iTunes 12.1.1 download for Windows has been released. Details on new features and where to download it from can be found right here.
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Apple's tendency to delay the introduction of features found on competing devices does tend to irk the iOS-loving community. After all, it took until 2012's introduction of the iPhone 5 for the company's product line to see 4G LTE, and lest we forget that NFC - a standard feature of many high-end handsets for years - only arrived with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus a matter of months ago. But Apple's tendency not to rush means that said features are more refined when they do eventually manifest, and with many wondering how smaller-handed folk would deal with iOS on a 4.7 or 5.5-inch footprint leading up to the latest arrivals, the question was answered with Reachability. Now, one tweak manages to expand this implementation further, allowing jailbreakers to add widgets in the space left by dragging the UI downwards.
Here are some super useful iOS keyboard tips to type much faster on your iPhone. For complete illustration and demo, check out the full post right here.
Apple Watch is now at the closing stages of preparation, with CEO Tim Cook having suggested last month that his company was on track to begin shipping the wearable in April. To aid developers in preparing the first batch of apps in time for launch, the Cupertino company has been inviting a number of developers to its campus over the past week and will continue to do so through this, with in excess of 100 app makers having been summoned in all.
Running a jailbroken iPhone, iPad or iPod touch offers many well-documented advantages over stock software, namely the ability to alter the functionality and UX in ways that Apple would simply never permit. But it's not all a bed of roses, of course. Jailbreaks are, after all, the result of developers finding and exploiting holes within the Apple platform, so while the plus points of running jailbroken vs. untouched software may be enticing, you may also be afflicted by nastiness that would otherwise not have reached you. Case in point: a new proof-of-concept tweak that is not only dangerous, but potentially fatal to your device in that, as per the author, it will brick your device irreversibly once installed.
Last week, it emerged that Apple may be working towards building its own iCar, although initially, it didn't seem as though self-driving capabilities would be part of this initiative. It was subsequently reported, however, that Apple could be set to rival Google in this capacity, and despite the small matter of the impending Apple Watch - touted as a game-changer in its own right - the tech world has certainly been taken aback by these revelations. Swiftly following on from last week's reports, a new video captures a notably strange-looking vehicle stalking residential areas of Palo Alto - strikingly similar to the one spotted in San Francisco - and while there's no way of confirming either way, it's being suggested that the minivan in question could have something to do with Apple's secretive venture.
The jailbreak scene is currently thriving thanks to the three major exploits that have arisen since the launch of iOS 8 back in September. Pangu, TaiG, and PP have all catered to the tweak-loving masses, and while Apple's iOS 8.1.3 may have halted proceedings for now, authors of tweaks old and new have continued to churn out the updates. If you're jailbroken and looking for a way to boost the interactivity of your lock screen, a new tweak has just appeared that is being touted as the spiritual successor to the famed JellyLock. Full details, as well as info on where you can download said tweak, can be seen after the break.
Google and Apple are considered by most not only as the market leaders, but the workhorses pushing the limits in terms of innovation and broadening the digital arena's horizons. With the Big G working to bring self-driving Google Car to the masses - an endeavor that could apparently give Uber a run for its money - we now have more information on Apple's purported electric car effort, which, as well as commanding a vast research and development team, may also embrace the idea of cars that mobilize almost completely independently of human interaction.
Update: Taig jailbreak team has released iOS 8.1.2 and iOS 8.1.1 jailbreak tool that can jailbreak iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, 5, 5c, 4s, all iPads and iPod touch 5 both on iOS 8.1.2 and iOS 8.1.1. You can read more about release here.
Samsung's Galaxy S6 will be unveiled in the run-up the Mobile World Congress next month, and as per a very recent report, the device could hit retail chains on March 22nd. With the apparent release drawing ever closer, Samsung is looking to crank up the hype machine, and in the first of what will surely be many promotional steps to ensure every consumer knows that the S6 is incoming, we have our very first teaser of the handset.
