is rumored to drop the Coral and Blue finishes for the new Mint Green and Lavender Purple color options, according to Japanese blog Mac Otakara, and now we have renderings depicting how these two new hues might look in real life.

Give your Home screen’s app icon labels a makeover with LabelChanger

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 15, 2019

One of the things you interact with every day when using your iPhone or iPad is its Home screen, so wouldn’t it be nice if you could customize more about it than just the wallpaper?

If you agree with the notion above, then you just might take a liking to a newly-released free jailbreak tweak dubbed LabelChangerby iOS developer Dave van Wijk.

Satechi unveils a wireless mouse with USB-C charging along with a stylish desk pad

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 15, 2019

Satechi yesterday unveiled a stylish new wireless Bluetooth mouse for Mac and Windows PCs that features a convenient USB-C port for charging, along with a faux leather desktop pad.

This tweak enables Apple’s native pairing UI for the new AirPods on pre-iOS 12.2 devices

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 15, 2019

If you’re trying to use a pair of second-generation AirPods with an iOS handset running any firmware below iOS 12.2, then you’re likely all too familiar with the ‘limited’ functionality that ensues. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be that way, especially for jailbreakers.

AirPort is a newly-released jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Boo that makes second-generation AirPods behave more like the original AirPods on pre-iOS 12.2 firmware. More specifically, it ensures that the beautiful pairing UI appears when you open your AirPods in the proximity of your handset and displays the proper AirPods-style glyphs in the Battery widget on the Today page.

New Apple Pay features coming soon: NFC tags that trigger purchases when tapped, loyalty cards in the Wallet app & more

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 14, 2019

Jennifer Bailey, the iPhone maker's Vice President of Apple Pay, announced yesterday during the TRANSACT industry conference in Las Vegas support for specially-encoded NFC tags and partnerships with Bird scooters, Bonobos clothing store and PayByPhone parking meters.

New ZombieLoad attack affects Intel chips dating back to 2011, fixed in macOS 10.14.5

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 14, 2019

A new attack, dubbed "ZombieLoad," has been discovered and detailed by security researchers, TechCrunch reported today, and it apparently affects all Intel chips dating as far back as 2011. Most of your Mac computers have been affected by this vulnerability which the iPhone maker has already fixed in the macOS Mojave 10.14.5 software update, released yesterday.