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iPhone scammers allegedly use homeless to profit in Apple stores

posted onApril 28, 2014
by l33tdawg

It all seems so blatant.

In footage, all shot on an iPhone, we see what are said to be homeless people or the very poor walking into Apple stores and buying iPhones.

For this, they are allegedly rewarded in cash. The phones, as KUSA in Denver reports, are sent overseas, where, unlocked, they fetch far more money.

Out in the Open: Build Your Own Siri With This Free Code

posted onApril 9, 2014
by l33tdawg

In the Iron Man movies, Tony Stark uses a voice-controlled computer assistant called J.A.R.V.I.S. It manages the lights and security system in his home, helps him pilot his Iron Man suits, and even assists with his research. Some of this is still very much in the realm of science fiction, but not all of it. Inspired by the Iron Man movies, two Princeton students have built a J.A.R.V.I.S. for the real world.

The Apple myth: Why security through obscurity isn't security

posted onApril 7, 2014
by l33tdawg

My girlfriend was on the prowl for a new vehicle not too long ago, and decided on a Subaru. Not only do the company's vehicles arguably receive some of the highest safety ratings in the States, but their policy of across-the-board all wheel drive is another nicety I love about them. Even so, she wouldn't think of ditching her safety belt, no matter how safe the cars claim to be.

Apple updates Safari with enhanced push notification, new security features

posted onApril 2, 2014
by l33tdawg

Apple on Tuesday rolled out an update to its Safari Web Browser for Mac, with new features like enhanced push notification settings coming to users of OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

Perhaps most significant among Safari version 7.0.3's new features is greater control over push notifications, which in the past required per-website management.

Apple demands over $2B from Samsung for patent infringement

posted onApril 2, 2014
by l33tdawg

Samsung should pay more than US$2 billion for repeated infringement of Apple patents in more than 37 million smartphones sold in the U.S., a Silicon Valley jury was told Tuesday as a trial between the two companies got underway after more than two years of preparation.

Apple opened its case by declaring, "the reason the damages are high is because the scope of Samsung's infringement is massive," but Samsung hit back soon after, telling the jury that the Apple figure was "a gross, gross exaggeration and an insult to your intelligence."

EA Games server compromised, breach targets Apple IDs

posted onMarch 20, 2014
by l33tdawg

Nothing on the internet is safe these days. Even point-of-sale systems in stores we regularly shop in can be accessed and stolen from -- witness Target to name only one recent high profile example. However, when it comes to computers, some users see Apple as more secure. While that may be a result of simply being less targeted, there is also nothing that the company can do to protect people from themselves.