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New ‘unpatchable’ iOS exploit could lead to permanent jailbreak for iPhone 4s to iPhone X

September 27, 2019
Jailbreaks have decreased over the last few years. However, last month a mistake by Apple saw a jailbreak for modern iPhones released but it was quickly patched. Today, a security researcher has released what is claimed to be a “permanent unpatchable bootrom exploit” for iPhone 4s all the way up to iPhone X that could lead to a permanent jailbreak. Twitter user, axi0mX shared their iPhone…
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Snapdragon 855-powered Realme bags Bluetooth certification

September 27, 2019
Realme is one of the fastest-growing smartphone brands around and the company is known for its excellent price-performance ratio. There have been rumors that Realme is gearing up to offer a device with a flagship-grade chipset and a new certification from the Bluetooth…
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Nokia plans expansion to new consumer products following a new licensing deal

September 27, 2019
We’ve seen Nokia’s brand on smartphones and smartwatches, but now the company wants to expand its presence. It has signed a contract with Global Icons, a venture from the world of licensing, which would help to extend Nokia’s expansion beyond smartphones. Currently, the smartphone brand is owned by HMD Global, who have the rights to research, develop, sell and market their devices as Nokia.
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OnePlus SMS app taps AI to categorize messages and display content as visual cards

September 27, 2019
OnePlus is introducing a new AI-powered feature to its SMS app today, one that automatically groups messages together by category — much like Gmail does for email. Additionally, traditionally plain-text SMS messages will now be displayed as visualizations to make them more readable. The news was timed to coincide with the new OnePlus 7T smartphone, which was unveiled at an event in India earlier…
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Xiaomi Redmi 8A Pro is coming soon, RF certification reveals

September 27, 2019
It really shouldn’t be surprising that Xiaomi is working on a new affordable Redmi-branded smartphone to be launched at some point in the near future, but its name might intrigue you. It’s the Redmi 8A Pro, as revealed by RF certification details posted on…
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Apple’s usage of Swift more than doubles in iOS 13

September 27, 2019
Apple introduced the Swift programming language back in WWDC 2014, as the language of the future for programming on Apple’s platforms. Since then, the language has gained wide adoption from third-party developers, with software in the operating systems themselves still being written in the old Objective-C. Several factors play a role in that scenario. First of all, Apple has a massive amount…
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