App Store Apps just as vulnerable as Android apps
The biggest hacker convention of the season called “Black Hat Technical Security Conference” has come and gone and some interesting facts have bubbled to the surface. A mobile security company called “Lookout” has started a little project they call the “App Genome Project“. The App Genome Project was created to identify security threats in the [...]
Podcast Episode #029
Of Mice and Magic Magic Trackpad Turns out to be Real Yet Another Ridiculous Lawsuit Jailbreaking is Legal U.S. Government to Explicitly Allow iPhone Jailbreaking [Updated x2] Apple looking into iOS 4 and iPhone 3G issues Android App Steals Data It Took Longer Than I Expected
It Took Longer Than I Expected
While it took longer than I expected, the adult (i.e. porn) industry has started taking advantage of Apple’s FaceTime application. So when Apple Inc. launched the iPhone 4 and its FaceTime videoconference feature, it didn’t take long for adult-entertainment companies to develop video-sex chat services and start hiring workers through Craigslist. … In at least [...]
Apple looking into iOS 4 and iPhone 3G issues
The Wall Street Journal has an article that talks about Apple looking into issues with iOS 4 and the iPhone 3G. There are a lot of users complaining that their iPhone 3G’s went from being a dream to use to being a nightmare ever since upgrading to iOS 4. I can state from experience that [...]
Android app steals data
VentureBeat.com has an interesting article about an Android app that was downloaded several million times that collected browsing history, text messages, the phone’s SIM card number, subscriber identification, and even voicemail passwords. Normally I wouldn’t even bother bringing up such an article. However, this pretty much highlights the need for some sort of vetting in [...]
Of Mice and Magic
Following up on Dave’s post about the new Magic Trackpad, Minimal Mac has a great post, Of Mice and Magic where Patrick Rhone notes: Let’s do some theorizing on that magic for a bit. You may see a revolutionary mouse and trackpad. I see something far larger and more subversive… Apple is rewiring our brains [...]
Magic Trackpad turns out to be real
For a few weeks now, we have been seeing pictues what appeared to be a new trackpad like product from Apple. Well, along with new iMac’s, Apple has released a new trackpad product called… wait for it… Magic Trackpad. (What is it with Apple and the word magic these days…) Magic Trackpad sells for $69 [...]
Yet another ridiculous lawsuit…
Bloomberg has an article about yet another Apple lawsuit. Apple is such a beloved target of lawyers and lawsuits. Now, a lawsuit has been filed and is looking for class-action status, for overheating when in direct sunlight/warm weather conditions. Apple clearly states in it’s Environmental requirements: So, I’m not entirely sure what people consider “reasonable [...]
Jailbreaking is Legal
According to the EFF (and just about every other tech blog in the known universe), the Library of Congress and the Copyright Office have ruled jailbreaking is legal. When one jailbreaks a smartphone in order to make the operating system on that phone interoperable with an independently created application that has not been approved by [...]
Podcast Episode #028
iPhone 4 news updates Impact of iPad sales graphed Other links: Samsung in 2006: Do Not Obstruct Antenna Don’t Hold Them Wrong Don’t Hold It Wrong (website) High Ground Maneuver Bad Connection: Inside the iPhone Network Meltdown Computer History Museum: MacPaint and QuickDraw Source Code Hilarious iPhone 4 Antenna Decal MacBreak Weekly Podcast #204: Bumper [...]
