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  • $2.5Million Donated to American Red Cross by Apple to Support Sandy Relief

    $2.5Million Donated to American Red Cross by Apple to Support Sandy Relief

    Recently the U.S East Coast got affected with a Hurricane Named Sandy. Many people got homeless and many died in that Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy was one of the most worst and dangerous Hurricane to strike the East Coast of the U.S. it did so much damage in few hours of strike that no other storm did previously. This storm, Hurricane Sandy did a loss of Billions of $. In order to sum up the loss and help the victims of this hurricane Sandy, American Red Cross is working day and night to over come the loss made by hurricane sandy.

    To help the relief work, Tim Cook, the C.E.O of a Tech Giant company Apple donated the sum of $2.5Million to American Red Cross for the relief work of Sandy victims. This new of donation comes from 9to5mac that shared the donation letter sent to them by an Apple Employee regarding the donation made by Apple for the relief work.

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    Team:

    For the past week, our thoughts have been with those affected by Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath. And Apple employees and customers the world over have raised millions of dollars toward the relief effort so far. But we can always do more.

    That’s why, on behalf of all our employees, Apple is making a donation of $2.5 Million to the American Red Cross to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief. We hope this contribution will help families, businesses, and communities recover and rebuild.

    Tim Cook
    November 8, 2012

    As Apple has played its role by donating the sum of $2.5Million to American Red Cross, you can also join the donation league and help American Red Cross by donating a certain amount of money directly to them by sitting at your home.

    How can you donate to American Red Cross for Sandy Relief Work?

    Apple has made a page in the iTunes Store that directly links to the American Red Cross donation panel. The link can be viewed here.

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    When you will press the above link, a page in iTunes will open like shown in the picture above. After that all you need to do is just press on donate on the amount you feel like donating. The donations start from $5-$200. The donations will directly go to the American Red Cross for the Hurricane Sandy Relief work. Apple is just working as a bridge for the relief funds for the American Cross.

  • BootROM Level Exploit and Decryption Keys for A5/A5X/A6/A6X in Works

    BootROM Level Exploit and Decryption Keys for A5/A5X/A6/A6X in Works

    It has been ages since you or we heard about the Untethered Jailbreak for the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, and the iPad Mini along with old A4 Chip quipped Devices. When did you heard about the word “Jailbreak” last? Let us guess. Few weeks back when iOS 6.0.1 debuted for iDevices, Redsn0w was updated to Jailbreak it tethered on iPhone 4, and previous A4 equipped iDevices. After that, we forgot the word called Jailbreak because most of the people owning an iPhone 4S are on preceding iOS 5.0.1 Jailbreaked on their iDevices or some people might have updated to iPhone 5 and are on iOS 6.x.x waiting for the Jailbreak to arrive. Another reason is that no one from the Jailbreaking community is talking about the Jailbreak. It seems like they are not working or they might be working under the hood secretly.

    When the iPhone 5 was launched, we notified you about the first iPhone 5 that was Jailbreaked by @CHPWN. That was the time when people started to buy the iPhone 5 and it was the first ever Jailbreak that was done on the day 0 of the iPhone launch. However, no words were said by @CHPWN regarding the release of the Jailbreak for the iPhone 5 or other devices as well. Before the iPhone 5 was released, we told you about strange news that happened in the Jailbreaking community. The key member of the Chronic Dev-Team, @P0sixninja left the team to work on its own and he was no longer associated with the Chronic Dev-Team. This sudden departure of @P0sixninja was not clear and still it is not clear. It seemed that he wanted to make his own name in the Jailbreaking community.

    So later today, @p0sixninja from no where Tweeted about the progress of the iPhone 5 Jailbreak and stated the status of the Jailbreak is Grim, but he is working on something bigger and greater that will blow off Jailbreak lovers.

     

    Now what is the bigger thing on which @P0sixninja is working?

    This Bigger thing got unveiled soon after @P0sixninja Tweeted about the bigger thing.

    The bigger thing is the BootROM Level Exploit for the A5, A5x, A6, and A6X Equipped iDevices.  This information was unveiled in talks with @L33tDawg, the owner of HITBS.

     

     

     

    In the above convo with @L33tdawg, @p0sixninja have told about the BootROM Level Exploit and Decryption keys for A5, A5X, A6, and A6X on which he is working solely. In one of the above Tweets, @P0sixninja also mentions that no much is left; only few more things are to be sorted out. This could mean the Untethered Jailbreak for the above-mentioned chips is almost around the corner or it might come in few months depending on the workload and beta testing.

  • Xbox Surface Development Underway by Microsoft to Beat The iPad Mini

    Xbox Surface Development Underway by Microsoft to Beat The iPad Mini

    It is the time to say that, “look whose Talking.” This time the most phenomenal move by Microsoft is to enter in the Tablet Market, where the competition is already high, and recently Apple announced the iPad Mini to compete with its competitors. It is highly expected that Microsoft is planning to make an Xbox Surface of a 7-inch that will look a lot like a Tablet, but it will be a gaming tablet. In other words, we can say that, Microsoft will release an updated version of Sony PSP by increasing the size and dimension of tablet.

    Those of you are aware with the name of PSP must know that PSP is a portable gaming device made by Sony. It is very handy and easy to use than other gaming consoles. One can surf the Internet, take pictures, listen to music, and can do much more with that small console. After getting inspired from that small gaming console, Microsoft has planned to come up with a 7-inch gaming tablet called Xbox Surface. The confirmation about a 7-inch Gaming Tablet in works comes from The Verge, whose reliable sources stated some solid information about the Xbox Surface.

    Microsoft is building its own 7-inch gaming tablet. Multiple sources familiar with plans within Redmond have confirmed to The Verge that initial hardware planning for an Xbox Surface is underway. Specifications for an Xbox Surface 7-inch tablet computing deviceleaked back in June ahead of Microsoft’s Surface RT and Surface Pro announcement. We’re told that the initial specs were accurate and that the final implementation is being worked on.

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    It is highly anticipated that Microsoft will release Xbox Surface only for the gamin purpose with custom hardware manufacturing that will solely focus on Gaming only. The report also claims that the Xbox Surface wont be having any Windows installed on it because it will be purely dedicated for gaming purpose only and small things like Messages, Mails, and etc. would be present in the Xbox Surface for the users convenience.

    The production of Xbox Surface is underway and the gaming team is working hard to make different games for this Xbox Surface at Microsoft’s HQ present at Redmond. Recently, Microsoft limited its employees to access Entertainment Business Division because of secret production are underway.

    All we have to do is just wait and watch about this upcoming tablet by Microsoft, Xbox Surface. After it is released, then we will have to see that how it beats the iPad Mini. According us the weight of the Xbox Surface would be more than the iPad Mini and the Wight is the major thing that counts in the tablet niche.

    What are your thoughts on this Xbox Surface?

  • Google Analytics Bared the Anonymous MAC OS 10.9 Version by Apple

    Google Analytics Bared the Anonymous MAC OS 10.9 Version by Apple

    This year Apple released the future of OS X by announcing the most advanced OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 for its Computer category. This new version of OS X Mountain Lion was announced at this year’s WWDC 12 and was unveiled after few months of the announcement. When OS X Mountain Lion was announced at WWDC 12, it was said to be the most advanced OS and people thought that this OS will take out a year and they wont be seeing any new OS X update sometime soon. We all were wrong. Before we proceed on, we would like to acknowledge about the fact that when it comes to rumors and leaks, Apple is always on the top and the leaks are done by its suppliers for different products.

    Later today, the tradition of leaks by suppliers or several reliable sources changed, when Google Analytics leaked the biggest information regarding Apple. The information leaked by Google Analytics hints towards the upcoming unnamed MAC OS 10.9 version. This important piece of information was leaked in several Analytic reports of different website. Today many of the websites, including 9to5mac reported that an unknown and unannounced build of MAC OS 10.9 visited the website.

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    The duration of the visit of this anonymous build of Apple is unknown, but the dates are showing visits from October 6 2012 – November 5 2012. This means the developers running this build of MAC OS 10.9 might have visited the websites just to test some browsing speed or so. Still it is unclear about this anonymous builds name and availability.

    As per our prediction, Apple may unveil this new build of MAC OS 10.9 in February on an iPad Media Event or some other media event. We expect the beta build of MAC OS 10.9to go live in late December or early January 2013.

  • Insufficient iPhone 5 Stock in India Sold out Due to Uncertain Demand

    Insufficient iPhone 5 Stock in India Sold out Due to Uncertain Demand

    Following the sales of iPhone 5 in India on November 2 today WSJ Reported that Apple had sold out the iPhone 5 in India in just 24 hours. The iPhone 5 was out of stock in just 24 hours after the sale of the iPhone 5 started in India. Before the sales were live for the iPhone 5 in India, we also notified you about online reservation system for the iPhone 5 in India by which many of the Indian Apple Fans had reserved an iPhone 5 for themselves before hand. When they reserved the iPhone 5 online, they got a pass like ticket for the iPhone 5.

    In other words, they were able to pre-order an iPhone 5 before it could hit the shelves of different stores. When the launch of the iPhone 5 in India came near, the lines might have started to emerge outside the selected retail outlets where the iPhone 5 was set for sale. Soon after the sales for the iPhone 5 started, the iPhone 5 was out of stock within 24 hours. When we heard about the iPhone 5 going out of stock, we assume that Apple might have shipped about a huge amount of the iPhone 5 in India which has been sold out in just 24 hours or the number of buyers increased.

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    The fact is that Apple had sent out a constrained stock of the iPhone 5 ranging from 10,000-15,000 units in India for sale. Due to this limited stock availability, the iPhone 5 was sold out within 24 hours. The news comes from a store owner who stated:

    “We were sold out within 24 hours of launch. It’s all gone,” said Himanshu Chakrawarti, chief executive of The MobileStore Ltd., a retailer that stocks iPhones and which has 900 outlets across India. Apple Inc.’s latest iPhone officially launched in India on Friday, more than a month after it hit major markets elsewhere.

    It clearly seems that Apple underestimated the iPhone 5 launch in India by predicting the demand to be less because the iPhone 5 is not sold directly by Apple in the country. Apple has contracted with different Mobile Companies who sell the Apple products with the permission of Apple. Apple cannot sell the iPhone officially in the country because strict rules and regulations of the government. This is the reason that Apple had partnered with different companies and opted to sell the iPhone 5 through them.

    However, it is believed that Apple would be sending out 100,000 units of the iPhone 5 in the country by the start of the next month and making an increment in the number of units from 100,000 to 200,000 by the end of year. This year the demand for the iPhone 5 rose by 78% if compared to the iPhone 4S, although iPhone 5 got only minor update with a redesign shape.

  • Apple iPhone 5 India launch Date and Price Confirmed – Details

    Apple iPhone 5 India launch Date and Price Confirmed – Details

    The highly anticipated iPhone 5 by Apple was unveiled on September 12 and started to roll out on September 21 in planned countries. Soon after the launch of the iPhone 5 in planned countries on September 21, the next wave was set for September 26 for further additional countries. Later on, the sales of the iPhone 5 got delayed due to mass production orders and Foxconn Employees went on strike. Other than this issue, the issue of scuffs on the iPhone 5 back also made the production slow. These issues made the iPhone 5 shipping time slipped from two weeks to three weeks, resulting in huge delays.

    After this issue was looked after, we told about great news regarding the iPhone 5 Arrival in India on October 26 that never came live. The iPhone 5 was not launched on October 26, the expected date for it to arrive in India on different cellular networks selected by Apple officially. We don’t know the reason behind the iPhone 5 launch delay in India. As of now, the new date told by Gizmowebs is November 2, that is today. The iPhone 5 is launching in India on November 2.

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    To get this new member of the Apple family in India, you need to pre-book the iPhone 5 that seems to be finished for now. Those of you haven’t pre-booked the iPhone 5 would have to wait for sometime to get their hands on the iPhone 5. Those of you have pre-booked the iPhone 5 can get their hands on the iPhone 5 in India before people waiting to buy an iPhone 5 normally.

    Before you plan to buy an iPhone 5, it is necessary that you should be aware of the pricing scheme of the iPhone 5 in India. The prices mentioned below are stated by Gaurav of Gizmowebs. According to Gaurav, the prices are allocated by Redingtonindia, who is one of the official Apple’s Authorized distributors of their products in India.

    iPhone 5 Official Price in India:

    The official price of the iPhone 5 set by Apple in India are as follows:

    16GB iPhone 5 for RS 45,500

    32GB iPhone 5 for RS 52,500

    64 GB iPhone 5 for RS 59,500

    iPhone 5 Launch Event Venues in India:

    It seems that the iPhone 5 India Launch won’t be an ordinary launch. The launch of the iPhone 5 would be done in the form of an event at below selected locations:

    Gurgaon – Galleria DLF Phase 4
    Delhi – DLF Place
    Mumbai – Inorbit Mall
    Bangalore – UB city

    The launch event time for the iPhone 5 is said to be 7PM onwards on the above selected locations.

    So, who’s in for the iPhone 5 launch? Are you going to buy an iPhone 5 Indian Fans?