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Apple blocks downgrades to iOS 13.2.2 as updates continue to fix bugs and performance issues

December 3, 2019

Apple today has stopped signing iOS 13.2.2. This follows the release of iOS 13.2.3 a few weeks ago, which included more improvements to background app performance, the Mail app, Messages, and more. Now that Apple has stopped signing iOS 13.2.2, it means that no one can downgrade from iOS 13.2.3 to that version via iTunes/Finder. Reverting to older iOS builds is common for those in the jailbreak…

iPad Pro and MacBook Pro could switch to mini LED displays in late 2020

December 2, 2019

Never mind Apple expanding the use of OLED in its devices — it may go one step further with its future hardware. Well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (who has a reputation for largely accurate Apple predictions) believes that Apple will start using mini LED displays in…

December Pixel 4 update coming next week w/ fixes for display flickering, Bluetooth

December 2, 2019

This month’s security patch for the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL will be uncharacteristically delayed until next week. However, Google has gone ahead and detailed the December Pixel 4 update today, including the slew of fixes it will include. This month’s Pixel Update…

Spotify update brings Sleep Timer feature for iOS users starting today

December 2, 2019

Spotify launched earlier this year the new “Sleep Timer” feature, which stops the music playback after a specific time, but it was only available for the Android version of the app at the time. Starting today, Spotify for iOS will get access to the same functionality. With that feature, users can go to bed listening to their favorite songs and playlists without having to worry about pausing it…

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare — Activision reveals massive Season One content drop

December 2, 2019

Activision revealed its massive Season One content drop for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Coming tomorrow, the downloadable content (DLC) is being billed as the biggest free update in Call of Duty history. The multiplayer content for Modern Warfare is a departure from past…

5 characters Nintendo should add to Super Mario Maker 2 after Link

December 2, 2019

Nintendo is updating Super Mario Maker 2 with a bunch of new content on December 5. This 2.0 version of the game includes fresh course parts like frozen coins and dash blocks. But the biggest addition is the Master Sword powerup for the Super Mario Bros. game style. This…

Apple’s latest ‘Shot on iPhone 11 Pro’ video showcases a cinematic snowball fight

December 2, 2019

Following the release of its annual holiday ad last week, Apple today has shared a new Shot on iPhone ad. This time, the focus is on a “cinematic snowball fight” captured with the iPhone 11 Pro. Check out the video below. Apple’s new “Snowbrawl” video was captured by director David Leitch, who you may know from his work on films such…

Spotify’s Sleep Timer is coming to the iPhone today

December 2, 2019

Starting today, iOS users can fall asleep to their Spotify playlists without having their rest disturbed later. Spotify Sleep Timer — which has been available on the Android version of the app since May — lets you select a countdown timer between five minutes and…

Android 10 gestures for other launchers, Pixel Themes come to older Google phones

December 2, 2019

The Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL launched with a newer version of Android 10 that included features not found on the public release in September. Gesture navigation on third-party launchers and a handful of other features are now available for the Pixel 3a and older Google…

'Super Mario Maker 2' update adds Link from The Legend of Zelda

December 2, 2019

Super Mario Maker 2 level creators will have a few more tools to play with when the 2.0 update for the Nintendo Switch game drops Thursday. The biggest addition this time around is Link of Legend of Zelda fame. In the original Super Mario Maker, players could adopt one of more than 150 different guises by grabbing a Mystery Mushroom. Those costumes, which included Link, were largely cosmetic.