Jailbreak

Soon after the release of iOS 8 Beta firmware, Jail breakers started working on developing iOS 8 Jailbreak. We are expecting an iOS 8 BootROM Jailbreak from Team Evad3rs who are the creators of Evasi0n Jailbreak tool that can jailbreak up to iOS 7.1.2. We also keep a watch on Pangu Jailbreak Team who successfully jail broke iOS 7 in an easy to use program. At long last, after many long weeks of waiting, iOS 8 download has arrived. While we have heard plenty about what is on iOS 8, and while some have experienced it in beta form, it isn’t quite the same thing as seeing the real deal. One of the new features is connecting your iPhone to macs. Airdrop now works on both and a new feature called Handoff allows users to start something on one device and finish it on another one, as long as it connected to the same network. Users will also be able to pick up SMS and send them using their iPad or Mac if it is connected to their iPhone. Apple has revamped the Notification Center and now new notifications can be actioned from the Notification screen, instead of having to go in the corresponding app. Predictive texting has undergone a major change with Quick Type and the addition of access to third party keyboards. Health Kit is a new app that collects all your health and fitness data and allows you to track things like your blood pressure, pulse, heart rate, sleep patterns, calories burned, etc. The iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch all contain many more sensors for this purpose and work in conjunction with one another. Other features include iCloud Photo Library, Widgets and Family Sharing. We couldn’t possibly go into detail about everything here so download it and see for yourselves; and let us know if you find new features that haven’t been publicized. Jailbreaking is the process of removing limitations on iOS, Apple's operating system on devices running it through the use of software and hardware exploits; such devices include the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and second-generation Apple TV. Jailbreaking permits root access to the iOS file system and manager, allowing the download of additional applications, extensions, and themes that are unavailable through the official Apple App Store. Jailbreaking is a form of privilege escalation, and the term has been used to describe privilege escalation on devices by other manufacturers as well. The name refers to breaking the device out of its "jail" which is a technical term used in Unix-style systems, for example in the term "FreeBSD jail". A jailbroken iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad running iOS can still use the App Store, iTunes, and other normal functions, such as making telephone calls.  One of the reasons for jailbreaking is to expand the feature set limited by Apple and its App Store.  Apple checks apps for compliance with its iOS Developer Program License Agreement before accepting them for distribution in the App Store. However, their reasons for banning apps are not limited to safety and security and may be construed as arbitrary and capricious. To access the list of banned apps, users rely on jailbreaking to circumvent Apple's censorship of content and features. Jailbreaking permits the downloading of programs not approved by Apple, such as customization apps used to change the user Interface.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_jailbreaking

http://www.ios8jailbreak.org

http://www.guidemyjailbreak.com

DRONES:

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS), also known as drones, are aircraft either controlled by ‘pilots’ from the ground or autonomously following a pre-programmed mission. They are much cheaper than military aircraft and they are flown remotely so there is no danger to the flight crew. While the British and US Reaper and Predator drones are physically in Afghanistan and Iraq, control is through satellite from Nellis and Creech USAF base outside Las Vegas, Nevada. The American drones WASHINGTON and BEIRUT are being flown over the Syrian stronghold of the Islamic State of Iraq & Al-Sham for the first time, trying to target Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the jihadi leader and self-declared caliph. Residents in the city of Raqqa have captured photographs and video footage of remotely piloted planes Western weapons experts identified as U.S. Predators, the same drones used in Pakistan and Yemen to attack suspected terrorists. Washington has not publicly told people it is flying drones over Syria and the sightings over Raqqa are the first indication it is doing so. The reports are a clear indication that Barack Obama, the U.S. President, has changed his policy against ISIS, stepping up reconnaissance of its positions as the U.S. works to assemble an international coalition to fight the jihadists. Major efforts to gain support were boosted Monday when Iraq’s parliament voted to approve a new government aimed at winning broad backing against ISIS, with Haider Al-Abadi as prime minister. Military drone manufacturers are looking for civilian uses for remote sensing drones to expand their markets and this includes the use of drones for domestic surveillance. Drones will no doubt make possible the dramatic expansion of the surveillance state. With the convergence of other technologies it may even make possible machine recognition of faces, behaviours, and the monitoring of individual conversations. The sky, so to speak, is the limit.

Google Glass

Google Glass is a type of wearable technology with an optical head-mounted display. Wearers communicate with the Internet via natural language voice commands. Google started selling Google Glass to qualified "Glass Explorers" in the US on April 15, 2014 for a short amount of time for $1500, before it became available to every body on May 15, 2014 for the same price. Google provides 4 prescription frame choices for $225.00 and free with the purchase of any new Glass unit so people can see as well as have there phone in Google glass. If it is necessary, remove a small screw in order to move the Google Glass from one frame to another. Google entered in a partnership with the Italian eyewear company Luxottica, owners of the Ray-Ban, Oakley, and other brands, to offer additional frame designs. A touchpad is on the side of Google Glass, letting users to control the device by swiping through a timeline-like interface displayed on the screen. Google Glass has the ability to take photos and record 720p HD video. Google offers a companion Android and iOS app called My Glass, which allows the user to manage the device. To activate Glass, wearers tilt their heads 30° upward or tap the touchpad, and say "O.K., Glass." Once Glass is activated, wearers can say an action, such as "Take a picture", "Record a video", "Google 'what year was Wikipedia founded?“ "Give me directions to the Eiffel Tower", and "Send a message to John" These are some of the things Google glass is good for and how it works.

For more Information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass

 https://www.google.com/glass/start/

http://mashable.com/2014/09/03/baidu-eye-first-look/

PIPA AND SOPA

Sopa (stop online piracy act) and pipa (protect IP act) were a series of bills in the US Congress that would have a created a "blacklist" for certain websites. These bills were defeated by a huge online campaign started by EFF and a handful of other organizations, which culminated in the Internet Blackout on January 18, 2012.

You may ask, why does this matter to us? Well I’ll tell you! If PIPA and SOPA go through, over 7,000 websites will shut down, including YouTube. Another question you might ask is, why would the do that just to stop copyrighting? Yes, I realize copyrighting is bad, but I don’t think they should completely shut down over 7,000 websites because of it. The reason they are doing this is because Hollywood wants the money from the people watching the movies or listening to the songs. If we are streaming or downloading a movie for free that is money Hollywood could have gotten.

What are other reasons why PIPA and SOPA are bad? They will not do anything to solve the problem. This is the biggest point. In the past 35 years, dating back to the 1976 Copyright Act, the legacy content industries have gone back to Congress an astounding sixteen times and gotten them to expand copyright law in some form or another to deal with their own inability to adapt. That's just about every two years. And what has any of it done to reduce the amount of infringement? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. But now this is suddenly the magic bullet? Putting massive liability and compliance costs on startups will hinder the most necessary innovation and jobs. As described above, these bills work by making tech companies responsible for creating/policing the blacklist. That's expensive and daunting. Many startups won't even bother to work on innovative services because the legal fees will just be too high. Others will simply start elsewhere. At a time when startups are the only net creator of jobs these days, do we really want to burden them all with significant new compliance costs and liability? These bills are jobs and innovation killers. These bills will be abused. Just like every copyright law that's been passed. It's common knowledge that the DMCA is widely abused to take down content that is not infringing. But, at least with the DMCA it's targeted at specific content. With SOPA, entire sites will be taken down. Supporters insist that a "court reviews" these, and so there's no worry there. Tell that to Dajaz1.com, the blog that was incorrectly seized and censored for over a year with no due process under existing law (something we should definitely be revisiting). How can we say the new law won't be abused when the old law is already regularly abused?

In my opinion I think copyrighting is wrong but I don’t think they should shut down over 7,000 websites because of it. Hollywood just wants its money for the movies, songs, and TV shows.

https://www.eff.org/issues/coica-internet-censorship-and-copyright-bill

http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml

http://www.pcworld.com/article/248298/sopa_and_pipa_just_the_facts.html

Mac VS. Windows

It has been a big debate whether mac or windows is better. I believe they both have good and bad things about them. I don’t think one is better than the other. It depends on whom you are and what you like to do on your computer.

Macs can be better for thing but they can also be worse for things. Many feel the cost of a Mac is too high for what you get, but others justify the heftier price tag by citing top-tier support, higher quality hardware, and the benefits of the Apple ecosystem. Whether or not you feel those points are accurate, Mac hardware does come with a number of limitations when it comes to specifications. If you want a cheaper Mac made by Apple, you're stuck with a computer you can't do much to upgrade and likely won't be able to use for gaming purposes. Mac is really closed off. You can’t change much, but it keeps you safe from hackers and viruses. The killer feature of every Mac which can’t be underestimated is OS X’s 100% reliable near instant suspend and resume. Mac OS X starts up from a cold boot in about 25 seconds on a current-gen MacBook Pro. As another journalist contributing to the discussion observed this is not a faked boot speed where the operating system maker has rushed to get the login window on screen but delayed loading the rest of the OS. It’s a genuine boot-to-usable-desktop time.                                                                                                 Windows can be good or bad for things too. Rebooting a Windows PC can be such a painful experience that you really procrastinate doing it. Unless you’re running on the highest spec hardware Vista can take minutes to start up. During the testing times, I believed Windows had the edge over Mac. Sure, the colored case of the iMac looked cool, but my friend who owned one couldn’t play games and it had one mouse button. I pitied him. Aside from those in the desktop publishing industries, there was, I felt, no real need for anyone else to own an Apple computer during the nineties and early noughties. Microsoft had everything you needed from Internet Explorer to Office. Face facts, Mac fans: no serious gamer is going to be trapped into Apple's walled garden. There are infinitely more games available for Windows PC, from casual games up to the biggest, baddest games on the planet. And you'll pay for the privilege of playing those relatively few games the Mac supports: you could get a decent Windows gaming rig for the cost of a Mac mini - and with onboard graphics the mini is useless for playing all but the simplest games.

            Both Mac and Windows are great for different things. I personally would have a Mac. I’m not a big gamer so I wouldn’t need a PC. Macs satisfy my needs for using it at school and checking my Facebook, Instagram, and my blog. I like how Mac is more closed off and protected from viruses. For these reasons I’d rather have a mac.

http://www.itpro.co.uk/desktop-software/21624/os-x-vs-windows-8-reasons-to-switch-to-mac

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/videos/3493092/5-reasons-why-pcs-are-better-than-macs-mac-vs-windows-pc--which-is-best/

http://lifehacker.com/mac-vs-windows-your-best-arguments-486125257