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Archive for the 'Hacks' Category

App Store spammer Khalid Shaikh indicted by FBI

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

The same lovely fellow who got himself banned from the iPhone App Store for creating more than 900 mostly useless applications, as well as over 100 complaints from competitors about stolen software code, is back in the news. This time around it’s the feds making the accusations and they’ve filed an indictment accusing Khalid Shaikh of using DOS attacks against a company he once headed.

Three strikes and they’re out? Tunes 9.0.2 kills Pre syncing

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Palm said, “Tit,” and now Apple’s answered with a cursory “tat.” The ongoing war between the two companies over iTunes syncing rumbles on with neither side apparently willing the concede let alone play nicely with the other.

Change to iPhone 3GS foils unlockers – for now

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Change to iPhone 3GS foils unlockers – for nowThe newest model of the iPhone 3GS includes a change in the phone’s bootrom designed to keep hackers from using the usual entry points to unlock the popular Apple mobile device.

AT&T: Tethering requires ‘fine tuning to our systems, networks’

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Were you hoping Apple’s exclusive wireless partner would relent and allow the iPhone to be used as a modem on its 3G network? Unfortunately, Ma Bell is still afraid, and fearful enough to say so publicly, that their network won’t be able to stand the strain of data hog iPhone users double dipping to surf the web on their laptops.

WebOS 1.2.1 fixes Palm Pre iTunes sync issue

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

When WebOS 1.2 arrived without an iTunes 9 sync fix or work around, pretty much everyone assumed Palm had given up their quixotic effort to restore syncing with Apple’s industry leading jukebox software. And, honestly, who could blame them. Well, what a difference a point update can make.

Scareware vendors dominate MMS/iPhone search returns

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Scareware vendors dominate MMS/iPhone search returnsThe launch of iPhone MMS services by AT&T has brought a huge number of scareware vendors out of the woodwork, making a shambles of searches which involve the terms MMS and iPhone.

Top 40 best iPod touch apps and games ever!

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

When it comes to getting the job done, the best tool isn’t always commercial and don’t be afraid to spend a little money on the right software — there are some truly awesome apps on Apple’s iTunes App Store. From iPhone games and entertainment apps to news and reference titles for your iPod touch, here’s our take on the best of the best.

iPhone 3.1, MMS to arrive September 9, says AT&T rep

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

A short, unsourced and rather cryptic write up says Ma Bell will keep its promise to deliver multimedia messaging services on the iPhone and the feature will arrive as part of Apple’s next iPhone OS point update. There’s also a user report claiming first hand knowledge, too. The timing’s right, but I’d like stronger confirmation before holding my breath.

The cautionary tale that is Google’s Android

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

It seems all of that openness isn’t producing desirable phones, applications or legions of loyal customers. Whereas Apple and Research in Motion together own a 35 percent and growing share of the smartphone market, handsets running Google’s operating system account for just 3 percent of users and that number isn’t likely to double or treble anytime soon.

Apple still ’studying’ Google Voice [let the spin begin]

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Friday was the day Apple and AT&T had to provide explanations to federal regulators as to why Google Voice isn’t available on the App Store. As one might expect Ma Bell denied any interference, though Cupertino now claims — queue snort of derision — that the application hasn’t been rejected at all and is still being considered for release on the App Store.

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