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iH8sn0w, the well known iOS developer and researcher who is responsible for the production of Sn0wbreeze, iFaith, iReb and f0recast has been hard at work again trying to resolve an issue that has been tainting the experience of owners of the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. The said two Apple devices are powered by the A5 processor, and as any jailbreak fan will know, it hasn’t previously been possible to perform firmware downgrades on those two units. When Apple releases a new version of iOS, they promptly stop signing the older firmware, meaning that any official restores result in the user installing the latest official iOS version onto their device.



In normal circumstances, going to the latest version of iOS isn’t really a big issue for standard users. However, the problem occurs when iDevice owners who wish to perform a jailbreak update their software, leaving them having to sit and wait patiently until the Dev-Teams produce a working, distributable jailbreak for that new iOS version. On older devices, users can benefit from a firmware downgrade to versions of iOS that Apple no longer signs as long as they have the relevant SHSH blobs saved for that firmware. In most cases, Cydia automatically captures any available blobs and update the users’ Cydia app with the blobs that have been saved. Jailbreak fans also use the very popular and powerful TinyUmbrella tool to quickly and efficiently capture available SHSH blobs and save them locally on their machines for use at a later date.

Although we have had the iPad 2 since March 2011, and the iPhone 4S since October, there hasn’t been a method available to allow users to downgrade these A5 powered devices which means that a restore is required for any reason that the latest firmware version would be installed. Canadian based iOS developer and hacker iH8sn0w claims to have found a loophole in Apple’s APTicket system that allowed him to successfully downgrade his iPad 2 from iOS 5.1 to 5.0.1. The good news is that he also believe that the loophole he has found will also allow firmware downgrades on Apple’s new iPad running on the new A5X processor. Obviously this will only be possible when newer firmwares become available due to the fact that all new iPads were actually shipped with iOS 5.1, which is the current version.



The news basically means that owners of the iPad 2, the new iPad and the iPhone 4S have finally been invited to the downgrade party and will be able to restore their devices to any firmware of their choice, providing that they have the relevant SHSH blobs saved. Other than a tweet from iH8sn0w about the APTicket system loophole, we have no additional information from the developer, but as it filters through we will be sure to bring it to you.

Source - [ redmondpie.com ]

Angry Birds has been to iOS and Android what Call Of Duty has been to consoles over the the last few years. Those crazy, unstoppable birds have flown as far as PC, Mac, Facebook and Google Chrome in their never-ending quest to defend the nest.

With three versions already on the market, Rovio has added a fourth edition to Angry Birds Rio, Angry Birds Seasons and the original version. First previewed earlier this month, Angry Birds Space takes things quite literally to another dimension. The initial trailer featured International Space Station rep Don Pettit, and was actually filmed in a spaceship, with Pettit test-firing plush toy versions of the fluffy birds at zero gravity.

• iPhone [App Store Link]
• iPad [App Store Link]
• Android [Google Play Link]
• Mac [Mac App Store Link]
• Windows [Rovio Site Link]

Every year, hundreds of people line up outside the Apple store to get the latest version of iPhone as well as the iPad. Some people find it dumb, while the others love to wait in the queue to get their latest smartphone and tablet outside the Apple Store. Last week, Apple announced the next generation of its tablet device, the iPad 3 or the new iPad. It features a 9.7 inch Retina Display, sporting a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, Apple A5X dual-core processor, 5 megapixel iSight camera, 4G LTE Connectivity and much more.

The Apple media event is going live at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, where it is widely expected to release the Apple iPad 3 and an updated Apple TV set-top box. Keep checking the feed updates below.



 
Photo courtesy of Kiel

Digitimes  has come up with a potential "iPad mini" rumor -  a 7.85-inch screen that the publication says Apple is targeting for release later this year. Digitimes has found a new report from Taiwanese newspaper United Evening News making similar claims and outlining a number of companies making up Apple's supply chain for the device (Translated by Google translation)

According to the report, Apple will be utilizing Pegatron as its assembler for the device, forgoing its main partner Foxconn for this project. Apple and Pegatron do, however, have a long-standing relationship with the assembler already contributing to iPhone production and rumored at several points to be involved in iPad 3 production as well.

eyeSight Mobile Technologies has announced that they would launch SoundWave music app with new gesture recognition technology at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. They were the ones behind the gesture controls in the Micromax A85 that was launched last November. The SoundWave app for iPhone and iPad would enable users to control their iPhones and iPads using simple hand gestures.

Following the app’s release, developers would be able to download eyeSight’s unique SDK to develop a whole new range of gesture-controlled applications and games.

Apple could price an 8-in. iPad as low as US$299, an analyst said today, as part of a strategy to "crush the opposition."


Rumors of a smaller iPad resurfaced earlier this week after the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, reported that Apple was contemplating a tablet with an 8-inch display.


Then, several experts expressed scepticism that Apple would introduce a tablet with a screen smaller than the current 9.7-inch size of the current iPad.


Rhoda Alexander, senior manager of tablet and monitor research at IHS iSuppli, disagrees. "Based on our sources, we're very solid [in our belief] that Apple will release a smaller iPad that uses a 7.85-inch display, essentially an 8-inch screen, this year," said Alexander.


iSuppli's projection for a release: The fourth quarter of 2012.


With savings from downsizing the display and associated touchscreen, and perhaps reducing the storage memory to a default 8GB, Apple could price what Alexander's dubbed the "iPad Mini" -- perhaps a sop to the Mac Mini name that Apple uses for its petite desktop Mac -- as low as US$299, although $349 would be another option.


"Apple doesn't need to compete with the $200 price point," Alexander argued, referring to the price tag of Amazon's Kindle Fire, a 7-inch device the e-tailer started selling last November.


Adding a smaller iPad would let Apple address several issues, said Alexander.

A new analysis shows that the adoption of tablets in the enterprise, led largely by Apple's iPad, is having an accelerating impact on the decline corporate printing.

Investment bank Morgan Stanley said Tuesday in a note to investors that the rapid ascent of tablets for business use has adversely affected printing by more than it had originally predicted. Last February, a Blue Paper from the company predicted an 8-15 percent decline in printing, but a new survey shows cuts as deep as 16 percent due to increased tablet use combined and company measures to curtail printing.

The firm surveyed 700 tablet users in the U.S. about how the devices affect their printing behavior at work. 46 percent of respondents said they printed less, with 13 percent indicating that they printed 16 percent less after owning a tablet.

Last week, repair firm iLab Factory posted a photo of a Sharp display that was said to carry a resolution of 2048x1536 in a 9.7-inch size and be targeted for the iPad 3. 
The company now reports (via 9to5Mac) that it has obtained the rear shell and dock connector cable parts that have also been circulating and matched all three together, increasing the likelihood that the leaks are genuine parts. The parts do show that the iPad 3 is marginally thicker than the iPad 2, which has been rumored by a number of sources as Apple has sought to increase battery capacity to drive the higher-resolution display and tweak other components.

The report goes on to show in a series of photos that mounting holes on both the display and the dock connector/ribbon cable line up exactly with those on the rear shell. 



The report also examines the rear camera mounting points on the claimed iPad 3 shell, noting that they are indeed different than on the iPad 2 although the hole in the rear shell does appear to be essentially the same size as in the iPad 2. The difference in camera mounting had previously been noted in other leaked photos. 


Apple is expected to introduce the iPad 3 in the first week of March, with the first round of launches set to follow soon after.

Source - [ Joe Aimonetti at reviews.cnet.com ]

(Note - Please don't  try it for iPad, some users have reported to have some bugs)

1. Open Cydia, tap the Manage tab, tapSources, then the Edit button, and finally the Add button. You'll get a window that starts you off with http:// to which you'll want to addcydia.blogeeks.com. (Note that there's only a single "g" in the URL.) Once you've got that in there, go ahead and add the new repository. Cydia will do its thing and reload itself, then ask you to return to Cydia.
2. Tap the Search tab in Cydia and search for iUsers. When the results load, selectiUsers and install it. When it has finished installing you'll be asked to restart Springboard (your home screen app), which you should go ahead and do.
3. After Springboard restarts the lock screen will come up and you'll be asked to set up multiple users before you can use it. Go ahead and set up your first user by following the on-screen prompts.
4. When you're done, go into the Settings app on your home screen and look for the new iUsers tab. It should be about halfway down. Tap it and you'll be able to add additional users. This is where you can create a guest account.
5. Once you've created all the users you want, lock your phone and try to unlock it. You'll see a little icon with people in it inside of the "slide to unlock" bar. Tap that and you'll be able to choose the account you want to use. (Note that on the iPhone and iPod touch there's a bit of a glitch that makes it hard to see the account names, but you can still select them. Watch the video above for help with this.)