We’re not really certain why anyone’s surprised by the iPhone libtiff exploit at this point — it’s the entire basis of the 1.1.1 jailbreak, after all — but apparently Fast Company didn’t get the memo, because it just posted up this video of “self-employed security consultant” Rik Farrow using the ’sploit to surreptitiously install a voice recorder on an unpatched 1.1.1 iPhone. That would have been huge news when the iPhone first came out, obviously (and look at that — it was) but FC and Rik are a little late, here: the libtiff exploit has already been patched, first by the Jailbreakme 1.1.1 web-jailbreak and then by Apple in the 1.1.2 update. There’s no doubt that it’s a serious vulnerability — and Rik’s confidently paranoid tone in this video makes it a must-watch — but it’s funny to see people get all worked up over a patched security hole hackers have been exploiting on a variety of devices for some time now.
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We already know that China Mobile’s Wang Jianzhou is looking to play hardball with Apple over revenue sharing of the iPhone (Wang is of the opinion that since China Mobile is supplying all the users, Apple shouldn’t get a slice of his monthly income) but even without their regular tithe is it still worth Steve Jobs pushing the handset to the Chinese market? Henry Blodget certainly thinks so; he’s run through some figures and, if you’re an Apple shareholder, the prospects look damned good:
“China’s mobile market is so huge that even if Apple gets only a tiny slice of it, even if China’s wireless operators stiff Apple on the subscription-revenue share, and even if Apple has to cut the iPhone’s price, we’re still talking big dollars” Henry Blodget
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Finally, what we have all been waiting for in iRadio! With abilities to change genres, and multitask out of the program, iRadio is coming closer to being the ultimate application for the iPhone and iPod touch. I have no idea what the player and settings tabs do as they don’t change anything once you start streaming music.
The new features are great, though they took out volume control in the application, and the fact that the player is pretty slow and lags just about everything else up on the phone. Multitasking is great because now it doesn’t matter if you accidentally hit the home button, it just goes to the home screen and keeps the music playing.
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Leopard’s tendency to modify applications with digital signatures that can cause headaches in VoIP software Skype and online game World of Warcraft hit headlines earlier this month; Apple have just released software patches in an attempt to deal with their latest OS’ errant firewall, but although the holes they fix are potentially serious as yet there doesn’t appear to be anything addressing this particular incompatibility.
Instead, Apple has had to rephrase their firewall description, which originally boasted that Leopard could “block all incoming connections”; in the process, they had to admit that they had perhaps been misleading:
“The ‘Block all incoming connections’ setting for the Application Firewall allows any process running as user “root” (UID 0) to receive incoming connections, and also allows mDNSResponder to receive connections. This could result in the unexpected exposure of network services” Apple
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For those of you who keep your iPhone connected via WiFi entirely more often than through EDGE, listen up. As of now, it appears that iPhone users can login to their AT&T myAccount page, surf on over to the “Add / Manage Features” section and opt out of the (previously required) monthly data plan. Making the change will save you a whole $20 per month — or $240 per year, if you prefer that perspective. Granted, you’ll also lose visual voicemail in the process, but at least you’re now being presented the option, right?
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Conceited Software has just released a new version of the firmware version 1.1.2 jailbreak. Now including Activation and YouTube for iPhones, PPC support, and an automatic fix for SpringBoard crash problem on touches.
To perform the jailbreak, run the batch file on Windows which will bring up a java program giving you choices to install SSH, the administrator password, and then finally jailbreak. Full instructions for different firmware versions and updating to 1.1.2 the correct way for jailbreaking 1.1.2 are included in the readme file.
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Ever since the concept of a Google Phone or gPhone was suggested, pundits and analysts alike have theorised about the battle between it and the iPhone. Since Google’s announcement of Android and the Open Handset Alliance, the side-taking has reached even headier heights; although there have been a few voices of relative reason - ARM’s Warren East, for instance - the temptation of a headline grabbing story featuring two emotive companies has lured in many. Thankfully, as theorised for a while now over at Google-Phone, more people are waking up to the idea that actually, Apple really isn’t Android’s main target; in fact, they may have a common (though undiscussed) goal of disrupting the market status-quo.
Straight out of Cupertino, an Apple spokesperson says that they are indeed working on new features for the iPhone upcoming in new firmware releases. After a long time with a non-jailbroken iPhone, people will finally be able to use new features.
Some new sleek things being rumored around are things such as a video recorder, stereo bluetooth playback, and ability send picture messages. Apple is releasing updates of new features slowly to keep users interested in the iPhone.
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Sequencing could allow you to create a number of loops and switch over to create a song, but for now I only see it having one pattern. BPM is also nice, but it’s really not accurate and you have to tap it.
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Google rolls out a new iPhone friendly revamp to its popular web based RSS reader. Users are now greeted with a cleaner, more logically designed interface that places key navigation icons on top, for greater accessibility. It still doesn’t provide the collapsible tree view that I long for, but it does go a step further towards a better RSS experience. I approve.
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