One can easily gauge the demand for Apple iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 jailbreaks with success of fake Apple iOS scams like Firestorm and Silv3rWind. Apple patched the evasi0n jailbreak with iOS 6.1.4 update making it unjailbreakable, but there is some good news as Apple iOS 6.1.4 has been successfully got jailbroken on iPhone 5 and the report has been verified by multiple users. A new name to the scene Developer Winocm achieved a successful untethered jailbreak for iOS 6.1.3 last week, and has now tweeted an image of Cydia running on iOS 6.1.4 and iPhone 5. He also went ahead and made public the source-code to replicate the success for others as shown below.

A variety of new scams targetting Apple iOS 6.1.3 users looking for an untethered jailbreak for there devices have started to appear online victimizing users. After, the cleverly crafted Silv3rWind Untethered Jailbreak For Apple iOS 6.1.3, we now have imposters promoting fake evasi0n downloads acting as team evad3rs with promise of an untethered Apple iOS 6.1.3 jailbreak.

With release of Apple iOS 6.1.3, Apple fixed multiple security loopholes exploited by the evasi0n jailbreaking utility. While team evad3rs have earlier said that they have more loopholes which can be executed for any future jailbreak - we are still to hear from the dev's on progress of any upcoming iOS 6.1.3 jailbreak.

Getting your iPhone enter DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode can be tricky, as it involves carefully timed pressing and holding of multiple buttons. Imagine the situation when your Apple device have broken Power and/or Home buttons which do not work as expected, and the need to get your device in DFU mode arises.

Thankfully, the leading jailbreaking utility redsn0w offers a solution to create DFU .IPSW firmware restore file for users who are not able to get the DFU mode using the button combination.

Unlike cryptic and non-informative iTunes Error Codes, jail-breaking utility redsn0w do offer useful information to diagnose possible issues. A common error encountered with redsn0w is "Usb connection problem", but despite the clear message and obvious solution to fix USB connection between the device and computer there could be other reasons for the error.

The DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode is needed to update/upgrade/restore an Apple iDevice, however if you want to flash a custom .IPSW file you must enter a Pwned DFU mode i.e. a special DFU mode which had exploited limera1n jailbroken core to allow operations not permitted by the normal Apple DFU core.

Here is a simple to follow, visual tutorial on how to enter the Pwned DFU mode on an Apple device using ever handy redsn0w jailbreaking tool.

Apple iOS 5.0.1 update is out now and so is the redsn0w jailbreak, follow the detailed step-by-step instructions below to get your iOS 5.0.1 install jailbroken and install Cydia.