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Jailbreak and SHSH blobs can be very confusing for some people especially those that are new to the Apple world. Knowledge they say is power. If you have knowledge and understanding on a particular topic you won't have issues dealing with that topic.   At the time of this writing, it is not recommended to update your iDevice to iOS 6.1.3 if you intend on jailbreaking your device untethered. Furthermore, save your SHSH blobs with the software listed above. However, if you do not plan to jailbreak your device, feel free to update to the latest iOS version . Apple devices are one of the best kind of devices out there. Its so simple to use and relatively stable and reliable but there things you need to know when using an Apple device. Continue after the jump.  This piece is especially recommended for those that are new to using Apple devices and are wondering what all these terms means. Jailbreak   Jailbreak is an activity th...

iOS 6.1.3 Untethered Jailbreak? well, consider the following. Apple released iOS 6.1.3 to fix minor bugs and also to patch the exploits used by Evasi0n to jailbreak all iDevices running iOS 6. Consequently, many Apple device users who didn't adhere to the warning by hackers and beta testers not to update if they value their untethered jailbreak became victims. The benefits of an untethered jailbreak on an iDevice can be over emphasized as compared to a non-jailbroken iDevice. Although there's word that one of the popular hacker Joshua Hill aka P0sixninja is working on a potential jailbreak for iOS 6.1.3, however, it is highly unlikely that a untethered jailbreak is being developed for this minor 6.1.3 update. According to @Pod2g, "it would be too much efforts for a minimal update. We're waiting for a major release." However, in another tweet, pod2g stated that he's found another exploit. In yet another tweet, the popular hacker and ...

For so many people who have upgraded their devices to the latest iOS 6.1.3 and have lost their untethered jailbreak in the process, this tutorial is to help you downgrade back to iOS 6.1.2  or any iOS 6.x This tutorial is only supported for iPhone 4, iPod 4G and iPhone 3GS with already saved SHSH blobs on the computer. It is not sometimes advisable to use remote fetching of SHSH blobs files from Cydia because it is not reliable. Needed iTems : iOS 6.x IPSW & 6.0 IPSW Snowbreeze latest version iTunes 11 Redsn0w 0.9.15b3 Local SHSH blobs for your iOS 6.1.2 Supported device iPhone 4 and 3GS iPod Touch 4G  Note: As of this writing untethered jailbreak is not working on iOS 6.x if you downgraded from iOS 6.1.3 to 6.x Procedures Run Snowbreeze. Click on okay at the first prompt and then click the blue arrow at the right bottom of the window Click on Browse for an IPSW. A menu will pop up, select iOS 6.x you have downloaded Snowbreeze will ident...

Apple have released the next update of their iPad, iPod and iPhone operating system to version 6.1.3. Earlier in the March when the betas were out, it was suggested that jailbreakers shouldn't upgrade to this version should it become live because it patches the exploits used by Evasion to achieve an untethered jailbreak on all iDevices running iOS 6.x. A little definition will suffice. Tethered jailbreak means that when the device is powered off or run out of battery, one will need to connect the device to the computer to boot up again using Redsn0w On the other hand, Untethered jailbreak means that if device is powered off or battery runs down, device will boot up normally without the need to plug into a computer nor boot up with Redsn0w Well, finally, iOS 6.1.3 is out and some people would have failed to heed to warning not to upgrade their devices to the latest version if  they intend on keeping their untethered jailbreak achieved in iOS 6.1.2. All hope isn't lost as...

All smartphones and computers have memories where all kinds of files are stored. Most of our images, audio files, documents etc are usually stored on external hard drives, internal drives, memory cards etc. Consequently, whenever our files suddenly vanish from the ext/int drive, memory cards etc or these drives get corrupted with only the option to format, it could mean a huge loss of data and one starts panicking and regretting the choice not to have a backup somewhere. Sometimes formatting may not even be possible as it may be giving you error. The only option is to recover the files you have on it and then get another memory. fortunately, there is a way to retrieve these files in the event that your drive gets damaged or corrupted. There are various recovery softwares with varying degree of efficiency that can get the job done. Some are good with images, videos while some are good with text file etc. In this post the software used is good with image and videos. To rec...

Smartphones and technological gadgets are very important to us in this era and dispensation. Its so important that we can hardly go anywhere without them. However, without batteries, these devices will be just a pile of fancy, expensive junk. Therefore, batteries are as important to humans as the gadgets they carry around. Though, smartphones pack in a lot of juice in battery power inside of them. Yet, its still never enough It is therefore very pertinent that we take good care of our batteries in other to maximize and get the best out of it for a longer time. One common way that some people have used to improve a battery performance is putting the battery in freezer for 24hrs. In doing this, the battery bounces back to life. I have tried this and it actually worked for me. (steps would be outlined below) Example of Li-ion battery Below are few steps that should be taken to increase the battery life of Lithium - ion batteries found in most gadgets. High Temperatu...

The usual cat  and mouse game between Apple and vast majority of jailbreaker and hackers have started again. Evasi0n was the tool that brought about untethered jailbreak to all iDevices running iOS 6.0 - 6.1.2 for a while and seems as though the cat & mouse game ended. However new reports especially from popular member of the evad3rs team David Wang (p0sixninja) says that those that want to keep their untethered jailbreak should stay away from updating to the upcoming iOS 6.1.3 firmware. It will interest you to know that Apple already released beta versions of iOS 6.1.3 to developers and its rumored that the untethered jailbreak exploit used by Evasi0n have been partly patched. According to Wang, if one of the exploits are patched, the jailbreak would not be able to function. Consequently, hackers will have to look out for new vulnerabilities in the firmware to create another untethered jailbreak for all devices concerned. Although, Wang in one of the interview...