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TOTA - APPLE iPHONE & iPAD & Mobile News Thread PT1 (CLOSED) (pg. 79)
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| E2EK1EL |
iPhone AppleCare is NOW in CANADA!
Enjoy peace of mind with the award-winning AppleCare Protection Plan. For up to two years from the original purchase date of your iPhone, you get technical support and hardware repair coverage — both parts and labor — for your iPhone, battery, iPhone Bluetooth Headset, and included accessories.
http://store.apple.com/ca/product/MC005?mco=NzUxMDQ5OQ
very iPhone comes with one year of hardware repair coverage through its limited warranty and up to 90 days of technical support.1 The AppleCare Protection Plan for iPhone extends your coverage to two years from the original purchase date of your iPhone. Whether you use iPhone with a Mac or a PC, just one phone call can help resolve most issues.
One stop for technical support
Because Apple designs the hardware and software, just one phone call can help resolve most issues with your iPhone. Whether you're sitting in the comfort of your home or office or on the go, you can get direct access to Apple's experts for questions and advice on a wide range of iPhone topics, including:
Connecting to your computer — Mac or PC
Syncing with iTunes
Downloading video and podcasts from the iTunes Store
Synching contacts and calendars
Connecting iPhone to Wi-Fi networks
Sending and receiving mail with iPhone
Peace of mind
The AppleCare Protection Plan provides repair or replacement coverage, both parts and labor, from Apple-authorized technicians. Service options include the following:2
Take your iPhone to an Apple Retail Store or other Apple Authorized Service Provider
Mail your iPhone directly to Apple
Comprehensive coverage
Should your iPhone need service under the plan, Apple-authorized technicians will repair it or provide a replacement using genuine Apple parts. The following items are covered:
iPhone
Battery
iPhone Bluetooth Headset
Included accessories such as the earphones and USB cable
http://store.apple.com/ca/product/MC005?mco=NzUxMDQ5OQ
HELL ING YES! |
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| E2EK1EL |
iPhone OS 3.0.1 update released, fixes SMS vulnerability
Black Hat: SMS Attacks Not Just for iPhones
"Technologizer is reporting on the developing story on SMS attacks coming out of today’s Black Hat Conference sessions. Seems like while the iPhone is grabbing a lot of attention, almost all GSM phones are said to be vulnerable. Basically, they get around the anti-spoofing security and send data designed to get access and take control of the phone.
On the iPhone specific side, however:
In a final coup for the conference, Lackey and Miras demonstrated an iPhone app they call TAFT which can, at the click of a few buttons, transmit various types of attacks against specific, vulnerable phone models, including iPhones, and phones running the Windows Mobile 5 and pre-”cupcake” Android operating systems.
Vendors, including Apple are working on patching the exploit, though there is still no word which specific models or firmware versions are vulnerable.
More as the story continues to develop.
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| Intangible |
I still havent updated my OS system to 3.0. I feel theres no point.
Will I come across any problems if I keep my current OS version? |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Intangible
I still havent updated my OS system to 3.0. I feel theres no point.
Will I come across any problems if I keep my current OS version? |
3.0.1 I don't see the need unless someone has reported that they got hit with that SMS virus.
Updating to 3.0 is a must, huge leap forward.
Good to see Apple to address their SMS problem that fast, took Nokia months to cure their Curse of Silent virus. |
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| Intangible |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
3.0.1 I don't see the need unless someone has reported that they got hit with that SMS virus.
Updating to 3.0 is a must, huge leap forward.
Good to see Apple to address their SMS problem that fast, took Nokia months to cure their Curse of Silent virus. |
Everyone I know says 3.0 is sooo much slower. And I dont care for the upgrades, half them Ive made my phone do already (copy and paste, search...).
I just worry that Ill come across some sort of problem if I fail to upgrade. |
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| DJ Mach X |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
3.0.1 I don't see the need unless someone has reported that they got hit with that SMS virus. |
BlackBerrys can't get viruses.... just sayin! |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ Mach X
BlackBerrys can't get viruses.... just sayin! |
Careful there, homeboy. Both the Nokia and Blackberry secuirty holes were found along time ago, I've learned my lesson not to bash other companies & that's why I didn't posted these info when I found them.
"BlackBerry Issues Patch After Security Problem Surfaces In Server
Thursday June 4, 2009
CityNews.ca Staff
They won't say exactly what the problem is, but if you're one of the millions of BlackBerry users around the world, you've got one. The company that makes the all-in-one devices has issued a warning about a vulnerability in its software and is urging you to get a patch.
Research In Motion says the hole it found in its security leaves your BlackBerry open to hackers, although there's no evidence the bad guys have actually taken advantage of the problem yet.
The Waterloo-based firm has put out a fix it wants you to download, the latest in technology's ongoing battle with malicious and sometimes just curious computer fanatics, who look for ways to beat the system and create both spam and scam.
Experts say this latest flaw comes when you receive an email with an attachment containing a tainted .pdf file, which allows documents to be easily sent and viewed.
If one of the affected attachments is opened, it allows intruders to install a malicious program on the server at the data centre that runs a firm's Blackberry network. Hackers would then have access to secret data and could turn the computers into spam zombies.
The company suggests resetting the devices to block automatic attachment openings until the patch is installed. You can find it here.
Like most companies, BlackBerry is extremely worried about vulnerabilities in its products. It's long prided itself on being conscious of security and takes extra measures to keep its network of business users safe.
Among them - U.S. President Barack Obama, who continues to keep his BlackBerry, even though his advisers feel it represents a risk."
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_35080.aspx |
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| DJ Mach X |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
Careful there, homeboy. Both the Nokia and Blackberry secuirty holes were found along time ago, I've learned my lesson not to bash other companies & that's why I didn't posted these info when I found them. |
Fair enuff, touche... maybe I was not as specific in my claim. I am aware that BES and their exchange servers are vunerable to attack if proper security maintnence is not performed in coperation with the BlackBerry Exchange Server groups and the IT of the firm.
I was refering to the normal everyday use of the BB, with a BIS only provisioning. |
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| Djsketchbag |
| quote: | Originally posted by Intangible
I still havent updated my OS system to 3.0. I feel theres no point.
Will I come across any problems if I keep my current OS version? |
It was officialy stated by Apple that any Iphone that is not updated to the 3.0 software by September 9th 2009 will explode causing the user to potentialy loose a limb. |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ Mach X
Fair enuff, touche... maybe I was not as specific in my claim. I am aware that BES and their exchange servers are vunerable to attack if proper security maintnence is not performed in coperation with the BlackBerry Exchange Server groups and the IT of the firm.
I was refering to the normal everyday use of the BB, with a BIS only provisioning. |
Doesn't matter dude, a vulnerability is a vulnerability. Anything man made will have a security hole somewhere, as we know it takes time for a group of individuals to find it and exposes to the public.
It's like saying OSX has no viruses and spyware, and yet it got hacked into under 2mins in a hack compitition via safari. |
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| E2EK1EL |
Jailbreak 3.0.1 News
After many tests from our members and others from other places, we have just received confirmation from Saurik (cydia) that the new 3.0.1 firmware does not update the Baseband. Therefore, the jailbreak and unlock are still possible.
NOTE: Saurik is in the process of making a more quick and sufficient way to patch up the firmware 3.0, instead of upgrading to the 3.0.1 and losing all of your jailbroken applications.
EDIT: 3.1 Jailbreak for all BETA ver already out.
Edit 2:
Those of you who abstained from updating your iPhones to OS 3.0.1 for the sake of keeping your device jailbroken and/or unlocked will be pleased to know you apparently have nothing to worry about. The iPhone Dev Team is reporting that the same versions of redsn0w and ultrasn0w that worked for OS 3.0 are fully compatible with the new software, albeit with the aid of a little more trickery than usual. To jailbreak, all you need to do is install the 3.0.1 software, fire up redsn0w, select the IPSW file for OS 3.0 (you still have that on your computer, don’t you?) and sit back while the magic happens. To take it one step further and soft unlock, just grab ultrasn0w through Cydia and you’ll be on your merry way. In case you’re wondering how this works, it all has to do with the fact that 3.0.1 is essentially a carbon copy of 3.0 with the only real difference being the code that patches up that nasty SMS exploit. |
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iPhone Leads Police To Burglary Suspects
By Tom Murray
Published: July 29, 2009
WAUKESHA - John Martig put a GPS tracking application on his family’s iPhones in case his wife was lost or stranded. That software proved its worth after a terrifying attack on his own home.
Burglars forced their way into the house while John, his wife and young children slept.
"They went over to a window, which enters into the home, which we had left open for ventilation," John told TODAY’S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray. "When it hits you at home, while you’re in your home with your kids, it really scares you."
The burglars took a laptop, an iPhone and tried to steal a car before running away.
Pings from the GPS led cops to the suspects like a trail of breadcrumbs.
"While we were waiting for hits with the officers, they were out looking," said John.
Police found John’s wife’s purse in an apartment building dumpster only a block from their home. When officers went inside they caught the suspects red handed.
"They had some of the property they had stolen out of the house still on them," said Waukesha Police Capt. Mark Stigler.
Detectives believe 17-year-old Jamal Human, 17-year-old Roderick King and 18-year-old Roy Morgan are responsible for a string of brazen home invasions and car thefts.
King and Morgan are brothers, a defense attorney said.
Investigators suspect the three young men charged Wednesday are part of a loosely organized group of a dozen people scouring Waukesha for unlocked doors, windows and garages.
"Basically pillaging the city at will," said Stigler.
Waukesha police are asking for anyone with information on other suspects to come forward. They are urging Waukesha residents to take extra precautions to secure their homes and vehicles.
http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_15980/cont...index=#display
I assume the tracking is from MobileMe, regardless if you restore a stolen unit ... (its locked down to the device ID) once its done, the GPS is automaticly activated. Kinda scary to buy an stolen iPhone now ... |
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