tvOS Hack Brings Safari Web Browser To Apple TV 4 [Video]

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Apple’s fourth generation Apple TV is now on sale, and while Apple didn’t exactly make a song and dance out of the product’s release, that doesn’t mean people aren’t keen to see what the little black puck is capable of. With a whole new App Store and more processing power under the hood, all eyes are on the new Apple TV.
If there’s one thing that the newly updated Apple TV is missing, though, it’s a web browser. The new Apple TV doesn’t ship with a version of Safari built in and Apple hasn’t made it possible for third-party developers to make their own, at least not officially.
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Dutch developer jvanakker has thumbed his nose at Apple by making his very own tvOS web browser, bringing the web to the big screen via Apple TV. It’s not the first time a piece of hardware has made it possible to browse the web on the TV, but this is a first for the Apple TV, so is notable nonetheless.
In order to make this work, jvanakker has forked developer Steven Troughton-Smith’s tvOSBrowser project, creating the UIWebView-based browser using Apple’s own private Safari APIs. The use of that API is what will ensure this never sees the light of day on the App Store though, at least not unless Apple makes that particular API less private, and much more public in the future. Apple has a history for opening private APIs on iOS, so never say never.
Whether you really want to use an Apple TV web browser on your TV is another matter entirely. This offering uses the Siri Remote’s touch pad to scroll around, while pressing it down will make a cursor appear on-screen for clicking things. The Menu button takes users back a page, and the Play/Pause button allows the entry of URLs. It’s usable, from what we’ve seen, but we wouldn’t want to use it full time.
Does that make it any less cool? No. No it does not!
(Source: GitHub)
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Enable Siri On Apple TV 4 In Unsupported Countries, Here’s How

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We recently shared with you the reason behind the new Apple TV only supporting Siri in certain countries, with the fact that it needed extra training to understand how people from different parts of the globe pronounce names being the main culprit. That explanation is all well and good if you happen to live somewhere where that training has happened, and Siri is live on your Apple TV. If the opposite is true, though, it can be very disappointing indeed.
Thankfully, where there is a will there is a way, and if you really want to be able to take advantage of the new Apple TV’s excellent Siri support but are not in one of the eight supported countries, then you’re not completely out of luck.
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Here’s how to enable Siri on the new Apple TV even if it’s not supported in your country:
Step 1: Using the new Siri Remote, click on Settings.
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Step 2: First up, change the language of your Apple TV to English from Settings > General > Language And Region > Language.
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Step 3: Next, navigate to Settings > Accounts > iTunes and App Store > Preferences > Location and now change the Apple TV’s App Store location to United States, or another country so long as it’s one of the eight supported by Siri on Apple TV – UK, US, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Spain or Japan.
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Step 4: Sign in with a U.S. Apple ID from Settings > Accounts > iTunes and App Store. If you don’t already have one, then making one isn’t a huge task, but one that you might want to follow ourguide for just to make sure that you get everything just right. A foreign Apple Store ID, especially a U.S. one, may come in handy at a later date too. You never know when something will be live in the U.S. App Store but nowhere else, for example.
Step 5: And there you have it. You may need to reboot your Apple TV from Settings > System > Restart for the changes to take hold, but that shouldn’t be the case. It’s always worth a try, though. If everything goes normally, you should have Siri option under Settings > General > Siri. Turn it On.
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Step 6: Learn not to feel like a moron talking to your TV.
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iPad Pro

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Apple has today announced that its “epic” 12.9-inch iPad Pro will be available to order via its online store this coming Wednesday. The tablet, which was originally introduced as part of the company’s iPhone-centric media event back in September, will be available to order directly from Apple.com come November 11, and will start to show up on physical shelves throughout the company’s network of retail outlets by the end

Nexus 6P Owners Report Spontaneous Glass Cracking On Device

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Huawei’s Nexus 6P has managed to garner a whole heap of attention over the last few weeks due to it being pushed as one of the latest flagship Nexus devices to hit the Android arena. The majority of that initial attention was soaked with positives vibes, but that positivity seems to be quickly fading into the depths of despair as yet another set of users take to social media to complain about the seemingly poorly build quality of the device. This time it’s the glass “visor” on the rear of the smartphone that’s coming in for negative commentary.
For those that may not be familiar with the physical structure of the Nexus 6P, the hardware comes with a strip of Gorilla Glass 4 across the top of the rear of the device that’s in place to not only from an aesthetic view point, but to also offer protection to the underlying camera lens. The existence of this glass panel, or “visor” as it’s being referred to due to its appearance, was immediately criticized by reviewers of the hardware. The fact that users have been taking to Reddit to complain of it spontaneously cracking adds a little credibility to those design criticisms.
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Huawei’s latest smartphone has already been criticized for the fact that it bends quite easily and the main display cracks under pressure as part of that bending process. However, both of those issues actually occur when an individual is deliberately attempting to cause damage to the hardware, or when it comes under unexpected pressure, such as being in a pocket and sat on.
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The latest shots to be taken of the device are notably more worrying as the glass seems to be cracking without being dropped or coming under any blunt force trauma from an external object. Just spontaneous and unexplained cracking of the Gorilla Glass 4.
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As is usually the case when anything is reported via any social media platform, the conspiracy theories have begun as to why this could be happening. Some individuals believe that the cracking could be a result of Huawei neglecting to build in a common plastic shock ring that offers protection to glass panels. Others believe that the spontaneous destruction could be due to the glass overheating or suffering from sudden and unexpected temperature changes in the environment.
The manufacturer of the device is yet to issue any official word on the issue, but we’ll be sure to let you know if one filters down.

tvOS 9.0.1 For Apple TV 4 Released

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Apple has just released tvOS 9.0.1 for the new Apple TV 4. This is the first public update released after the new Apple TV went on sale about one and a half weeks ago from today and also comes less than a week after Apple seeded first tvOS 9.1 beta to developers.
While Apple hasn’t released any official changelog for tvOS 9.0.1 yet, it’s likely that this release for Apple TV contains general performance improvements and minor bug fixes to address teething issues found in initial tvOS 9.0 firmware. If we find any other change in this update, we’ll obviously add it to this post.
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To update your new Apple TV fourth-generation to the latest firmware version via OTA (Over-The-Air) update system, simply head to: Settings> System > MAINTENANCE: Software Updates > Update Software.
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Alternatively, you can also download tvOS 9.0.1 .IPSW file directly from below and then update to it using iTunes on your computer. To update Apple TV using iTunes, you will need a USB-C to USB-A cable in order to connect your Apple TV to a Mac or Windows computer.
Once the update is complete, head to Settings > General > About and make sure the tvOS version shown now is 9.0.1 (13T402). If you see this version and build number, it means you have successfully updated to the latest tvOS firmware.
So, have you updated to the latest Apple TV firmware? Found anything new or interesting that we haven’t mentioned here? Share with us in the comments section below.
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Tag Heuer Connected $1500 Android Wear Watch Is Official, Here Are The Details

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It seems that you can’t read a technology-based article, or visit a consumer technology store these days without having the expansion of wearable technology thrust in front of your face. Wearables are undeniably growing in popularity with a consumer base looking for the next big thing, but with an increasing number of company’s looking to get in on the action, the choice is spiraling out of control. Google’s Android Wear platform has a whole array of options being served up by various manufacturers thanks to its open nature, and now it has got a new luxurious addition thanks to aGoogle and Tag Heuer collaboration.
Watches are generally considered to be a very personal item. Consumers around the globe who have been looking for a smartwatch, but prefer to adorn their wrist with a little bit of luxury, have generally been forced to go with the high-end Apple Watch offering. Not necessarily because they prefer Apple’s ecosystem over that of the competition, but usually because devices built on the Android Wear platform have generally been designed and developed to a specific, strict budget. With Swiss-based Tag Heuer getting in on the act, that has all changed.
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Tag Heuer doesn’t need any introduction to watch aficionados around the world. They exist as one of the biggest and most respected company’s involved in the timepiece industry. Now, thanks to the partnership with Google, the Swiss company has introduced the Tag Heuer Connected project; a Swiss-made intelligent smartwatch that is not only built on the Android Wear platform, but one that changes what we think a traditional “smartwatch” should look like.
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At first glance you’d be forgiven for thinking the Tag Heuer Connected, which was unveiled in New York today, was just a standard premium watch. It carries an extremely familiar looking aesthetic that deviates away from the digital displays of most smartwatches. The hardware is made of titanium with an included sapphire crystal display that sits at 46mm in diameter. So slightly bigger than the largest of Apple’s own intelligent timepiece.
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The display stands at 1.5-inch and sports a 360×360 pixels resolution coming in with 240 ppi. The watch is being powered by an Intel-based 1.6GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM under the hood, but we can’t tell how that translates into actual performance for now. The battery is stated to be a 410mAh unit which should last for about 25 hours if we take Tag Heuer’s word for it.
Tag Heuer Connected is compatible with both Android and iOS smartphones. Those looking to purchase the hardware can expect to shell out $1,500, and for that they can choose from a choice of colored rubber straps. There are 7 color options: green, blue, orange, red, white, black, and yellow. Targeted towards the more fitness oriented crowd, the watch has also been given the waterproof treatment, which means it can easily be taken for a dive in your favorite lake or pool.
If you’re in the market for a premium smartwatch, and don’t want to hand over your money to the corporate juggernaut that is Cupertino-based Apple, then how about parting with $1,500 for a connected Tag Heuer. There’s definitely worse things to spend your money on. The watch can be ordered online right now from Tag Heuer as well as Tag Heuer boutiques.

iOS 9.1 Jailbreak Status Update

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Can I jailbreak iOS 9.1 on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch? Here we look at the state of the jailbreak with Apple having now released iOS 9.1 final version to the public.
After seeding five development betas to registered developers and testers over a period of a month, iOS 9.1 is here, and it’s finally available, but where does that leave those individuals who choose to have a liberated iOS device?
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The introduction of a jailbreak solution last week with Pangu 9 for iOS 9.0, 9.0.1, and 9.0.2 took many by surprise. It was, of course, a very welcome surprise for those who were yearning for an untethered jailbreak on Apple’s latest mobile OS, but it still managed to blindside a lot of individuals. Of course, Pangu 9 release also meant that any vulnerabilities used to exploit iOS essentially enter the public domain, leaving Apple to tear the jailbreak apart and patch any of those holes. It’s widely accepted that the security loopholes used in the latest Pangu jailbreak were patched by Apple in beta 4 of iOS 9.1.
It’s for that reason that it’s vitally important to not go through the process of upgrading to iOS 9.1 if you wish to remain jailbroken. We officially need to wait for actually verified confirmation from Pangu Team that their methods of exploit have been patched by Apple, but in the meantime we can safely assume that this is the case. That really makes iOS 9.1 a danger zone for anyone who is currently enjoying all of the spoils that being jailbroken offers.
If you’ve accidentally gone through the process of upgrading to iOS 9.1 without thinking of the consequences, then it’s definitely advised to downgrade back to iOS 9.0.2 while the signing window is still open on Apple’s side. The same can be said if you’re on an earlier version of iOS and haven’t yet updated to iOS 9.0.2. The signing window won’t last for long though so you better hurry up if you want to update or downgrade to iOS 9.0.2 while it’s still possible. You can find the instructions for it here: Downgrade iOS 9.1 To iOS 9.0.2, Here’s How [Tutorial]. It seems that the age old game of jailbreak cat and mouse between Apple and the teams involved in serving up jailbreak solutions is about to begin once again.
The bottom line is that there’s currently no public jailbreak solution available for iOS 9.1. As previously mentioned, we really need to wait for that official confirmation that the vulnerabilities used for the iOS 9.0 – 9.0.2 jailbreak have been patched. Until then, stay away from the latest version of iOS if you’re a jailbreaker.
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Update x1: Apple in a document about iOS 9.1 security has confirmed that they have patched two vulnerabilities found by Pangu team. More details on it can be found here.
Update x2: Apple has now stopped signing iOS 9.0.2 firmware, making it impossible to downgrade from iOS 9.1 for jailbreak.
Update x3: A browser-based untethered jailbreak for iOS 9.1/9.2 apparently exists, but it will likely never be released to the public. Details on it here.
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