Pre-DC

With only a week to go before WWDC 2012 and the surprises Apple will announce there, today seems like a good time to release updates to our suite of free software to include the rocky-racoon jailbreak and untether developed by @pod2g and @planetbeing!  Today’s updates are:

• PwnageTool 5.1.1
• redsn0w 0.9.12b1
• cinject 0.5.4 (version 0.5.3 also had rocky-racoon but this includes some updates)
• ultrasn0w 1.2.7 (5.1.1 compatibility only - no new baseband support)

If you’ve already installed rocky-racoon, don’t bother reinstalling it unless you’ve had problems and would like to try a different tool.  The underlying untethered jailbreak (rocky-racoon) is identical to what is already installed by last week’s tools like Absinthe, cinject-0.5.3, and the rocky-racoon Cydia package — only the injection method offered by the above tools differs.
redsn0w allows owners of A4+earlier devices to install rocky-racoon two different ways:

• backup/restore method similar to Absinthe and cinject
• its traditional limera1n-based ramdisk install.  If you have a lot of media on your A4 device (music, movies, TV shows, etc), then the ramdisk method is preferrred because it avoids any possibility of later problems related to syncing to iCloud (including Photo Stream and Music Match).  The ramdisk method is not available for A5 devices or later because limera1n can’t be used.  If you’d like to use redsn0w’s ramdisk method, just be sure to put the A4 device in DFU or Recovery mode before starting redsn0w (otherwise it will immediately start to use the backup/restore method).

We’ve also added a new redsn0w feature specifically for those who got in on the SAM unlock: you can now include your SAM tickets as part of your initial ramdisk jailbreak of iPhone4 or earlier, or alternatively you can upload your SAM tickets to any device after its been jailbroken.  redsn0w accepts either the individual SAM activation ticket plist file, or the entire zip file created by redsn0w’s “Backup” button.  As usual, redsn0w continues to cover all of its previous jailbreaks and untethers (so redsn0w-0.9.12b1 covers everything from 5.1.1 all the way back to 4.1).
PwnageTool also avoids any possible sync issues, but again it applies only to A4+earlier devices.  If you unlock your iPhone with ultrasn0w or a commercial method, you must use PwnageTool to avoid updating your baseband otherwise you’ll lose the unlock.  PwnageTool will also jailbreak+untether the AppleTV2,1 5.0_2B206f (unless you customize the IPSW further, you’ll have just basic SSH access to the device).
If you’d like to contribute to those that actually developed rocky-racoon, please visit here (any other links you may see are not going to the actual rocky-racoon developers, they’re being diverted to other “related” or fraudulent accounts).
This particular jailbreak brought an unusual amount of fanfare and hoopla to the table, including “press releases” and other haughty silliness.  We’d just like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that jailbreaking is about freedom, not fame and donations!
Here are the download links.  Please use our comment section below to give feedback.  Enjoy!
Update #1: Starting with version 0.9.12b2, redsn0w will now explicitly ask users with limera1n-able devices whether they want to inject rocky-racoon using the DFU ramdisk method or the backup/restore method (the ramdisk method is better for those with lots of media on their device that would create very large backups, and it’s required for those with unactivated iPhones).  If you’ll always want to use limera1n, you can select that in the Preferences pane.  It also fixes an iBooks issue on old-bootrom 3GS iPhones, and provides more useful error messages when things go wrong.

• PwnageTool 5.1.1 (OS X)
• redsn0w 0.9.12b2 (OS X)
• redsn0w 0.9.12b2 (Windows — run in Administrator Mode)
• cinject 0.5.4 (OS X + Windows)
• ultrasn0w 1.2.7 — install this via Cydia

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0615 fun

The iPhone Dev Team is happy to announce a baseband downgrade option in redsn0w for those who are using the iPad’s 06.15 baseband on the iPhone3G or iPhone3GS.
Typically you’d have the 06.15 baseband if you unlock with ultrasn0w but updated your iPhone baseband past 05.13.04.  With this new capability, you can now downgrade specifically from 06.15 to 05.13.04 (even if you never had 05.13.04 on that device before).  This gives you the best of both worlds: ultrasn0w compatibility and a normal iPhone baseband with full GPS and the ability to use stock IPSWs again.
Here are the steps:

1. Use the “Extras->Select IPSW” button in redsn0w to tell it which firmware version you have installed (new-bootrom 3GS users can usually skip this step but it doesn’t hurt for them to do it too).
2. Do a controlled shutdown of your iPhone (“slide to power off”).  This step is very important to avoid mount problems when the ramdisk is running!
3. Go back to the first screen and click “Jailbreak”.  Enable the “Downgrade from iPad baseband” checkbox, disable Cydia if you already have it installed, and click Next to proceed through the normal DFU ramdisk steps.

After the ramdisk gets launched and you see the Pwnapple running on your iPhone, you’ll eventually get to the “Flashing Baseband” step.  THIS STEP TAKES A VERY LONG TIME to complete and there won’t be any feedback while its running.  Please just let it be for the next 3-8 minutes!  When the ramdisk has done its job it will reboot the phone on its own.
For those who are wondering if you can update your 3G or 3GS to 06.15 solely for the purposes of downgrading to 05.13.04, the answer is “yes” for 3G owners, and “maybe” for 3GS owners.  The iPad baseband is not compatible with 3GS units manufactured week 34 of 2011 or later.  If you have an iPhone3GS and if digits 3-5 of its Serial Number are 134 or later (xx134…), then you should NOT try to install the 06.15 baseband on your 3GS!  It will brick your radio, preventing both the downgrade from working and normal iPhone software from using it as a phone!  Be warned!
Thanks very much to @dilbert4life for graciously loaning us his 3GS at 06.15 (we had no such devices because we always prevent BB updates!)
If you have any questions or comments, please use our comments section below!
Here are the download links.  Enjoy!

• redsn0w 0.9.14b1 (OS X)
• redsn0w 0.9.14b1 (Windows — run in Administrator Mode)

Update #1: If you’re still using ultrasn0w after going down to 05.13.04, many people have reported that re-installing Mobile Substrate and/or ultrasn0w fixes crashes and “No Signal”.

Update #2: There’s a subset of 3GS iPhones that won’t take the downgrade.  We now understand why (they use a slightly different NOR chip), and should be receiving a loaner of such a phone on Thursday the 28th.  After we have one in hand we’ll tweak the redsn0w payload to handle that variation too! The improved downgrader is now available here.

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Ash Owen Davies: Touch Enabled Desktops

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Today I got the chance to try out the new Developer Preview of Windows 8, something I've been looking forward to since the first announcement of the project some time ago. After initially attempting to load it onto my VMWare 7 setup, I was presented with a new style blue screen, a refreshing remodel of the classic. Through some forum trawling I had found that the release only works on the most recent version 8 of VMWare. A trial version of VMWare is available from the publishers website, like most trials it lasts for 30 days, and requires an arduous license request process, but the end result is a good solid sandbox environment.

Windows Metro UI

The installation was fairly quick, despite only sharing a portion of the computers resources, but that doesn't really hold much necessity bearing in mind you only need to install once. Now disregarding the numerous benefits and improvements brought about in Windows 8, such as ARM processor support, Windows to Go, and the rumours of a new file system, there were many changes that I felt simply were not welcome for a desktop. Being that my own specialities lie in the design of user interfaces this is generally what I focus my attention to first, biased or not I think that the new Metro UI is probably the largest change to be brought about in any revision of Windows.

Many believe that we are now in the post-pc era, with the sudden evolution and adaptation of touch enabled devices such as tablets, smart phones and laptops, eclipsing the use of desktops. However I believe that desktop computers still make up a huge proportion of computer users and are still the workhorses that drive the industry. In anticipation of this operating system manufacturers are keen to develop a platform that works for all devices, whilst I can see this is a beneficial feature, I've always believed that something that boasts an ability to perform many tasks does so poorly in comparison to something that delivers a single purpose.

Microsoft isn't the only company to show this, Google's upcoming version of Android (code-named 'Ice Cream Sandwich'), also attempts to shoe-horn the facilities relevant to touch enabled devices into an all-rounder operating system. Whilst I believe that Google will do a better job (this being down to my own preferences) I still feel its the wrong outlook to have.

Though I hold a personal resentment towards Apple and their following, they have achieved one thing correctly, the IOS/OSX holds the same style of user interface across all platforms, whilst keeping the features relevant to the capabilities of the device, this is however one benefit of being able to manufacture the target device along with operating system, a benefit that is not shared amongst it's competitors.

I don't boast to know the ideal solution, should manufacturers segregate the versions of their operating systems to allow for multiple devices? Would this create resentment towards the feature set or a compulsion to own the latest version? Unifying operating system versions may even be the correct solution

In short, desktops aren't touch enabled (or at least they shouldn't be) and trying to fit a solution around that just won't work, Microsoft learn't a big lesson in the wake of Windows Vista, and that showed just how capable they were at listening to user feedback with Windows 7.

Source: http://ashowendavies.blogspot.com/2011/09/touch-enabled-desktops.html

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Tải iOS 5

Trang tải phần mềm iOS 5 :))

http://download.imodzone.net/#

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The App Store News: find a metro dc 1.9.1 ipa

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Description

find a metro dc is a comprehensive app that makes the washington dc metro system easier to use for residents and visitors. Get realtime metro, bus, delay information and info on points of interest.



USER REVIEWS:



"AWESOME product. Real time, useful information, accurate and comprehensive. EVERY app should be so complete. Well done!"



"I love this app! It is such a huge help getting around the city!"



"Find a Metro DC is the best metro app there is. I've had it for about a month and it has already saved me hours at the bus stop and the train station."



"If you are visiting or live in the Washington DC area, this app is a steal at $0.99 cents. It took me out of a few stressful situations, like finding the correct train and the closest Metro stop when we were walking after dark. This app totally removes the hassles and stress from using the DC Metro for tourists."

- Thinkmac.net



FEATURES:



- GPS enabled realtime metro arrival times updated every 20 seconds for your favorite stations, the closest five stations and Google map directions to those stations.



- A trip planner you can use even while underground in stations without service with estimated trip times and fare information.



- Full metro map, tap any station for arrival times



- Realtime delays affecting metrorail



- Full list of all metro stations as well as realtime arrival times and Google map directions to all metro stations.



- Metrobus arrival times. You simply enter the stop id number and can call up any of 12,000 bus arrivals in the dc area.



- Closest Circulator bus stops and arrival information



- Points of Interest. Find out the closest metro stops to attractions including monuments, museums and more in DC. There's no need to buy a DC guide map or app!



- Metrorail operating hours, first and last train times for each station & DC airport information



You won't wait 20 minutes for metro again and can easily avoid weekend delays!



find a metro dc is designed to be easy-to-use and assist both residents and tourists in navigating the metrorail and metrobus system in the washington dc metro area including washington dc, maryland, and northern virginia.



Email findametrodc@gmail.com for questions/comments/suggestions! If you have any ideas for the next update, please send an email.



Skyhook Wireless, developer of the iPhone positioning system has featured find a metro dc.



Also, if you're ever in San Francisco or the Bay Area, check out "find a train sf" for realtime train and bus times.

What's New in Version 1.9.1

- General bug fixes

- Circulator bus arrival bug fixes.

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Source: http://theappnews.blogspot.com/2011/04/find-metro-dc-191-ipa.html

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