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It has been a few weeks since we shared our last jailbreak tweak roundup, which featured Look Locked, BadgeBoss, ReturnToCalm, InstaConfirm. This time around, we have a trio of interesting new tweaks to show you in Icon Resizer, Aslock and TapTheAt. Read ahead for a detailed rundown of each tweak accompanied by video walkthroughs.
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Developers running the beta version of iOS 8 can ask Siri for an opinion on the new operating system, prompting Apple’s virtual assistant to provide one of several humorous responses. Siri’s funny responses are limited to iOS 8 — iOS 7 users who ask S…
As part of Apple’s 30th anniversary celebration of the Mac, the company devoted a little bit of ink to Sportstec, a increasingly popular sports analytics company with products that have always been available exclusively on the Mac.
Sportstec, the…
Apple is opening a new outlet in Basel, Switzerland on July 12 at 10AM local time, according to the company’s website. The shop will be based in Freie Strasse, well-known as a shopping and restaurant district. Regular operating hours will be relatively…
A 14-year veteran of Apple, it has been reported that Chris Blumenberg is leaving the company to head to different pastures. While information is limited on the departure, there is no doubt that a key engineer is leaving.
You may already know that you can add stock ticker symbols to the Notification Center on the iPhone, but if you don’t feel like tapping around, another option is to retrieve information on markets and equities through Siri. That also means you can get detailed stock market data on prices, highs and lows, dividends, and … Read More
According to a report from Jessica Lessin of The Information, longtime senior engineering manager Chris Blumenberg will be leaving Apple to take on a position with Uber, the increasingly popular ride-sharing service.
Over the past six years,…
[This is an advertorial. Maclife gets a portion of each unit sold.]Every person has had that data-based nightmare where one of their valuable files disappears on them. Maybe it’s hardware malfuction, maybe it’s user error, or maybe it’s seomthing total…
The popular quick reply and quick compose jailbreak tweak Auki has been updated with a new security mode, quick access to your last three messages, auto-correction and shortcuts when sending messages, a matching dark keyboard for dark mode, improved localization and more. Auki 1.3 has just been pushed out on Cydia, and we’ve got a complete rundown of the extension ahead.
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Apple is gearing up to open another retail location in Switzerland, according to a notice posted on the company’s retail store site. The new location is in Basel, Switzerland, and will finally be opening after several months of being under construction.
Apple unveiled OS X Yosemite last month with an all-new design, continuing the trend of flat design the company started with iOS 7. We’ve seen a radical shift in icon design from iOS 6 to iOS 7, and we’ll likely see a similar shift when developers start updating their Mac apps for OS X Yosemite.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple with U.S. Patent No. 8,773,848 for a fusing process that joins multiple glass pieces together to create seamless, all-glass electronic device casings. The new housing structure could be used for smartphones, media players, televisions, computer monitors and other equipment, as outlined in the patent description.
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Apple will open its newest retail store in Basel, Switzerland on Saturday, July 12 at Freie Strasse, a shopping area famous in Basel. The shopping street has a number of high end stores and restaurants, with Apple opening at building number 47. The…
Apple’s Campus 2, the spaceship-like design that will take up quite a bit of space when it’s constructed in Cupertino, California, is coming along nicely. It’s a large project to say the least, and updates aren’t regularly available quite yet. But for anyone looking forward to the final design, seeing a sample of the future building could be just the tease you’re looking for.
As we inch inexorably closer to September, and the reported announcement date for the iPhone 6, we’re beginning to see more leaked parts. A new leak suggests that we could see familiar colors when Apple’s newest smartphone launches later this year.
[This is an advertorial. Maclife gets a portion of each unit sold.]What’s better than having a MacBook Air, the most portable option for those that like to take their work (or play) with them wherever the go? How about getting a MacBook Air entirely fo…