With iOS 9 coming out later this year, there will once again be a number of articles proclaiming that jailbreaking is now unnecessary because so many of the most popular tweaks have been added as native features. While jailbreaking may not be as popular as it was in the iOS 4 days, there are still a lot of great reasons to give it a try. I recently downgraded from iOS 9 to jailbreak my phone again....

Last week, #BendGate took the Internet by storm. I’m sure you’re all familiar with it by now, but if not, BendGate was created from an alleged bending issue with Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus. There’s a specific weak point on the inside of the chassis right beneath the volume buttons that allows it to bend very easily with pressure added in the right place. To most, it may seem like a non-issue, but a single video sparked one of the biggest viral moments this year in tech…...

We heard earlier this week that the Orlando Magic would become the first NBA team to offer Apple Pay to fans through a partnership with Chase. Today we get the official announcement from the team confirming an Apple Pay launch at the Amway Center for this Friday, Dec. 19 and some other details regarding special promos: Beginning on Dec. 19, the Apple Pay option will be available at several Levy concession and Magic retail locations throughout Amway Center....

XML is the acronym for Extensible Markup Language. It is used to encode messages in both human and machine readable formats. It’s like HTML but allows you to create your custom tags. For more details on XML, see the article on XML Why use AJAX? It allows developing rich interactive web applications just like desktop applications. Validation can be performed done as the user fills in a form without submitting it....

Over the last several weeks, we’ve been detailing Pokémon GO’s long-awaited support for player vs player battles. Prior to today, we knew a lot about how the battles feature would work, but details were sparse on exact release information. Now, that support for Pokémon GO battles has started rolling out. Niantic announced in a tweet this evening that Pokémon GO Trainer Battles are now rolling out to Trainers who are at least at level 20....

Over the past few weeks, a variety of reports have suggested that the iPhone 12 mini is not selling as well as the rest of the iPhone 12 lineup. One the flip side, the iPhone 12 Pro is said to be selling better than Apple had expected. Naturally, this makes us wonder if the “mini” form factor will stick around for this year’s iPhone 12S or iPhone 13. But the important thing to keep in mind here is that Apple doesn’t provide unit sales for any of its hardware products....

PowerShell represents one of the most interesting and powerful languages for a pentesting purpose. So, we will try to focus on this context with this suite of articles. This article represents the first one of the lab series about PowerShell for pentesters when we will begin by discovering the basics that we need to perform pentesting tasks using PowerShell. What PowerShell will represent for us? Microsoft defines PowerShell as the following : “PowerShell® is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration....

Here’s what Marvel Cinematic Universe movies we predict will release in 2023 during Phase 5. Now that Phase 3 is complete, Marvel Studios has confirmed Phase 4’s upcoming movies and TV shows. Phase 4 will consist of five movies and five original series’ on Disney+, Disney’s streaming service. On the film side of the slate, they’ve confirmed that Black Widow and Eternals are coming in 2020. In the following year, Marvel has Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Thor: Love and Thunder set to arrive....

From the wonderful folks who brought you Clear for iPhone and Mac, Realmac Software announced today it will bring a few of its stunning filters from Analog for Mac to the iPhone with Analog Camera. Analog Camera for iPhone resembles the simplistic, gesture based UI of Clear for iPhone, featuring soft square or rectangle buttons that pop up upon contact and prompt fun, clever sounds. Check out my observations of the app and a teaser video below:...

Get 15% off w/ tomtoc’s 360° Protection Premium Laptop Sleeve for MacBooks w/ code ‘9TO5MAC15’ tomtoc ‘360° Protection Premium Laptop Sleeve’ Tomtoc’s 360° sleeve has a ton of additional real estate for storage other than the main laptop pocket. Extra Storage: The front pocket is manufactured using a performance cushioning fleece that provides users with a scratch-free surface, perfect for storing your iPad or iPhone when on the go. The extra pocket allows users to conveniently pack other essentials which makes tomtoc’s option more functional than the typical sleeve design....

Update: All issues with Apple Music, Beats 1 and Radio Stations have now been fixed according to Apple. Some users are reporting today a problem with Apple Music and other related services, such as Beats 1 and Radio Stations. According to Apple’s System Status webpage, these services have been experiencing problems for a few hours and the situation has not yet been fixed. Users have complained on Twitter about the issue, which even affected playing songs that were already downloaded on devices....

You can also use JavaScript with other technologies like REST APIs, XML, and more. Nowadays, JavaScript also using technologies like Node js. In this JavaScript vs Python difference tutorial, you will learn: What is JavaScript? What is Python? Features of JavaScript Features of Python Difference Between JavaScript and Python Application of JavaScript Application of Python Advantages of JavaScript Advantages of Python Disadvantages of JavaScript Disadvantages of Python When to use JavaScript and when use Python?...

Check out our interview below. Jack : Can you explain the name Min.us first for our readers? John : Minus is all about simplicity and minimalism and we found the name to be perfect along with the domain name that is even shorter with 5 letters total, min.us. Editors note: Here’s a video that explains the service a bit… Jack : Which, if any, file sharing service did you personally use before embarking on the Min....

Arriving with little fanfare — much like several of Apple’s recent Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad accessories — the new iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case appears to have been designed by Apple to make two statements: The “smart” way to add a battery to a super-svelte iPhone is to graft it onto the back of a case like a hump, clearly identifying its battery-ness. If you’re buying a non-Plus version of the iPhone, you’ll probably want to add an extra battery, and rather than building it into the phone itself or letting third-parties rake in the dough, Apple would like to capture the extra $99 for itself....

With season 5 of Outlander just on the horizon, fans are looking forward to catching up with their favorite time-travelers. Last time they saw them, Roger and Brianna were finally reunited after the historian had been kept prisoner. They also saw Ian decide to trade himself for Roger after he and Jamie promised to get him back. Of course, this wouldn’t have happened if Jamie had thought with his head instead of his heart, but that’s the kind of man he is....

As part of its WWDC announcements last week, Apple tightened guidelines around privacy in kids’ apps in the App Store. Speaking at the Recode Code Conference yesterday, PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger said that these new guidelines from Apple mean that it will have to remove several of its apps from the App Store. Apple revised its developer guidelines last week to note that apps in the kids category can’t include any third-party advertising or analytics software....

There is often a need to conduct full-fledged black box penetration testing. This is a form of testing in which security professionals have to deal with such things as firewalls other mechanisms of restriction on the customer’s side. This is an interference while pentesters execute checks and periodically block them by, for example, IP address or user-agent. If we didn’t agree on a gray- or white-box model and our IPs were not whitelisted, what can we do to bypass those limitations which are regulated by the customer and their firewall?...

If you’re targeting mostly older women, Pinterest, in particular, can be a great social media platform to add to the mix. According to Pinterest stats, over 75% of its user base are women. From product demos to decorating hacks, there are various types of videos that you can create. To help you create content that will inspire your target audience to take action, here’s a quick look at how you can include Video Pins in your digital marketing strategy....

Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) returns to the big screen this May in the fifth installment of the hugely successful Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. This latest adventure on the high seas sees the another favorite character from the franchise return: Will Turner (Orlando Bloom). The blacksmith, turned pirate, turned supernatural being didn’t appear in the fourth installment, but it looks like his return is going to be a key part of Dead Men Tell No Tales....

Planoly was founded in 2016 by Brandy Pham, who is also its Chief Creative Officer. She came up with the idea of Planoly after giving birth to her son Teddy, so she could be more organized with her Instagram social media strategy, fitting in her social post creation around caring for her son. Brandy operates a jewelry business, and she needed a way to plan and schedule Instagram posts to promote her business visually....