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Ian Beer Discovers Major iOS 11.3 Flaw – Possible Jailbreak Incoming

Ian Beer is a known computer security expert that has a reputation for always finding flaws in Apple’s iOS operating system. The computer security expert shares these flaws and they usually play a major role in jailbreaking new versions of iOS. The latest security flaw that Ian Beer discovered was related to iOS 11.0-11.1.2 which helped developers create the first jailbreak tool for iOS 11.

iOS 11.3.1 Exploit

With that being said, we think it’s safe to say that iOS fans should be enthusiastic to find out that Ian beer recently published a new iOS 11.3.1 flaw. We should mention that iOS 11.3 has yet to be cracked, but this new flaw might point developers in the right direction. Things get even better than this since Ian Beer already posted the POC information about the new exploit and everyone can access it.

Apple is Quick to Respond

The interesting thing about this exploit is that Apple was quick to respond to it. The Cupertino based tech giant included a fix for the exploit in iOS 11.31., but this doesn’t mean that Apple fans will not be able to jailbreak their smartphone if a tool does come out.

People who own devices that are running a version of iPhone and iPad software that is smaller than iOS 11.3.1 will be able to benefit from the new exploit. Ian Beer announced that the discovered this security flaw back in February. This is what Ian Beer has to say about the flaw: “MacOS/iOS ReportCrash match port replacement due to failure to respect MIG ownership rules.”

Early Stages

Ian Beer himself said that this exploit could potentially be used by a jailbreak developer to create a tool that might crack iOS 11.3.1. However, the tool would still be in the early stages and we need to wait a little more until we get a stable version.

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iPhone X2 to ditch 3D Touch and Comes with Major Update

We do not know a lot of information concerning the release of iPhone X2 but the rumors that are starting to go around paint a pretty picture of the era of tech that Apple is going to incorporate into their phones. As it goes with any rumors that start to spread around, their credibility tends to be questioned depending on the sourced. However, until we hear Apple say something official we can only sit and wait to find out what is about to come.

The major update

Cost constraints are the number one reason that the rumor offers for Apple’s possible decision to scrap the 3D Touch technology on their new, top of the line, 6.1in phone. This information came from Ming-Chi Kuo, a KGI Securities analyst.

What would this be replaced with?

Well, 3D Touch is supposedly going to be replaced with a Cover Glass Sensor (CGS) technology. By using this, the touch control module is going to be incorporated into the actual glass whereas before it was behind the glass. Why is this better? Well, for starters it would make the phone lighter and the display would be better equipped to resist against shocks.

Apple is rumored to do more than what we have just told you. They want to add a touch film sensor to the glass. We do not know yet what this sensor will do but what we do know is that this would make the construction of the panel slightly more expensive, going from 26 dollars per panel whereas before it was 23 dollars per panel.

In order to offset this cost, the 3D Touch is going to be removed. It looks like all further iPhones will not have 3D Touch since Apple is going into a whole new direction when it comes to the functionality of their phones.

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Ripple And Apple Partnership Might Significantly Boost Ripple (XRP) Price

As every crypto fan know already, Ripple (XRP) was massively in the news in the last couple of months, especially thanks to the numerous partnerships the Ripple company signed. Now, is the time to talk about another great deal for the Ripple (XRP) – Ripple and Apple partnership might significantly boost XRP price.

Some Ripple (XRP) holders accuse Ripple leaders that they don’t care much about XRP when signing new partnerships blaming them for the stagnation of the crypto coin.

Now, you should understand one fact, namely, that the majority of the banks, financial institutions, and companies that partnered up with Ripple, did it strictly for the Ripple’s payments platforms and not exactly to adopt those platforms that use XRP.

However, even though Ripple’s partners are decided to use only the Ripple’s platforms for instantaneous and secure cross-border transactions, the more companies and banks sign up for Ripple, the more secure is the Ripple (XRP). It’s a cause and effect thing. Not to mention that, eventually, some of these companies and institution might also adopt XRP for various reasons.

Ripple And Apple Partnership Might Boos Ripple (XRP) Price

First, let’s see how XRP is doing right now. At the moment of this writing, XRP is trading at about $0.65, recording a slight decrease of 1.57% in the last 24 hours.

However, XRP has registered a good last week and it gained a lot managing to soar from $0.49 on April 9th.

Now, it is a well-known fact that Apple is eager to implement new technologies so the Cupertino-based company might go straight for the Ripple (XRP). All this, despite the latest news that talked about the Apple’s interest in implementing Ripple’s inter-ledger payment platform.

Needless to say that Apple, as it is not a bank, could benefit by implementing XRP payments for its products and services which would definitely increase Ripple (XRP) adoption, so, the predicted XRP value of $10 for 2018 could easily transform into a $50 for 1 XRP.

In the meantime, I need to say that Apple is a huge company and, in my opinion, this is among the best deals Ripple has ever done and, even if they will not adopt XRP payments, this Ripple and Apple partnership will clearly reflect positively on the Ripple (XRP).

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