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iOS 5.1.1 released: Do not upgrade if you jailbreak your device
Apple has just released a new version of iOS for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Don’ t update if you jailbreak your device.
Changes are as follows:
This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:
• Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut
• Addresses bugs that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks
• Fixes bugs that affected AirPlay video playback in some circumstances
• Improved reliability for syncing Safari bookmarks and Reading List
• Fixes an issue where ‘Unable to purchase’ alert could be displayed after successful purchase
Jailbreak iPhone 4S & iPad 2 with GreenPois0n Absinthe v0.2
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How To Use GreenPois0n: The Quick Guide
- Remember: greenpois0n is not an unlock, it is a jailbreak! (If you are unsure of the difference, stop reading now & become friends with a revolutionary new website called Google.)
- Download & extract greenpois0n from the .zip file, then launch greenpois0n.
- Attach your iPhone, iPad or iPod to your computer & click ‘Jailbreak’.
- Greenpois0n will automatically commence its DFU guide. If you know how to put your device into ‘DFU Mode,’ you can do this at your leisure; when done, greenpois0n will acknowledge a successful DFU operation.
- Press ‘Jailbreak’ again (if necessary) and let greenpois0n do its thing! You will see wonderful lines of text scroll on your device’s screen to assure you that something is happening.
- After a few magical seconds, greenpois0n will display a ‘Complete’ message. At this point, the greenpois0n injection is complete – just wait for your device to reboot automatically.
- Once your device has finished rebooting, double-check that you have an active internet connection, then locate & press the ‘Loader’ icon on your device. This action will download the Cydia app and install it for you.
- When Cydia has been installed successfully, your device needs to (& will automatically) reboot one final time.
- You’re done! Enjoy
CES 2012: SaintelDaily.com Hands on with CaseMate’s Tuxedo
CaseMate’s Tuxedo can hold your iPad without any cords holding it down. It is using a sticky pad. Once the pad gets dirty just wet it a little and reuse.
Google takes on Pulse and Flipbook with Currents
Although Google has had this in the works for a while. It seems rush that it would come out on the heals of Flipboard for iPhone getting released. Never the less. The app is minimal and very functional. Google has a way with these things. The style is very consistent from iPad to iPhone. You Google login will sync your RSS between devices. My one pet peeve is that it does not have my Google Reader subscriptions preloaded.
Viva iTunes: Apple opens iTunes store in Brazil & Latin America
Apple fresh off a new iTunes update last night has just announced, via a press release that it’s launching the iTunes Store in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. Also those lucky Brazilians will have iTunes Match to play with. Brazil is now the only country outside the USA to have the service.
The thing I like most about Apple is that when they announce something it’s launched right away. iTunes Store is open right now and iTunes Match is available today if you live in Brazil. The cost remains $24.99 a year.
Brazil and Latin American now have a wide open library music from all four major labels. If you live in Brazil, you also get Movies in your iTunes store.
Apple Press Release:
SAO PAULO, Brazil—December 13, 2011—Apple® today announced the launch of the iTunes Store® in Brazil (www.itunes.com/brazil) with an incredible selection of Brazilian and international music from all the major labels and thousands of independent labels. Launching with a catalog of over 20 million songs, the iTunes Store in Brazil features local artists including Ivete Sangalo, Marisa Monte and the digital debut of Roberto Carlos’ catalog, available to purchase and download along with a wide range of international artists including the Beatles, Rihanna, Coldplay and thousands more. With most songs priced at 99 cents and most albums at $9.99, the iTunes Store in Brazil is the best way for iPad®, iPhone®, iPod®, Mac® and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music online.
The iTunes Store in Brazil offers over a thousand movies to rent or purchase, with many in stunning HD, from major studios including 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures, The Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures. The iTunes Store in Brazil now joins the revolutionary App Store™, which offers more than 500,000 apps to consumers in 123 countries, reaching hundreds of millions of iPad, iPhone and iPod touch® users around the world. Customers have downloaded more than 18 billion apps to date.
Apple is also bringing the iTunes Store to 15 additional Latin American countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.
The iTunes Store in Brazil and Latin America offer music from major labels EMI Music, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music, and thousands of independent labels. All music on iTunes® comes in iTunes Plus®, Apple’s DRM-free format with high-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding for audio quality virtually indistinguishable from the original recordings.
iTunes in the Cloud lets you download your previously purchased iTunes music to all your iOS devices at no additional cost, and new music purchases can be downloaded automatically to all your devices. In addition, music not purchased from iTunes can gain the same benefits by using iTunes Match℠, a new service that upgrades your music to iTunes Plus when matched to the over 20 million songs in the iTunes Store catalog. iTunes in the Cloud is available today for free in Brazil and Latin America and iTunes Match is available today for a $24.99 annual fee in Brazil.
Pricing & Availability
iTunes 10.5.1 for Mac and Windows includes the iTunes Store and is available as a free download from (www.itunes.com/brazil). iTunes Store purchases require a valid credit card with a billing address in country.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
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Steve Jobs: Times Magazine Person of the year?
Steve Jobs maybe dead but he remains in the news an in the hearts of many. He changed many aspects of technology and the way society thinks. In some ways rules did not apply to him as he constantly challenged the statuesque.
Looks like he is about to do it again. NBC Nightly News says that Steve has been nominated as Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Steve Jobs would become the first person to receive the award after death.
Time’s Managing Editor Rich Stengel who is on the annual panel said that the publication has “never actually chosen a dead person” as Person of the Year.
DJing just got 100% portable: iDJ Live adds two real turntables iPad
If you are a DJ or just looking to throw a good party. You don’t feel like carrying around crates of records. I know you are thinking no one does this but record sales are on the rise again. Just saying. You could do CD’s but let’s be honest. everyone uses a laptop and iTunes playlist now. Now you can do that but still keep that look and feel of good old vinyl. Numark’s iDJ Live accessory turns your iPad into a real deejay set-up. It also works with iPhone and iPod Touch but why would you do that. You get the standard two turntables and a crossfader. You also get an iPad stand that has connections for an external sound system. All yours for $100
Press Release:
iPhone DJ Controller, iDJ Live, Shipping Now With Support for algoriddim’s djay app
Cumberland, R.I. (June 27, 2011) – Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of DJ technology, announces iDJ Live, a portable DJ controller for iPad, iPhone or iPod touch is now available. Numark showcased iDJ Live at the 2011 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California this past January.
iDJ Live is an iOS-DJ controller designed to enable anyone to be an iPad, iPhone or iPod DJ. Numark has partnered with algoriddim, the makers of the highly popular djay software, to bring support for iDJ Live to the djay app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The iDJ Live system enables users to mix and scratch using their music from their iTunes library in algoriddim’s djay app or other CoreMIDI-enabled DJ apps.
iDJ Live features two large performance platters and a central mixer section with a crossfader, buttons and knobs to recreate the two-decks-and-a-mixer setup that professional DJs prefer. iDJ Live comes complete with an iPad DJ stand, custom audio cable for connecting to a sound system and headphones, and 30-pin dock connector for iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
“With a familiar setup and great controls, iDJ Live brings true DJ capabilities to iPad”, said Chris Roman, Numark Product Manager. “It’s so affordable and fun to use, iDJ Live is going to open up the world of DJing to entirely new audiences.”
For more information about Numark’s iDJ Live, a new iPad, iPhone and iPod touch DJ controller, please visit http://www.numark.com/idjlive.
djay app from algoriddim is sold separately via the App store.
iTunes, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are trademarks of Apple, Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Swype: The best 3rd party keyboard is now on jailbroken iDevices but skip it for now
Swype is one of the best keyboards out in any OS. It has ling been a staple in the Android world where choice is more than a word it’s a way of life. The iOS does not let you install anything onto of the standard keys. As always, where Apple fails to deliver the jailbreak community does. The typing system was ported to the iDevices as a tweak for the iOS keyboard on the alternative AppStore Cydia. The creators of Swype have stated that they have a version for iOS devices ready to release but can not since Apple does not let developers submit apps that enhance system functions like the default keyboard.
So don’t expect to see an official Swype for iOS anytime soon. One wonders why they would nit just release it on Cydia themselves. As much as I love Swype I have to say you must skip this tweak. This tweak is full of bugs and does not use Swype’s technology, just Swype’s name. The CEO of Swype Mike McSherry said the port that’s on Cydia is a “hack”. I also agree. I love hacks and jailbreaks but this one does not work well at all. I would say hold out for version 2. The port is very buggy and doesn’t come with Swype’s familiar “blue line” for the keyboard.
