Great news for jailbreaks. The team behind the Pangu untethered jailbreak of iOS 7.1-7.1.2 has just released a jailbreak for iOS 8 – iOS 8.1 and it’s the first jailbreak tool released for iOS 8 or later. Pangu8 for iOS 8 is available on their official Pangu website and the jailbreak utility is only available for Windows.

Pangu team has provided some important details on their website:

Preparations for jailbreak.
Backup before using pangu jailbreak tool. Although this tool is tested successfully on most devices, we still hope you backup your data to avoid data loss. Please turn off the screen password lock and close the “find my iPhone” feature in the iCloud settings before jailbreak.

the firmware upgraded via OTA may cause failure.
The firmware upgraded via OTA will have a lot of influence factors. If you have several failed attempts, Please try to download the latest firmware and restore your iOS devices. In addition, Pangu (iOS 8) tool now add a function to restore iOS devices and execute automatic activation, you can try click the jailbreak button after restoring, and Pangu will automatically activate your device and do jailbreak.

“Storage capacity is almost full.”?
This is because the jailbreak program will write important files into the system directory and cause alarm, it will not affect the result. When the Cydia be compatible, click on the Cydia will launch the directory moving process.

About afc2?
Because Apple made a lot of adjustments to the system, you cannot use afc2 plug-ins at present.

Do not delete “com.apple.mobile.softwareupdated.plist”
Do not delete “com.apple.mobile.softwareupdated.plist”, otherwise it will cause system failure.

Processing method of jailbreak failure
Please enable the Airplane mode and close Wifi and then try to jailbreak, or if not successful, please restart your devices and then try. If it still fails, please use the Pangu restore function and jailbreak again.

The Jailbreak tool (Pangu8) will work with all the iOS 8 – 8.1 compatible devices:

• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 5s
• iPhone 5c
• iPhone 5
• iPhone 4s
• iPad Air 2
• iPad Air
• iPad 4
• iPad 3
• iPad 2
• iPad mini 3
• iPad mini 2
• iPad mini
• iPod touch 5th gen

You can also download Pangu jailbreak for iOS 8 – iOS 8.1 from our download page.

No Cydia included when you Jailbreak iOS 8 – iOS 8.1 with Pangu8.
The important thing that you need to know about Pangu8 is that jailbreak will not install Cydia at this time. This initial release of Pangu is likely for developers only so they can update their tweak for iOS 8. Saurik needs to update Cydia for iOS 8 in order to make it compatible with the newly updated operating system, that’s the reason why Cydia is not bundled into Pangu for iOS 8. Technically if you jailbreak your device right now, it wouldn’t do any good to all of users as Cydia is outdated for iOS8.

Saurik mentioned that he will work hard to get Cydia compatible as soon as possible.
So, windknown has contacted me, about a half hour ago, via e-mail. He has told me one of the issues that is keeping Substrate from working on the device, which will probably require me to build a little binary patch for dyld as part of the Substrate installation sequence. This was the worst possible day for me, as I'm traveling back to Santa Barbara today (I'm currently in Texas, having come here to give a talk at The Big Android BBQ), which means this will take me a little longer than I'd like, but clearly getting Cydia and Substrate working on iOS 8 is my highest priority. I thankfully think that I actually can start working a little on one of the Substrate issues using an iOS 7 "model" based on the information provided by windknown, which means I'll lose less time to not having all of my devices with me. (I currently have no clue why Cydia itself is not functioning, but will find out later today when I can see it myself.)

Jailbreak Tutorial.
We are currently gathering more information regarding Pangu8 for iOS 8 – iOS 8.1. We will provide a set of instructions in a separate post once we have all the information that we need regarding Pangu8. There’s a possibility that the instructions might be limited due to the current status of this jailbreak tool.

T4L’s recommendation.
Like what we have mentioned above, this release is likely for developers for them to update their tweaks including Saurik for Cydia to be updated for iOS 8. Having Pangu team released their jailbreak tool for the developers means that the next thing that will happen here is that we will be able to jailbreak and install updated tweaks compatible with iOS 8 – iOS 8.1.

Right now we recommend you to just get ready for an upcoming version of Pangu by updating or restoring to iOS 8.1 via iTunes (not OTA). This is just to ensure that you’re ready when a stable version of Pangu is out.

Clash of Clans is an epic combat strategy game. Build and defend your village; Dominate the Realm; Battle with thousands of players across the world!

Get the Clash of Clans ringtones, text message alerts and other notification sounds on your Mobilephones/Smartphones. Enjoy using COC free ringtones on your Mobilephones/Smartphones. Download links are provided below. Let the downloads begin!

Apple released iOS 8.1 which includes features like Apple Pay, Continuity, SMS from any device and more. Many users have smoothly updated to iOS 8.1, while some users reported that the update fails due to an error related to iTunes update server.

Those users who experience failure in updating their devices receives an error that says “iPhone update software update server could not be contacted” and this usual cause of this is that Apple’s servers are overloaded due to the high traffic from iPhone and iPad owner who are trying to update to the latest iOS version. Another error users are experiencing when updating was the error that says “Unable to Check for Update. An error occurred while checking for a software update.” Where this error also means that Apple’s servers going down under the huge surge in traffic.

For those who are experiencing the error messages when updating their devices, we suggest you to wait for a while, and then try again, hoping that the traffic reduces by then. No proper solution was set for thist type of issue due to the problem seems to be on Apple’s end.

Apple’s iOS 8.1 update is now available to download. The update includes Apple Pay support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, along with new features and functionality. Here's the complete list of features added to iOS 8.1, according to Apple's release notes:

• Apple Pay support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (U.S. only)
• Photos includes new features, improvements and fixes
• Adds iCloud Photo Library as a beta service
• Adds Camera Roll album in Photos app and My Photo Stream album when iCloud Photo Library is not enabled.
• Provides alerts when running low on space before capturing Time Lapse videos
• Messages includes new features, improvements and fixes
• Adds the ability for iPhone users to send and receive SMS and MMS text messages from their iPad and Mac
• Resolves an issue where search would sometimes not display results
• Fixes a bug that caused read messages to not be marked as read
• Fixes issues with group messaging
• Resolves issues with Wi-Fi performance that could occur when connected to some base stations
• Fixes an issue that could prevent connections to Bluetooth hands-free devices
• Fixes bugs that could cause screen rotation to stop working
• Adds an option to select between 2G, 3G or LTE networks for cellular data
• Fixes an issue in Safari where videos would sometimes not play
• Adds AirDrop support for Passbook passes
• Adds an option to enable Dictation in Settings for Keyboards, separate from Siri
• Enables HealthKit apps to access data in the background
• Accessibility improvements and fixes
• Fixes an issue that prevented Guided Access from working properly
• Fixes a bug where VoiceOver would not work with 3rd party keyboards
• Improves stability and audio quality when using MFi Hearing Aids with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
• Fixes an issue with VoiceOver where tone dialing would get stuck on a tone until dialing another number
• Improves reliability when using handwriting. Bluetooth keyboards and Braille displays with VoiceOver
• Fixes an issue that was preventing the use of OS X Caching Server for iOS updates

iOS 8.1 is compatible with the followin iOS Devices:

• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S
• iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus
• iPod touch 5th gen, 
• iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4
• iPad Air, iPad Air 2
• iPad Mini, iPad Mini Retina, and iPad Mini Retina 2.
• Older devices do not support the update.  

Let us know if you if you encounter any problems updating with the iOS 8.1.

Apple is now the number two online retailer in the world and that is according to data from e-commerce research firm Internet Retailer. Amazon remains at number one spot. Apple just recently surpassed Staples and Walmart to take over second place.

Here are some factors why Apple was able to reached the second spot. First, Staples saw flat online sales of $10.4 billion over the past year and that represents just a 1% increase over year 2012. Second, Apple jumped over 24% increase in online sales to $18.3 billion last year. Part of Apple’s sales increase for this year came from Internet Retailer’s inclusion of Apple’s online hardware sales for the first time, in addition to the digital sales from its App Store and iTunes.

Here's the sales results image courtesy of the Wall Street Journal:

Microsoft sent out invites to the press for a Surface related event for May 20th. Microsoft is expected to unveil a smaller version of the Surface tablet by mentioning ‘small’ word in the invite.The event will kick-off at 11am EDT / 8AM PDT on May 20th.

The text of the invite says “Join us for a small gathering,” hinting at the announcement of the rumored Surface Mini. While the event could really refer to a small gathering of attendees to witness the unveiling of the latest tablet that Microsoft has to offer, it seems more likely to be a tease for the company's latest product.

There have been rumors of a smaller sized Surface tablet and is expected to be called the Surface Mini. The Surface mini is expected to feature an 8 inch display and an active digitizer with Office pre-installed. In addition to its Surface event, Microsoft is gearing up to release Windows Phone 8.1 later this month.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to host the event as he did for the unveil of native office apps on the iPad. Panos Panay should also be at the event and there is speculation that Stephen Elop may also be at the event since he is Executive Vice President of Devices and Studios.

Apple and other tech companies are reaching into its pockets for local San Francisco anti-poverty charity SF Gives. According to a report that came from Fortune's website, Apple is one of many companies that has donated $500,000 and according to the Forbes story, SF Gives is attempting to raise $10 million in total with their self-imposed deadline on Wednesday, May 7.

The arrival of an initiative like SF Gives comes at a precarious time for Silicon Valley. Critics of the thriving tech industry have blamed companies for a meteoric rise in rents and increased evictions.
In recent months, protesters have blocked Google’s employee commuter buses, held a rally at the annual Crunchies tech awards gala, and stood outside the San Francisco home of Google Ventures partner Kevin Rose, distributing flyers and holding signs maligning Rose as a “parasite” and “leech.”

Raising $70 million towards HIV/AIDS programs in Africa was Apple’s previous charity moves through Product(RED) items such as iPod nano and shuffle devices, iPhone bumpers and more.

Apple helped raise funds for the Hurricane Sandy and Philippine Typhoon Relief efforts through iTunes donations. Donated $2.5 million to American Red Cross in the Hurricane Sandy relief. Apple also donated $8 million to the earthquake victims in China.

Read more in the full article: Here

I shut down the device and accessed the file system using well-known techniques (DFU mode, custom ramdisk, SSH over usbmux). Finally, I mounted the iOS data partition and navigated to the actual email folder. Within this folder, I found all attachments accessible without any encryption/restriction.

Kurtz found that Apple’s data protection technology in iOS 7 does not extend to email attachments and also verified the existence of the nasty bug that can be found in iPad 2 and and iPhone 5s running iOS version 7.0.4.
According to the researcher Apple said that they are aware of the issue and is working on a fix. No dates  on when the fix for this issue will be release, but it shouldn’t be long because attachment encryption is crucial for businesses that use iOS devices.

Steve Jobs has been ranked #1 in CNBC’s First 25: Rebels, Icons & Leaders, described as “a definitive list of people who have had the greatest influence, sparked the biggest changes and created the most disruption in business over the past quarter century.”

The list was being created as part of CNBC’s year-long 25th anniversary celebrations. CNBC’s First 25 was being broadcast last April 29, 2014, anchored by CNBC’s Tyler Mathisen.

Here’s an excerpt from CNBC’s paragraph on Jobs:

His creative genius revolutionized not just his industry and its products, but also everything from music and movies to smartphones. He provided a platform for others to create and distribute apps, bringing innovation and change to an even wider sphere. Apple’s co-founder tops our anniversary list of the 25 most transformative leaders, icons and rebels of the past-quarter century. More than any other member of our group of extraordinary entrepreneurs and executives—all outstanding leaders—his vision spurred changes far beyond his industry and put an indelible stamp on the wider culture.

CNBC says that the final list of 25 was being compiled using poll data from a combination of editorial leaders, experts and TV viewers.

And here's a short clip that was being aired on CNBC last April 29, 2014.
  Just in case you want to know who are included, here's the complete list of CNBC’s First 25: Rebels, Icons & Leaders: 1. Steve Jobs 2. Bill Gates 3. Alan Greenspan & Ben Bernanke 4. Sergey Brin, Larry Page & Eric Schmidt 5. Jeff Bezos 6. Warren Buffett 7. Oprah Winfrey 8. Mark Zuckerberg 9. Jack Bogle 10. Larry Ellison 11. Rupert Murdoch 12. Jack Welch 13. NR Narayana Murthy 14. Howard Schultz 15. Bernard Arnault 16. Li Ka-shing 17. Carl Icahn 18. Meg Whitman 19. Amancio Ortega 20. Michael Bloomberg 21. Sandy Weill 22. Cher Wang 23. Aliko Dangote 24. Martha Stewart 25. Carlos Slim

Good news for those who live in Japan especially for those who have been waiting for Apple's music locker service, iTunes Match to arrive you're now finally able to take advantage of the service on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, because Apple continues its international expansion of iTunes services by launching iTunes Match in Japan.

For those who are unfamiliar with the service, iTunes Match allows users to ‘mirror’ their music libraries to the cloud. This will also enable users to access their songs from any compatible device(iPhone, iPad, or Mac), without having to spend hours uploading them…

The pricing is set at ¥3980 per year and the service will let you store and listen to up to 25,000 songs on Apple's iCloud servers across all your devices.

Source: MacRumors