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Spotify beta hints at Siri support for iOS app under iOS 13

After years of waiting, Spotify will finally be adding the ability to play songs, albums, and playlists via Siri. The feature is present in the latest beta, and is part of the new capabilities included with iOS 13. The addition also puts music apps like Spotify on an equal footing with Apple Music for requests […]

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axi0mX research team releases details of “checkm8” exploit, which could allow permanent jailbreak of hundreds of millions of iOS devices

This is somewhat worrying. A newly announced iOS exploit could lead to a permanent, unblock able jailbreak on hundreds of millions of iPhones. Per a security research team known as “axi0mX,” the exploit, dubbed “checkm8,” functions as a bootroom vulnerability that could give hackers deep access to iOS devices on a level that Apple would […]

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Apple releases security update for iOS 12, macOS Mojave, High Sierra, and Sierra operating systems

Apple on Thursday released a significant security update for iOS 12 as well as macOS Mojave, Sierra, and High Sierra. The release notes describe the addressed security issue as follows: Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. […]

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Analyst predicts return to design similar to iPhone 4 “candy bar” shape for 2020 model iPhones

Apple could be headed back to the classic “candy bar” shape for its 2020 iPhone models. Per noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the 2020 iPhone lineup will feature a redesigned chassis that is a big departure from the current status quo of curved stainless sides. Kuo stated that the upcoming design will be reminiscent of the […]

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Apple releases iOS 13.1 update, offers bug fixes, features that didn’t make the initial iOS 13 release

Even though iOS 13 just went out the door, Apple has just released iOS 13.1, its first release that brings several features that didn’t make the initial release. As always, you can snag the update by heading to Settings > General > Software Update to download the updater. This first major update to iOS 13 […]