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iPad Mini Pricing Leaked and Jailbreak iOS 6 UnTethered 6.0 Information

With less than two days left until Apple’s second fall iOS 6, iPad Mini and Mac media event, a new report was posted by 9to5Mac that claims to have insider information related to the pricing for the highly-anticipated iPad Mini. According to the report, the entry-level WiFi model iPad Mini is said to cost approximately $329 USD. Additionally, two higher-capcity models are also rumored to be announced, coming in at $429 and $529.

The three cellular-ready iPad Mini models will be available in the same capacities as their Wi-Fi counterparts and are expected to sell for roughly $130 more than the WiFi-only models, which places them at $459, $559 and $659.

iPad Mini UnTethered Jailbreak iOS 6

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Since it’s safe to assume that the majority of our readers who purchase the smaller iPad will be interested in jailbreaking it, we decided to explain the situation. As of now, the latest jailbreak available for iOS 6 is in the form of a Tethered Redsn0w utility (the differences between Tethered, Semi UnTethered/Semi Tethered and UnTethered are outlined here). Also, the 6.0 Redsnow jailbreak only includes support for the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and the iPod touch 4th generation. Furthermore, it’s likely that with the release of the iPad Mini, Apple will push out a new firmware to correct bugs and or offer minor features - in which case, Apple will likely release either iOS 6.0.1 or 6.1.

While it’s public knowledge that certain members and contributors to the Dev Teams have successfully  discovered usable exploits for newer devices, like the iPhone 5, pod2g reminded jailbreakers earlier this month that an UnTethered iOS 6.0 jailbreak utility is far from complete.

Somewhat related, the iPad Mini is speculated to be manufactured with cheaper iPad 2 components, which means an A5 processor will likely power the new iOS-based device. As most of you are aware, both the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4S featured A5 processors and the Dev Teams have successfully jailbroken both devices on earlier firmwares.

Does this mean the iPad Mini and the iPod touch 5th Generation, which also runs on Apple’s A5 chip, will be easier to jailbreak than an iOS device with a completely different processor such as the iPhone 5? Unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to tell until the device is released and Dev Teams have an adequate amount of time to run tests, as Apple could have changed the processor on a such rudimentary level that separate exploits are required.

Of course, for now, anything related to hardware and the jailbreak complexity of the iPad Mini is based on conjecture. With that said, don’t forget to subscribe to our official JailbreakingiOS6 and Jailbreak iPad Mini iOS 6 UnTethered news feed, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook to be promptly notified on any information pertaining to the upcoming iPad Mini and the status of the UnTethered jailbreak for Apple’s 6.0 firmware.