If you’ve been paying any attention to the iOS & iPadOS security research side of things recently, then you might’vecaught wind about a kernel bugdiscovered by Mohamed Ghannam (@_simo36) that held the capacity to pwn iOS & iPadOS 14.1 and below. Unfortunately, Ghannamlater revealedthat the bug didn’t work on iOS or iPadOS 14, and instead that it would only support variants of iOS & iPadOS 13. While the aforementioned circumstances were indeed a bummer for those who’d been looking forward to a potential exploit release for iOS & iPadOS 14, the good news is that Ghannam officially released a kernel exploit proof of concept (PoC) dubbed ‘OOB Events’ on Wednesday with instructions for achieving kernel task port (tfp0) on iOS & iPadOS 13....

Apple on Thursdayannounceda major new update toFinal Cut Pro X, bringing third-party extension support to the professional video app, plus other new features and enhancements. Video editors can now take advantage of extensions from the likes of Frame.io, Shutterstock and CatDV. These handy workflow extensions make it possible to use third-party tools and services from within the Final Cut Pro interface, enhancing production workflows. Other features in Final Cut Pro X 10....

While there are several package managers for jailbreakers to choose from today, one of the most widely trusted is Cydia, a tried and true workhorse that has been with us jailbreak after jailbreak for more than a decade. However, all that age is beginning to show as Cydia hasn’t received any real aesthetic upgrades over the years; this continues even as competing package managers such asInstaller,Sileo, andZebraboth outperform and look much slicker than Cydia....

The Venu Sq sees something of a change of direction for Garmin. While most of its watches have a round face - the old entry-levelForerunner 35now retired - the Venu Sq has a square display, as its name suggests. It looks, to us, to be a move to offer something that looks a little like theApple Watchor a little like theFitbit Versa- something that’s a little more lifestyle and less aggressively sporty....

Cync by GE Lighting has officially launched the Dynamic Effects Smart Hexagon Panels, making it the latest member of the ever-growingDynamic Effectsfamily. Compatible with both Alexa and Google Home, the panels are designed to offer a highly programmable lighting solution for home theaters, game rooms, or anywhere else in your home that might benefit from a pop of color. The Hexagon Panels clock in at $190 for a pack of 10 — putting them above similar products fromGoveeand other lighting brands....

Googlehas pulled the curtain back onGemini 2.0, its most powerful AI model yet. It promises advancements in image generation, live conversations, and AI agents. Gemini 2.0’sFlash modelis available to Gemini and Gemini Advanced users on the web app, and is expected to land on mobile devices early next year. “2.0 Flash also comes with new capabilities. In addition to supporting multimodal inputs like images, video and audio, 2.0 Flash now supports multimodal output like natively generated images mixed with text and steerable text-to-speech (TTS) multilingual audio....

Google Meet Gets Live Sharing Feature As Google Duo Retires Google never had an inspiring track record when it came to messaging platforms, offering multiple services and apps at the same time, much to the confusion of users. To be fair, the company does try to eventually consolidate those apps, but that only works until it stumbles onto the next great idea and repeats the cycle anew. For now, Google seems to be fully on board withRCSfor text-based communication, even going as far aslaunching a campaignto pressure Apple into finally supporting the protocol....

Google’s music locker in the cloud, called Play Music, has just outsmarted every rival service out there bymore than doublingits storage limit, letting you store 50,000 songs in the cloud as opposed to the previous 20,000-song limit. The change, effective immediately, gives Google Play Music more competitive footing against Apple’s scan-and-match $25 per year iTunes Match service that supports storing up to 25,000 user-uploaded songs in iCloud (more if songs are purchased from the iTunes Store)....

A new update rolls out, and with it, so do a million new bugs to contend with. If you are coming up against the message App Not Released while trying to launch MW3, there are a few things you can try to do to fix it. Remove your free trial For some reason, a remaining free trial of the game is causing a few instances ofMW3to display the App Not Released error....

How To Identify And Avoid Bad Diesel Fuel Diesel engines have some major advantages, like increased durability,greater fuel efficiency, and more torque than a gasoline equivalent. Likegasoline and kerosene, the fuel itself is refined from crude oil in most cases. However, there are some downsides, including the fact that fuel contamination can occur. In a best-case scenario, bad diesel will just make your vehicle run a bit less efficiently. However, many common contaminants will lead to corrosion in your fuel system, damaged pumps, damaged engines, and clogged filters....

OS X Yosemite introduced a new dark mode option to change the tint color of both the menu bar and the dock in OS X. While I’m a big fan of dark mode, some of the third-party apps that I use have not been updated to play nice with dark mode. This results in menu bar icons that look weird with dark mode enabled, because they don’t invert after toggling dark mode on....

Bethesda recently confirmed that players will be allowed to play as a Ghoul inFallout 76, an iconic character of the series that resembles a walking corpse and is immune to radiation effects. If you’re looking to play as a Ghoul immediately in Fallout 76, we have some unfortunate news for you. Can you play as a Ghoul in Fallout 76? There seems to be some confusion surrounding the ability to play as a Ghoul in Fallout 76....

How To Use Gameshare On PS5 With Your Friends Though game sharing isn’t exclusive to the PS5, the latest version of Sony’s console does bring a big change. On the PS4, sharing digital games with a friend is a somewhat convoluted process that involves reassigning that person’s system as the primary console on your PSN account. Gameshare on PS5 doesn’t come with that requirement, however, meaning you’re able to simply sign into your PlayStation account on your friend’s console....