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Top 10 Stories of the Week
Hi there! It is Sunday today, which means it’s high time for me to tell you about the most interesting posts of the past seven days. If you have time and wish, you can take a look at them below.
Hackers Release TaiG 2.4.3 Beta with Stability Enhancements
As you know, the hackers from the Taig team has been incredibly active over the last few weeks. Just several hours ago, they have a new beta of their tool for untethered jailbreak of iOS 8.4. According to what the developers say, the version 2.3.4 can boast of several important bug fixes and stability improvements, which make the process of jailbreak more efficient and stable. If you have upgraded to iOS 8.4 and plan to jailbreak your device, you can download the latest build of Taig and hack your device. After you read our tutorial, you will perform a jailbreak without any problems.
New iPod touch Benchmark Results Appeared Online
As you already know, the guys from Cupertino released a new iPod touch on Wednesday. The portable player can boast of a new 64-bit A8 processor, 8-megapixel camera and a bunch of other noticeable improvements. Several hours after the release of the gadget, first benchmark result appeared on the Internet. The device has a processor with a clock speed of 1.10GHz per core and presumably 1GB of RAM.
Apple Releases New iPod touch with A8 Processor Inside, Refreshed iPod shuffle and iPod nano
Just as we expected, Apple on Wednesday released a brand new iPod touch and refreshed the entire lineup of iPods with new colors. The updated iPod touch can boast of the 64-bit A8 processor and M8 motion coprocessor, 4-inch display, 8-megapixel camera. As to the memory capacity, it is equal to 16GB, 32GB, 64GB or 128GB. The price depends on the capacity of the gadget and starts from $199 for the lower-end 16GB portable player and ends with $399 for the 128GB model.
Apple Releases iOS 8.4.1 Beta to Developers for Testing
Apple has recently released iOS 8.4.1 beta to developers for testing. The release comes less than a month after the official release of iOS 8.4, which contained a completely redesigned Music app supporting Apple Music as well as some general bug fixes and stability improvements.
How to Jailbreak Your Device Running iOS 8.4 Using PP Tool for Mac
As you already know, the PP team has recently released the iOS 8.4 tool for untethered jailbreak compatible with Mac computers. This means that if you have a Mac or MacBook, you can now use it to hack your compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Below you will find the detailed instructions on how to jailbreak your device.
Apple Will Soon Refresh iPod Lineup with Hardware and Design Changes
According to the latest rumors that appeared on the Internet earlier this week, the guys from Cupertino may show us a brand new iPod lineup on July 14th. The rumors come from French website iGen.fr, which has a good track record when it comes to Apple gadgets and their release dates. This means we can believe the latest report shared by French reporters.
How to Jailbreak Your Device Running iOS 8.4 Using Taig for Windows
As you know, Taig has released a tool capable of jailbreaking the devices running iOS 8.4.
If you have already upgraded to the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, you can use the steps below to jailbreak your iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5 and iPhone 4s as well as compatible iPad and iPod touch models.
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Google Updates YouTube Player for iPad, Disables Fullscreen Mode
It appears that Google has recently updated their embeddable YouTube player for iPad. While the update usually means that software becomes more stable, efficient and gets new features, this one is not as good as it was expected to be. Google has killed the fullscreen mode on Apple’s iPad. It is currently unknown whether Google has done this intentionally or accidentally, the fact remains: the only way for Apple’s tablet users to watch fullscreen YouTube videos is to use the iOS application for iPad.
Apple Watch Can't Be Locked After Being Lost or Stolen
According to the latest report from people familiar with the matter, the Apple Watch can soon become a potential target for thieves. You see, there’s no such feature as Activation Lock embedded to the wearable device. In case you don’t know, this security feature makes it impossible for thieves to use the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with a new account.
Google No Longer Supports YouTube App on Old iOS Devices and Apple TVs
Google on Monday announced that it will no longer support YouTube app on older Apple devices, namely, iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches with iOS 6 or any other earlier version of Apple’s mobile operating system on board. Apart from that, both first and second generation Apple TV users will be unable to access YouTube using their set-top boxes.
Apple Finally Stops Signing iOS 8.1.2
I have got some bad news for all the users of jailbroken iPhone, iPad and compatible iPod touch models. The guys from Cupertino have recently stopped signing iOS 8.1.2. What this means is that it is now impossible to restore your device to this version of iOS without losing jailbreak. That is why I suggest that you should be very careful and make sure you do not update your smartphone, tablet or portable media player to the latest version of iOS.
iOS 9 to Become Minor Update with Stability and Performance Improvements?
As you probably know, the guys from Cupertino are expected to make iOS 9 available to customers worldwide later this year. The new version of Apple’s mobile operating system will be most-likely released alongside the new iPhone in September. According to reliable insiders, the next iOS update codenamed Monarch will contain a wide number of stability and performance improvements, however, it won’t boast of major design tweaks or new functionality.
Apple Releases iTunes 12.1 Featuring New Widget for Notification Center
Several days after the release of OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 and iOS 8.1.3 to users worldwide, the guys from Cupertino updated iTunes. iTunes 12.1 can boast of minor stability and performance improvements as well as one easily noticeable feature. This feature is a new iTunes widget for Notification Center. The problem is that if you use iTunes on PC or Mac with OS X version lower that Yosemite, you won’t be able to launch and utilize this widget.
iOS 8.1.3 Kills TaiG Jailbreak - Hackers
Just like it was expected, Apple has patched the vulnerabilities used by the latest version of the TaiG jailbreaking utility to hack iPhones, iPads and compatible iPod touch models running iOS 8 or higher. This means that if you are using a jailbroken iOS device and don’t want to lose your jailbreak, you should stay away from the recently-released iOS 8.1.3. If you want to have a bit faster device with a bunch of stability improvements and bugfixes, you need to sacrifice your jailbreak.
