How to Fix Kali Linux "Unable to locate package"

How to Fix Kali Linux "Unable to locate package"

May be you encounter this when updating or installing apps in Kali Linux  apt-get install "your apps".

The single most common causes of a broken Kali Linux installation are following unofficial advice, and particularly arbitrarily populating the system’s sources.list file with unofficial repositories. The following post aims to clarify what repositories should exist in sources.list, and when they should be used.
 

Here is the solution, update  your source.list from doc.kali.org

1.The Kali Rolling Repository
kali-rolling is our current active repository since the release of Kali 2016.1. Kali Rolling users are expected to have the following entries in their sources.list:

2.Retired Kali sana (2.0) Repositories
For access to the retired sana repositories, have the following entries in your sources.list:

3.Retired Kali moto (1.0) Repositories
For access to the retired moto repositories, have the following entries in your sources.list:

Copy this on your source.list

deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free # For source package access, uncomment the following line # deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free deb http://http.kali.org/kali sana main non-free contrib deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security sana/updates main contrib non-free # For source package access, uncomment the following line # deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali sana main non-free contrib # deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security sana/updates main contrib non-free deb http://old.kali.org/kali moto main non-free contrib # For source package access, uncomment the following line # deb-src http://old.kali.org/kali moto main non-free contrib

NOTE: Any additional repositories added to the Kali sources.list file will most likely BREAK YOUR KALI LINUX INSTALL.

For beginner who don't know how to place the source list here is a step by step.

1. Click Places the choose Computer.

2. Find "etc" folder.

3. Find "apt" folder.

4. Find source.list  open with gpedit  (notepad in linux).

5. Now  copy paste  the repository on this post above then save.

6. Open your Terminal (cmd like)  type the fallowing command then press enter

apt-get update && apt-get install -f 

Now you will get updated  list... wait it to finish.

7. Now Done try to install your app now

Sample apt-get install hostapd

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additional if you want to get all sofware update just enter this command

apt-get update

BLOGMYTUTS TIPS: If you still have this error after updating source list check your LETTER use all small letter sometimes CAPSLOCK matters!!

You Can Check More About Kali Repositories Here:
http://docs.kali.org/general-use/kali-linux-sources-list-repositories

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SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN WRONG ABOUT GRAVITATIONAL WAVES BEFORE

SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN WRONG ABOUT GRAVITATIONAL WAVES BEFORE

-Scientists have finally proven Einstein’s century-old theory about gravitational waves

Gravitational waves were predicted by Albert Einstein in 1918, as part of his theory of general relativity.

Einstein’s theory of general relativity completely altered how we perceive the Universe. Originally, scientists thought that space and time were two fixed and independent concepts. But Einstein's theory combined space and time together into one four-dimensional model called space-time. And space-time isn't fixed at all.

The theory also altered our understanding of gravity. According to Newtonian physics, all objects in the Universe are innately attracted to one another. Einstein instead proposed that objects actually warp the space-time around them, creating gravitational "pull." Imagine a bowling ball on top of a stretched blanket. The ball bends the blanket, creating an impression in the fabric. Planets and stars are the bowling ball; space-time is the blanket. Now, imagine rolling a marble across that blanket with the bowling ball on it. The marble is going to follow the curve of the blanket down toward the ball. Smaller objects like asteroids act like the marble when near a bigger mass: they following the curvature of space-time the larger object creates.

When objects move through the Universe, they also warp space-time as they go. This causes ripples: gravitational waves. The movement of every object — from a person to a supermassive black hole — produces gravitational waves.

GRAVITATIONAL WAVES ARE USUALLY INCREDIBLY WEAK

Most everyone in the scientific community believe gravitational waves exist, but no one has ever proved it. That's because the signals from gravitational waves are usually incredibly weak. "When we move, the gravitational wave is so weak it is effectively zero," says Kamionkowski. "The Earth going around the Sun produces a gravitational wave signal, but it is still very, very weak."

But the more mass an object has, the bigger the wave it produces. Super-dense objects like black holes or neutron stars moving at rapid speeds can produce big enough gravitational waves that can be measured here on Earth. So that’s what LIGO’s scientists targeted.

LIGO
The LIGO collaboration has two observatories in Louisiana and Washington State, both funded by the National Science Foundation. Each facility is shaped like a giant "L;" the "arms" of the L are two vacuum-sealed tubes stretching 2.5 miles long, with mirrors at each end. The mirrors are used to measure how gravitational waves warp space-time. When a gravitational wave passes, one mirror gets closer while the other retreats; scientists measure this phenomenon by bouncing lasers off the mirrors. Changes in the amount of time it takes a laser to bounce off a mirror indicate a gravitational wave.

The gravitational wave measurements from the black holes were also converted into audible form, what LIGO calls a "chirp." Right as the black holes merge, the frequency of the resulting gravitational waves increases up until the moment of collision. As a sound, that movement becomes a high-pitched note that raises octaves really quickly. The chirp is perceptible in the recording below. Scientists shifted its frequency so it’s easier to hear.





The gravitational waves only change LIGO’s instruments by about one ten-thousandth the size of a proton. This means Earth isn't the ideal place to look for waves, since movements from people or traffic can potentially cause interference. For instance, LIGO kept getting "readings" that were actually the result of cars rolling over a nearby bump in the road.

 

One of LIGO's test mass mirrors. (LIGO)


But LIGO has tried to adjust for possible interferences. The collaboration even has three members dedicated to messing with the data. These scientists purposefully create fake signals to make sure the collaboration can discern what real measurements are supposed to look like. At one point, LIGO was ready to announce they had detected gravitational waves based on one of these fake readings. The team had to start all over again when they found out the data had been manipulated.

Moving forward

 
An artist rendering of what the LISA gravitational wave detector in space could look like. (NASA)

If LIGO's measurements hold up, the collaboration could start its own ripple effect — one within the scientific community. Gravitational waves offer ways to study objects that don’t give off light — which could mean more research institutions might invest in ways to detect them. "When radio telescopes were first discovered, we found all these powerful radio sources we’d never known before," says Kamionkowski. "We're getting new eyes to look at the sky."


GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTION COULD MOVE BEYOND EARTH INTO SPACE

Likely, gravitational wave detection will move beyond Earth into space. Thorpe is currently working on the LISA Pathfinder mission, a partnership between NASA and the European Space Agency. The project launched a spacecraft in December to test the technologies needed for future space-based gravitational wave detectors. Thorpe says that by working in space, the disturbances associated with Earth aren't a problem. Also, there's a lot more room to work with: a space detector could use laser beams millions of miles long to pick up gravitational wave movements. "By going to space, we can really take advantage of the fact that we can make our detector bigger," he says.

Realistically, though, such technologies are decades away. But Thorpe says today's discovery will help spur efforts like the LISA Pathfinder mission. "The success of a project like LIGO will inspire us to keep going and trying."

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How to Fix Huawei B315s-936 Red Light

How to Fix Huawei B315s-936 Red Light :

Dahil madami makulit sabi na mag mobile partner para ayusin yun naka Lock sa LTE Only.
di ko na sana gagawin eto kasi nandun na sa unang post ng unlocking

1)  Install Mobile Partner version 23

This have compatible driver for model 660 on USB Mode tried and tested on Win 10

File size : 33.50 MB
Download Link : Click Here

(Gamit ku din eto pang unlock sa Huawei E357  ng Globe hindi kasi mag ko close yang  pwede mu ilagay yung PIN)

NOTE: Sa mga nag rereklamo ayaw ng driver  konting diskarte naman  dyan manual nyo ilagay yung driver punta sa device manager  , update yung driver ... mag browse sa folder ng Mobile Partner  nandyan yung driver... installl

3) Enter USB mode by following Step 2 of “HUAWEI B315S-936 UNLOCKING Step by Step”.

Method B) Second Time  USB Mode : eto yung na Bugbug na kaka try ng USB Mode  (GREEN ) dahil mali yung unang  pindut kalikot .

1. Hanap ka ng  Multicast Tool gaya ng Upgrade Tool ng ( B593) Click Here!
2. Select mo yung LAN saan mo isasaksak yung  Modem mo  (Lancard) Pati USB cable Buksan nadin yung Mobile Partner  (hindi pwede sa WiFi ah!!) Off mo WiFi ng Laptop mo kung Laptop gamit mo hindi kasi gagana Multicast ng maayos..

3. Upload ka ng kahit anung bin firmware (sample is yung firmware ng 593) then click START

4. Dinagdag ko ang step 4 na eto para sa hindi marunong mag Multicast! .  Bunutin nyo saksak ng MODEM saka nyo i saksak ulit! 
 

4. Observe your modem  Blue LED Light while upgrading is in process.

NOTE: Pag hindi kumagat yung UPGRADE,  MALI po ang pag gamit nyo ng Mulicast Dapat naka OFF muna yung modem hindi naka plug yung saksakan or USB.  pag click ng START button Duon nyo palang isaksak yung Modem

5. HUAWEI B315S-936 will reject to unverified firmware  it will turn to RED LED now Click STOP on Multicast Upgrader.

6. Wait till RED LED is Stable... and then  press WPS+Power  = SABAY DAPAT pag SABLAY WALEY!!! wait till the RED LED light turn off (minsan 2x masisindi pa yun para sure wait kapa mga 5 seconds baka sumindi pa yung RED )then release  WPS+Power (bitawan muna)

7. It will turn Blue again then wait a few second   sipol sipol ka muna.. mag GREEN LED  stay Stable..
Your USB Mode is Ready!!.

4) MOBILE PARTNER USB MODE

No Signal if naka Lock sa LTE Only

Gawin mo AUTO  yan mag kakasignal na yan

Paano Gawin  Pumunta sa Setting Preferences

   
 ( OPTIONAL )
Cid Reader by DAWOOD128  ( original post tootsie) or Huawei Cid Reader (GSM Forum) 
Meron kasi command para mag AUTO siya hindi mag LTE only.

 pass: iloveyou

a) Put the right COM port  (you can find that on device manager) : sample here Com7.
b) Read Imei (for testing purposes )

c) Input this three code copy paste on Manual send command

First -Unang code:   

at ^ nvwrex = 8268,0,12,1,0,0,0,2,0,0,0, a, 0,0,0

after sending command you will receive OK  delete the OK

Second Pangalawang code:

AT ^ SYSCFGEX = "00", 3FFFFFFF, 1,2,800C5 ,,

after sending command you will receive OK  delete the OK

Third Pangatlong code:

AT ^ SYSCFGEX = "0302", 400000,1,2,800C5 ,,


after sending command you will receive OK
   
Kaya  ko pina delete yung OK para sure OK yung natangap mo reply  kapag 3 OK na  unlocked na yan modem mo...

5) Pag OK na hugutin ang USB at POWER Adapter replug ulit Power adapter.. wait nyo lang mag  connect.

Kung ayaw sa AUTO ulitin ang USB MODE Step ilagay sa WCDMA only (3G) sa mobile partner.

Kung Hindi nyo ma USB MODE yan walang mangyayari PERIOD! wag na magtanong.

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Java Browser Plugin is Dead, Long Live HTML5!

A few days ago, Oracle announced on their blog that they plan to kill the Java browser plugin in their next major version of JDK, scheduled for release in Q1 2017.

What does this mean? Should we worry about our browsing experience?

This really just means that it won’t be possible to run Java applets in the browser anymore. The infamous “applet” is a technology that was developed by Sun Microsystems in the 90’s and went on to be acquired by Oracle.

This technology was still popular in many exploit kits over the last two years but in the last year alone we saw a sudden shift where kits removed Java support in favor of embedding more Adobe Flash exploits and direct browser exploits. 

So, for an average user, the impact of this sudden passing will be pretty minimal. Most average users might not realize that the majority of web browsers have already done away with support for the API needed to run the Java plugin.

For business users that still need to run Java in the browser, Oracle is advising that you move to a plugin-free technology like java Web Start. Note, the existing applets will not only need to be switched but it will require new porting.

From the security perspective, we wholeheartedly welcome the decision. As we stated before, despite seeing less attacks targeting this particular component, it is still better to reduce the web browser attack surface that is exposed publicly on Internet.

In fact, in a perfect world, the decision to squash Java should have come much sooner.

Now that HTML5 is mature enough, developers can provide rich applications without using third-party plugins like Java. It is pretty obvious to follow this trend and assume that Adobe Flash is next on the chopping block. Some would say, and rightly so, that this decline in third-party API reliance is closely linked with the growing usage of smartphones that natively do not support them.

Some skeptics may wonder if HTML5 is mature enough to provide a real and practical user experience.


In fact, HTML5 is not enough by itself to replace these plugins. But, coupled with CSS3 and JavaScript, developers can now achieve what was impossible even just some months ago. Thanks to enhancements of the JavaScript engine embedded in our web browsers, web pages are even more dynamic and fast to load than ever before. We now experience the web with animations, moving canvases, and even mobile haptic feedback.

All these new APIs are opened and distributed by the W3C, web browser software providers can then develop new features based on their recommendations. This means they have end to end control of the implementation of these features. Even if a vulnerability is found they can push a hot fix within a couple of hours or days. From a security point of view, end-users will be safer as they will not have to deal with cumbersome manual updates any longer.

-= FortiGuard Lion Team =

source : https://blog.fortinet.com/post/java-browser-plugin-is-dead-long-live-html5

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Google Display Ads Are Now Going 100% HTML5, Flash Banner Will No Longer Supported

Google had also joined the path of Apple, Facebook, and Youtube to kill the "Adobe Flash Player" by announcing that the company is banning Flash banner support from its Adwords Advertising platform.

"To enhance the browsing experience for more people on more devices, the Google Display Network and DoubleClick Digital Marketing are now going 100% HTML5" Google says.

It's been two decades since Adobe Flash has ruled the Web Space Animation Arena, which was the defacto standard for playing the online videos.

Flash Player had been famous for Zero-day exploits which are a potential threat to online users.

Even Adobe tried to maintain equilibrium by releasing a countless number of patches frequently (that got hiked), for instant reported vulnerabilities, but this had annoyed both customers and companies.
The endless troubleshooting of the Flash Player plugins never resolved the vulnerabilities.
To put a full stop on this issue... many major tech companies like Apple, Facebook, Youtube, Google Chrome, Firefox had been magnetized towards the new substitutor - HTML 5.

• Facebook's Security Chief publicly called for Adobe to announce a 'kill-date for Flash.'
• Google Chrome has also begun blocking auto-playing Flash ads by default.
• In January this year, YouTube moved away from Flash for delivering videos.
• Firefox also blocked the Flash plugin entirely.

By ending up Flash, all the above companies found a silver bullet to the security issues that have plagued Adobe Flash for years, as well as eliminated a third party dependency.

Steve Jobs was right about the end of Flash as he quoted as saying in his letter:

“New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too). Perhaps Adobe should focus more on creating great HTML5 tools for the future, and less on criticizing Apple for leaving the past behind.”

HTML 5 has gained a Word of Mouth Popularity by many developers and also have many advantages like to play the video smoothly, in fact, in a better way.

So, Google also officially declared that it would not support Flash ads in Doubleclick Digital Marketing from July 30, 2016.

Moreover, from January 2, 2017, the company will discontinue the support for Google Display Network as a part of complete Flash Wipe Out.

However, as a Result of this awful reputation, Flash Player would be rebranded as “Animate CC” with some additional features like the direct conversion of Flash Files to HTML5 Canvas files. Adobe Animate CC – mostly looks like an update to the Flash Professional software – supports Adobe Flash (SWF) and AIR formats 'as first-class citizens,' along with other animation and video formats, including HTML5 canvas, 4K and WebGL output.

Google Posted Converting your Flash ads to HTML5 ads

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Top Android hacking applications 2016

Here is a compilation of the top Android hacking applications. Along with the description of apps, we have provided the relevant website and download links to help you get started instantly.

Android has emerged as the top mobile operating system, we have seen a great rise in the Android hacking apps. For our readers, we have prepared a list of the best hacking apps for Android that can be used by a technology enthusiast, an IT security administrator, or an ethical hacker. 

1) AndroRAT - stands for Android and RAT (Remote Administrative Tools). This top hacking tool was released a long time ago as a client/server application. The app aims to give you the control of the Android system remotely and fetch the information from it. This Android app runs as a service right after the boot. So, a user doesn’t need to interact with the service. The app provides you the ability to trigger the server connection by a call or SMS.

The features in this useful Android hacking app include collecting information like contacts, call logs, messages, and location. The app also allows you to remotely monitor received message and state of phone, making a phone call and sending texts, taking picture from camera, opening URL in the default browser etc.

Link : https://github.com/wszf/androrat

2) Hackode - is an Android app which is basically a collection of multiple tools for ethical hackers, IT specialists, and penetration testers. In the app, there are three modules –Reconnaissance, Scanning, Security Feed — available in the application.

With this app, you get the functionalities like Google hacking, SQL Injection, MySQL Server, Whois, Scanning, DNS lookup, IP, MX Records, DNS Dif, Security RSS Feed, Exploits etc. It’s a great Android hacking app to start with and it doesn’t ask for your private information to operate.

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.techfond.hackode

3) zANTI - is a reputed Android hacking suite from Zimperium. This software suite comes with multiple tools that are widely used for penetration testing purposes. This mobile penetration testing toolkit allows the security researchers to scan a network easily. This toolkit allows the IT administrators to simulate an advanced hacking environment to detect multiple malicious techniques.

zANTI could be called an app that brings the power of Backtrack on your Android device. As soon as you login into zANTI, it maps the entire network and sniffs the websites being visited along with their cookies — thanks to ARP cache poisoning on devices.

The various modules in the app are network mapping, port discovery, sniffing, packet manipulation, DoS, MITM, and more.

 Link: https://www.zimperium.com/zanti-mobile-penetration-testing

4) FaceNiff - is a top Android hacking app that allows you to intercept and sniff your WiFi network traffic. This tool is widely used to snoop into people’s Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites using your Android device. This hacker-favorite tool steals cookies from WiFi network and gives an attacker an unauthorised access to victim’s account.

FaceNiff is developed by Bartosz Ponurkiewicz — the same developer who wrote Firesheep for Firefox hacking on desktop.

Link: http://faceniff.ponury.net/

5) Droidsheep - is an effective hacking app developed for security analysts interested in playing with Wi-Fi networks. The app has the ability to hijack the web session profiles over a network and it works with almost all services and websites.

As you fire up the Droidsheep app, it acts a router that monitors and intercepts all the Wi-Fi network traffic and fetches the profiles of active sessions. With this app, one can sniff Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media accounts.

DroidSheep Guard, another version of app, helps you to detect ARP-Snoofing on the networks i.e. the attacks by FaceNiff, Droidsheep, and other software.

Link: http://droidsheep.de/

6) DroidBox - is an app that offers dynamic analysis of Android applications. Using the app, one can get a wide range of results about the hashes for the APK package, network traffic, SMS and phone calls, information leaks via different channels etc.

This top Android hacking application also gives you the ability to visualize the behaviour of an Android app package.

Link: https://code.google.com/p/droidbox/

7) APKInspector - is an app that allows you to perform reverse engineering tricks (sample BMT PLDT WiFi apk). With this app, you can get the graphic features and analysis functions for the users to get a deep insight. This powerful Android hacking tool helps you get the source code of any Android app and visualize the DEX code to erase the credits and license.

 Link: https://github.com/honeynet/apkinspector/

8) Nmap - One of the most popular network scanning apps for desktop can also be used on Android operating system. Nmap works on both non-rooted and rooted phones. If you are a beginner Android hacker, this hacking app app is a must have.

 Link: https://secwiki.org/w/Nmap/Android

9) SSHDroid - is a SSH server implementation developed for Android that allows you to connect your Android device to a PC and run commands like ‘terminal’ and ‘adb shell’ and edit files. It provides an extra security later when you are connecting to a remote machine.

The app provides features like shared-key authentication, WiFi autostart whitelist, extended notification control etc,


Note: Some of this apps needs a rooted phone, this list just for educational purposes.

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Google is giving away 2GB of free Drive storage

Google is giving away 2GB of Drive space today. In what's become an annual tradition, Google is again offering free Google Drive storage space to users who go through a brief account security checkup. The checkup will take less than a minute to review things like your two-step verification settings, account recovery information, and which apps have access to your Google account. Once you're done you'll be rewarded with 2GB of permanent Drive space.

The free offer coincides with Safer Internet Day 2016, which is meant to promote safe and secure usage of technology and smartphones. To claim your free 2GB of Google Drive space just visit Google's account security checkup and step through the various checks.

Google ran a similar promotion last year, but you'll still get 2GB of space even if you claimed it last time. Often times these type of promotions expire after a year, so it's nice to see Google not place any limits on the bonus storage.  Oh yeah!!

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11 Failed Apple Products You Didn’t Know About

Given the company’s recent history ( I watched Steve Jobs movie so I posted this ), it almost sounds like everything that Apple touches turns gold!
Apple might be the largest tech company in the world with fantastic products like the iPhones, iPods, iPads, Macbooks and a legacy left behind by the great Steve Jobs. 

You’ll be surprised to know that Apple has had its fair share of product failures. Right from its Macintosh computers to attempts at making Video game consoles, Apple has learnt things the hard way in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Here’s a look at all the failed Apple products, many of which were developed under the leadership of Jobs.

1) Apple Pippin (1995-1996) -Apple actually tried its hands at building a gaming console to take on the powerhouses Sony Playstation, Nintendo and Sega (Xbox was yet to enter the scene). Retailing at $600, the Pippin was supposed to sell over 300,000 units in the first year. Apple burnt and crashed with estimates between 12,000 to 42,000 units. ( Apple Pippin Youtube ads click here  )

2) Apple QuickTake (1994-1997) - Apple QuickTake was one of the first digital cameras available. It costed around $750 and took photos at a fantastic 640×480 resolution (awesome at that time). It was jointly made by Kodak (Kodak’s self-branded digital camera had been in the market for over a year). With stiff competition from photography/ camera brands like Kodak, Fuji Film, Canon and Nikon, QuickTake didn’t last long. Wonder what would’ve happened if Apple had actually stuck on. ( Apple Quick Take Youtube Ads click here )

3) Apple III (1980-1981) - Apple II was the computer that built Apple. After the astounding success of Apple II, the company moved on to Apple III, which seemed like an obvious transition.Except, this machine like its predecessors was not designed by Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak. Also design was given a lot more importance than logic.

A very buggy machine with major design flaws, the Apple III overheated very quickly. This product cost Apple very dearly to a point that Apple II having been in the market for long was still outselling Apple III comfortably. ( Youtube video click here )

4) Apple Lisa (1983-1985) - Designed by Apple in the 80’s, the Lisa was introduced at almost $10,000 which as way too expensive for the product. Named after Steve Jobs daughter, (if you watched Steve Jobs movie you know it ) this product flopped almost instantly. (Youtube video click here )

5) Apple Newton (1993-1998) - Behold, Apple’s first attempt at creating the “iPad”. Okay, not an iPad but a tablet- PDA hybrid with handwriting recognition. Its size, poor battery life and hard to read screen ensured that the device flopped. Apple got back into the game with the iPad in 2010 and we all know how good it is. ( Youtube video click here )

6) Macintosh TV (1993) - Macintosh TV was an attempt to combine computers with television sets. It was essentially a computer with a TV screen attached, with no integration between the two. You could either watch the TV or use the computer. At a price of $2,000 it was a bit too expensive to succeed. (YouTube video click here )

7) Macintosh Portable (1989-1991) - A product that weighed 16 lbs. and was 4” thick should not be called Portable. Besides this, the device wouldn’t even turn on when plugged thanks to its battery design. This was Apple’s first attempt at portable computers and luckily they’ve come a very very long way since then. Yes, the Macbook series is amazing and has set a bench mark in portable laptops. (YouTube video click here )

8) Apple ‘Hockey Puck’ Mouse (1998-2000) - This mouse which looked like a hocky puck was small in size and its awkward shape made it difficult to use. The puck failed to score any goals.

9) Apple eMate (1997-1998) - The eMate, a hybrid between a laptop computer and a PDA wasn’t particularly a bad product. As it was sold only to educational institutions, its reach was severely restricted and was pulled out of the market within a year. (YouTube video click here )

10) 20th Anniversary Macintosh (1996-1997) - As the name suggests this product also known as TAM was introduced to celebrate the 20th Birthday of Apple. It wasn’t a bad machine as much as a very average one and it was priced at close to $ 8,000. On the bright side, it was one of the first products to be designed by Jony Ive who is now the Chief Design Officer at Apple and the man behind iPod, iPad, iPhone, Macbooks etc. ( YouTube video click here )

11) The U2 iPod (2004) - The special edition U2 iPod was priced at $50 more than the regular/ identical white model of the iPod. Apparently the black color and signatures of the band was not enough to boost sales of this iPod. All that glitters ain’t no gold!

When Apple fired Steve Jobs , Yes fired by the company he started because of disappointed sales and John Sculley (CEO of PEPSI ), Apple’s CEO from 1983 to 1993. Steve Jobs build new computer company NEXT and it's product "Black Cube" which aim Education Market but this Cube has no Operating System not yet complete but he already introduce it on media back then. A year later it finally hit the market Apple bought NEXT OS.

In  1997 - 1998 Steve Jobs return to Apple. He introduce new  iMac , after that the iPods thousand of music in our pocket.

 

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