Apple Plans Clampdown on Jailbreaking
pcworld.com — A job posting on Apple corporate Web site seeks a security manager for the iPhone platform to lead a team focused on secure booting and installation of the operating system, cryptographic services, partitioning and hardening its internal security domains, and risk analysis of security threats. (Submitted by statik99) More…
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DROID Launch Might be Spoiled by $99 iPhone 3G S
techeblog.com — Insider sources claim that "Apple is in the final stages of prepping a bargain-basement priced iPhone, which would undercut the Droid, and bring the Droid launch party to a screeching halt." In other words, you might be seeing a $99 iPhone 3G S (8GB) as early as next month. (Submitted by Cararan) More…
Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010
appleinsider.com — A new report citing sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain says Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and specifically to Verizon Wireless in the US. (Submitted by Punisher6602) More…
Windows 7 tops Vista software sales, lags behind in hardware
appleinsider.com — Microsoft's heavily hyped Windows 7 debut was a success for the Redmond, Wash., company in terms of boxed software, which saw a 234 percent increase over Vista, though PC hardware sales slowed. (Submitted by 0bamaclintobush) More…
MacHeist Offers NanoBundle Worth $154, for FREE!
smokingapples.com — The biggest Mac software bundle makers are offering a what appears to be prelude to their christmas bundle, for free. The list includes: Shovebox, Twitterrific, Writeroom ,TinyGrab, Hordes of Orcs, MarinerWrite. There is no catch, just register and download. (Submitted by Iexist08) More…
Why Steve Jobs Didn't Take Over Apple Back In 1997
gizmodo.com — Back in 1997, Larry Ellison was on a beach in Hawaii. After sipping his second Margarita that evening, he turned to his pal Steve Jobs, who was listening to Bob Dylan on his Sony Walkman. "Steve...Steve...STEVE! Hey, let's buy Apple." (Submitted by Punisher6602) More…
False alarm: new Mac OS X 10.6.2 build restores Atom support
electronista.com — Word that Apple had disabled Atom support in a Mac OS X 10.6.2 beta seed may have been premature, an update from the same discoverer says. A newer build, 10C535, now appears to have brought the feature back and hints that the lack of Atom support may have been a bug or an otherwise temporary action. (Submitted by Commodus) More…
New Mac 'game' Plays Russian Roulette With Your Files
pcworld.com — Looking for an ideal holiday gift for that brooding philosophy student in your life? Check out Lose/Lose. It's reminiscent of classic arcade games like Space Invaders, but with a sobering twist: Each time you destroy an alien, the game deletes a file from your Mac. Forever. (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
3 Important Factors for Manufacturers to Dethrone iPhone
usabilitypost.com — Everyone is scrambling to match the iPhone in form and function in order to hold on to their market share. Which is why we’re seeing all those Storms, Pres and Droids on the market lately. They come close, but always seem to fall short. It all boils down to just 3 things. (Submitted by Iexist08) More…
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