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Windows 8 Storage Explained – Scaling, Resiliency, and Efficiency
0January 7, 2012
Microsoft updated the Building Windows 8 blog with details on the next-gen platform’s new Storage Spaces feature. Storage Spaces based on the Drive Extender concept from Windows Home Server days, allowing the system to pool physical hard drives of various sizes and interfaces to redundantly store data for scale, resiliency, and efficiency.
The system works like a RAID setup but the physical hard drives are grouped into a larger storage pool, which is then split up into spaces. The disks in a pool can be of mismatched sizes and of different interface technologies, such as USB, SATA, and More >
iOS 5.1 Beta References Quad Core CPUs For Next Gen iDevices
0January 6, 2012
Apple may be planning to put a quad-core A6 chip inside its next iPad or iPhone, according to recent references of Quad Core CPU’s discovered in iOS 5.1 Beta.
In this hidden panel, single-core A4s are referred to as “/cores/core.0″ while dual-core A5s are “/cores/core.1.” Now a new listing, “/cores/core.3,” is popping up which, if you start counting with zero, indicates a CPU packing four cores. This doesn’t mean that Apple even has this up and running on test hardware yet, though, merely that software support for quad-core chips is in the works.
Of course just from this discovery we can More >
[How To] Downgrade iOS 5.0.1 To 5.0 With Saved SHSH
0November 14, 2011
Apple recently released iOS 5.0.1 and the jailbreak community has been advised to not upgrade. Pod2g recently found an exploit that may help to provide an untethered jailbreak and this exploit is patched on iOS 5.0.1. If you like many are seeking to use an untethered jailbreak, it would be wise to stay on iOS 5.0 because thats where the untethered jailbreak will be. For those of you who accidentally upgraded or unknowingly upgraded to iOS 5.0.1 you may be wondering how to downgrade back to iOS 5.0. In this case, you may downgrade if you have an SHSH previously saved. To More >
Apple’s iCloud Service Down For Many Users
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Apple’s iCloud service seems to be experiencing some technical difficulties as many users are reporting the service to be not working properly. According to Apple’s System Status support page, the service is down for some users. Apple has mentioned the following: “Users may be unable to access iCloud services. Normal service will be restored ASAP” as seen in the picture above.
It currently hasn’t been specified why this issue has risen but rest assured, Apple is working to quickly resolve the matter. I would imagine the issue would be resolved as soon as possible as iCloud not More >
Sn0wbreeze v2.8b11 Released – Supports iOS 5.0.1
0November 11, 2011
iOS 5.0.1 was Apple’s answer to the battery problems plaguing iOS 5. Although, it has been reported that iOS 5.0.1 doesn’t seem to be fixing the problem at all. iOS 5.0.1 also plugs up some important jailbreak exploits that hackers are working on using to develop the untethered jailbreak for iOS 5. Since it plugs up those exploits, Pod2g recommended not upgrading so that you can remain on the firmware that will support the untethered jailbreak when it comes out. If, however, you’re too late and you’ve installed iOS 5.0.1 and are having trouble downgrading, you can still have a More >
Apple Publicly Releases iOS 5.0.1 – Jailbreakers Should Stay Away
0November 11, 2011
Apple recently released iOS 5.0.1 (build number (9A405). iOS 5.0.1 is available for the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G, iPad, and iPad 2. According to the release notes, iOS 5.0.1 includes the following bug fixes and improvements:
- Fixes bugs affecting battery life
- Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
- Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
- Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation
- Contains security improvements
It also fixes the ipad 2 smart cover security flaw which was discovered in iOS 5. As mentioned previously, iOS More >
Jailbreakers Warned To Avoid Upgrading To iOS 5.0.1 By pod2g
0November 9, 2011
We recently reported that ex-Chronic Dev Team member pod2g tweeted out that he found an untether bug for iOS 5. Other than the information given previously, it is unknown on how far he’s gotten as well as when we can expect public release. Although he’s remained MIA for the last couple of months or so, he seems to be actively keeping us updated on what’s in store. Eight hours ago, he tweeted out a warning to those who want to update to iOS 5.0.1 upon release.
According to his tweet, iOS 5.0.1 will close an iOS security bug found by Charlie Miller that makes exploits More >
Get Paid Apps For Free On The App Store With AppsGoneFree
0November 9, 2011
Appadvice unveiled a new app today that we know you will love. AppsGoneFree is a simplistic app that showcases premium apps that you can download directly from your iDevice. The list is updated everyday providing new content. If you want to cut on your spending or just love free stuff check it out by searching “AppsGoneFree” on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.
Below you can read the official press release:
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Every day hundreds of apps reduce their price to free for a limited lime to try to stimulate More >
iOS Developer pod2g Finds Bug To Untether iOS 5
0November 8, 2011
Are you an iOS 5 user and have been waiting dreadfully for an untethered jailbreak for your iDevice? Well there’s good news for you- @pod2g, iPhone hacker of the ex-Chronic Dev Team announced that a bug has been discovered in iOS 5 and could help towards an untethered jailbreak.
@pod2g tweeted officially on November 7th:
Hey jailbreaking friends, I’ve found a bug that can untether iOS 5. Don’t expect a release soon, but I’m gonna work hard in it.
It is unclear whether the untethered jailbreak will work on the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4S or if the bug exists in iOS 5.0.1 beta either. But as of More >
Unlock Your Windows Phone 7 With ChevronWP7 Labs
1November 5, 2011
The enthusiast developers at ChevronWP7 have released their inexpensive Windows Phone unlocking tool, ChevronWP7 Labs. This tool provides users with a way to inexpensively “developer unlock” their device, providing them with two key capabilities:
- Inexpensively run self-created apps on a physical device — Normally, budding developers would need to pay for Microsoft’s expensive ($99 per year) developer program, App Hub for Windows Phone 7, to run self-made apps on a physical device. (Enthusiast developers can run self-made apps for free in an emulator.) But ChevronWP7 Labs provides More >
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