Apple rolled out iOS 8.1.1 beta a couple of days back, and along with the usual assortment of bug fixes and minor tweaks, the main alteration, at least as far as the jailbreak community is concerned, is the fact that it plugs exploits that have permitted Pangu8 to work its magic. Thus, when iOS 8.1.1 is deemed ready for prime time and Apple stops signing iOS 8.1, you will only then be able to update to iOS 8.1.1, which will in turn mean losing any immediate opportunity to jailbreak.
We just got a sneak peek at the popular Battlefield 4 console game from Frostbite running on an iPad. Frostbite is a popular gaming engine that has been powering console games for a while and has just recently been used for mobile games as well.
iOS and OS X users have historically considered themselves relatively "safe" from malware and malicious software. With that said, a new family of malware, currently known as WireLurker, has been discovered attempting to wreak havoc within Apple's mobile iOS devices and OS X powered Macs, although it isn't quite the doom and gloom as it may initially seem.
Philips launched the Hue smart bulbs that could be wirelessly controlled using your iOS device. Taking things further, the electronics giant has released an updated Philips Hue companion app, which comes with its very own Notification Center widget for iOS 8 / 8.1.
In a surprising move, Microsoft has just made Office completely free for iPad, iPhone and Android. Microsoft wants users to stick to the Office platform on their mobile devices, and apparently this is the way to achieve that.
The Pangu jailbreak tool has worked wonders for iPhone and iPad users running all flavors of iOS 8, but thus far, the utility has only catered to those on Windows. Sure, there is an easy workaround by means of virtualization, but Mac users have been crying out for a proper, native tool for OS X. The Pangu team has already suggested that a variant of Pangu8 is in the offing for Mac, and as per the latest update, it could now be just a couple of days away.
The Pangu jailbreak team has just pushed out a new version 1.2.1 of their iOS 8 - 8.1 jailbreak utility which brings the latest Cydia 1.1.16 bundled as part of fresh jailbreak process.
iOS 8 / 8.1 users can finally enable guest mode on their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch if they are currently jailbroken.
Google's Maps service is about as popular as its search engine these days, and as well as the Web service, the Big G has made a concerted effort to improve navigation for mobile users. Those rocking an Android nearly always get the better end of the updates as far is Google is concerned, but in recognizing that iOS users are still an important demographic as far as reach is taken into account, the Android maker has just announced a rather sizeable update for those on iPhone and iPad as well as users running its own mobile OS.
The Pangu team's release of a jailbreak for iOS 8 / 8.1 was a very pleasant and prompt surprise, but while we commend the work of the Chinese outfit, the response from the wider community has been equally admirable. Saurik, the author and maintainer of Cydia, has been working tirelessly to bring Cydia up to compliance with both Pangu and iOS 8 / 8.1, and having released a major update last week with a number of fixes, has just rolled out version 1.1.16. Full details, changelog and information on how you can avail this latest version of Cydia can be found after the fold.















