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Lawgarithms Links for 8/27/07

iPhone hacking meets the DMCA, new ways to owe money to the RIAA, bad music and its aftermath, and more — now playing in my Google Reader Starred Items:iPhone Unlocked; Legal Battle Looming?, from Ed FeltenUnlocking the iPhone could invite a lawsuit, from Computerworld Breaking News Is Unlocking Apple's iPhone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, RIAA, Lawgarithms, iPhone Hacking, Denise Howell

Blog posts 2007-08-27

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Five ways Android could get into trouble

the only danger lies with patents owned by Apple, M$ or other trolls.Without them, the sky is the limit!Good points! Apples success, and closed software, and AT&T exclusivity are what are giving Android a big push. Verizon ONLY accepted Android on their network to combat iPhone / AT&T for example....

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, OPEN SOURCE, opposite, Apple iPhone, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Worm inflicts Rick Astley wallpaper on jailbroken iPhones

But... but... but... OS X is Unix! It is immune!Hmm, guess not.Now, let's list the "attacks" and then cue the double standards...1. iPhone must have the [b]worst[/b] security model out there because hackers only go after the low hanging fruit.2. I don't care [b]why[/b] no one attacks Windows Mobile, all...

Tags: Smart phones, NonZealot, Apple iPhone, security

Discussion threads 2009-11-08

Twitter and web forgery

Last evening as I was winding down after a long journey imagine my surprise when I started to receive a tsunami of @ replies on my Twitter account. Apparently I was direct messaging a stack of people I don't know with a link to something that...

Tags: Web, Password, Twitter Inc., Robert Scoble, Security, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-05

iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded

... WHAT?Who in their right mind keep a server running with default usernames/passwords on the default port....I doubt that jailbroken iPhones are alone in this. It's possible, specially if iPhones have a ssh server running, that this could happen on non-jailbroken iPhones also.Just one question...Has this person been remanded yet?...

Tags: Smart phones, extortion, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded

Yesterday, a "Your iPhone's been hacked because it's really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your phone right now!" message popped up on the screens of a large number of automatically exploited Dutch iPhone users, demanding $4.95 for instructions on how to secure their iPhones and remove the message from...

Tags: Apple iPhone, SSH, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!

No matter who they have to sueApple will never allow competition.agreedthey want as much profits as they can make.too bad their computers aren't very good for anything other than the basics and some visual/audio work ;)with that said, i believe that apple will have its future in their i-products (ipod,...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Apple Inc., hardware, Psystar, OSX

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Apple releases iTunes 9.0.2, kills Palm Pre sync ... again

Round up the executive and throw them in jailApple's behavior is simply unacceptable.Palm... Shakes HeadNote to Palm: Make a Front end that uses the iTunes DB or quit trying to keep hacking. It is REALLY stupid. A) You will never keep ahead of this.B) Even if you keep fixing it,...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iTunes, Palm Pre

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

TouchDrive 1.08 (Windows)

TouchDrive lets you access files and folders on your iPod Touch or iPhone using Windows Explorer. Simply install TouchDrive and connect your iPod Touch or iPhone - open Windows Explorer and start viewing, adding, moving, copying files to and from your iPhone like you would another external drive on your...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Wide Angle Software, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-28

10 things I think I think about Palm's Pixi webOS smartphone

It looks like my Treo ProVery few differences from the front point of view.I don't get it. Is it a common knowledge thatSprint is a mediocre wireless carrier? Didn't you all complained that AT&T service sucks? if that is the case, what is left among major suppliers? Verizon? Some of...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Smart phones, Wireless and Mobility, Cellular phones, smart phone, Palm Inc., Wi-Fi, Sprint Communications, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, network

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

iToner 2.0.4 (Mac)

iToner enables you to quickly transfer custom ringtones for your iPhone - without modifying, hacking or having to reset your iPhone. Simply drag and drop your MP3, AAC, WAVE, or AIFF audio files on iToner's window, click the Sync button, and you're done.

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Ambrosia Software, iToner, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-01

News to know: Pixie; Google Books; Time Warner-YouTube; PayPal; iLike

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Next Palm webOS-ready phone, Eos 'Pixie', to arrive Oct. 2010 Richard Koman: Lawyer files a full-throated attack...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., PayPal, Canon Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Word, Blogging, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Internet

Blog posts 2009-08-20

AT&T dropping calls like crazy, back to T-Mobile and their expanding 3G network

AT&T dropping calls like crazy, back to T-Mobile and their expanding 3G networkReturn to T-MobileGood for you, Miller. I was thinking of switching from VZW to AT&T for the Samsung Jack because I like WinMo smartphones, but switched to T-Mobile on their Dash 3G instead. A week after I...

Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, 3G network, network, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

Apple warns of Mac attack risk via image files

Apple warns of Mac attack risk via image filesWow, lots of critical vulnerabilities in there!!I can't believe how many of these bugs allow for arbitrary code execution! Viewing an image file shouldn't result in arbitrary code execution.Oh well, at least they were fixed within nano seconds of the vulnerability popping...

Tags: Desktops, SECURITY, Patches, Apple Macintosh, Mac Attack, Apple Inc., vulnerability

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

iPhone OS 3.0.1 jailbreak, unlock and tether-able

iPhone OS 3.0.1 jailbreak, unlock and tether-ableWho cares?You DON'T NEED TO REPORT this for every stupid version of the OS. We know and for those that want to "THERE-IS-NO-WORD-SUCH-AS-JAIL-BREAK-BECAUSE-THERE-IS-NO-JAIL" there phone will find out about it anyway. To enable tether, when it's a service that you have to pay your...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, TVs, TV & Home Theater, phone, iPhone OS 3.0.1, jailbreak, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Apple: Won't somebody please think of the cellphone towers?

Apple: Won't somebody please think of the cellphone towers?24 season 9 plot thread?Jack Bauer has to foil an assassination attempt on Steve Jobs. Chloe arms him with a jailbroken iPhone that cripples every cell tower in Cupertino. Jack activates the iPhone, only to find out that Steve Ballmer has already...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., cell phone, Jack Bauer

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

iTunes update 8.2.1 breaks Palm Pre synchronization

iTunes update 8.2.1 breaks Palm Pre synchronizationNot a side effect.The release note states "iTunes 8.2.1 provides a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices"I wonder what verification issue that might be! I bet......a bunch of people bought the Pre not knowing that Apple...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Pre, Apple iTunes, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Palm Pre synchronization, Palm Pre, iTunes update 8.2.1, iTunes Update

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Wiki sues Apple over DMCA claims

Wiki sues Apple over DMCA claimsBully for BlueWiki!!If we start bottling up what can and cannot be talked about publicly then we may as well be living in a Kafkaesque nightmare.Whilst I understand the company not wanting to have all its secure measures of retaining a customer torn away it...

Tags: Digital media, site name, Apple Inc., DMCA, DMCA claim, Wiki

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

News to know: Apple, VMWare, Earth Day, Kaiser, MySpace

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Apple beats for Q2; Best non-holiday quarter; Netbook hardware 'junky' Jason D. O'Grady: Apple's Q209 earnings. Recession?...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Sam Diaz, MySpace, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-04-23

Chemical mind hacking: legit, or corporate cheating?

There is an absolutely fantastic article by Margaret Talbot in this week's New Yorker about the use of "neuroenhancers" -- that is, neuroenhancing drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin and Provigil that are typically prescribed for ADHD and dementia -- to effectively "hack" the brain and coax more productivity from it....

Tags: Drug, Talbot, Hacking, Productivity, Smart Phones, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-22