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The First MacBook Pro With Retina Display is Now Vintage

Six years ago, back on June 11 2012, Apple revealed its first MacBook Pro with a Retina display. The device was unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference. This notebook was highly appreciated back then, and it was even called “the best laptop ever made” by Marco Arment.

The design of this model was a lot slimmer than the previous ones and that is because it did not have the optical disc drive for DVDs and CDs as well as the built-in Ethernet port. However, this does not mean that it did not have plenty of connectivity options,, such an HDMI port, an SD card slot, a pair of USB-A and Thunderbolt ports and a MagSafe power adapter.

Vintage

Six years have passed since the first MacBook Pro with Retina Display was revealed and Apple has now declared it vintage. This means that Apple and Apple Authorized Service Providers no longer have to provide replacement parts and hardware service for it. The only exceptions are Turkey and California when the law forces them to do it.

The list for vintage and obsolete products is updated constantly, as more and more devices begin to age. At the moment, the late 2012 model, the 12-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display is not listed as vintage yet. For now, only the July 2010 15-inch model is classified as obsolete.

If you still own this device you should know that Apple will no longer help you if  you have hardware problems. Nonetheless, the team should provide all the help you need if you have questions about macOS. Software troubleshooting should also be provided if needed. It is sad to see an era end, but since six years have passed it is normal that Apple moved on.

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LG Becomes OLED Display Supplier for Apple

When it comes to OLED panels, Samsung was the only supplier for Apple. Nonetheless, it appears that this is about to change, as LG Display might soon become the second supplier. Organic light-emitting diode panels are essential for iPhones. With a new alternative supplier, Apple will be able to reduce the costs and receive OLED panels faster.

Samsung was able to charge higher prices for the panels as it was the only supplier. This was not a good move for Apple as Samsung is also the main rival for the company.

The LG deal

“Initially, Apple will get between 3 million and 5 million OLED displays from LG Display. LG plans to increase its production capacity. Apple is attempting to release new iPhones with enhanced features next year and it is eyeing developing foldable iPhones, which will come several years later,” revealed an insider.

This deal is an important one, as it is worth millions of dollars. “Apple wants to expand the partnership with LG into OLEDs from LCDs. However, the key concern is LG has smaller production capacity for OLEDs used in portable gadgets compared to Samsung Display. The quality of the V30 display isn’t as good as Samsung’s OLED display in its Galaxy lineup,” revealed an executive.

Meanwhile, Samsung had a deal to produce 110 million OLED displays for the iPhone X. Getting a second supplier for the screens is very important for Apple as it will allow it to “reduce its reliance on Samsung”. At the moment LG is trying its best to keep up with Apple’s demands. “LG wants a bigger cut than what the company has at present as LG aims to spend more to boost its OLED production capacity with continued financial assistance from Apple,” a fund manager explained.

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Electra Jailbreak Download Available For iOS 11.2 – 11.3.1

The jailbreak community has been waiting for the Electra1131 release for a while. But now, it’s finally available, and anyone who wants to use the tool for iOS 11.2 – 11.3.1, can now download it.

Electra iOS 11.3.1

On 7 July, the team behind Electra announced on Twitter that they have released the Electra jailbreak for iOS 11.2 to iOS 11.3.1. Anyone who wants it can download it from the following link: coolstar.org/electra/. You can download it as an IPA file, and then sideload it with Cydia Impactor.

The jailbreak tool comes in two versions. One is suitable for developers, which follows an exploit (multipath tcp exploit), and asks for a developer account. The other version is regular, using a vcf exploit, and it doesn’t need a developer account.

Many users replied to Electra Team’s Twitter post about the release. Some of them reported a few technical issues with the iOS 11.3.1 jailbreak tool. Among the common problems, a few said that the jailbreak doesn’t work, while others said that it works after a few tries. A user said that when he started to jailbreak the pone, it kept restarting the device, and other users said they had the same problem.

The jailbreak has a 30% success rate, with some users who wrote that they could successfully jailbreak their phone. For one user, it took 25 tries to finally jailbreak the device. He said that he could do it with the “app switcher” open and force closed Electra each time he retried.

If You Want to Jailbreak the Device, You Must Downgrade

Apple stopped signing iOS 11.3.1 after they released iOS 11.4. Devices which are on iOS 11.4 or beta versions of iOS 12 are not able to downgrade to iOS 11.3.1. If you have this issue, to jailbreak your phone, you must use a downgrade tool. You can use the one developed by JailbreakStatus, following this link, where you can download it: http://jailbreakstatus.com/downgrade/.

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These Are the 5 Best Kodi Add-Ons on the Market Right Now

Additional items are what influence Kodi to be the best out there yet. They provide access to films, documentaries, live TV channels, music, and even porn. There are huge amounts of Kodi additional items accessible, making it difficult to recognize the great ones from the not-so-great ones. To make your life less demanding, we’ve accumulated a rundown of the best Kodi additional items you should experiment with.

Supremacy Sports

The supremacy sports add-on is for all of you fans of sport.  It gives you a chance to observe live games, sports documentaries, and even IPTV channels. Once you got and installed it, you’ll see different alternatives in the menu including Ace streams, live events, Reddit Soccer streams, BT Sports, UKTV Sports, Football Documentaries, other Sports Channels, and the sky is the limit from there.

The best alternatives to Supremacy Sports are Red Bull TV, Sports Matrix and Sports 365.

Neptune Rising

Neptune Rising gets you to an immense library of motion pictures and TV shows. You can scan for content in genres, categories, year of release, on-screen characters, people who won an Oscar, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It has a decent collection of motion pictures and TV shows that are accessible to keep you engaged each night.

The best alternatives for Neptune Rising are Reptilia, Placenta and Overwatch.

Live 24/7

In case you’re keen on watching live TV, this is the Kodi add-on you need to get as soon as possible. It allows you to get access to channels from everywhere throughout the world and furthermore offers sports streams. Live 24/7  has segments like Swift Streams, Digital Live Net, Mobdro,  and numerous others. It essentially consolidates bunches of famous live streaming alternatives into one.

The best alternatives for Live 24/7 are USTVnow, Ultra IPTV and IPTV Bonanza.

Documented.HD

This one is pretty special, especially given the fact that it offers several documentaries from various fields, including technology, music,  even crime, among others. You’ll locate an incredible choice of old and new titles, for example, Inside Google and The Most Dangerous Town on The Internet, just to give out some examples.

The best alternatives for Documented.HD are Feed Your Mind, Brettus Documentaries, Decado Documentaries.

YouTube Music

You can gain admittance to a large number of melodies with the YouTube Music add-on. It gets the content from YouTube and offers huge amounts of prominent music playlists from sources like Spotify, Billboard, Hype Machine, , and numerous others. There’s a convenient scan box accessible for rapidly finding the melody you need to tune in to, yet you can likewise get through the music library to find new music.

The best alternatives for YouTube Music are ThunderStruck, MP3 Streams and TuneIn Radio.

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Best Five VPN to Download and Install for Kodi in 2018

In this article, we’ve carefully chosen the best VPNs for Kodi that are also going to protect your privacy without slowing down speeds and ruining the steaming process.

IPVanish

IPVanish is our best suggestion for Kodi gadgets. For clients who have no access to Google Play, IPVanish enables you just to download the APK file from its site and install it straightforwardly onto your gadget without the need to ask the help of an application store.

Apps are accessible for Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, and Fire TV.

ExpressVPN

ExpressVPN is an incredible decision for Kodi clients, promising quick speeds and dependable services. A Linux form of the application with a friendly interface is available right now, even though we haven’t yet tried this with OpenELEC.

One drawback for clients with Kodi gadgets is that they can’t undoubtedly download the APK file the site without first signing in. That implies that gadgets that need Google Play should sideload the application from a second Android gadget.

Apps are available for Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, Linux and certain wi-fi routers.

NordVPN

This one offers a system of more than 1,100 servers in more than 60 nations. A large number of those can unblock geo-bolted streaming services like Netflix, BBC iPlayer, and Hulu. Android clients without Google Play can get the APK file specifically from the NordVPN site. Shockingly, there’s no Linux rendition of the application.

Apps are accessible for Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android.

PrivateVPN

PrivateVPN is a little supplier making a major sprinkle on account of its capacity to unblock essentially all that you can toss at it, including Netflix and BBC iPlayer. It’s a relatively new, so it doesn’t have a gigantic measure of servers. However those it has been spread over a decent scope of nations and offer bursting quick speeds.

Android clients can get the APK file specifically from the PrivateVPN’s site. There’s no application for Linux yet; however manual setup is an alternative.

Apps are available for Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android.

Private Internet Access

This one is a strong alternative for both Android and Linux  Kodi gadgets. The Linux adaptation is verified to take a shot at OpenELEC, a famous Linux distro for low-control Kodi gadgets like Raspberry Pi. The cost is shabby, so this is a decent general decision for Kodi clients on a financial plan. The APK document is accessible for download from the PIA site.

Apps are accessible for Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, and Linux.

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