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"Huge Jailbreak News" - IOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak Released

                              The iPhone Developer Team and Chronic Developer Team have just announced today that the long awaited Untethered Jailbreak for IOS 5 has been released.

Thanks to the efforts of IOS Hacker "pod2g", his exploit managed to bring the Untethered Jailbreak to the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3G, iPod Touch 4G & iPad 1 running on IOS version 5.0.1. pod2g is working hard to bring it to the iPad2 & iPhone 4S. So people with these devices have to wait a little bit longer. But don't worry, I don't think it will take him too long since he has already managed to bring the Jailbreak partially to those devices.

The iPhone and Chronic Developer Team released Three methods to install the Untethered Jailbreak on your IOS Device.

The first method is for IOS users who don't have their devices running with the Tethered Jailbreak of IOS version 5.0.1 or don't have their device Jailbroken at all. This method is the one that Jailbreakers normally use. This method is done by using the new version of "RedSnow" released by the iPhone Developer team to support the 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak. You can follow the complete guide on how to Jailbreak you iPhone 3GS & iPhone 4 here. For iPod Touch 3G & 4G follow the guide here. For iPad 1 follow the guide here.

The second method is for IOS users who wan't to preserve their baseband in case they wan't to unlock their iPhone using "Ultrasn0w". If that's the case, you can follow the guide here.

The third method is the easiest one. But this is meant for IOS users who currently run the IOS 5.0.1 Tethered Jailbreak on their IOS Devices. This method was released by the Chronic Developer Team and is a Cydia installation that goes by the name of "Corona Untether". This installation converts your Tethered Jailbreak into the Untethered one. If this is your case then follow the guide here.

So if you wan't to Jailbreak your IOS Device, now is the perfect time to do it. So get your computer out and start Jailbreaking. And also thank, and if you can, donate to IOS Hacker "pod2G" for his efforts. We appreciate all his hard work.

In case you didn't understand a lot of things mentioned above, I don't blame you. A lot of this things are a bit technical. But don't worry, I got you covered. Read my post about how you can learn the basic things to know about the IOS Jailbreaking World here.

Chris Maymi's Opinions

I made this Jailbreak for my iPhone 4 and I have to say that pod2g really made a great job and that's something we all have to congratulate. If I had the money, I would've donated $100 bucks or even more to him for all his efforts. Unfortunately thats not the case :(

But seriously, I completely recommend this Jailbreak, it works amazingly great. This is something a lot of people, including me, where waiting since last month when he announced the Untethered Jailbreak. There has never been a better time to do the Jailbreak than now. So grab your IOS Device and get Jailbreaking. 

Article written by Chris Maymi

Reference taken from the “iPhone Hacks” articles “Untethered iOS 5.0.1 Jailbreak For iPhone 4/3GS, iPad 1, iPod Touch 4G/3G Released [Updatex5]”, “How To Perform Untethered Jailbreak On Your iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS Running iOS 5.0.1 Using Redsn0w”, “How To Perform Untethered Jailbreak On Your iPod Touch 4G, iPod Touch 3G Running iOS 5.0.1 Using Redsn0w”, “How To Perform Untethered Jailbreak On Your iPad 1 Running iOS 5.0.1 Using Redsn0w”, “How To Convert Your Tethered iOS 5.0.1 Jailbreak To Untethered Jailbreak Using Corona Untether” and “How To Perform Untethered Jailbreak On Your iPhone 4/3GS Without Updating Baseband Using Redsn0w For iOS 5.0.1 [Mac/Windows]”. Image taken from “BestTechInfo” article “iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak Update: pod2g Is Almost Ready To Release His Utility”.

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“Tips for New IOS Jailbreakers” - The Basic Things to know About the IOS Jailbreaking World

                  If you’ve seen a Jailbroken IOS Device (IOS being Apples mobile device Operating System), you know about the awesome capabilities it can bring to IOS. You may have your IOS device Jailbroken because someone did it for you or maybe you’ve never had the chance to have it in your device. Either way your here because you would like to learn to Jailbreak the devices yourself. You probably think this is a hard thing to do. The reality is that it’s not. Only thing is that it requires you to be up to date with the latest Jailbreaking methods which I will talk about later on in this article.

Before you can start Jailbreaking, you need to understand the basics of the Jailbreaking world so you know what your doing or will be up against when Hackers release their Jailbreaking methods. In this article, I will tell you everything you need to know about Jailbreaking an IOS Device. By the end of this article, you will have a better understanding of how the IOS Jailbreak works and this way it will be easier for you to follow the Jailbreak guides provided by the IOS Developer Teams. 

The following Bullets are meant to clarify the technical terms of the Jailbreaking world:

First of all, what is a "Jailbreak" and why do I wan’t it? - A Jailbreak is an installation made to your IOS Device to support softwares that aren't approved by Apple. Simple as that. You can literally do anything you wan't with your IOS Device when it’s Jailbroken. A lot of cool things are out there in the Jailbreak world. For example Downloading free apps from the app store, Changing the entire user interface, Enabling new multitouch gestures, etc. It's completely worth it and best of all is free and Legal. The Jailbreak itself is legal but there are some apps in Cydia(The Jailbreak Store) that are illegal, such as the app that enables you to download free apps from the “Apple app store”. So you have to be careful what you download. If you do download something illegal from Cydia it’s at your own risk.

There are three types of Jailbreaks. The Tethered Jailbreak, the Semi-Tethered Jailbreak and the Untethered Jailbreak:  

The Tethered Jailbreak requires you to connect your IOS Device to your computer each time the device boots. This means that if your IOS Device turns off, you will have to connect it to your computer, put your device in DFU mode and wait for the Jailbreak to reinstall the necessary patches so it can boot the device. If you don’t do this, your device stays stuck in the Apple logo when it tries to boot. This can get really annoying sometimes, specially when your not near your computer and you run out of battery. 

The Semi-Tethered Jailbreak let’s you boot your device with a Tethered Jailbreak but when the device turns on, none of the Jailbreak apps or tweaks (you can see them as widgets) will appear nor work unless “boot tethered” (connect to computer).

The Untethered Jailbreak is the complete opposite. You don’t have to worry about connecting it to your computer each time you need to boot your device. You can turn off and on your device as much as you wan’t without loosing your Jailbreak.   

The most important process of the Jailbreak is when you put your device in what is called “DFU Mode”, or in other words, “Device Firmware Update mode”. In this state of the IOS device, the Jailbreak installs everything needed for it to run Jailbroken. This can be done manually by turning off the device, pressing the power button for 3 seconds, then pressing the home button without releasing the power button for 10 seconds and finally releasing the power button but holding the home button for a few more seconds. There are applications for Windows and Mac that does this process for you. In my experience, I prefer doing it myself. It helps me know that the process is done correctly.   

One important fact about having a Jailbroken device is that you NEVER EVER update the system software. You will LOSE your Jailbreak and you WON’T be able to get it back until Hackers release a new version of the Jailbreak that supports your IOS firmware version. So please don’t make this rookie mistake, you’ve been warned.

Another Important fact is that the Jailbreaking methods are always changing. This changes in almost every update that Apple releases for their IOS Devices. So don’t expect to be using the same method everytime you Jailbreak your device in a new version. Hackers have to use tons of different methods to Jailbreak the IOS Devices. Sometimes it’s simple to Jailbreak, sometimes it’s hard. This is something you have to constantly be up to date with to know what method to use and how to do it. This changes almost everytime.

Sometimes there are different methods like “RedSnow”, “greenPois0n”, “Pwnage Tool” and so on to jailbreak your device. Such as in the current version. So choose the one you wan’t to go with and follow that specific “How To” Guide. I highly recommend always using “RedSnow” when it’s available since is the most stable. At least in my experience that’s the one that has always worked the best on my iPhone’s. If theres an easier method, use it.

Don’t confuse "Jailbreaking" with "Unlocking". These are two completely different terms and are done for a completely different purpose. The different between the two is that Unlocking is meant for users who wan’t their iPhones to work in other networks such as “T-Mobile”. Even though Jailbreaking and Unlocking are two different things, Unlocking requires you to Jailbreak your device in order to install the software needed to unlock your iPhone. These type of users usually have to wait longer since Unlocking it’s harder to figure out than Jailbreaking. The most common unlocking method, and the one I recommend, is called “Ultrasn0w”.

An important thing to know is that Jailbreaking voids your warranty, so you have that issue to consider. The good thing is that you can always go back to the original factory settings by restoring your IOS Device in “iTunes”. By doing this, you completely remove the Jailbreak software from the system. So this is a trick you can use to prevent loosing your warranty completely.

The Jailbreak is complete safe to do and I can guarantee you that your device will not be damaged or broken because of this. Trust me, I have made dozens of mistakes, literally messed everything up and my iPhone has never stopped working in the process. 

Now that you know the basics of Jailbreaking, you can go ahead and Jailbreak your device. You can read my post on how to Jailbreak your IOS Device in version 5.0.1 here. 

Remember to be patient in the process, have fun and trust me, you won’t be disappointed. 

Article written by Chris Maymi 

Reference taken from “Wikipedia” article “iOS jailbreaking” and “iClarified” article “iPhone | How to Put an iPhone Into DFU Mode”. Image taken from “9To5Jailbreak” article “What‘s the Status of iOS 5 Jailbreak?”. 

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"Tips for iPhone Users" - Recalibrate Your Unresponsive Home Button

                       If you have been owner of an iPhone for quite some time now you might have noticed that the Home Button is not as responsive as it used to be when you first got it. And you know that this button is used all the time for different purposes like Multitasking, Searching, closing Apps, Voice Control or SIRI, etc. It's something you just can't stop using in any IOS Device. 

This might get a little annoying and a lot of people think they have to replace the Home Button in order to fix it. Well, not necessarily. The problem might be that the button just needs to be recalibrated. Heres where the good news comes!

Jeff Benjamin of "iDownloadBlog" has just discovered a way to recalibrate the Home Button whenever it gets unresponsive on your iPhone in just 3 steps:

1. Launch(Open) a pre-installed Stock App on your iPhone. It can be "Stocks" or "Weather", doesn't matter which one.

                              2. Press and hold the Lock/Power Button until "Slide to Power Off" appears.

                                                    3. Release the Lock/Power button. Then press and hold the Home Button until the "Stocks" or "Weather" App force quits and "Slide to Power Off" goes away. The iPhone should take you back to the "Home Screen".

At this point your iPhone's "Home Button" should be recalibrated and be more responsive. If not, that means the button needs to be replaced.

This process can also be used whenever you want to force quit an App or clear some memory used by any App. So it might come in handy from time to time.

Chris Maymi's Opinions

I used this technique because I also had an unresponsive "Home Button" on my iPhone 4 and I was pretty amazed to see it actually worked. I was already looking forward to replacing the "Home Button" but thanks to this now I don't have to.

I'm still not sure if this works in any IOS device. I haven't tried it because I don't have other IOS devices besides iPhone's. But if it does work, let me know.

I completely recommend everyone to do this technique before replacing the "Home Button" or force shutting down you phone whenever an App freezes.  

Article written by Chris Maymi

Reference from the "iPhone Hacks" article "How to Recalibrate Your iPhone's Unresponsive Home Button" and the "iDownloadBlog" article "How to Recalibrate Your iPhone's Home Button to Make it More Responsive". Images taken from the following links. "iPhone 4 (first pic)", "iPhone 4g Stocks 1 (second pic)", "Force Close iPhone App Now (third pic)" and "Apple iPhone 4s display iso 5 home screen (fourth pic)". 

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"Apple News" - iTunes Match launched Internationally

                  That's right, if you're a music lover with tons of music on iTunes ripped out of CD's or downloaded from anywhere on the Internet, then your gonna love this.

People from all over the world have been reporting that the "iTunes Match" services have started going live on their area. Apparently the long awaited service that was release in the US back in November has started going live in various places around the world including Canada, Ireland, Mexico and the United Kingdom, Australia, France, New Zealand, and Spain.

In case you don't know what iTunes Match is, let me get you up to speed.

"iTunes Match" is a new service from "iTunes in the Cloud" which is a feature of "iCloud" that converts all your music in your iTunes library, doesn't matter if it's music from other stores, pirated or ripped, it converts it to iTunes quality (256 kbps ACC DRM - free quality) even if your original copy was of lower quality. "iTunes Match" also let's you access your songs in any "IOS" device or "Apple TV" via the iTunes app which is great when your on the go or when listening to your music in your Apple TV.

So it's great that everyone can now enjoy this service and it's also a great step forward for Apple in the music store market.

iTunes Match is available in iTunes for $24.99 per year. Which is a very affortable price for a service like this. If you wan't to learn more about iTunes Match you can check out the iCloud page from the Apple's website right here - "iCloud". Just scroll down until you find the iTunes Match feature. 

Chris Maymi's Opinions

Unfortunately I haven't got the change to get my hands on iTunes Match but I'll do soon. I think it's great that for just $24.99 a year you get all your music converted to the incredible quality of iTunes which is a lot better than from original CD's. Trust me, it's amazing.

On top of that you can always access and re-download all that music from the iTunes app in your IOS device or even steam it in your Apple TV.

I completely recommend everyone with a lot of music on their iTunes library to get iTunes Match. $24.99 is a very cheap price to pay to get all your music from anywhere and in higher quality. A similar service can cost you almost two times the price and you can upload up to 2 to 4 gb of music with the same quality you already had. So other services compared to iTunes Match are just not worth it. As always, Apple is one step ahead of the competition.  

Article written by Chris Maymi

Reference from the Mac Rumors article iTunes Match Goes Live Internationally (For Real This Time) and the iCloud page of the Apple website. Graphic taken from the "iTunes Match" section of iTunes.

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"Innovations" - New Technology From Sony Called SimulView Makes The Split-screen Multiplayer Gaming A Thing Of The Past

                  I'm not much of a gamer myself but this technological innovation really caught my attention.

It's called SimulView. A new technology from Sony that makes the split-screen multiplayer gaming a thing of the past. By using 3D technology, the display shows two completely different full HD images and with the use of the 3D glasses, each player gets its own full screen gaming experience.

Let me explain how 3D technology of our time works so you can have a better understanding of how SimulView works:

Without getting too technical, Two different images are shown on the screen. One for the left eye and one for the right eye, just as we see in real life. The 3D TV uses a technology called "Active Shutter" which alternates the two different images at a incredible speed. This images are projected into each lens of the 3D glasses that you're wearing. In order for the 3D glasses to work, they have to be synchronized with the 3D TV so that each image gets to the correct lens. This is why 3D glasses have batteries and an On or Off switch, otherwise they wouldn't work. That's why their so expensive. When the 3D TV shows the left image, the 3D glasses turns off the right lens to prevent making it visible to the right eye. That way your mind focuses on the left image. After this, the same process is done with the right image but this time the left lens is turned off so that your mind focuses on the right image. This is done at a speed that is almost impossible for the human eye to see. Your mind then combines the two images together to make the sense of depth. This video better explains how "Active Shutter" technology works on 3D TV's:

    Now that we have a better understanding of how 3D TV's Work, we can see how SumulView will work with multiplayer gaming. Because the 3D TV generates two completely different images, one for the left eye and one for the right eye at almost the same time, this technology can be used to give each player it's own separate image. In this case, Simulview uses the left image to show what player one is doing and the right image to show what player two is doing. When each player puts on their 3D glasses, the 3D TV sends only the left image for player one and the right image for player two, giving each a full screen experience from the same display.

As for now, there are only four titles that support the SimulView technology, including "MotorStorm Apocalypse", "Grand Turismo 5", "Killzone 3" and "Super Stardust HD". But as this gets more popular over time, it might become a new standard for multiplayer gaming. That is if 3D also becomes a new standard for TV. So it might get a difficult for SimulView to find a spot in the gaming market.

You can check out this ad of the Sony's Playstation 3D Display which features SimulView technology:

    The Playstation 3D Display comes in one size of 24'' with "MotorStorm Apocalypse", an HDMI cable and one pair of rechargeable 3D glasses for the price of $499. Which is a reasonable price to pay compared to other 3D HDTV's of the same size. 

Chris Maymi's Opinions

I think that SimulView technology is a great advance in the video gaming world. For years game developers have been using split-screen for multiplayer gaming and this prevented gamers from having a better experience. That's one of the reasons why online gaming is so popular. Not only you can play with anyone in the world, but you can get the full screen experience too. But I think SimulView has more disadvantages than advantages.

Disadvantages:

1. First one is the worst. This technology only works with the Playstation 3D Display. Which can be bad since not everyone will be willing to pay $499 for a display this big if they have the change to get a bigger display with better quality for the same price.

2. People just don't want the 3D glasses. Unfortunately this is the only way you can get SimulView to work and this can be a big problem. A lot of people have complained about the use of 3D glasses before for it's uncomfortableness. They prefer 2D to 3D because of this. For me, I love the 3D concept and I would love if it could become a new standard, but there is still a lot of work to do. Until a good 3D TV is done without the glasses, I think it will be difficult for 3D to become a standard. For SimulView, their just gonna have to find a new way to do it if they want this to become a standard for multiplayer gaming.

3. Because 3D only generates two images, SimulView only works for two players. This can be a real problem when it comes to four player gaming. Gamers would just have to go back to split-screen in order to play with four people.

At the end SimulView will cover very little part of the market and this means it will not have good adoption. The only advantage is that players get the full screen multiplayer experience and in the business world, it's just not enough. Theres a saying that "New Standards, however good they might be, need a major player to back them for mass adoption" - Rounak. This is something that "Sony" just doesn't have right now for the SimulView technology. They should've waited a little big longer for 3D to get in the hands of more people and then release this technology to all their "Sony Bravia" TV's instead of one display.

Article written by Chris Maymi.

Reference from the Playstation 3D Display official website and Bangstyle article "Sony SimulView: Goodbye Split-Screen Video Games". SimulView image taken from the Playstation 3D Display official website."Active Shutter" video taken from the YouTube video entitled "How Samsung 3D Glasses Work" from user "tekspree". "Sony’s Playstation 3D Display" video taken from the YouTube video entitled "Playstation 3D TV Display Trailer - MUST WATCH" from user "SonyEliteGamers".

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Quotes: "Be The Change You Wish To See In The World" - Ghandi

                  Let me tell you the story of how I got pass this quote.

Last Thursday I was in college with my teammates working on a project we had to turn in that same day by 2:00pm. It was already 1:00pm and we were desperately printing and organizing everything to get it ready in time. After we finished we quickly ran to the professors office with the almost 30 page long project and the first thing she tells us is, 'I can't accept that'. We got worried and asked why. She said, 'Do you really expect me to receive a work that hasn't been stapled?' She had a point. But we had to ask her how we could staple a 30 page long work. She said other groups had to separate their work in sections and identify each so it didn't got lost. We did that and it turned out having five different sections. We gave our project to the professor and two of my teammates left. I stayed with one of my teammates which is the one I'm closer to.

The reason we stayed was because there was a painting of a quote by Ghandi that said "Be The Change You Wish To See In The World". The first thing that we though was, we have to take a picture. We took out our smartphones and asked the professor for permission to take the picture. She let us go ahead and we both took a picture, one of them is the edited version of the one you see at the beginning of this post. After I took my picture I said to the professor that this was something Steve Jobs would've said (by the way, I'm a huge fan and admirer of him). She said he was a brilliant man and then she took out a poster she purchase that had a picture of Steve Jobs in the cover of Time Magazine. The first thing that came to my mind was that I had to get that poster, which I will do this week. I said to her that Steve Jobs is one of my idols and she seemed pretty happy about it. So my teammate and I thank her for letting us take the picture and then left.

Chris Maymi's Opinion About The Quote

Ghandi had a good point when he said this words. It makes sense that if you want something to be changed in this world you have to be the one to do it. Someone has to take the step and trust me, this is something a lot of people will thank later. Also what better example than Ghandi. He did change the world and he did became the change he saw.

This actually reminds me of something Steve Jobs wrote for a Apple ad back in the 1990's when he returned to the company and became the permanent CEO. But that's something I'll make a post out of later.

This is the way I like to live my life. By solving the problems myself and making a little difference in the places I can and the people I know. At the end it makes me feel complete and I actually think this is the right way to live.  

Article written by Chris Maymi

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"Apple News" - iPad 3 coming in February!

If you were planning on purchasing the "iPad 2" this holiday season, you might as well reconsider and wait just a bit longer...

                  Apparently a few Apple analysts have been claiming that the technologycally innovative company have been working with the next generation "iPad" which will come with the "A6 processor" and a brand new, highly anticipated, "Retina Display" which was previously introduced on the iPhone 4. The analysts also claim that the new generation "iPad 3" will have double the screen resolution of the original "iPad" and "iPad2", which display technology wasn't changed.

The screen resolution will go from 1024 x 768 to 2048 x 1536, which is a great win for Apple since they've been having troubles getting the "Retina Display" to work in higher resolution than the "iPhone 4's" display.

Even with the almost confirmed launch date of the "iPad 3" in February, conflicting reports have been coming up as some sources speculate that the release date can be pushed back regarding some problems "Apple's" having with the "A6 processor", a new Quad-Core processor (a lot faster than the current Dual-Core "A5 processor" that comes with the "iPad 2" and "iPhone 4s") that will be implemented in the upcoming "Apple" products.

More recent reports claim that the "iPad 3" will still be launched in February.

Chris Maymi's Opinions

I was actually a bit surprise to hear that the next generation "iPad 3" was coming in February since the current generation "iPad 2" was introduced in March 2011 and for me it seems a little bit to soon. But then again, "Apple" is a company recognized for it's yearly renovations of their products, not to mention that the "iPad 2" was kind of an update of the "iPad 1" in order to get it running equally with the new generation "iPod touch" and the "iPhone 4" & "iPhone 4s".

As far as I've seen, it sounds pretty good. I like the idea that "Apple" will introduce the "A6 processor", which will be a huge advantage for developers as the "iPad" will have the ability to generate better graphics and performance and you will get a faster and smoother experience.

The screen resolution is actually big news since they've been working very hard the past year and a half to get the "Retina Display" on the "iPad". The fact that the "iPad 3" will come with a 2048 x 1536 screen resolution is actually pretty surprising for a "Retina Display" which will be the biggest display ever, to come with this technology. The kind of annoying news about this is that developers will have to create their apps in two different resolutions for the "iPad" and this can be a pain for them at first. But this is something that had to be done.

* For people planning to purchase the "iPad 2" this holiday season, I highly recommend waiting a bit longer so you can get your hands on the brand new "iPad 3". I don't doubt that "Apple" will release this product between February and March of 2012 since this is their usual release date for the new generation "iPad's".    

Article written by Chris Maymi

Reference and graphic from the iPhoneHacks article "iPad 3 With Retina Display Coming in February". Click here to read their article.

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"Stories From My Entrepreneurial Career" - EnterPRize Semifinalists Business Plan Seminar

Memories from the year of success of one of Xeneuxe's divisions, Pocket. 

This picture was taken at McConnell Valdes's offices in Hato Rey Puerto Rico in October 2010 after the CEO of Xeneuxe, Corp., Chris Maymi, along with his parents, took a Business Plan seminar offered by a non-profit organization of Private Equity Investors called "Guayacan Group, Inc."...

Learn the full story behind this picture on my flickr Photostream. Just click the flickr logo to get the full story.

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WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU ARE IN A BAD MOOD?

Definitely has to be listening to music. Music let's me be selective when it comes to my mood. I listen to a certain genre's depending on how I feel. For example, right now I'm felling relax, for me a good music in that mood would be Taylor Swift. Eventually I let all my emotions out with the music and end up felling better.   

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