Do Mind blowing things with your iOS Devices & Kindle - Why to Jail Break & Why Not

iOS Devices & Kindle Jailbreaking

Myths About Jail Break

Myth 1 : 

Jail Breaking is Illegal One of the prominent myth about jailbreaking is that Jail Breaking your device is illegal. That’s not correct at all. It depends on specific country laws. But in most of the countries Jailbreaking is legal till the point you don’t use any pirated software on your phone. So you can safely jailbreak your iOS or Kindle device.

Myth 2 : 

Jail Breaking is same as Unlocking Jail breaking and Unlocking are two different things. Unlocking refers to freeing your phone to work on any carrier instead of just the one you bought it on. And it is indeed illegal. Where as Jailbreaking refers to free your phone from the operating system or giving your device root access so that you can install tweaks and can code and make changes including customisation.

Myth 3 :

 Jailbreaking will void warranty of iOS device or Kindle. This is the true point but there is quite a possibility that you are out of warranty already. (Your device might be older than one year). Else you can anytime update your iOS device by connecting to your computer with iTunes and it will make your iOS device jailed again. Or you can straight away start on air update on your iOS device. In this way you can put your device again in jail and can walk to your apple centre in case of any problem.

In case of kindle you can connect to internet and Amazon server will automatically push the latest update to your device so that the updating option is always open. I hope I have cleared all your myths related to jailbreak. Now lets find out the way to read this post.

Why to Jail Break & Why Not

People often think and ask in many internet forum about the benefit and consequences of jail breaking their iOS & Kindle device. Though jail breaking kindle and iOS devices has its own benefits but they do have some limitations as well. In this part we will discuss some compelling reasons for you to decide weather you want to jail break your device or not ? There are many reasons people want to jail break their iOS and Kindle but for me they are...

Jail breaking can make your device free from Apple Chains This is a basic generic reason for the developers and hackers as they want to test the integrity of the system and want to change code as they don’t want restrictions. They are in favour of open source software and want to play with the open code. Open code means they can build their own applications communicating with the kernel of the operating system and tweak it according to their own needs. In the similar way if you want to do some coding of your own or want to tweak your system, jail breaking your system can provide you super user access of your device. It can give you complete access or root access of the operating system and its hidden settings. After jailbreak you can customize your phone the way you want.

Jail breaking lets you into Cydia Cydia is another app store where you can login and can access other applications. You can get free application for changing your keyboard layout, changing your theme, customizing your icon packs etc. You can also change the functions of your iOS device. So to access this Cydia store you need a jail broken iOS device. Moreover Cydia has tweak for everything you want to do with your device. This app store can change the user interface with help of available applications.

You can make calls with your jail broken ipad. (ipad1 Only) 

You might be wondering that is it really possible to make phone calls with your ipad. If you are still wondering then don’t worry it is very much possible by jail breaking your ipad. Jail breaking your ipad can enable you to use it as a cell phone. This will work only with 3g models of ipad by using phoneitipad application by iphoneislam team. Change the carrier name on iOS Screen If you want to change your carrier icon or want to add your name there then you need to jail break your system. By installing a tweak from cydia you will be able to customise your icon the way you want. Lot's of options are available to the users for the same.

Disable grid lock 

Have you ever tried of moving your apps icons on your iOS device and wanted to have some free space on the screen. If you have noticed it then iOS don’t allows you to have gap between the two app icons as it has a grid lock feature where in you can’t tweak the positioning of the apps as desired by you. For instance you want just two app icons in a complete row then its not possible in native iOS. But with help of Anchor App which is available on Cydia, You can add this functionality.

Reduce brightness for reading ebooks in dark rooms 

If you are annoyed with the level of brightness on your iOS device and strain yourself by reading books on iBooks then jail breaking can give you a solution. With the f.lux extention for iOS devices you can make the screen warmer and can adjust brightness threshold as desired by you

Automatically fill password for your app store

 If you are exhausted entering your app store password again and again then you might think to jail break your iOS device. With an extension on cydia your app store password will be automatically filled.

Add another icon column on your iOS device screen 

By installing a tweak you can optimise the screen and can add one column of your applications on

the main page of your device.

Remote desktop your device and use whats app on PC 

If you want to chat with your friends on whats app from your office or college then this wonderful hack can display your screen on your computer and you can use whats app or any other application remotely. Imagine your phone is in your pocket and you are using whats app on your laptop! Though there are other thousand reasons to jail break your iOS device I think these are enough for you to go ahead and break free your device from Apple’s fetters. Now coming back to Kindle devices, like iOS jail breaking your kindle will also open endless possibilities for the hardcore ebook readers. Let us discuss few Why’s and then we will go ahead and discuss Why Not’s collectively for both the devices.

Use calibre and convert your non DRM format books for kindle 

Although this tweak doesn't require your device to be jail broken but still jail breaking your device can provide many options for you to choose.

Use Paint application on your kindle 

After jail breaking your kindle, you can use Paint application on your device for sketching and drawing. Its fun to draw on this resolution eink display.

Play games on your kindle 

A jail broken kindle can enable you to play chess or space invaders or maze game on your device.

Write book on you Kindle device

Use it as a basic word processor With another extension leafpad you can write notes, book, story etc for hours in sunlight without straining your eyes.

Install a more powerful web browser 

You can install a more powerful web browser on your kindle. This browser supports java script, bookmarking and landscape view. You can even play java based games from the browser window itself.

Use your Kindle for remote desktop 

If you want a remote desktop of your windows computer then you can install remote desktop as well on your kindle device.

Customize your Kindle screensavers 

When you put your device in sleep mode some selected screen savers are displayed on you kindle device and there is no option to change them. But if your device is jail broken then you can customise those screen savers and can change them. There are hundreds of screen savers available for kindle on internet or you can create your custom ones. For Kindle device also there are more than 50 extensions which you can try and install on jail broken device.

Why Not Jailbreak

Now Let us look at the reasons why should’t we JailBreak iOS and Kindle devices. There are some reasons people don’t prefer to jailbreak because they think that jail breaking your device compromises stability and security of your iOS / Kindle device. Though jail breaking gives you the flexibility you wanted but at the same time it can crash your system, can reboot it or can show some irregular behaviour. Troubleshooting these devices is quite tricky for a normal user so people with limited knowledge don’t trust to jail break their device. Another problem with jail break is that if you jailbreak your device with a specific version and then install applications and extensions from the jail break community those apps will remain there as long as you will stick to that particular software version release. The moment you updated your device from the official channel all the jail broken apps and functionality will be lost and then you have to install and perform jail break again. In fact if your device software version is very old then you will not be able to download apps & books from official apple or kindle store.

Even there are a few drawbacks, more than 1 million iOS devices & about 50 thousand kindle are jail broken till now . People still enjoy learning with their devices. If something doesn’t work they look out for the solution and then share it with the community. So overall jail breaking will make you more smarter and will give you thorough knowledge of your device

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How to keep your online information secure when using public Wi-Fi

How to keep your online information secure when using public Wi-Fi

Connecting to public Wi-Fi is tempting for many reasons, especially if you need to check information on the run and want to limit your data usage, or if you want to work from a coffee shop as a change of scenery. Safeguarding your personal information from theft while using public Wi-Fi is always risky, but there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your information from any prying eyes. The most obvious way to protect your personal information is by trying to use different passwords and login names on all the different sites where you save any personal data. However, there are a few other ways to help you secure your information when you log in to a public Wi-Fi network to access any personal information.

Up-To-Date Operating System

Making sure your computer’s operating system and browser are the most recent version available is a good way to ensure that defenses to known security breaches are the most current. Security patches and updates are issued regularly, so try to update your browser and your operating system frequently to protect your online information from cyber attacks. You can set your browser and operating system to update automatically in the settings or system preference sections which relieves you from having to remember, or from having to choose when to update them.

Use sites with HTTPS or SSL connections

Using sites that are hosted on an HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure), which supports an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) connection, can provide extra security while you use public Wi-Fi. You will notice a green lock icon appear in the URL bar of the browser you are using, which indicates that the interactions between the site and your browser are encrypted and secured over an unsecured network, such as public Wi-Fi. This extra layer of protection is one more step you can take to ensure that your online information is being kept secure while you browse on public Wi-Fi. 

Use a VPN

Using a VPN, like Hotspot Shield, can scramble your outgoing data to appear as though it’s coming from the VPN server rather than from you. VPNs route your connection through an encrypted tunnel or a set of proxy servers to hide the traffic from you to the internet, thus making your connection more secure. Encrypted data coming from the VPN can’t be read by third parties trying to steal your information, which gives your connection more security than should you proceed without using a VPN.

Forget the network and turn off Wi-Fi when not in use

Once you have loaded the necessary webpages or used the public Wi-Fi sufficiently and are ready to disconnect, choosing to “forget this network” from the Wi-Fi options will disconnect your session and remove your information from any possible sharing. From there, you can turn off your Wi-Fi connection completely to avoid accidentally re-connecting to an unsecured network, which would ultimately raise your susceptibility to data and information breaches by third party intervention. 

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This is Why You Need Headphones for FM Radio

Why do you need headphones for radio?

Marconi sent the first radio message across the Atlantic Ocean in 1901 December and he was also awarded Nobel prize for his invention. Fine! That's a great piece of information but Why Can’t You Use FM Radio Without Headphones?.The Smartphones do not currently have a built-in antenna. So we require a headphone which must remain plugged in to receive FM Streaming.

How do headphones work as an Antenna?

An antenna is a metallic structure that captures and/or transmits radio electromagnetic waves. Headphones are cylindrical in shape, with a grooved tip to retain it.. It works just like an antenna by capturing up the radio wave and providing it to a tuner.

FM radio works in the range of 88 to 108 MHz. Antenna length is proportional to the wavelength of reception. Headphones are of that length mostly and thus can be used as an alternative to an inbuilt antennae.

Earphones are included in most mobile phone purchases with the box. Even if  the Smartphones were included with an inbuilt antenna, the user will be using headphones mostly. In such scenario either one of the two antennas inbuilt or external headphone antenna will be serving the exact same work wasting the inbuilt antenna's worth.

Including an Inbuilt radio antennae will make the Smartphone weigh by few more grams and would also increase the thickness of the phone, not a desirable attribute for marketing.

A simple metal wire can do the trick with which you can listen to the radio! Therefore, in reality, you don’t necessarily need the headphones to play FM radio on your cell phones but you need an antenna.

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Kali Linux 2017.3 With New Tools Check Out Now

Kali Linux 2017.3 With New Tools Check Out Now

Kali Linux 2017.3 

In Kali Linux 2017.3, the kernel form has been refreshed to 4.13.10. Notwithstanding the piece, WiFi testing devices, for example, reaver, pixie WPS, web application security testing apparatuses, for example, Burp Suite, Cuckoo and the Social Engineering Toolkit have additionally been refreshed and different bugs have been settled. 

New tools incorporate Inspy, Cherry tree, Sublist3r, OSRFramework and Massive Maltego Metamorphosis have likewise been added to the archive and are accessible for download in Kali Linux 2017.3.

It is an amazing news for each kali client that accessibility of Kali Linux 2017.3, which incorporates all patches, fixes, updates, and upgrades since the last discharge. It Much Better than the last arrival of kali linux 2017.2. In this discharge, the portion has been refreshed to 4.13.10 and it incorporates some remarkable upgrades:

• CIFS uses SMB 3.0 by default.
• EXT4 directories can now contain 2 billion.
• TLS support is now built into the kernel directly.

Have a look at the Kali Change log to perceive what else has been refreshed in this release, or read on to perceive what else is new in Kali Linux 2017.3.

Kali Linux 2017.3 New Tools

1. InSpy.
2. CherryTree.
3. Sublist3r.
4. OSRFramework.
5. Massive Maltego Metamorphosis.

These new tools are not included in the default installation but after an ‘apt update’, you can check out and install the ones that interest you.

1. InSpy

InSpy is a Python-based LinkedIn enumeration tool with two functionalities: TechSpy and EmpSpy. TechSpy crawls LinkedIn job listings for technologies used by the target company. InSpy attempts to identify technologies by matching job descriptions to keywords from a newline-delimited file.

EmpSpy crawls LinkedIn for employees working at the provided company. InSpy searches for employees by title and/or department from a newline-delimited file. InSpy may also create emails for the identified employees if the user specifies an email format is added in Kali Linux 2017.3.

2. CherryTree

A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file is added in Kali Linux 2017.3.

Written by Giuseppe Penone (aka giuspen).

Features

• syntax highlighting supporting several programming languages
• images handling: insertion in the text, edit (resize/rotate), save as png file
• embedded files handling: insertion in the text, save to disk
• multi-level lists handling (bulleted, numbered, to-do and switch between them, multiline with shift+enter)
• simple tables handling (cells with plain text), cut/copy/paste row, import/export as csv file
• codeboxes handling: boxes of plain text (optionally with syntax highlighting) into rich text, import/export as text file
• execution of the code for code nodes and codeboxes; the terminal and the command per syntax highlighting is configurable in the preferences dialog
• alignment of text, images, tables and codeboxes (left/center/right/fill)
• hyperlinks associated to text and images (links to webpages, links to nodes/nodes + anchors, links to files, links to folders)
• spell check (using pygtkspellcheck and pyenchant)
• intra application copy/paste: supported single images, single codeboxes, single tables and a compound selection of rich text, images, codeboxes and tables
• cross application copy/paste (tested with libreoffice and gmail): supported single images, single codeboxes, single tables and a compound selection of rich text, images, codeboxes and tables
• copying a list of files from the file manager and pasting in cherrytree will create a list of links to files, images are recognized and inserted in the text
• print & save as pdf file of a selection / node / node and subnodes / the whole tree
• export to html of a selection / node / node and subnodes / the whole tree
• export to plain text of a selection / node / node and subnodes / the whole tree
• toc generation for a node / node and subnodes / the whole tree, based on headers h1, h2 and h3
• find a node, find in selected node, find in selected node and subnodes, find in all nodes
• replace in nodes names, replace in selected node, replace in selected node and subnodes, replace in all nodes
• iteration of the latest find, iteration of the latest replace, iteration of the latest applied text formatting
• import from html file, import from folder of html files
• import from plain text file, import from folder of plain text files
• import from basket, cherrytree, epim html, gnote, keepnote, keynote, knowit, mempad, notecase, rednotebook, tomboy, treepad lite, tuxcards, zim
• export to cherrytree file of a selection / node / node and subnodes / the whole tree
• password protection (using http://www.7-zip.org/) – NOTE: while a cherrytree password protected document is opened, an unprotected copy is extracted to a temporary folder of the filesystem; this copy is removed when you close cherrytree
• tree nodes drag and drop
• automatic link to web page if writing the URL
• automatic link to node if writing node name either with no spaces and camelcase or surrounded by [[node name]]

3. Sublist3r

Sublist3r is a python tool designed to enumerate subdomains of websites using OSINT is added in Kali Linux 2017.3 . It helps penetration testers and bug hunters collect and gather subdomains for the domain they are targeting. Sublist3r enumerates subdomains using many search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Bing, Baidu, and Ask. Sublist3r also enumerates subdomains using Netcraft, Virustotal, ThreatCrowd, DNSdumpster, and ReverseDNS.

4. OSRFramework

OSRFramework is a set of libraries to perform Open Source Intelligence tasks. They include references to a bunch of different applications related to username checking in Kali Linux 2017.3 With New Tools, DNS lookups, information leaks research, deep web search, regular expressions extraction, and many others. At the same time, by means of ad-hoc Maltego transforms, OSRFramework provides a way of making these queries graphically as well as several interfaces to interact with like OSRFConsole or a Web interface.

5. Massive Maltego Metamorphosis

Massive Maltego Metamorphosis -One of our favourite applications in Kali has always been Maltego, the incredible open-source information gathering tool from Paterva, and the equally incredible Casefile. These two applications had always been separate entities (get it?) but as of late September, they are now combined into one amalgamated application that still allows you to run Maltego Community Edition and Casefile, but now it also works for those of you with Maltego Classic or Maltego XL licenses in Kali Linux 2017.3 .Massive Maltego Metamorphosis As always, the tools perform wonderfully and look great doing it.

Massive Maltego Metamorphosis

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10 Unknown Facts About Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Co-Founder of apple known by many. In this article i will list some mind blowing facts about Steve Jobs that you never know.

Steve Jobs Facts

1. Steve Jobs never wrote a single line of code for apple.

Steve Wozniak stated that "Steve didn't ever code" on reply to an email on his Website

2. Steve Jobs was adopted his father was a syrian muslim.

Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California, to Joanne Schieble (later Joanne Simpson) and Abdulfattah "John" Jandali, two University of Wisconsin graduate students who gave their unnamed son up for adoption.

Steve Jobs unknowingly met his biological father on multiple number of occasions.

His adoptive parents, Paul and Clara Jobs, were Armenian and unable to have children. Steve was later joined in the family by his adopted sister Patti Jobs, born in 1958. The couple divorced in 1962.

3. Steve Jobs had no college degree.

Steve Jobs dropped out of college after six months and spent the next 18 months dropping in on creative classes at the school. He struggled for making money during this time. Steve Jobs used to sleep on his friends  room floors, returned Coke bottles for money, and ate free meals from the local Hare Krishna temple for living.

Steve Jobs High School GPA was just 2.65

4. Steve Jobs Had LSD.

Steve Jobs explained that he used LSD from 1972 - 1974 approximately 10 - 15 times.

Steve said "I would ingest the LSD on a sugar cube or in a hard form of gelatin. I would usually take the LSD when I was by myself. I have no words to explain the effect the LSD had on me, although, I can say it was a positive life changing experience for me and I am glad I went through that experience.”

“Taking LSD was a profound experience, one of the most important things in my life. LSD shows you that there’s another side to the coin, and you can’t remember it when it wears off, but you know it. It reinforced my sense of what was important—creating great things instead of making money, putting things back into the stream of history and of human consciousness as much as I could.”- Steve Jobs

5. Steve Jobs was dyslexic.

Steve jobs was dyslexic, meaning he has a learning disability that impairs his ability to read. But that didn't stop Steve Jobs from becoming the world's most iconic CEO.  Albert Einstein, Steven spielberg suffered from Dyslexia as well

Dyslexia is not a disability, it's a gift

6. Steve Jobs worked for Atari.

In 1973 Jobs started working at Atari as a technician. Steve Wozniak designed his version of the video game Pong. After finishing it, Wozniak gave the board to Jobs, Steve Jobs then took the game down to Atari. When the pair first created the Breakout game for Atari, they planned on splitting the pay 50-50. Although Atari gave Jobs $5,000 for the game, Jobs told Wozniak they got $700, leaving Wozniak to take home $350 while Jobs pocketed the other $4,650. While working in Atari Steve Jobs was asked to work for night shifts because of his stink smell as Jobs believed that his vegan diet would eliminate the need for showering.

7. India visit gave a vision to Steve Jobs.

Steve Jobs came to India as a teenager in search of enlightenment. He returned disappointed, following a brush with lice, scabies, dysentery and a near mob thrashing after he protested at being sold watered-down buffalo milk. But the trip did mark a turning point in his life 

8. Steve jobs applied for civilian astronaut to fly a space shuttle.

Steve jobs got rejected and briefly considering starting a computer company in the Soviet Union,he resigned from Apple five months later.

9. Steve jobs annual salary from apple is just 1$.

Steve jobs had 5 million shares that made him richer and moreover most of Steve Jobs' wealth was from his shares in Disney, not Apple.

10. October 16 was declared as Steve Jobs day by Californian governor.

After battling a decade of pancreatic cancer Steve jobs died in October 5, 2011 and Steve jobs also turned down a partial liver transplant from Tim cook two years before dying of pancreatic cancer. Steve jobs was buried in an unmarked grave as per his family's request and the cemetery has not revealed it's location.

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Whatsapp Down and Not working Across India and other regions

whatsapp server down 2017

whatsapp server down 2017

WhatsApp is down.Messages won't send or receive, and some people can't load the app at all. WhatsApp appears to be down for a wide number of users across the world. Users from different countries are reporting problems on Twitter with the hashtag #whatsappdown whatsapp server down 2017

#Update Down for 210 minutes today from 11 am to 2:30 pm Now Up and running

Individuals can't send or get messages utilizing the Facebook-claimed application, obviously due to a server issue. there's no easy fix to the problem, since it appears to be on WhatsApp's side

The application doesn't at first look broken, with visits and contacts ready to stack. In any case, once a client is into a talk, the application just demonstrates an "associating" message that never settle itself, thus new messages can't be sent or got. In addition to this whatsapp web is also down.

Whatsapp down for hours now. Users from parts of Europe, USA and Asia also experiencing delays in sending messages.

This being the third significant disturbance of the year of Whatsapp Down, with one as of late as August influencing clients over the world also. Preceding that, the Facebook-claimed benefit endured a blackout twice inside two weeks, in May.
Whatsapp is up and running.

whatsapp server down 2017 and is running by now these are all the news provided cybernog regarding whatsapp server down 2017

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