The Wall Street Journal is corroborating several reports from February that Apple is working on new iCloud backup encryption methods that…
The Apple vs FBI encryption clash continues to ramp up, with the Department of Justice filing a motion today to force Apple to…
Apple has finally managed to secure a sales ban over some Samsung phone features that infringe on its patents and intellectual…
As part of Apple’s continuing quest to raise support for its side of the Apple/FBI iPhone encryption backdoor debate, Craig Federighi…
In a statement, Apple has said that it will appeal a Chinese trademark ruling which saw the company lose exclusive rights to…
[UPDATE: Video embedded below.] Tim Cook featured at StartupFest this morning, in an interview with Neelie Kroes discussing Apple’s influence in startups…
Apple is attempting to open its own stores in India, as reported by the Business Standard. However, India has regulations…
A new video out of Bloomberg details just exactly how a once unknown Chinese phone company has able to leapfrog…
Google Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer David Drummond has written an open letter to Apple and others (namely Microsoft) for…
Yeah we had a spy picture to show you but we’ve learned our lesson – twice. We’ll just describe it and let your minds wander:
Update: We are having a contest!
Same form factor as the iPhone with some notable exceptions:
We’re looking at serious legal challenges across the mobile phone industry in the next couple of years, with Apple’s case…
Samsung has fired right back at Apple and has sued the Cupertino, California company over Samsung patents filed in South Korea,…
Samsung dropped its lawsuit in Germany seeking to ban the sale of Apple’s iPhone 4S. The South Korea-based company had…
Update: Swatch has denied the claim, in a statement to Reuters. A new rumor that popped up today from VentureBeat claims that…
Update: Yep, turns out they are full of **it.
Tinycode, makers of applications and stability patches for the iPhone is displaying some pretty heady info on their webpage. Until recently, their fixes have been available via the Installer application.
[UPDATE:
Tiny Code no longer produces fixes or applications for firmware 1.1.3.
We can’t say much, but we are working with Apple and with their SDK for the next firmware release and SDK applications and we shouldn’t be missed for long. We will no longer update our Installer.app repo for legality reasons and you should see us soon on iTunes.
We were Inspired by Steve Wozniak’s comment the other day on Apple’s stance on SIM Locking vs. DRM locking. We decided to do something about it. What if we took Apple’s position on DRM for music and applied it to the SIM locking of the iPhone? Does Apple stand up to its own scrutiny on the locking in of content and services? For this experiment we did the following:
We took Steve Jobs Open Letter to the Music industry
As the current iPhone 1.1.1 locking proves, there is a VERY dangerous flaw in the current iPhone and iPod touch software. A malformed TIF file can be used to get root access to the device. Obviously that is good if you want to install some useful applications on your iPhone/iPod, however that is extremely bad if you are worried about someone taking over your iPhone. Ironically, this might be a good thing for those who accidentally let Apple Brick their iPhones – try to stay with us here…
Theoretically, the malformed TIF file could be used for more nefarious tasks than updating than installing useful apps or updating the modems firmware…stuff like making a 900-number dialer($$ cha – ching $$), a bot installer (iPhone Spam-bot?), a baseband modem crippler or just good old-fashioned bricking the iPhone….
Apple’s legal battle with Nokia looks to have seen some setback, with staff at the US International Trade Commission (ITC)…
Apple is Samsung’s second-biggest client after Sony, having spent $5.7 billion on components last year. After learning that their key…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVeKbsFL_tM&w=670&h=527] While we wait for iTunes in the cloud, we may as well begin using an iTunes in the cloud…
| Apple Statement – Steve Jobs -February 6, 2007 | 9to5Mac Revised Apple Statment for use with iPhones |
| With the stunning global success of Apple’s iPod music player and iTunes online music store, some have called for Apple to “open” the digital rights management (DRM) system that Apple uses to protect its music against theft, so that music purchased from iTunes can be played on digital devices purchased from other companies, and protected music purchased from other online music stores can play on iPods. Let’s examine the current situation and how we got here, then look at three possible alternatives for the future. | With the stunning success of Apple’s iPhone and AT&T wireless data service, some have called for Apple to “open” the SIM Lock system that Apple uses to protect its iPhone from obtaining data purchased from other online wireless data providors so that it can be used on iPhones. Let’s examine the current situation and how we got here, then look at three possible alternatives for the future. |
