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A day after a major security issue was annnounced in the iPhone 3.0 software, Apple has released version 3.0.1: Apple Fixes Serious iPhone SMS Attack. The SMS-based attack described at the Black Hat security conference allows a bad guy to gain complete control of an iPhone by sending a barrage ...
The latest version of the iPhone operating system is now available with some big enhancements. To install the latest version connect your iPhone to the computer, launch iTunes, click on your iPhone in the Devices menu in the sidebar, and use the “Check for Update” button in the iPhone’s ...
Here’s an open tech thread — I’ve been testing the LGF Spy with my iPhone and it turns out to work really well for posting comments. In a regular comment thread, when the HTML page gets very large the iPhone’s Safari browser bogs down, and even crashes; makes it not ...
Tech Note, Javascript, jQuery, LGF Spy, Comments, iPhone, Mobile Phones
Apple’s WWDC conference keynote speech is due to begin at 10 am Pacific time, and it’s being liveblogged at Engadget and Gizmodo. (Looks like Gizmodo’s page is Ajax-driven for auto updates...) Apple’s expected to announce new versions of the iPhone, the new iPhone OS 3.0, and possibly the latest upgrade ...
An accidental iPhone photograph with a curvy thing to it.
Photograph, iPhone, Blur, Motion Blur, Green Blue, Brown, Purple
Photos you won’t believe were taken with the iPhone’s underpowered digital camera, at Chase Jarvis Photography. Also see: The Art of iPhone Photography.
TidBITs has a detailed summary of the new features announced in the iPhone 3.0 Software. At a special press event at its headquarters today, Apple previewed the new iPhone 3.0 software, which adds the long-awaited push notification capability, support for subscriptions and purchases within applications, and copy and paste, ...
Engadget is liveblogging the iPhone 3.0 software preview event: Live from Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0 preview event. Looks like almost everything iPhone users have requested is in there...
Apple is previewing (not releasing) version 3.0 of the iPhone software tomorrow, and hordes of iPhoniacs are clamoring for copy-paste features, with smaller hordes muttering about “push notification” (a type of mobile device multi-tasking). Kevin Rose of Digg.com says copy-paste is a done deal, and MacWorld lists 15 iPhone 3.0 ...
When Amazon announced the Kindle 2 in early February they dropped hints about reading Kindle books on an iPhone, and here’s the reason for the hints: Kindle for iPhone. (iTunes App Store link.) Once you install this free application, all you have to do is enter your Amazon account’s email ...
Two very cool pieces of news for iPhone geeks: 1) Google Earth for iPhone. Need I say more? 2) Free Wi-Fi for iPhone owners at thousands of AT&T hotspots, including Starbucks and McDonalds.
OK, iPhone geeks — there’s a software update hot off the Apple presses that’s supposed to address some of the problems you’ve been complaining about: Apple - iPhone - Software Update. Better connectivity, fewer dropped calls, better battery life, faster backups and faster app installation are the claims. I haven’t ...
LGF, Technology, Gadgets, iPhone, 3g
Last week we had a post about the problems some users are experiencing with their shiny iPhone 3Gs. Apple has released a software update, which I’m now installing. (Just sync up your iPhone with iTunes and choose “Check for updates.”) No details from Apple yet on what this is supposed ...
Trouble in Cupertino? What’s Wrong With the 3G in iPhone 3G? A gaggle of early adopters are having problems with the 3G part of their new iPhone 3Gs; dropped connections, reverting to the older (and much slower) EDGE network, and transfer speeds that don’t quite bear out the advertising boasts. ...
If you’re an iPhone geek, Little Green Footballs now has one of those shiny iPhone-specific application icons. To put the icon on your iPhone homepage, browse to LGF in Safari and hit the plus symbol at the bottom of the screen, then choose “Add to Home Screen.”
LGF, Technology, Gadgets, iPhone, 3g
It took about three weeks for the initial crush to subside, but today I walked into an Apple store, waited about two minutes, then paid way too much for my very first cell phone. They finally evolved into something that made me want to own one.
LGF, Technology, Gadgets, iPhone, 3g
TidBITS has an interesting review of the iPhone 3G: First Impressions of the iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0.
LGF, iPhone, Apple, Technology, Gadgets
Today’s launch of the iPhone 3G didn’t exactly go as planned; Apple’s iTunes servers apparently couldn’t handle the gigantic traffic surge and many customers left stores without being able to activate their new objects of technolust: iPhone glitches derail Apple’s launch event magic. Good thing I decided not to go ...
LGF, Technology, Gadgets, iPhone, 3g
OK, so who’s planning to try to grab an iPhone 3G tomorrow? Apple - iPhone. (Besides me, that is.)
LGF, Technology, Gadgets, iPhone, 3g
It looks like I’m going to have to join the rest of the world and tether myself to a cell phone—because the new iPhone 3G completely, totally rocks: MacRumors.com : Worldwide Developer Conference 2008 Keynote Live Coverage. 11:46 am The iPhone 3G will be available July 11th in 22 countries. ...
LGF, Apple, iPhone, Technology
Looks like the long-awaited iPhone 3G is coming early next month: iPhone 2.0 Worldwide Launch on June 9th. When I say “long-awaited,” I’m speaking about myself. The only reason I haven’t already acquired one of these tin cans is because the current version doesn’t support the faster 3G network. ...
LGF, Technology, Gadgets, iPhone, 3g