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The dream team did not frustrate their fans as the hacker team on Friday released Absinthe - the A5 untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2, and in the same day they updated Absinthe to version 0.1.2-2 to fix some bugs.

2012 has begun with a bang for the jailbreak community - the much-anticipated iOS 5 untethered jailbreak for A5 devices (iPad 2 and iPhone 4S) has finally been released by the dream team.

The latest news of iOS 5 untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 (A5 devices) from the hacker community has left everyone excited. Dream team member MuscleNerd on iPhone Dev-Team's blog said, Corona A5 jailbreak nearly ready to pop!

A few hours ago, the Canadian hacker iH8sn0w released the latest version of his popular jailbreak utility - Sn0wBreeze 2.9.1 after fixing numerous bugs, including the iPhone 3G iPad-flashing issue.

The iDevices users' wait for the untethered jailbreak for their iPhone 4S and iPad 2 is nearing the end as the dream team released jailbroken iPad 2 photos and iPhone 4S jailbreak demo video. Joshua Hill, aka p0sixninja of the Chronic Dev Team, stated briefly that SOPA can make the distribution of jailbreaking software illegal. He also said this move could stop the hacker community from making available to users jailbreak news and tutorials.

The race to release the untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 is nearing an end. Till now, you may have heard a lot from the jailbreakers telling you to wait patiently for the A5 jailbreak but, this time it seems the wait is going to end.

A4 untethered jailbreak has been upgraded again - the French hacker pod2g said Corona has been upgraded, which fixes both iBooks issue and launchd issue.

If you want to jailbreak your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 (i.e., A5 devices), here is an exciting news - the French hacker pod2g has released an iPhone 4S 5.0.1 untethered demo video on his blog.

Here is a big news for the iBook fans, French hacker @xvolks said on Thursday that he has patched the kernel in Corona to make iBooks work without the ugly tweak called xBooks. In addition, the hacker community recently made a big progress towards release iOS 5 untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2.

The untethered jailbreak for A5 devices, viz., iPhone 4S and iPad 2, is expected to be released soon but the jailbreak community do not know what is the exact date. In the end of 2011, Tech&Trends did some research and published an article for our readers. According to our readers' comments, some of them have solved their jailbreak issues, but some problems were not stated in the article. So we researched again. Following are some new tips to fix the jailbreak issues based on our research.

Besides smart TVs, waterproof gadgets, gaming, tablets and smartphones, robots have become a major draw at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. While pop sensation Justin Bieber showed off a dancing robot mRobot at CES on Wednesday, the latest version of Murata Electronics' ECO MURATA BOY, a bicycle riding robot, demonstrated its balancing skills.

Waterproof gadgets have been one of the most popular trends in 2012 and many technology companies are showing off their waterproofing technology at CES 2012. One of them, Fujitsu, showcased its new line of waterproof smartphones and tablet.

iPhone Dev Team member MuscleNerd on Tuesday said major progress has been made by the Dream Team of the French hacker pod2g. Every progress the jailbreakers are making with the iOS 5 untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 (A5 devices) is exciting news for the jailbreak community, even though the actual release date is still unknown.

One of the most exciting technological innovations at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 is by Lenovo - the Chinese PC maker surprised everyone at CES Unveiled on Jan. 8, by taking the wraps off of its 55-inch Smart HDTV K91, which runs on Ice Cream Sandwich OS, as well as the S2 10-inch tablet and the S2 smartphone.

Fitness Technologies plans to showcase its new-announced, world’s smallest 100 percent waterproof audio line of products at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 in Las Vegas.

3D Now plans to introduce its new product 3D Now Theater, the world's first non-anaglyphic frame-sequential stereoscopic processor that can convert any 2D HD display with an HDMI input - new or old - into a high quality, stereoscopic 3D display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012.

The fabless semiconductor company GreenPeak Technologies, has unveiled its new GP570 chip that will allow the development of low cost motion-enabled remote controls.

MIZCO International will reveal its 2012 marketing program by launching over a hundred new mobile technology accessory products at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2012.

The Connecticut-based company iDevices LLC will launch a water resistant, Bluetooth-enabled speaker iShower at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012.

Just a few days after the A4 untethered jailbreak was released, the French hacker and Chronic Dev Team member pod2g said that he could release the A5 untethered jailbreak within a week. And though four days have passed ever since pod2g made the announcement and there is still no sign of the A5 untethered jailbreak, there are some clues revealing that suggest that the A5 untethered jailbreak is near.

According to Greenpois0n, the new version of TinyUmbrella is to save SHSH blobs for iPhone 4S on iOS 5.0.1 Second build 9A406. If users upgrade their devices to the latest built, these SHSH blobs can help them to downgrade their devices to iOS 5.0.1 built 2.

The French Hacker pod2g released an exciting news for those who are still envious of A4 iDevice owners as the latter have got their untethered jailbreak. Pod2g revealed his progress on A5 on Tuesday, and said the untethered jailbreak for the A5 powered iPad2 and iPhone 4S will come 'in a week'.

Jailbreak fans has received iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak for A4 iDevices as new year's gift. The iPhone Dev Team and Chronic Dev Team released Corona 5.0.1 and Redsn0w 0.9.10b3, respectively, based on the work of the French hacker pod2g.Among the jailbreakers, there are two outstanding hackers, MuscleNerd and pod2g, but pod2g is the first to release the iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak. And now the hacker has also released the details on Corona.

The iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak, released by iPhone Dev Team (Corona 5.0.1) and Chronic Dev Team (RedSn0w 9.10b) based on the French hacker pod2g's work, has been made available on iPhone3GS, iPhone4, iPhone4-CDMA, iPad, iPod Touch 3G and iPod touch 4G. Many people have downloaded and installed the untethered jailbreak, but some of them have encountered various kinds of problems.

On Christmas Day of this year, activations of new Apple's iOS and Google's Android devices surged 353 percent over the baseline (the average from the first 20 days of December) of 1.5 million to 6.8 million, and more than 142 percent increase over last Christmas, according to mobile application analytics firm Flurry.

The iOS 5/5.0.1 untethered jailbreak has been made available for iDevice users, but only the A4 devices owners can enjoy it. The A5 device owners have to wait for further information from Dev Team. However, the iOS 5/5.0.1 untethered jailbreak does not work perfectly. iPhone Dev Team released redsn0w 0.9.10b3 (for both Mac and Windowsusers) to fix a problem where re-running redsn0w over an existing jailbreak would cause MobileSubstrate-based apps to stop running until MS was installed again.

We all know that iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak for non-A5 devices has been officially released by the Chronic Dev team and the iPhone Dev team, but do you know how to perform it on you device?

At the end of 2011, all the iDevices owners who want jailbreak are keeping their eyes peeled on the untethered jailbreak. In this regard, Pod2g and MuscleNerd, two stars among jailbreak hackers, recently made a lot of progress. The latest news from jailbreak world is that the French Hacker pod2g has decided to pull all his energy on the A5 jailbreak and gave the task of releasing A4 jailbreak to the Chronic Dev team.

The social network giant Facebook has revealed its top 10 most popular games of 2011 list on Wednesday, and the Gardens of Time has topped the ranking, followed by The Sims Social and CityVille, according to Facebook.com. Facebook said people were fond of playing hidden object, simulation, and casino-related games with their friends in 2011.