iMessage comes with iLeakTexts – It keeps sending Texts Stolen iPhones Even After Wipeout
Did your iPhone recently get stolen or lost? Well, beware. The latest security issue on iOS devices is that iMessage, one of the core iOS features will still send you messages to stolen iPhones, even after you’ve decided to nuke your data using “Remote Wipe”.
As quoted from Gizmodo:
Beware: if your iPhone gets stolen, it will keep receiving messages sent via iMessage even after a remote wipe out and deactivation. The thief—or whoever buys the stolen terminal—would be able to read whatever is written to you.
Apple’s former CEO, Steve Jobs, has passed away.
If you looked at the Apple website, you might see the above picture.
It’s true – Steve Jobs passed away after battling pancreatic cancer for a long time. Born in 1955, he revolutionized the computing world with the Apple Macintosh, and iDevices.
While his death comes as a surprise to many, his spirit still lives within the foundations of Apple Headquarters, where he once was the CEO of the company.
Steve Jobs pulls the pin on Apple, retires from CEO position
Steve Jobs has stepped down from Apple Inc yesterday with a statement saying “he couldn’t fulfill the duties anymore”. The stunning announcement has again raised fears that his health has taken a plunge for the worse.
It has been confirmed that Steve Jobs fought and survived a rare form of pancreatic cancer. He revolutionized the tablet PC market and smartphone sector with his iDevices, such as the iPad and iPhone.
Apple iBomb 4: Not just a revolutionary phone; now a explosion hazard
We’ve been informed by CrunchGear that the Apple iPhone 4 is now a potiental hazard – it could explode, and possibly take someone with it. Android devices on the other hand, haven’t been ticking timebombs, apart from the exploding batteries that followed the Nexus One’s launch.
As the story unfolds:
This is a safety warning to all iPhone 4 users and new buyers.
Dawn of the Big Apple: Your iPhone apps are leaking your private data
A recent investigation conducted by the Wall Street Journal has revealed that smartphones don’t keep your personal details private – they are sharing your data widely and regularly.
The investigation collected 101 applications for Android and iPhone devices, and it was revealed that 56 (55.45%) of the collected apps sent personal data such as device ID, the user’s name and age, gender and other personal info to outsiders.
iPod/iPhone OS Jailbreaking = Piece of Cake.
Thanks to the law that passed US Courts earlier this year, a one-tap jailbreak called “JailbreakMe” has been an attractive option for people who are running a iPhone 3G/3GS or that snazzy iPhone 4 with a recent iOS 3.1.x or 4.0.x. What this exploit does exploits a exploit inside the iOS itself that allows code execution, without prompting the user. Just one tap and a few seconds later, you’re jailbroken. This allows your iPhone to be released from Apple’s command, run Android on the device and all sorts of awesome stuff like multitasking, speed boosts, etc. JailbreakMe claims to work on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPads.
Android: Over 200,000 Units Activated each day
Google, the creator of the Android operating system, has broken records with over 200,000 android devices being activated every day.
In May ’10, Google was activating over 100,000 android devices per day. When May rolled into June, that number increased by 60,000 to 160,000 android devices per day. Now, in August, that number has hit an all-time record of over 200,000 devices being activated every day.
Android-powered Samsung Galaxy S Advertisement spotted in-the-wild
The Android-powered Samsung Galaxy S has got a iPhone pose-mimicking advertisement in a newspaper that a twitter user, under the username of @jmcomms found while reading their local newspaper one day. With Android devices stealing a page out of Apple’s design book now with the iPhone-styled phone shape and 4 button front panel layout (while the iPhone only has the “Home” button on the front panel), it looks like Apple needs to step up to the plate and up their advertising a bit more. Despite considering the issues with iPhone 4, it looks like people who want real performance and don’t mind extra buttons, the Samsung Galaxy S may be a worthy contender for people to make the switch from the iPhone platform on to the Android platform.