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The third-generation iPhone SE recently arrived with several updates that make it an appealing option for first-time iPhone users, or users on a budget. Although it costs slightly more than its direct predecessor, it’s the most cost-conscious brand new iPhone model that Apple sells. Small size and physical Home button The design of the iPhone SE 3 could be seen as a negative, but some people no-doubt prefer the design of this phone due to two things: the smaller form factor and the physical Home button with Touch ID....

We today got a ruling in the long-running Irish tax case, but while we can say that Apple won the case, it would probably be more accurate to say that the European Union lost it. The court ruled not that the EU was wrong, but rather that it hadn’t proven its case ‘to the requisite legal standard.’ That’s a polite way for a judge to tell the losing side that they failed to properly prepare their case, and to imply that the outcome would have been different if they’d done their homework …...

For sake of understanding, this post has been divided into two parts: firmware emulation and command injection exploitation. Part 1: Firmware emulation What is emulation? Let’s understand the meaning of emulation in simple words. Suppose you get a firmware file (bin/img) from any source like their official website and you want to run that file, i.e., firmware img/bin file. How can you do so? There are two ways: Hardware emulation: In this, you get a hardware device like a router, upload the firmware file onto the router and interact with the firmware via the router interface....

Case manufacturers love to get prepared early for the next iPhone redesign, and this year they are getting the jump on the hump. The iPhone 11 will abandon the traffic-like vertical camera design seen in iPhone XS and instead adopt a triple-camera system with a new bump in a rounded-rectangle shape. As first leaked by OnLeaks in January, the three cameras are arranged in a triangular pattern. The cameras, microphone, and flash are housed in a square protrusion about the size of an Apple Watch....

In my recent Top Features video walkthrough showcasing the iPhone 12, I didn’t yet have the iPhone 12 mini in hand, so I was only able to provide commentary on Apple’s large 6.1-inch baseline smartphone. Now that the iPhone 12 mini has arrived, I’ve been able to examine both smartphones in light of Apple’s entire flagship lineup. Watch our hands-on iPhone 12 & 12 mini review video for the details....

At the top of your iPhone 14 display, you might notice some small green and orange dots appear. Here’s what those dots mean. Apple’s MacBooks have a physical LED that sits next to the front camera module. When the camera is turned on, the LED is also turned on. This happens on a physical circuit and cannot be circumvented via software. The iPhone does not have a dedicated LED for camera indicator....

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back with another report regarding the new iPhone 14 Pro models. According to Kuo, Apple is increasing the shipment expectation of the Pro version in the second half of this year, as the company has been focusing on these models at first. In a blog post, Kuo writes that “after the production line switch, iPhone 14 Pro models will account for 60-65% of the total iPhone 14 shipments in 2H22,” (vs....

In a couple of months, Apple will announce the iPhone 14 series. While much has been rumored about this generation – and some of its CAD files revealed what they will probably look like – Chinese vendors are already prepared for the new iPhones, as their first fake cases have been spotted. As shared by Twitter user Majin Bu, these are some of the first iPhone 14 clone cases. In the photo above, you can see the rumored cases for the iPhone 14, 14 Pro, 14 Max, and 14 Pro Max....

Apple updated the iPhone 5 section of its online store to show shipping estimates for the handset have improved from “3 -4 weeks” to “2 -3 weeks”. The iPhone 5 has seen shipping delays since it first went on sale in late September due to high demand and problems in production. Today’s improvements follow official word from Foxconn in October that production for the iPhone 5 has improved. Foxconn said the iPhone 5 is “the most difficult device that Foxconn has ever assembled,” and it added production is getting better day-by-day....

The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus won’t hit shelves until 8 am Friday morning, but Apple Stores have already been offering both leather and silicone cases from Apple’s new collection. If you stop by a retail store to buy one of the new color options for your iPhone 6 or 6 Plus or for your new model coming on Friday, you’ll notice a new approach to packaging the official iPhone cases....

If you want to play New York’s Powerball lottery without having to queue at a grocery store for a ticket, there’s now an app for that. Jackpocket allows you to use your iPhone to buy tickets – and the developer says it expects take-up to “significantly increase” jackpots. This week’s jackpot is currently sitting at a near-record $301M. Amusingly, the process behind the scenes is entirely manual: employees are sent out to stores to buy paper tickets, which are then scanned and emailed to you to that you have a record of your numbers....

iOS Emergency SOS Auto-Call and Emergency Contacts After you’ve activated Emergency SOS, you’ll have the option to swipe to contact emergency services or dial your emergency medical contact. Once this happens, you will begin sharing your location with emergency services and your emergency contact even if you’ve turned location services off. In order your Emergency SOS to contact the right people, you have to add them as emergency contacts in your Health app....

It looks like the iPod/iPhone 1.1.2 upgrade did more for the platform that close security holes and add some international features. iPhone Atlas is reporting that the iPhone got a modest upgrade in speed as well. While the 3% upgrade in speed is modest, it does indicate that Apple has the ability to upgrade the speed of the device based on what applications are being used. For instance, if Apple needed some more horsepower for a video chat application in the future, it could crank the iPhone’s CPU up to 500Mhz....

As we reported last week, Apple recently noted that it would be giving a head start to its iPhone Upgrade Program customers for the iPhone X upgrade process. Now, existing iPhone Upgrade Program members can use the Apple Store App to gain pre-approval for the iPhone X and be ready to checkout as fast as possible on October 27. There are a five steps for iPhone Upgrade Program customers to get their hands on a shiny new iPhone X, and users can use the Apple Store App to complete the iPhone X pre-approval (steps 1-4)....

iOS 16 beta 5 and iPadOS 16 beta 5 are now rolling out to developers, two weeks after the fourth beta was released. The last iOS 16 brings a number of changes, including updates to the Lock Screen, new wallpaper options, and more. iOS 16 beta 5 will continue refining these new features… iOS 16 beta 5 now available Each new iOS 16 beta usually includes a number of changes, bug fixes, and even new features....

In addition to adding a slew of more diverse Emojis and several bug fixes, iOS 8.3 has expanded the iPhone’s WiFi calling feature to a pair of new carriers: Sprint in the United States and EE in the United Kingdom. WiFi calling allows a user to make calls over a WiFi network instead of over their standard cellular network. This feature comes in handy for users who live in homes or areas with poor cellular service or for those traveling abroad....

Let’s start first with assessment over jailbroken devices. Frida basically works on a client-server model. The client is running on your computer and the server on the iOS device. To install Frida on your computer, simply issue the following command as shown. On your jailbroken device, add the source https://build.frida.re. Then go to Search and search for Frida. One of the important things is to make sure both the Frida versions on the iOS device and the computer are same....

With iOS 13, users are not enjoying the dynamic widgets on their latest iPhone and iPad. The great feature of iPhone widgets is the readily available information on your screens, which you can view and browse easily. Some of the widgets most people use are Photos, battery, and iOS weather widget. But iOS 14 is far from perfect, and there are vocational bugs here and there, just like the common bug where the iOS weather widget is showing the wrong location for some users....

J.D. Power notes that a decline in the overall price of tablets has resulted in a decline in overall satisfaction. Apple, however, avoids that by ranking highest in every category except price. The report also provided some other findings on tablet sales, purchasing habits, and brand loyalty for September 2013 to February 2014 when the study took place. Apple ranks highest in overall satisfaction with a score of 830 and performs highest in all study factors except cost....

Over the last several software updates, Apple has made it harder to disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth completely. Apple keeps the radios running to have things like Apple Watch and AirDrop functionally properly. However, users who are looking to disable both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth entirely may need to dig a little deeper to completely disable the radios. iPhone & iPad: How to completely disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Fire up the Settings app....