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Just a few days after its initial release in Chinese, the TaiG jailbreak tool has been translated to English. iOS fans looking to jailbreak iOS 8.0-8.1.1 will also find the official TaiG website has launched an English version. The news comes after noted jailbreak developer @MuscleNerd gave his seal of approval to TaiG team's work.

While TaiG claims to have an iOS 8.2 jailbreak ready to go, it's not clear whether Apple will patch the update and render TaiG useless. The iOS 8.2 beta has been seeded to developers, and is not expected to drop for months. Anyone interested in jailbreaking iOS 8 should strike while the iron is hot. Click here for full instructions on jailbreaking iOS 8.0-8.1.1 with TaiG. TaiG team also started an official Twitter account, @taig_jailbreak to keep fans up to date.

Downgrade to iOS 8.1 (or upgrade, for that matter) is no longer possible. Two weeks after the release of iOS 8.1.1, Apple has stopped signing the previous version. The move comes as no surprise, as the company has been known to stop signing IPSW files just days after a new release.

Those seeking to install or restore iOS 8.1 will have to use iOS 8.1.1 instead. The news comes hot on the heels of an iOS 8.1.1 jailbreak solution released by TaiG team. Despite the 8.1 signing window closing, users looking to jailbreak their iOS devices can use the TaiG jailbreak tool to jailbreak iOS 8.1.1.

For the first time in over a month, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) share prices did not close the week at an all time high. Shares traded at a low volume on Friday and closed the day at $118.93. The day before Thanksgiving, however, shares did close at an all time high of $119.00. Monday saw shares close at a record high as well, $118.63. The company also hit a record market cap of $702 billion on Tuesday morning when shares approached $120.

The App Store also recently broke a record. According to Fiksu's App Store Competitive Index, daily downloads jumped from 5.5 million in September to 7.8 million in October, a record high jump of 42%. It also represents a 39% year-over-year increase.

Reliance Games announced today that Ultimate Robot Fighting is coming to iOS devices on December 4 and Android devices on December 18. The new action game takes place in the future where the world’s most popular sport is robotic arena combat. Players can control up to 45 deadly machines in 3v3-tag-team-style matches. Each robot fighter features its own distinctive fighting style "inspired from the likes of gods, gladiators, dragons, monks, samurai and ninjas," according to the Reliance Games official blog post.

Ultimate Robot Fighting also promises to feature "intuitive gesture controls," combos, finishers and nearly 250 challenges with boss battles. Pricing hasn't been announced yet, but you can check out some awesome looking iPad gameplay footage below. To learn more about Ultimate Robot Fighting visit RelianceGames.com or follow them RelianceGames.

For the fifth consecutive Friday Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) closed the week at a record high. The share price reached $116.47 by Friday's closing bell. High demand for the iPhone 6 and great expectations for both holiday sales and the Apple Watch launch prompted several investment firms to raise their target prices last week. On Thursday, Morgan Stanley analyst Katie Huberty raised her target price to $126 after Apple surpassed her previous target of $115. She believes people are underestimating potential Apple Watch sales.

Evercore went a bit further and raised its target price from $125 to $136 on Thursday, while Piper Jaffray raised its from $120 to $135. RBC Capital raised its target from $115 to $120 on Monday. All three firms see strong holiday sales and a successful Apple Watch launch in early 2015.