Evasion iOS 6 Untethered Jailbreak: The First Jailbreak Created Purely For Money? - by aby benedict

Jailbreaking; a procedure in which you free your device from the restrictions placed by Apple has taken a huge popularity these days. The reason? Well, we are about to get one of the most awaited jailbreaks of all time. This new jailbreak which is going to be released this Sunday by the team “Evad3rs” is called Evasi0n. Unlike other previous jailbreaking tools this one is kind of different. Let’s take a look at exactly how.

Evasion “Money” Jailbreak

Now before I begin saying anything, let me clear some basic facts. I personally support the team evaders who have been working hard on this iOS 6/6.1 untethered jailbreak and even if they “ask” for money, it isn’t a bad thing. After all they have worked hard just to release a tool that can jailbreak our devices for free. Well that out-of-the-way, let’s take a look at Evasion jailbreak.

Evasion, which is going to be released this coming Sunday will allow millions of iOS device owners to jailbreak their device. Giving us the users, ability to fully customize our iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Which sounds great. But unlike previous jailbreaks, evasion has been publicized a lot, even getting a dedicated website which surprisingly has advertisements. So what’s wrong with putting ads? Nothing, but the surprising bit is, these hackers have never done it in the past. When I say “these hackers” I primarily mean the iPhone Dev Team .

If you visit the iPhone Dev Team blog, they currently, and in the past, did not have ads running on it, despite the fact that the iPhone Dev Team managed to attract more than 100 million page views since it started. Imagine themoney they could have made out of it. But they did not.

Another thing which seems out of the usual is; Evaders has already placed a donation button before actually releasing the jailbreak, which is definitely something most of the hackers/teams in the past did not do. If I recall correctly, the iPhone Dev Team has never asked for donations in the past.

Evasion Jailbreak Money Making

Although many people consider i0n1c to be on the “wrong side”, but we should at least look at some facts regarding the money that is currently being made by the team Evaders.

The fact that evasion has recently been created makes it kind of difficult to exactly see how many page views it is getting daily. Alexa and Compete both have no data on Evasion but by making a few assumptions we can guess that the site is getting hundreds of thousands of page views per day. If the real numbers are in millions, I wouldn’t be surprised.

That is only the ad money, the rest lies in donations.

Evaders have placed a big “contribute” button for those who wish to donate to the Evaders team.

Team Evad3rs is going to make the most money from donations than ads on the site. Although there is no way we can accurately check how much are people contributing to this jailbreak but the amount would lie in a couple of thousand dollars per day. Now that might not seem a big number, but this coming Sunday, that amount is going to skyrocket.

The donation amount would be in six figures!

We won’t know the exact number unless one of the members release the numbers regarding how much moneywas contributed to the iOS 6/6.1 untethered jailbreak.

Evasion Jailbreak Reality

If you have read this entire article you might feel that this post is biased against the members of the team Evaders. Well let me make it very clear to those people who are about to write hate comments below; as I mentioned above, we are not against the members of this jailbreak team, in fact we very much support them and even argue our followers to contribute for the betterment of the community. But we have to keep a free mind, and check some basic reality regarding the evasion jailbreak for iOS 6.x.

Once Evasion jailbreak is released, it will make the members of the team Evaders very rich. In fact, evasion untethered jailbreak for iOS 6/6.1 will be the most money-making jailbreak ever!

Is evasion the start of jailbreaks that will be focused mainly on money-making rather than pure fun/hacking? Is it start of a new era in jailbreaking?

What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comment section below.

Apple releases OS X 10.8.3 build 12D44 to developers - by aby benedict

Two days after releasing 10.8.3 build 12D43 to developers, Apple is today pushing out 10.8.3 build 12D44 with no known issues. Such rapid releases could point to an imminent launch of the OS. Like the last pre-release build, Apple isn’t listing any significant changes and asking developers to focus on AirPlay, AirPort, Game Center, Graphics Drivers, and Safari. Head below for the full release notes:

OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 build 12D44 Seed Note
OS X Mountain Lion Update 10.8.3 is an update to OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.
Installation Instructions

Please be aware that you will not be able to revert back to your previous system after updating. Please install this update on a system you are prepared to erase if necessary.

- If you have already installed the “OS X Software Update Seed Configuration Utility”, choose “Software Update” from the Apple menu. Otherwise, proceed with the following steps.
- Log into your Apple Developer account and download the “OS X Software Update Seed Configuration Utility”.
- After running the installer, the Mac App Store will open automatically. Click on the Updates panel and OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 build 12D38 will now be available for download.
- When a newer seed build is available, you will receive a notification to update from the Mac App Store. Click the notification to begin the installation. New seed notes will be posted in the Mac Dev Center.
- To stop receiving new seed builds, go to the Software Update Preference in System Preferences and where it says “Your computer is set to receive pre- release Software Update seeds”, press the “Change…” button.
Note: If you are using a computer which gets its updates from a local Software Update server, the OS X Software Update Seed Configuration Utility will reconfigure your machine to use Apple’s Software Update servers. Your computer must be able to connect to Apple’s Software Update servers to install the seed. We recommend that you remove any Configuration Profile that specifies a local Software Update server before installing the OS X Software Update Seed Configuration Utility.
Known Issues
- None

Focus Areas

- AirPlay
- AirPort
- Game Center
- Graphics Drivers
- Safari

Hell Has Frozen Over: Apple Now Selling Android Device Online - by aby benedict

Apple may be waging a thermonuclear war against Android in the courts, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t try to profit off of gadgets running Google’s competing operating system in their online store… even if the word ‘Android’ is nowhere on the item’s product page.

It’s more of an amusing blip than anything else,but apple is selling the Oakley Airwave Goggles through their online store for $599.95.

The Oakley Airwave Goggles are a cool piece of kit which give skiiers and other snow sports enthusiasts not just a solid piece of goggles for protection against the elements, but contain a tiny on-board computer that not only gives them a real-time, data driven heads-up-display (HUD) that shows you your speed, ski time, the altitude, and distance traveled, but also has integrated GPS satellite navigation capabilities, accelerometer-based jump analytics and Bluetooth connectivity to a corresponding iOS or Android app.

It certainly looks pretty rad:

The only problem is the Airwave’s tiny onboard computer is actually powered by Android.

Specifically, the Oakley Airwave Goggles use a pioneering HUD created by Recon Instruments that “is powered by a proprietary Android OS micro-computer” in order to create “fully customizable Android based HUDs.”

It’s more amusing than anything else. It’s not like the Oakley Airwave Goggles have “Powered by Android” branded on the box, and the Android element is completely invisible to the end user.

Still, as far as we know, this is the only Android device Apple is currently selling, and you’ve got to admit, it’s ironic to think of anyone walking out of an Apple Store having purchased an Android-powered device.

Does Apple not care, not realize, or are they hiding the Oakley’s shameful pedigree? Certainly there’s no mention of Android on the official product page. It could go either way, but our best guess: Apple doesn’t care if gadgets use Android as long as they aren’t competing with them. Unless Cupertino enters the extreme sports market, the Airwaves are safe.

10 Reasons Which Show The Fall Of Apple - by aby benedict

The heights where Apple is building its palace will never let you to think about its downfall ever, but this does not means that can never happen. As for last few weeks there are some news popping up from different sites that indicate the downfall of the fruit company. Few days back E-NET also informed about the company’s fall. But this time we are we are loaded with 10 reasons which show the fall of Apple. Til the time we won’t read them you won’t be believe, so read on to see the weaklings of the most successful tech company of the world.

The Decline Of Apple

1. Decreasing Quality Increasing Price

Previously Apple’s products were satisfying the amount being paid for them but now the case is not the same. As the recent release of the company, iPhone 5, the product has a sky touching price but there are a lot of complains being received about it such as the touch screen bug, purple haze and above all the most prominent one is theApple map issue. All these reasons make the customers think that now Apple is not providing that quality in its products, as the high expectations we have for them. Furthermore, the Apple device which was said to be a cheaper one, that is iPad mini, was also quite expensive when compared to its competitors. Decreasing quality with increasing price can be a major reason leading to the fall of Apple.

2. Internal Defects Of The Company

Apple used to be more organised previously with stronger agendas to present best to its customers, but now there seem to be some internal defects in the company and one of the biggest evidence was the Foxconn issue, a major supplier of electronic components to large US companies including Apple and Microsoft.

3. Magical Touch Of Steve Jobs Is Missing

Apple is still Apple but the company has lost its spark today, Steve Jobs, who was not only the co-founder of the company but also the sole leader. Without his single vision, the company seem to be a bit scattered with internal disagreements and power struggles. Not only the company but people are also missing the compelling speech of Jobs when he used to hold the stage.

4. Apple’s Limitation On The Product

The next thing that can contribute to this downfall is the fact that Apple always bound its customers, while other brands open a new world for their users. As Android and Microsoft allow their customers to use almost all the apps such as Excel that Apple doesn’t. Apple only allows its customers to those features which are under the company’s control, which was seen when Apple replaced Google’s map with Apple’s poor quality map.

5. Other Brands With Same Products But Lower Price

Increasing competition is another threat for the fruit company that might lead to the fall of Apple, as yesterday Maypalo updated you about Samsung’s victory upon Apple. Moreover, the features that iPad mini is providing are also available in Nexus 7 of Google but in lower price. Thus the improvement of other brands is also a disadvantage for Apple.

6. Apple’s Carrier Partners Have Better Alternatives

Now the sixth one in the list of 10 reasons which show the fall of Apple is an important one. As other brands especially Samsung’s products are acquiring more success, so the carrier partners are also  more interested in them than Apple. Because for them better alternative means more profit.

7. New Initiatives Not Interested With Apple

Apple’s potential buisness partners don’t really trust the fruit company and this is major reason due to which new initiatives are not really interested to work with Apple. The music industry and AT&T have not had great experiences with Apple. If, in this way, all the Apple partners started to leave the company and new initiatives show no special interest, then the company will surely face a decline.

8. Product cannibalization

Apple’s rapid speed of releasing new products can also be disadvantageous for the company, as this leads to cannibalization. This means that due to the release of new products the older one suffers. This was vividly seen after the release of iPad mini that how rapidly the sales of iPad 3 went down.

9. Growth From All Aspects Is Not Advantageous

As per the analysts, its not always advantageous for the company to expand too much. Apple has also expanded a lot and presented its customers all technical goods from smart phone to TV. TV is complex due to relationships with cable companies, set-top box manufacturers and channel guide programmers. And if we talk about integrating more complex solution for TVs with content, cable companies and other media partners have learned not to trust Apple.

10. Valuation

If we mention Apple’s stock on P/E basis then it seems be quite cheap but is very expensive on price/sales (4.4x) and total absolute market capitalization basis ($625 billion). Even now Apple is suffering from a surprising yet swift decline in stock value. Just weeks after reaching a $705 high, it now sits at its lowest price in over five months. This can be another reason that lead to the fall of Apple.

This fall of Apple may not be very vivid, but the small weaknesses of the company can lead to this huge disaster to happen.

Will Apple face a downfall or not? What do think?

NASA working on X1 exoskeleton to aid astronauts, paraplegics - by aby benedict

NASA has announced that it's working on the X1, an exoskeleton that will give users improved mobility and strength. The project, which is the result of a partnership with the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, aims to help astronauts maintain muscle strength in low-gravity, low-resistance environments, but also hopes to assist paraplegics to walk. It's one of many exoskeletons we've seen over the years — France's Hercule project is already at an advanced stage — but with the heft of NASA behind it, the X1 looks as though it may have a good chance for success.

The project is an offshoot from NASA's Robonaut 2, a robotic astronaut which currently resides on the International Space Station. The X1 currently offers up four motorized joints at the hips and the knees alongside six passive joints that allow for movements like sidestepping, turning, and other actions that require high flexibility. In the future, the research team plans to add more joints to the ankles and hips to allow for a greater scope of movement. For now, however, there's a long way to go: NASA says that its primary focus is on design, evaluation, and improvement of the technology, and has given no date for when we might see the fruits of its labor in action.

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iPhone 5 To Be Available In India Starting From October 26 - by aby benedict

iPhone 5 was launched on 21 October in some countries including the big ones such as United States and the United kingdom, and later it was released in 22 more countries. Well finally it is going to be launched to a country which has more than one billion people, that is India.

iPhone 5 Available In India

According to a new report today from BGR, Apple is going to launch its flagship device that is the iPhone 5 in India starting from October 26. It will finally put an end to those were waiting for the device to come to India and iPhone 5 will finally reach a one billion+ country.

iPhone 5 which according to the report will come on 26 October will mainly be launched in India by Apple itself rather than relying on local carriers such as Airtel or Aircel.

Unlike previous launches of the iPhone, it is expected that iPhone 5 will widely be available in major cities of India on the initial day of launch. But we should remind our readers that the launch date for iPhone 5 in India has not been confirmed by Apple, so we are waiting for a green signal by Apple.

iPhone 5 Price In India

iPhone 5 if it does get launched in India on October 26 will likely put a huge end to the black market that is currently selling the iPhone 5 at a huge mark-up price ranging from anywhere between $1100- $1700 (55,000 – 92,000 Indian rupee).

It is expected, although not confirmed, but the price of iphone 5 in India will be the same of that when iPhone 4S was launched. So we can estimate and say that the price of iPhone 5 in india will be around 45,000 – 52,000 Indian rupee.

Well if you are India, will you buy an iphone  5 when it comes out? Let us know in the comments.

Tim Cook apologizes to customers over Apple’s Maps controversy, recommends Bing and other alternatives - by aby benedict

Apple just published an open letter from Apple CEO Tim Cook explaining to customers that it “fell short” in delivering the best experience possible with the new Maps app. Within the letter, Cook noted the company is doing everything to improve the app. However, it recommended a number of alternative apps and web apps for users to try in the meantime. Among his recommendations: Bing, MapQuest, Waze, or the Google or Nokia web apps. Links in the letter point customers to the featured section for mapping apps on the App Store and another to the graphic above showing how to install the Google and Nokia web apps. The letter is currently posted through a link displayed prominently on the Apple.com homepage.

To our customers,

At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers. With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment. We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better.

We launched Maps initially with the first version of iOS. As time progressed, we wanted to provide our customers with even better Maps including features such as turn-by-turn directions, voice integration, Flyover and vector-based maps. In order to do this, we had to create a new version of Maps from the ground up.

There are already more than 100 million iOS devices using the new Apple Maps, with more and more joining us every day. In just over a week, iOS users with the new Maps have already searched for nearly half a billion locations. The more our customers use our Maps the better it will get and we greatly appreciate all of the feedback we have received from you.

While we’re improving Maps, you can try alternatives by downloading map apps from the App Store like Bing, MapQuest and Waze, or use Google or Nokia maps by going to their websites and creating an icon on your home screen to their web app.

Everything we do at Apple is aimed at making our products the best in the world. We know that you expect that from us, and we will keep working non-stop until Maps lives up to the same incredibly high standard.

Tim Cook
Apple’s CEO