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Heading into the weekend, all of today’s best deals are headlined by Apple’s iPad Air 5 on sale from $559. That’s alongside official iPhone 13 series cases from $28 and a rare markdown on the Philips Hue Gradient Ambiance Lightstrip at $102. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. iPad Air 5 wasn’t on sale for Prime Day, now down to $559 Apple’s new iPad Air 5 arrives with the same desktop-class architecture as its other machines thanks to the Neural Engine-backed M1 chip....

The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max have officially been confirmed by Apple, packing a new triple-lens camera setup, a new matte design, and more. Here are some of the iPhone 11 Pro features and changes that may have slipped under the radar during today’s event. Here are some of the iPhone 11 Pro features glossed over by Apple: Water and dust resistant (IP68 up to 4 meters) Enhanced Face ID Brighter True Tone Flash Apple-designed U1 chip Spatial audio Night mode WiFi 6 Fast charging Gigabit-class LTE Next-generation Smart HDR Toughest glass in a smartphone 1200 nits peak brightness display Display is 15% more energy efficient In terms of overall form factor, the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are generally identical to the iPhone XS — but with one change....

Today we’re comparing Apples to Oranges. Well not really, but instead Apple’s iPhone 6 to OnePlus’s new flagship killer on the block. Question is, does the OnePlus 2 bring enough to the table in order to take on one of the most popular smartphones on the planet? Apple’s iPhone 6 may be nearly one year old, but that doesn’t mean anything in terms of performance with iOS. On the Android side of things, the OnePlus 2 features a Snapdragon 810 processor and 4GB of RAM, which makes the iPhone’s dual-core processor and 1GB seem kiddish, but both devices perform with ease....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iUvuaChDEg] According to Above the Law, the original iPhone jailbreaker, Geohot, was arrested for felony possession of marijuana while at an international border crossing on his way to SXSW. According to the report, the arresting border patrol officers may have been outside of their jurisdiction (and likely measured improperly). [tweet https://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/180262261535940610] Before you rush to judge the guy, remember Steve Jobs’ thoughts on mind-altering substances (and phone hacking). If you have jailbroken using any of the “xxxRain” jailbreaking tools, you have used Geohot’s work....

Another estimate on iPhone shipments for Q1 2019 (Apple’s Q2) is out today, this time from Canalys. The firm’s numbers show a little better news for Apple compared to the 30% drop in shipments estimated by IDC yesterday. However, the report still says that the iPhone performance marks the “largest single-quarter decline in the history of the iPhone.” Last evening, IDC released its preliminary numbers on global smartphone shipments for the March quarter....

Finally, an iPhone that looks and feels different Love it or hate it – and in best iPhone tradition, the X too is deeply divisive (at the time of writing, there was already speculation that it would be discontinued in a few months) – there is no denying the fact that the iPhone X comes with the most distinct design that we have seen on an iPhone since, well, the slightly box-y iPhone 4....

Users last month discovered a bug in iOS 15 that caused Apple Music to be automatically added to the Dock after reinstalling the app – even if there were other apps already there. Now with iOS 15.6 beta 2, which was released this week to developers, that bug has finally been fixed. As noted by YouTuber Aaron Zollo, iOS 15.6 no longer automatically places Apple Music in the Dock if for some reason the user reinstalls the app....

Apple in an advisory says the two newly disclosed kernel flaws “may have been actively exploited”. One kernel flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-32917, is addressed in iOS/iPadOS 15.7, macOS Monterey 12.6 and macOS Big Sur 11.7, while macOS Big Sur 11.7 addresses a second already-exploited kernel flaw tracked as CVE-2022-32894. SEE: iOS 16 just dropped: Here are all the improvements you asked for Both bugs were reported by anonymous researchers. CVE-2022-32917 is also listed as addressed in the just-released iOS 16....

Recently, Apple has also added a copy & paste feature in iOS 16 for Photo edits. Apple Will Support Effortless eSIM Transfer With iOS 16 eSIM is a digital SIM card present in the device as embedded. This sim card allows sharing data with other devices without using any physical sim card. Some iPhone models support a single eSIM, while some support dual eSIM. Now, Apple seems more focused on making its transfer functions effortless via Bluetooth....

Today’s best deals include iPad mini 5 up to $99 off, plus markdowns on top-rated Anker essentials, and Apple’s previous-generation MacBook Air. Hit the jump for all that and more in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break. iPad mini 5 up to $99 off Best Buy is currently taking up to $99 off iPad mini 5. Deals include both Wi-Fi and Cellular configurations with prices from $330. Today’s offer marks an all-time low on the cellular models, and beats our previous mention across the board by at least $20....

It’s no surprise that the people over at repair guide portal iFixit have already started their ritual teardown of Apple’s new iPad Pro. The new device features a larger 12.9-inch display, the 3rd generation 64-bit A9X chip, and other upgraded internals, but are there any other new surprises inside the iPad Pro? Immediately the team noticed a different layout for the logic board making things a little different when cracking open the new iPad Pro compared to previous generations:...

Foxconn earnings and expectations for the rest of the year suggest that iPhone 12 demand is set to remain high through the first half of the year. Chairman Young Liu said that sales of “all product lines” likely grew in the first quarter of the year, and that Foxconn is “cautiously optimistic” on the outlook for the rest of the year … Bloomberg says this may mean that the iPhone 12 continues to sell in the double-digit millions all the way through to June....

All of today’s best deals kick off with a $349 refurbished discount on iPhone 12 Pro Max. That’s alongside a chance to score an Apple AirTag for $24 and AirPods 3 on sale from $115. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. iPhone 12 Pro Max sees 1-day refurb discount at $349 off Today only, Woot is discounting a selection of previous-generation certified refurbished iPhone modelsstarting at $340....

Earlier this year, reports began to suggest that Apple would launch the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus in an additional color beyond the Space Gray, Silver, and Gold options that have been available in the popular iPhone 6 and iPhone 5s. Since then, there have been conflicting rumors regarding Apple’s color choice: some (including the Wall Street Journal) have claimed that the new iPhones would come in “pink,” while some analysts have referred to the color as “Rose Gold” (the discrepancy could be attributed to the similarity between colors)....

The leak confirms the wager of an analyst at KGI Securities made in April this year. At the time, Ming-Chi Kuo said that the feature would be exclusive to the iPhone 7 plus, but did not provide any additional information about that wager. Now, however, the images posted on the social network Weibo has practically confirmed the two cameras on the back of next-generation smartphone from Apple iPhone 7 plus....

iPhone 8 isn’t particularly susceptible to a boot loop, but when this happens, there is a good chance that something goes wrong during the boot process, leaving the OS unreachable. you ought to be facing anything from software errors to a significant hardware problem. Here, in this article, we have discussed the simplest and straightforward methods to Fix Boot Loop Issue on iPhone 8 or 8 Plus. A bootloop is a mistake that creates your iPhone restart endlessly and never passes the Apple logo screen....

iPhones running iOS 13 will be able to scan NFC chips in Japanese identity cards. This is as a result of Apple’s decision to allow broader access to the iPhone’s NFC chip by third-party apps. The app will allow Japanese citizens to scan their own cards in order to store the information on their phones … The Verge reports that the ID cards will be one of the first third-party uses authorized by Apple....

Android 12’s double-line clock is one of Google’s most notable expressions of Material You. Following iOS 16’s big emphasis, one concept design imagines how the Android and Pixel lockscreen could evolve with the addition of depth. The Android lockscreen on Pixel phones today starts with the day/date in the top-left corner, while weather (condition and temperature) is underneath. Above this At a Glance widget is Android’s status bar where the carrier is noted at the left and the right shows battery percentage and connection statuses....

iOS 5’s speech-to-text functionality appears like it will actually be happening, and we have the screenshot to prove it. A reliable source has sent us the above screenshot which details how the iOS 5 speech-to-text functionality will be activated. As you can see, it is quite simple. Just click the microphone icon next to the space key and start talking. Once the key is clicked, a new microphone overlay will appear as long as you are talking....

Update 10/21: iOS 9.1 is now available for everyone. In addition to announcing the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, Apple TV 4, and iPad Pro at its Hey Siri event today, Apple has shipped something perhaps even bigger in the first beta versions of the upcoming iOS 9.1 software update: new emojis! The latest character editions to the special keyboard include options for tacos, unicorns, squirrels, crabs, and a lot more....