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The Apple Watch is a smartwatch, so that means it can do a lot of things. But one of the elements that Apple is most proud of, and the thing that should count the most for a watch, is how accurate it is in telling you what time it is. Now that the wearable has been on the market for a few months now, and as the clocks inexorably tick closer to a brand new year,  Mashable  took some time to talk to Apple’s Kevin Lynch, who is the Vice President of Technology at the company and has been working on the Apple Watch ever since joining the ranks. In the sit-down, Lynch detailed the power of the Watch’s ability to keep time, and even compared it to the time-keeping abilities of the iPhone. For those who might have forgotten, Apple has marketed the Apple Watch as an incredibly accurate timepiece, going as far as to say that the device “keeps time to within 50 milliseconds of the definitive global time standard.” On a broad scale, that’s good news. But when working in the watch industr

Twitter for Mac has been a relic of a past age for a long time, but after an initial report stated a refresh was coming down the pipe, it’s finally arrived. Twitter for Mac has officially been updated to version 4.0.0, and, with it, brought plenty of new features, oft-requested features that have been missing in past iterations of the app, and better optimizations to hopefully make the experience better overall. The new version features a Dark Theme, too, which should go right along with that dark menu and Dock in OS X. Twitter says to not call it a comeback, but, you could probably call it a comeback if you wanted. Here’s the full change log: What’s New in Version 4.0.0 Don’t call it a comeback! Twitter for Mac is getting the update you’ve been asking for. Now it looks and feels more like the Twitter you carry with you everyday. We’ve built in some of the most-requested features so your Twitter for Mac experience combines what you love about Twitter with the elegance yo

Few days back, there were rumors that the  Pangu team was working on a jailbreak for iOS 9.2 . Not surprisingly, Pangu is not the only team working on the iOS 9.2 jailbreak. 3K Assistant has confirmed that TaiG team is also working on the iOS 9.2 jailbreak. 3K Assistant, TaiG’s partner had announced that they had made a breakthrough in jailbreaking iOS 9.2, and they hope to release an untethered iOS 9.2 jailbreak tool soon. Stephen Chan of  Superphen.co  who was first to report the news, provides the English translation of 3K Assistant’s announcement: It has been 8 days since iOS 9.2 has been officially released. In those 8 days, 3K Assistant has been industrious on iOS 9.2 jailbreak. Our effort was rewarded, after 8 days of hard work, 3K Assistant has finally made some breakthrough on iOS 9.2. Although iOS 9.2 is yet completely jailbroken, I believe in the very near future, iOS 9.2 untethered jailbreak will be presented to all of you. Jailbreakers please be patient i

Apple released iOS 9.2, which includes several bug fixes and improvements. Apple had seeded the first beta version of iOS 9.2 to developers on October 27. So iOS 9.2 widely awaited release as jailbreakers have been hoping that if Pangu or TaiG team have a working jailbreak, then they would wait for Apple to release iOS 9.2. Apple had killed the Pangu Jailbreak for iOS 9 – iOS 9.0.2 by patching two vulnerabilities in iOS 9.1. Several readers have pointed to  rumors  that Pangu team had a working jailbreak for iOS 9.2 beta 4, and we were waiting for Apple to release iOS 9.2 to the public. Pangu team hasn’t made any statement, so it is difficult to confirm if it is true. They also haven’t provided any hints to suggest that have managed to successfully jailbreak iOS 9.2. All we can do at this point of time is wait for the Pangu team to release the iOS 9.2 jailbreak, which should be released soon if it is ready, assuming Apple hasn’t fixed any other exploit that would break the jailb

Now that Christmas is out of the way, attention can finally turn to the important things in life – new smartphone releases. Samsung has long been rumored to be getting ready to announce a new Galaxy S flagship phone, and a new report claims that the Galaxy S7 may not to be too far away at all. In a new report, it is now claimed that Samsung’s Galaxy S7 will make an appearance in February of next year, meaning those holding off on buying a new phone before Samsung’s latest and greatest arrives will only have to wait a few more weeks before their buying decision gets a whole lot easier. Actually, that may not strictly be the case with the news also seeping out that Samsung will be offering differing screen sizes for the new device, apparently in an attempt to try and sew up as much of the market as possible in the light of Apple’s iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus giving iPhone buyers two screen sizes to choose from. The report, which may be spot on or wildly inaccurate – w

The “iPhone 6c” is about as mythical as the “iPhone 7” at this point, but if rumors are any indication of future plans, then Apple must be gearing up for another small iPhone. The latest report is from  MyDrivers , and initially surfaced from  Gadgetz Arena . In it, unnamed sources reportedly tied to Foxconn state that there will be plenty of changes to the iPhone 6c when compared to previous generations of the iPhone, including the iPhone 5s. While the iPhone 6c will supposedly feature the same size screen as the iPhone 5s, measured in at 4 inches, a set of key differences will help it stand out next year. That includes an increase to not only the battery, but also available RAM under the hood. The report indicates that the iPhone 6c’s battery will be measured in at 1642mAh, which is an uptick from the iPhone 5s’ battery measured in at 1570mAh. On top of that, the iPhone 6c will supposedly boast 2GB of RAM — the same amount that’s present in the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. The r

Apple TV 4   is one of the favorite Apple purchases. It's already covered some of the basics for using the device and its new Siri Remote. But while it is super easy to just leave the device running until it turns off automatically, you can manually put the device into sleep mode. You can also restart the device should you run into any issues.  How to restart or put your Apple TV into sleep mode Putting the device to Sleep: Method 1: Similar to the Sleep/Wake mentality of iOS, there is no OFF option for the Apple TV. You can place the device into sleep or standby mode, which will shut off the white LED light that signals that the device is awake and running. On the Siri Remote press and hold the  Home  button for a few seconds. In the pop-up menu select  Sleep . Method 2: Find Settings on the main menu and select  General -> Sleep Now.  Your device will go into sleep mode. You do not have to put the device to sleep manually if you do not want to. The devic

As per  Flurry Insights , which is backed by Yahoo, of all the smartphones that were activated during Christmas, Apple products accounted for 49.1 percent of them. Samsung came in a distant second with 19.8%, while Nokia (surprisingly) came in third with 2 percent share. LG and Xiaomi finished the rear with a share of 1.7 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively. While Apple’s dominance is understandable, it is surprising to see Xiaomi enter this list since Christmas is not that big of a festive period in China. Samsung also saw its device activations increase from 17.7 percent in 2014 to 19.8 percent. Its growth was largely led by low-end devices like the Galaxy Grand Prime, Core Prime and its flagship Galaxy S6 series. The data collected byFlurry Insights also indicates the growing consumer preference towards phones with bigger size screens a.k.a phablets. They accounted for 50 percent of device activations in the Android ecosystem on Christmas, while the iPhone 6 Plus and iP

As 2015 comes to an end, attention is inevitably turning to 2016 and what it will bring to the world of technology. One of the pieces of technology almost all of us carry, the smartphone, is a market that never stands still for longer than a few months at a time and as a result, there will be plenty of new devices for us to get excited about. Here, we’re going to tell you which five new smartphones of 2016 you may want to keep an eye out for in the first half of the year. There will be countless more released, of that there is no doubt, but these are the ones that have our attention right now. Samsung Galaxy S7 Samsung’s newest flagship will have quite a battle on its hands, with the once hugely popular brand now finding itself under a little pressure not just from Apple, but cheaper and lesser-named manufacturers that are stepping up to the plate with some exceptional devices. Samsung will need to bring something new to the table, but instead appears to be about to tak

Want to download an older legacy version of your favorite iOS app for iPhone or iPad? Yes it is legally possible by tricking iTunes into downloading older versions of the apps you want. Check out this comprehensive step-by-step guide on how to do just that. We have all been through it. We love using an app only for the dev to push out an update and kill that favorite feature of ours. This trick will help you get around that problem by letting you download back the older version of the app that you loved using. Requirements: Fiddler app installed on Windows. The tool is free and can be downloaded from  telerik.com/download/fiddler . Latest version of iTunes installed. Instructions: Step 1: To begin, launch Fiddler on your computer. Step 2: Now click the  Tools  menu and select  Fiddler Options . Step 3: Here, navigate to the  HTTPS  tab at the top, and place a check mark next to “Decrypt HTTPS traffic”   and follow it up by clicking  Yes  if a popup appears r

Head over to Google . com and you will find a present waiting for you from the company. The present — ‘Unwrap the best of Google for Android and iOS’ — is a link to all the apps that the company has available for download for both iOS and Android The post-Christmas week is usually the biggest week for the Android and iOS app stores because of all the people who received a new smartphone as a Christmas present from their loved ones setting it up. With smartphones and tablets being among the hottest consumer gadgets and ideal items to gift to someone, this should not really come as a surprise. By placing a link to all its available apps on Google . com , the company will be easily able to lure these new smartphone users into its ecosystem. a Despite Google owning Android, the company lays equal emphasis on the iOS ecosystem. For the iPhone and iPad combined, Apple has in total more than 100+ apps available on the i

Cabbage  is an interesting new jailbreak tweak that enhances your experience using the stock Music app. The tweak takes advantage of 3D Touch to queue songs in the Music app and add to the Up Next list. Normally, you can do this by tapping on the ellipsis button located next to a song and choosing the ‘Add to Up Next’ option. Cabbage simplifies this task by letting you perform 3D Touch gesture on a song to be queued. To notify you that the selected song has been added to the Up Next list, the tweak also displays a red notification in the Status bar when performing 3D Touch. If you don’t own an iPhone with 3D Touch capability, you don’t need to worry as Cabbage also works with tweaks such as reveal Menu which bring 3D Touch feature to older devices. The tweak doesn’t come with any preferences pane so once you’ve installed it, you’re good to go. To get started, you’ll have to add the following new source to Cydia first:  http :// repo . ioscreatix . com / .  Once added, you

When you’re using an app in full-screen mode, one of the annoying thing is that the Status bar remains hidden and you can only take a look at it by either going back to the Home screen or invoking Notification Center. BetterStatusBar9 is a new iOS 9 jailbreak tweak that lets you solve this problem. The tweak allows you to view the Status bar by swiping down from the top of the screen. Normally, this would show the Notification Center grabber but with BetterStatusBar9 installed, the Status bar is displayed. It will remain at the top of the screen for a short duration of time before it hides again. You can still launch Notification Center by swiping down again from the screen top when the Status bar is shown. The tweak also comes with a dedicated preferences pane that doesn’t feature much configuration other than a single toggle that allows you to enable or disable it on demand. I wish the developer also provided an option to adjust the duration of time the Status bar remains

With the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus next year, Apple will be giving the iPhone lineup a design refresh. Apple usually refreshes the design of the iPhone once in every two years so this should not really come as a surprise.  At this point, the iPhone 7 is in early stages of its development so it is exactly unclear how the device will look. However, that has not stopped concept artist  SCAVidsHD  from coming up with their own take on the design of the iPhone 7. Dubbed the ‘iPhone 7 Edge’, the creator envisions the next iPhone to feature a 5.5-inch curved display with 2K resolution display, an A10 chip with 4GB RAM, 3500mAh battery, surround sound speakers and a 16MP camera. The concept looks similar to the iPhone 6 from the front, with only a few minor design tweaks, including speaker grilles at the top and bottom. Taking a cue of out Samsung’s book, the display of this concept iPhone 7 extends to its edges for an immersive experience. Unlike previous iPhone 7 concepts th

Final version of iOS 9.2 download links (IPSW and OTA) are now live for supported iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Here’s what is new and how to update your device to iOS 9.2 right now. iOS 9.2 is packed with bug fixes and performance improvements as you would have expected, but alongside, are a couple of features that were previously unavailable in iOS 9.1 but have been demoed as part of early betas of iOS 9.2. As expected, the Safari View Controller has been enhanced to offer Action Extension support for third-party apps. Additionally iOS 9.2 also supports AT&T NumberSync Wi-Fi calling service, adds Arabic support to Siri, 3D Touch Peek and Pop support in iBooks app and much more. Apple has also packed in an update to the hardware front as well, where the new and improved Lightning to SD Card Reader is now supported on all iOS 9.2 compatible devices. To update to iOS 9.2, you can either do it using Apple’s Over-The-Air (OTA) update mechanism by navigating to 

Got a new iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus? Are you expecting one for Christmas? Fire up the App Store and make some space on your device as we have compiled a list of some of our favorite iPhone apps that’ll help you make the most of your shiny new iPhone. Best Camera app:  Camera+ Camera+ is the best third-party camera app for the iPhone. It comes with an intuitive interface, photo filters, horizontal leveler and provides advanced composition controls that allow you to adjust almost everything from exposure to focus, photo filters. ➤  Download link  – $2.99 Alternative: VSCO Cam for its awesome filters –  Download link  – Free Best Twitter app:  Tweetbot Tweetbot is the best iOS Twitter client out there, with features like muting, timeline sync, day/night themes, multiple accounts and more. The iPhone version of the app has been updated for iOS 8, and optimized for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. ➤  Download link  – $2.99 Free alternative: Twitter’s Official app –  Down