Annihilation is a challenging new thriller from Alex Garland, who made his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed 2015 sci-fi movie Ex Machina. Garland’s second sci-fi feature is about a group of female scientists led by a machine gun-toting Natalie Portman entering a deserted swampland called Area X, which is surrounded by a strange coalescing energy field called the Shimmer. The film definitely earns its R rating, and is not for the faint of heart....
Note: Before updating your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to iOS 8.1, make sure you back up all of your important data first. Make sure it’s plugged into a power source. Then to update your device, go to Settings > General > Software Update and there you should see iOS 8.1 is ready for you to download. Apple iOS 8.1 Features During the update your device will restart a couple of times and when it’s done you can start checking out some of the new features....
iOS 8 brings support for third party keyboards. This allows the user to further customize their device and they are no longer forced to use Apple’s keyboard. Now that we have been using them for a while, it would be nice to even further customize the order in which the keyboards appear. In this how to article, I will discuss how to choose the order in which the keyboards appear as well as how to disable Apple’s QuickType feature....
iOS privacy concerns were raised last week when security researchers appeared to demonstrate that iPhones send the same analytics data to Apple whether you grant or decline permission. The same researchers have now demonstrated that Apple can – despite assurances to the contrary – link this data back to individual users, as the same ID is used as that for iCloud accounts … Background When you first set up a new Apple device, you are asked whether or not you would like to share analytics data with Apple....
It’s new iPhone launch day! The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are now available in the United States and around the world. The iPhone 14 Plus is up for pre-order and will go on sale October 7. The focus is firmly on the Pro models this year, with the upgraded camera system, always-on display, and Dynamic Island user interface. If you are interested in getting a new phone this year, check out below for the best trade-in deals and carrier deals available on iPhone 14 launch day....
The iPhone may be getting a periscope lens after all. Jahwa Electronics announced its plans this week to spend 191 billion won on new facilities to produce new models. Jahwa, a supplier of optical image stabilization (OIS) actuators, currently supplies the OIS actuators for Samsung’s Galaxy S22 lineup. Apple toured Jahwa Electronics’ OIS module factory in South Korea early last year. According to TheElec, a plan of this amount likely means that Jahwa Electronics secured a new customer – Apple....
We’re a week out from Apple’s September 10th event, and we have a fairly clear picture of what to expect: three new iPhones, new case materials for the Apple Watch, and more details about Apple TV+ and Arcade. We haven’t seen any reporting that suggests a new Apple TV set-top box is on the way, but there may be reason to expect an upgrade anyway. Apple’s TV efforts so far this year have focused on the latest Apple TV app and bringing it to the third- smart TVs from other brands....
Following WWDC this week Apple’s redesign of iOS 7 and Mavericks have been getting the majority of attention, and rightfully so, but there are a few new big features coming in iOS 7 that haven’t been discussed. This morning we told you about the new MFi Game Controller framework that will make using hardware game controllers a lot smoother in iOS 7, but another important new feature in the update is inter-app audio....
So what is the need of booting a device using a custom ramdisk ? Imagine a scenario where you only have temporary access to a device and you can’t jailbreak it. You just have access to the device for say like 30 minutes. In that time, you can boot the device using a custom ramdisk, brute force the passcode, and dump all the information for later analysis. The best thing is that the device does not need to be jailbroken in order for you to carry out this attack....
Let’s start. Short Primer on CSR – In this section, we will be learning a bit about CSR and its interaction with the bulb so you get an idea how we can connect and interact with the bulb using CSR. As said above, CSR is like a USB, so we connect it to the laptop. First, we will have to check whether the laptop detects CSR dongle or not. It can be checked using hciconfig command as shown below –...
Reports are coming in that both iPad 2 and white iPhone 4 will launch in Japan tomorrow, April 27. Even though Apple has yet to make an official announcement regarding the arrival of iPad 2 in Japan, the device will be available for sale beginning Thursday, according to an exclusive report by Nikkei (subscription required) and relayed by CNNGo: And according to a MacRumors report, white iPhone 4 will also launch the same day in Japan, based on the below image listing the April 28 date provided by their reader....
Heading into the weekend, all of today’s best deals are headlined by iPad Air 5 cellular models at $99 off. That’s alongside Apple Watch SE 44mm styles at $209 and Twelve South BookBook V2 leather Apple covers from $63. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. iPad Air 5 cellular models fall to new lows from $650 Apple Watch SE 44mm is as affordable as it gets at $209 Even with that more affordable price point, Apple Watch SE delivers many of the same features as the flagship Series 7....
Halloween weekend has arrived and so too have all of the best deals. Kicking things off we have an all-time low on the 256GB iPad mini 6 alongside Apple’s latest Magic Keyboard at $106 off. Plus, Anker’s latest iPhone accessory sale from $10. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Carrying over many of the signature features of its latest tablets, the new iPad mini 6 arrives with an edge-to-edge 8....
Apple and Major League Baseball have agreed a deal to use iPads in the dugouts during games, showing performance stats, analyze pitcher-hitter matchups, compare pitching range and more, via the Wall Street Journal. The iPads will use a custom app called ‘MLB Dugout’, created by MLB’s media division with help from Apple. In the new deal, Apple and MLB will provide 12.9 inch iPad Pros to every team in the league, fitted with rugged cases for protection....
DisplayMate has put the iPhone 12 Pro Max Super Retina XDR display through its highly detailed testing and the outcome isn’t surprising: Apple has once again earned “DisplayMate’s highest ever Display Performance Grade of A+” and “Best Smartphone Display Award.” However, going beyond the iPhone 11 Pro’s accolades last year, the 12 Pro Max has matched or set 11 smartphone display performance records. DisplayMate just published its deep dive review of the iPhone 12 Pro Max display....
As you can see in the image, the offer is applicable for a host of devices including the new iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Along with cashback offers, buyers also have the option to choose no-cost EMI or financing and by partnering with Cashify, retailers are also providing extra buy-back value for older devices. Let’s go over all the cashback offers for the recent iPhone 12 devices and also older models like the iPhone 11 and XR....
Image is a third-party “metal” back sticker for iPhone 4, not an image of the iPhone 5 A source from Foxconn who we believe to be reliable has provided us with some information about Apple’s fifth-generation iPhone. Most of the information lines up with past reports but we have also learned a few new details. Most notably is that the iPhone 5 has already been seen at Foxconn and is soon going into the normal mass production stages....
Ben wrote quite the controversial post Wednesday entitled ‘Opinion: Why I love the iPhone 5s, and why I’ll be sticking with my 4Ss‘. He listed plenty of good reasons not to upgrade to a new high end iPhone and if you look at the comments, he’s not alone in that thinking. The tl;dr is that the iPhone 4s does everything ‘good enough’ given that his iPad is his primary mobile device....
I’ve upgraded my iPhone each year since replacing my months-old white iPhone 4 with the Siri-equipped iPhone 4S back in 2011. There’s always at least one new feature that makes me want to upgrade during the S years like Siri, Touch ID, and Live Photos. The benefit of upgrading from iPhone X to iPhone XS is less obvious unless you really want the new gold color or the larger Max size, but I’m on an annual upgrade plan so I didn’t need much convincing....
With the release of iOS 16 this year, Apple is taking steps towards eliminating the need for those pesky CAPTCHAs around the web. A new feature called Private Access Tokens will use a combination of details about your device and your Apple ID to inform a website that you are a legitimate user rather than a robot. In turn, this allows you to completely bypass the CAPTCHA step. No more CAPTCHAs in iOS 16 The feature, which was spotted on Reddit over the weekend and by AppleInsider, was detailed by Apple in a WWDC 2022 session titled “Replace CAPTCHAs with Private Access Token....
