We're actually pretty keen on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus design, but we know that there are plenty of people out there that disagree, and somewhat strongly. Those antenna lines aren't for everyone, and we can certainly understand why. Given some of the oddities that competitors have come out with in the past though, we're willing to give Apple a small, begrudging pass in that regard.
A couple of days ago, we reported on the Masque Attack vulnerability that replaced legitimate iOS apps with those able to cause harm. Worryingly, the issue affects both jailbroken and non jailbroken devices, and as a mark of its seriousness, the United States government has issued an official warning to those running Apple's mobile software.
Apple Watch may have been announced some two months ago alongside the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, but it's going to be a great deal longer before the Cupertino's new smartwatch line-up is available to the mass market. A lot of preparation is currently being undertaken to ensure that consumers enjoy the very best experiences, and the closest we've gotten so far to actually using the elusive gadget is by means of a jailbreak tweak replicating its interface on iOS, but the whole experience was rather shoddy. One developer, having picked up the source code from the earlier endeavors, has come through with a very exciting new jailbreak tweak that not only allows users to launch apps via the circular, animated home screen UI, but also, enjoy the kind of buttery smoothness that we'll be expecting of the real product when it finally does emerge from the ether.
It's Call of Duty Season as far as fans of the seminal first-person shooter are concerned, and with Advanced Warfare having recently dropped for the main consoles, Activision has come through with Call of Duty: Heroes for iOS. Presumably, an Android version will also be in the offing at some point, but at present, it's only available for iPhone and iPad users, so if you're rocking one of these devices, we've the details and download link right here.
The annual Pwn2Own competition, held at the PacSec conference in Tokyo, is now under way. The challenge, for those willing to undertake it, is to bypass security measures and exploit a device's sandbox, with significant monetary gains to be made for the most complex, highly-rated hacks. We may only be at day one, but thus far, Pwn2Own has been an unqualified success for our hackers, with some of the most popular devices in the mobile industry having already been pwned.
One of Cydia's most impressive and comprehensive power management systems for jailbroken devices has just been updated with support for iOS 8 / 8.1.
Cydia may be lauded as the most important tool in the broad mechanics that comprise the jailbreak scene, and in many respects, it is. But if you thought that a jailbreak + Cydia = all of the untethered jailbreaks you've enjoyed over the last few years, you'd perhaps be underestimating the contribution of several other key components. Cydia Substrate, for example, is a quiet workhorse that, without it, Cydia cannot properly work its magic, and with author Saurik having rolled out several key updates already since Pangu8 released over three weeks ago, a new version has just arrived featuring a myriad of improvements and enhancements. Details after the jump.
Google is known for doing some rather strange things, even if they eventually turn out to be brilliant. Take Google's Fiber broadband rollout to select markets as a prime example of something that had us shrugging our shoulders before realizing that it made so much sense we can't work out why it didn't do it before.
When proposing marriage, many men - and women - dream up original, romantic methods of popping that life-changing question. Such a special, memorable occasion deserves a little prior consideration, after all, and in order for everything to run smoothly, there's usually a certain expectation. If you're a hardcore geek, though, an expensive meal at the top of the Eiffel Tower just doesn't cut it, and so one smitten tech fan spent tens of thousands on 99 boxed iPhone 6 units, laying them out in a heart shape as an enclosed space from which to ask for his partner's hand in marriage. No expense being spared, he said his piece, but much to his dismay, the outcome wasn't as expected.
It's no secret that Apple is a company that strives pretty hard to keep all its new upcoming products off the radar, fearing that rivals may plan ahead or simply because consumer anticipation and excitement may drop and the company does not want to lose that spotlight.
















