July 2009

iPhone SMS Flaw Patched by Apple, Out-of-Band

Published on: 31st July, 2009

One day after security experts announced their iPhone SMS hack research at the Black Hat Security Conference, Apple released a patch to address the flaw.Experts revealed on Thursday that malformed SMS messages could be used to hijack an iPhone. Originally, an O2 spokesperson was the first to reveal the upcoming fix, noting that the patch would be available Saturday through iTunes."We will be communicating ..Shop Now

FCC queries AT&T, Apple on Google Voice iPhone app rejection

Published on: 31st July, 2009

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/FCC_queries_AT_T_Apple_on_Google_Voice_iPhone_app_rejection'; Yeah, we're pretty much all peeved by Apple suddenly ejecting all traces of Google Voice from the app store, but now it looks to have drawn the ire of the Federal Communications Commission, as well. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the agency has sent out three letters, one each to Apple, AT&T, and Google. To the latter ..Shop Now

T-Mobile To Offer HTC Touch Pro2

Published on: 31st July, 2009

The HTC Touch Pro2 is set to arrive in the U.S. on August 12. T-Mobilewill carry the new HTC smartphone, which has a WVGA (480 x 800) touchscreen,slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and voice capabilities. The Touch Pro2 will run onT-Mobile’s 3G network and Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g).   The Touch Pro2 has a 3.6-inch color display that slides backand tilts up to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. The ..Shop Now

We won’t be hearing the term Windows Mobile much longer.

Published on: 31st July, 2009

We won’t be hearing the term Windows Mobile much longer. At an event to show off upcoming Christmas goodies, Microsoft let it slip that the devices will soon be known as Windows Phone. Reports indicate that the Windows Phone branding will be applied to Windows Mobile 6.1, the upcoming 6.5 version, and to Windows Mobile 7, which is expected sometimein 2010. Right now, it’s still unclear ..Shop Now

Windows 7 WGA Reportedly Cracked

Published on: 31st July, 2009

Microsoft's latest operating system is still several months away from store shelves, but a team of Chinese hackers has reportedly found a workaround for the latest iteration of WGA. The hack is similar to cracks we saw with Vista, and uses an OEM BIOS to trick the OS into believing it doesn't need to activate. Microsoft is less than thrilled with the news, but cracks ..Shop Now

Steve Ballmer Surprised At Investor Reaction to MS-Yahoo Deal

Published on: 31st July, 2009

Investors have had a couple days to digest the strategic partnership Microsoft and Yahoo jointly announced this week, and they  aren't exactly pouring money into Yahoo's coffers. The company's stock price (Ticker: YHOO) has fallen nearly 20 percent over the past five days, from its July 27 price of $17.31 to today's $14.44 (as of this writing). Microsoft's stock is up very slightly over the ..Shop Now

iPhone OS 3.0.1 update released, fixes SMS vulnerability

Published on: 31st July, 2009

Looks like Apple pulled the trigger on patching that nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability a little earlier than we expected -- the iPhone OS 3.0.1 update just hit iTunes. It's not some lightweight, either: you're looking at 280MB of love here, so get downloading, friends.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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iPhone OS 3.0.1 update released, fixes SMS vulnerability (updated with statement from Apple)

Published on: 31st July, 2009

Looks like Apple pulled the trigger on patching that nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability a little earlier than we expected -- the iPhone OS 3.0.1 update just hit iTunes. It's not some lightweight, either: you're looking at 280MB of love here, so get downloading, friends. Update: Here's what Apple rep Tom Neumayr had to say about this little episode. We appreciate the information provided to us about SMS ..Shop Now

An Interview With Game Developer Terminal Reality

Published on: 31st July, 2009

After years of delays (including one cancelation), developer change-ups, and a lot of hard work, Terminal Reality succeeded in bringing a Ghostbusters game to market for the PS3, XBox 360, Wii, and PC. Terminal Reality committed to building their own graphics engine—dubbed the Infernal Engine—to facilitate game development; we recently had a chance talk with them about the game, the new engine, and the future ..Shop Now

Gateway NV5807u

Published on: 31st July, 2009

With the new proprietor of its products (Acer), Gateway has established its objective in that it is determined to sell at cheaper prices laptops that are from the same range offered by other big names in the field. The Gateway NV5807u, with its 15.6” widescreen and 4GB of memory, has a $600 street-price that compared to the other products of Dell, HP, and Toshiba is ..Shop Now

LG Delivers SL80 And SL90 HDTV Lines

Published on: 31st July, 2009

We never knew summer was the time for HDTV buying (isn't that justbefore the Super Bowl?), but evidently the rules have changed thanks tothose topsy-turvy economy. Within the past few days we've seen new bigscreens from all sorts of big time industry players, and just hoursafter LG announced a partnership with Vudu to get HD movie streamingonto select sets, the company has now come forward ..Shop Now

Apple Quietly Intros 2TB Time Capsule For $499

Published on: 31st July, 2009

It's hard to believe that Apple last updated its Time Capsule NAS +WLAN router in March, but already the Cupertino, California-basedcompany is giving customers a reason to upgrade. In typical Applefashion, the company quietly updated its Time Capsule with a 2TB model,up from the previous high of 1TB.For those unaware, Time Capsule is a high-end NAS drive that also actsas a full-fledged, dual-band (2.4GHz and ..Shop Now

Wal-Mart Everyday Low Laptop Prices Lure Buyers to Accessorize

Published on: 31st July, 2009

Staples Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are slashing laptop prices and expanding their selections for the back-to-school shopping season, banking on the computer demand to sell more profitable accessories and services. Staples, the largest office-supplies retailer, boosted its portable computer selection by 50 percent, while Wal-Mart, the worlds largest retailer, is selling out of a $298 Compaq Presario model in some stores.

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Intel Announces New Tool That Scores Server Efficiency

Published on: 31st July, 2009

The Intel Premier IT Professional site offers a new server efficiency tool that gives IT professionals a snapshot of their current performance and energy efficiency versus what it could be by turning up the number of processor cores and use of virtualization. It also compares their data centers with those of other IPIP members.

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