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Hackers make jailbreaking iPhones a thing again

August 19, 2019

In the iPhone’s early days, hackers would “jailbreak” the iPhone in order to install third-party apps that weren’t available through the App Store. It’s been a while since anyone seriously needed to jailbreak their iPhone, as there are plenty of apps and more customizable operating systems to choose from. But this weekend, hackers dusted off their jailbreaking skills…

Nvidia’s Stadia competitor coming to Android phones with GeForce Now app

August 19, 2019

Ahead of the next Stadia Connect livestream where Google will announce more games, Nvidia revealed that its competing GeForce Now streaming service will be coming to Android. Like Stadia, it will be “available later this year.” GeForce Now is Nvidia’s take on cloud…

iOS 12.4 jailbreak publicly released after Apple mistakenly unpatches vulnerability

August 19, 2019

A hacker has released the first public jailbreak for modern iPhones in several years, according to a new report from . The report details that with the release of iOS 12.4, Apple accidentally unpatched a vulnerability that it had originally fixed in iOS 12.3, opening the…

Amazon reveals Xiaomi Mi A3 Indian price ahead of launch

August 19, 2019

Xiaomi is set to launch the Mi A3 in India on August 21, which is also when the official pricing will be announced. However, Xiaomi’s launch partner Amazon went ahead and revealed the price of the phone two days earlier. Mi A3 pricing and variants Twitter user Mukul Sharma caught the listings for the device, which appeared in the deals section but weren’t actually available for…

Google now takes longer to approve new Android apps for the Play Store

August 19, 2019

The Google Play Store is the biggest, and safest, way for users to get apps for Android devices. For that reason alone, developers are keen to get their apps in the store, but Google first has to vet those applications in a review process. In the past week, Google has…

Oppo announces Enco Q1 active noise canceling earphones in China

August 19, 2019

Oppo has announced Enco Q1 in China, a pair of active noise canceling earphones as part of the company’s new Enco series. Oppo Enco Q1 The Enco Q1 has a neckband design made from a single piece that goes around your neck without any cuts or splits. The Q1 will be…

First-gen Razer Phone receives Android Pie update

August 19, 2019

The Razer Phone was released back in 2017 and came with the first 120Hz display on any smartphone. It was also one of the first dedicated gaming smartphones, a category which has only grown in popularity over the past two years. The phone launched on Android 7.1.1 Nougat and got subsequently updated to Android 8.1 Oreo. Starting today however the phone is getting its second major update &#8211…

Google Duo to officially gain low light mode this week on Android and iOS

August 19, 2019

For the past few months, our APK Insight team has been on the trail of low light mode for Google Duo, as it’s been in development since at least last year. Now Google is making things official by launching it on both Android and iOS this week. Video calling apps like…

Caviar wastes no time, decks iPhone 11 in meteorites

August 19, 2019

Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 11 lineup in September, but the Russian luxury company Caviar already went ahead and started offering customized versions of the new flagships. The new design, based on a prototype, includes actual meteorite pieces, real pieces of the…

Huawei granted another 90-day license by US, pushes full ban to November

August 19, 2019

Huawei has been operating for the past three months on a “general license” that gives it the ability to continue limited work with some US companies. As Huawei is still on the US Entity List and that license has just expired, the US Government has confirmed a 90-day extension that will prevent a full ban on the company. When the ban on Huawei was first implemented earlier…