One of the new features announced with the second generation AirPods Pro is “Adaptive Transparency,” which takes Transparency Mode to the next level by minimizing specific sounds while still letting users hear what’s important around them. However, with the release of iOS 16.1 beta 3, those with first-generation AirPods Pro are also seeing this option in the iOS Settings app.

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Poor visuals can make even the best businesses look sloppy. Fortunately, you don’t need to hire a dedicated graphic designer or contractor to make professional-looking images. VistaCreate gives you (or your digital media team) intuitive tools to bring your brand to life. And one-year Pro Plans are available for $71.99 (regularly $120). Customizable templates from […]

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Gamer-themed workplace comedy Mythic Quest returns to Apple TV+ on November 11. That’s the date the third season of the hilarious show premieres, Apple said Thursday. Apple’s streaming video service also announced the launch dates for new seasons of Slow Horses and Little America. Everything changes in Mythic Quest season 3. Or nothing. Mythic Quest […]

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The TrollStore perma-signing utility for iOS & iPadOS 14.0-15.1.1 has been updated to version 1.1.1.

Apple is losing its longtime vice president of procurement, Tony Blevins, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The departure comes after Blevins made “crude remarks” in a TikTok video, which quickly went viral and was brought to Apple’s attention.

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When I first joined 9to5Mac a year and a half ago, I wrote that HomePod needed to properly count Apple Music’s played songs and stats. After all this time and with two major operating system updates, Apple didn’t succeed in fixing this issue. HomePod still plays random albums when you ask Siri to play songs you like, but, to be fair, the company’s smart speaker has evolved a lot.

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Macs are on pace to become the top endpoint in the enterprise in the coming years. If you entered the workforce in the last 5-6 years, there’s a good chance you were given a Mac on your first day and you likely don’t remember a world where the only Macs that an organization generally had was in the graphic design department. 

These users were on an island by themselves – often having to become their own IT department to troubleshoot issues. The IT department didn’t manage software updates or system settings. They’d buy the Mac, give it to the employee and probably would never see the device again. 

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#3014 NeverAwake

Genres/Tags: Arcade, Shoot ’em up, Fantasy, Side, 3D
Companies: Neotro Inc., Phoenixx Inc.
Languages: ENG/MULTI4
Original Size: 1 GB
Repack Size: 449 MB

Download Mirrors

• 1337x | [magnet] [.torrent file only]
  
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• Filehoster: MultiUpload (10+ hosters, interchangeable) [Use JDownloader2]
• Filehoster: ZippyShare
• Filehoster: BayFiles
• Filehoster: OneDrive (Uploaded by DyR0 t(-_-t), compatible with torrent mirrors)

Discussion and (possible) future updates on CS.RIN.RU thread

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Repack Features

• Based on Steam release BuildID 9599549: 1 GB, thanks to Ian Moone for files!
• Goldberg + SSE crack/emu applied over, thanks to CocoJumbo!
• 100% Lossless & MD5 Perfect: all files are identical to originals after installation
• NOTHING ripped, NOTHING re-encoded
• Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from 1 GB to 449 MB)
• Installation takes 1-2 minutes
• After-install integrity check so you could make sure that everything installed properly
• HDD space after installation: 1 GB
• Language can be changed in game settings
• Repack uses XTool library by Razor12911
• At least 2 GB of free RAM (inc. virtual) required for installing this repack

Game Description A girl who never wakes up. She has been fighting monsters in her dreams…

“NeverAwake” is a nightmarish twin-stick shooter with a unique worldview and original game rules.

The girl fights against vegetables, dogs, school friends, and other things she hates. What does the girl see at the end of the battle? And will she be able to wake up?

About NeverAwake:
“NeverAwake” has a unique worldview with its high quality hand-drawn graphics and beautiful animations.The enemies are not demons…but vegetables and dentists that the girl hates. Things and creatures that everyone has had a bad experience with at one time or another become monsters and attack the protagonist “Rem”.

With over 80 levels, dozens of bosses, and a unique gameplay system that allows players to retry many levels, NeverAwake is suitable for both beginner shooters and experts.

Combine a multitude of weapons and accessories to fight off the monsters in your nightmares.

The ending of this title will change depending on the player’s dedication. Please play and see what the girl sees at the end of the battle.

Game Features

• Kick the veggies, dentists, and other monsters out of the way and blow away the painful memories of your childhood!
• A unique world view set in the “inside of a girl’s nightmare”
• Beautiful hand-drawn graphics and animations
• Unique game rules and high retryability
• Fast-paced gameplay and powerful boss battles
• More than 80 levels and dozens of tricky bosses
• Numerous weapons and accessories, and builds that combine them
• Great storytelling and multiple endings

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Cardio is a new app for TrollStore that lets users customize the images of their Apple Pay cards with or without a jailbreak on iOS 14.0-15.4.1 beta 4.

Raymond and Ray is a film about two half-brothers who reunite at the funeral of their terrible father. The dark comedy starring Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke will reach theaters and the Apple TV+ streaming service in October. The trailer released Thursday gives a glimpse of the difficulties the two men face coming to terms […]

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Apple TV+ announced on Twitter some of its fall lineup, which included beloved series that are coming for another season. “Mythic Quest,” “Little America,” “Slow Horse,” and “The Mosquito Coast” had their new release dates confirmed.

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Hyper makes some excellent charging products for iPhone, but one seems to have been ahead of its time. The HyperJuice Stackable GaN 65W USB-C charger that we reviewed a couple years back is under a voluntary recall.

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Google Stadia cloud gaming service is being shut down. It allowed Mac, iPad and iPhone users to play console-quality games, but its developer admits it never found an audience. Other cloud-gaming services remain, including Microsoft’s online version of Xbox and Amazon Luna. Google decides to kill Stadia cloud gaming service Stadia gives Mac, iPhone and […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook’s unannounced European tour has taken him to the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy so far. And on one of his latest stops, he received an honorary master’s degree Thursday from the Università Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II in Naples, Italy. “It’s an honor to be recognized by an institution with […]

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Apple is close to launching a major new feature in the Photos app that makes it much easier to share photos and videos with loved ones. iCloud Shared Photo Library lets you automatically or manually share your whole library or parts of it. But while the feature is available in the iOS 16.1 public and developer beta, you can’t share with anyone running the public iOS 16.0.2 release or earlier.

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You can currently grab Apple’s 24-inch iMac with an M1 chip with a sweet $100 discount. The deal is applicable on both the entry-level and the 8-core GPU variant. Thanks to the discount, you can get the M1 iMac for as low as $1,199. This post contains affiliate links. Cult of Mac may earn a […]

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Adobe has updated its Photoshop and Premiere Elements with full support for Apple silicon Macs and new AI-powered features for casual users.

With fall starting, Apple Pay is promoting a few exclusive deals to its customers to help prepare for this colder season. When you use Apple’s payment solution, you can get special online offers on dresses, tops, jeans, accessories, and more.

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#3013 Updated Dark Light v1.0.5.4

Genres/Tags: Arcade, Action, RPG, Cyberpunk, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Retro, Side, 2D
Companies: Mirari&Co., Maple Whispering Limited
Languages: ENG/MULTI4
Original Size: 2.2 GB
Repack Size: 1.4 GB

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• 1337x | [magnet] [.torrent file only]
  
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• Filehoster: MultiUpload (10+ hosters, interchangeable) [Use JDownloader2]
• Filehoster: ZippyShare
• Filehoster: BayFiles
• Filehoster: OneDrive (Uploaded by DyR0 t(-_-t), compatible with torrent mirrors)

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Repack Features

• Based on Dark_Light_v1.0.5.4-FLT ISO release: flt-dark_light_v1.0.5.4.iso (2,363,828,224 bytes)
• 100% Lossless & MD5 Perfect: all files are identical to originals after installation
• NOTHING ripped, NOTHING re-encoded
• Significantly smaller archive size (compressed from 2.2 to 1.4 GB)
• Installation takes 2 minutes
• After-install integrity check so you could make sure that everything installed properly
• HDD space after installation: 6.8 GB
• Language can be changed in game settings
• At least 2 GB of free RAM (inc. virtual) required for installing this repack

Game Description Dark light is a Sci-fi survival action-platformer set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by the Dark Creatures from unknown dimensions.

You were dropped into the wrecked world as a Dark-Hunter, the last remains of elite human soldiers. To survive, you need to equip yourself, fight through your way, collecting ‘shards’ from killing super nature creatures to reinforce your energy. Through surviving, you will explore the mysterious dark zones, kill, gain, get stronger and find the way to seal the Dark Void and save the world from doom.

Game Features

• Cinematic quality graphic, detailed characters and environment design, vivid animation with lush visual effect.
• Fast-paced action, challenging Souls-Like combat system. You must time your attacks, use your dodge and parry the enemy for maximum damage. Use your weapon’s special attacks, drone skills, or air combos to defeat your enemy in different situations.
• Explore a dynamic world with ever-changing enemies, temporary power-ups totems that change each time you play through them. Acquire new drones through Factions, and bosses unlock your skill tree to grow permanently stronger.
• Take on nightmarish enemies and epic bosses from cyborgs to dragons throughout dark zones to get precious loot and upgrade materials you can use to customize weapons, drones, and character upgrades in multiple ways.
• A non-linear map structure allows you to choose your own path to explore the dark zones. Travel through a nightmarish, post-apocalyptic world and explore hand-crafted maps. Seek powers in an Underground city left by the ancient builders, battle your way through gruesome castles made of flesh. Descend into machine temples buried deep in The Great Swamp in search of your own existences.
• Encounter horrifying supernatural enemies, fearsome bosses. Uncover the story and discover side quests. Meet mysterious characters, Join a Faction, earn their trust by doing Quests, and gain unique skills to defeat their rivals or kill them all.
• Detect invisible enemies and reveal hidden path with special light source from your drone.
• Play the game in classic PIXEL MODE!

Backwards Compatibility

This repack IS NOT backwards compatible with my previous DL repack.

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Safety Check lets you audit what you have shared with people and apps. Here's how to use Safety Check on iPhone in iOS 16 to secure everything.

After nearly three years of operation, Google is shutting down its game streaming service Stadia, effective January 2023.

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On September 29, 2004, Apple debuted its pro-grade music software. The Logic Pro 7 launch showed Cupertino still cared about professionals.

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RiotPWR teamed up with Microsoft on an Xbox-licensed game controller for iPhone. It’s nearly identical to one of Microsoft’s own but the RiotPWR Controller for iOS (Xbox Edition) connects through a Lightning cable and includes a mount to hold your handset. And it comes with a month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to get you […]

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Dark Sky is no longer on Apple's App Store. The weather app was removed from the store ahead of schedule after being acquired by the iPhone maker in March 2020.