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Yesterday the iOS jailbreaking community was caught off-guard by the sudden release of an updated evasi0n tool compatible with iOS 7. Now, users with an iPhone 4 or fourth-generation iPod touch on iOS 6.1.3 through 6.1.5—versions previously impervious to the iOS 6 jailbreak—can also get an untethered jailbreak for their devices. This is an especially welcome release for users of the fourth-gneration iPod touch and original iPad, both of which are incompatible with iOS 7....

Star Wars legend Harrison Ford is admitting that “it will be weird” to watch the character he made a pop culture icon in the upcoming Young Han Solo movie. A bevy of Star Wars actors and filmmakers unleashed a treasure trove of information about the saga’s past, present and future at Star Wars Celebration a couple weeks back, and headlines flew out of the convention at a furious pace. Amid the madness, some major tidbits were simply overlooked (including clarification about the young Han Solo name change) and more information is starting to attract attention now that fans have had a chance to take a breath and do some digging....

Foxconn has insisted that it remains committed to creating 13,000 Wisconsin jobs, even though the state’s new governor said yesterday that the deal ‘is no longer in play’ and needs to be renegotiated … Foxconn was offered a combination of tax-breaks, infrastructure improvements and other incentives worth up to $4B on the basis of direct and indirect Wisconsin jobs expected to be created by a major new display factory. Since then, there has been various talk of scaling back plans, not building a factory after all and building something vague....

Foxconn’s planned takeover of Sharp, to allow it to begin making displays for iPhones as well as assembling them, is reportedly back on track. First reports of Foxconn’s interest in purchasing Sharp’s display division emerged last September, when it was reported that Apple would come on board as an investor. Foxconn made a $5.3B bid in January, and it was initially reported that the deal had been concluded last week....

Foxconn smartphone revenue dropped by 15% in the second quarter of the year, according to the company’s latest earnings report. Although Foxconn has a number of phone clients, the majority of its smartphone revenue comes from Apple. The company had previously warned that the impact of the coronavirus crisis on smartphone demand would be ‘enormous‘ … The 15% drop was in line with the company’s forecast, made back in May....

As Apple gears up to begin manufacturing iPhones in India as part of a deal to open retail stores in the country, it’s being reported that its main assembler – Foxconn – will not be the lead supplier. Instead, a company with existing smartphone manufacturing facilities in the country, Wistron, is said to have been selected by Apple as its primary supplier in India. It’s not the first time we’ve heard iPhone-related rumors about Wistron …...

Created by J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci, the sci-fi series Fringe premiered on Fox in 2008 and finished its 100-episode run in 2013. At first, met with lukewarm critical reception, Fringe gradually gained the critics’ approval. Though it never reached the fame of other prominent sci-fi shows like The X-Files and Lost, Fringe developed a cult following despite its move to the so-called “Friday night death slot” and low ratings....

Game of Thrones returns to the small screen this summer, and Jorah Mormont actor, Iain Glen, discusses his own potential involvement. Game of Thrones’ seventh, and second-to-last, season is the beginning of the end for the show, as all the remaining contenders for the Iron Throne start to come together for a final showdown, with Jon Snow (Kit Harrington), Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) being the three major players right now....

In this guide, we will look at an ongoing issue with Rumbleverse, where multiple users have reported that the game gets stuck on the loading screen for an extended period. The issues seem basic and can be fixed with a simple game restart. However, there can be multiple reasons behind this, and henceforth, this troubleshooting guide will help you fix the same. Rumbleverse is an online battle royal game which is supposed to be a parody game with multiple characters from different cartoon universes....

In 2022, Valve announced the Steam Deck, one of the most anticipated gaming consoles of all time when Valve announced it. In terms of power, it’s an intriguing device that promises plenty on paper while still offering similar levels of portability as the Nintendo Switch. Gamers who are away from their hardened setup will find the possibility of accessing a collection of games exciting, particularly PC gamers. Since its launch, Valve has released multiple updates that have ironed out some early kinks....

Endnight Games Ltd has done a great job by releasing The Forest in 2014 as a survival horror video game that’s still doing well in the market. It has received overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam for the PC version, indicating how popular the title is. After the recent update, some players are experiencing multiple issues with The Forest, such as screen flickering or tearing issues on PC. Now, if you’re also one of the victims of such an issue, don’t worry because here, we’ve shared the troubleshooting guide for you that should help you out....

Valheim has taken over the Steam platform for a while due to its stunning graphics and gameplay experience among PC gamers. Meanwhile, reports are coming out that Valheim has been sold almost 5 million copies in a single month on Steam which is really appreciable for its developers. However, the chances are high enough that Valheim players may encounter server connectivity issues as the game is continuously receiving overloaded numbers of active players....

Some Windows users are facing a serious issue with their Windows Explorer. Whenever they right-click on any Windows Explorer window, the window crashes. The cause of this error is determined to be a bad context menu handler added by some third-party program. To clear this handler, you can try clearing out the history of your Windows Explorer. If that does not work, there are some other solutions too that you can try....

I’ve used a handful of NLEs on macOS, and each has their strength, but Final Cut Pro X gets so many of the little things right that my appreciation for the app grows a little bit each time I use it. Final Cut Pro X may not be the most powerful way to edit videos, but it blends ease-of-use with power user features like no other app in its class. One such example of this graceful balance can be seen by observing the app’s many media management functions....

Today’s best deals include the latest iPad and iPad Pro, along with Meross HomeKit accessories, and more. You’ll find all that and more below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple’s all-new 8th Gen. iPad sees very first price cut Walmart is currently offering Apple’s new 10.2-inch iPad 8th Generation Wi-Fi 32GB for $299 in various colors. Down from the usual $329 list price, today’s offer is the very first discount we’ve seen on the just-launched iPad and even $10 below the student pricing....

In addition to opening up the world of Frozen in the sequel, the Frozen 2 cast has also been expanded with new voice actors and actresses. Frozen 2 takes Anna and Elsa on a journey out of Arendelle and into an enchanted forest, as Elsa tries to discover where her powers came from. It’s a darker, more emotionally complex movie than Frozen, but that should fit nicely with its target audience, many of whom have matured since the release of the first movie....

As avid viewers of science-fiction films and television series, the fictional practice of space travel fascinates us. Seeing how different sci-fi universes handle faster-than-light travel is endlessly entertaining. What is so great about this particular aspect of sci-fi is how different franchises will handle it. They’ll call FTL travel by different names, use varying pieces of technology to utilize it, and be totally unique in how they make it appear. For today, we’re going to go over the best sci-fi methods of FTL travel....

Gabrielle Union’s firing controversy is tarnishing America’s Got Talent’s reputation. That seems to be the consensus following a tumultuous 14th season of the hit show. In November 2019, it was first reported that judges Union and Julianne Hough were unceremoniously fired from their posts. This was not the first time that the show burned through personnel, but the terminations did raise an eyebrow or two. Weeks later in December, news broke that the aforementioned firings had less to do with impropriety on the parts of Hough and Union, and more to do with a toxic workplace....

The long-anticipated meeting between Daenerys Targaryen and the surviving Stark children didn’t go as well as some fans hoped. Daenerys allies with Jon Snow in season seven of Game Of Thrones and travels to Winterfell with her dragons and armies in season eight. Despite going North to aid in the fight against the White Walkers, however, the Dragon Queen is met with hostility and rejection. Sansa rebuffs Dany’s attempts to forge a friendship and directly undermines the Targaryen queen as she pushes for Northern independence....

Samsung manufactures the best Android smartwatches in the market right now, and you could not have asked for a better deal for the price. Its functionalities make it a worthy buy for many consumers already in the Samsung Ecosystem. But not everyone has a good experience with Samsung smartwatches. The recently launched Samsung Galaxy Watch 5/ Watch 5 Pro users report charging issues. They can’t get it to work no matter how many times they try it....