With the release of iOS 4.0.1 on Thursday, Apple instated changes to the way its iPhone handsets visualize bars representing cellular signal strength, doing away with a previously optimistic approach that compressed the dynamic range of bars to make it appear that a user's reception was much stronger than it actually was.
It's been a second bad weekend for Apple Computer, following another alleged app-driven hack of its iTunes store. And, says Fortify Software, the software assurance specialist, iTunes users should now change the password on their iTunes account - upping their security by using a mixture of letters and numbers - as well as switching to a prepaid debit card for the service.
It appears that Apple's silence on the iPhone 4 issues will come to an end later this week.
Apple is planning to hold a press conference at 10 a.m. in Cupertino, Calif., on Friday to discuss the iPhone 4, according to CNET blogger Jim Dalrymple on his personal blog, The Loop. No other details were provided.
A report from a Danish software security firm says Apple computers now run the most vulnerable software, and Mozilla Firefox has more vulnerabilities than other popular browsers.
Secunia, which offers security consulting and software to business, outlined the number of common vulnerabilities and exposures, or CVEs, in its half year report for 2010. The company ranked vendors against each other according to how many vulnerabilities they had. The firm also looked at programs from Microsoft, Apple and third parties.
The infamous iOS 4.1 update is now available through Apple’s Developer Center. iOS 4.1 Beta is available for download now for all of those who have access to the dev center. This is the news that many frustrated iPhone 4 owners have been anticipating for some time, but a new question now rises: what exactly are we getting in iOS 4.1? and also, will our antenna issues be solved, or will they simply be covered up?
Mobile devices can present a serious threat to your network security because it can be surprisingly easy to hijack their data connections. With the ability to browse through a user's mobile data traffic a hacker may easily find confidential information such as usernames and passwords that they can then use to attack your corporate network successfully.
Has it really come to this?
The most talked-about phone in the U.S. -- Apple's iPhone 4 -- has a design flaw that's best fixed with a sliver of duct tape, according to Consumer Reports. "It may not be pretty, but it works," writes Mike Gikas on that nonprofit consumer group's electronics blog.
The patch -- which sounds like it'd be more appropriate for kitchen plumbing than for a phone that retails for $200 to $300, plus an AT&T contract -- is supposed to correct an apparent problem with the iPhone 4's metal antenna.
There's new concern for iPad users after hackers got into the AT&T website and exposed thousands of user email addresses last month.
The breach also exposed a little known number that could lead a hacker to a user's front door: the ICC-ID number. Experts warn if a hacker has your ICC-ID number and they have the right technology and equipment, they could track down your exact location.
Well known iPhone hacker ‘Planetbeing’ has succeeded in unlocking the carrier lock on the iPhone 4. He will be releasing the unlock for public very soon.
It has been long waiting for a carrier unlock for the iPhone 4. Hackers thought it’s won’t take more than a week to unlock it but they have been failing up to now. It seems, there were fewer vulnerabilities and more anti-hack mechanisms. Whatever was the case, the unlock is now achieved. Planetbeing will be releasing the unlock for us soon. We’ll obviously post a simple to follow guide for you. Stay tuned.
I can only assume that life for Steve Jobs is getting worse by the day. At least it must be if he cares about the image of Apple as a provider of quality products, or if he cares about treating his customers openly and fairly. But it’s also possible that he doesn’t care at all as long as he’s hailed for creating the coolest products on the planet. As long as it’s cool, who cares if it works?
