iPhone News and Review

Exploit turns iPhone into a spy tool

November 22nd, 2007

A US security consultant has used a security-testing tool to crack the iPhone. The exploit allows a hacker to control an iPhone remotely.

Farrow demonstrated how he used HD Moore’s Metasploit tool to gain root access to the iPhone and install an application that can record conversations on and near the iPhone, transforming the device into a spy tool. It also allowed him to remotely access recently modified files, locally stored emails and view the iPhone’s web-browsing history.

“Using a specially crafted web page utilising an iPhone exploit (now patched) he gained root level shell access to the phone — which means he could do anything that the iPhone is capable of from his laptop,” explained Jarno Niemelä, security researcher for the security vendor, F-Secure.

“This exploit actually involved you doing something with the iPhone, or in this case, I do something with the iPhone to get the exploit to work. This is not at all unusual. Most PCs are actually exploited because people visit a website and wind up being exploited,” Farrow told US business and technology publication, Fast Company. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mac share climbs, iPhone dominates US smartphone sales

November 22nd, 2007

Apple seems set to gain yet more market share on strength of continued increases in the company’s laptop sales, a research company has claimed.

Citing a report in the Chinese-language Commercial Times, DigiTimes reveals research from Taiwan’s Topology Research which claims Apple will see volume sales climb 30 per cent year-on-year in 2008.

This is likely to translate into a one percentage point addition to Mac marketshare in 2008, the report indicates. It predicts 116 million laptops (from all vendors) will ship next year, up from 93 million units in 2007.

The report notes that component shortages seem to have impacted 2007’s laptop sales, which would have been higher if such parts had been more readily available.

The good news doesn’t end there. Research from NPD reveals Apple’s iPhone has grabbed over a quarter of the US smartphone market since the device launched in July. Read the rest of this entry »

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How To Rip DVD To IPhone

November 14th, 2007

1. Download the latest version DVD to iPhone Converter + iPhone Movie/Video Converter Suite, and install it. You can know more about it by referring here.

2. Insert the DVD you’d like to convert to your computer’s DVD drive.

3. Click ‘File’ menu and ‘Open DVD’, or directly hit ‘Open DVD’ button to load the DVD. Set the profile to be iPhone 480*320 mpeg-4 video which is the default DVD video quality. Read the rest of this entry »

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Gphone vs iPhone: The security debate

November 12th, 2007

Google’s long-anticipated mobile plans finally emerged this week in the form of Android, the company’s mobile Linux platform.

However, despite the short time that has elapsed since the platform’s announcement, a debate has already been sparked around the security of its development. Can the open-source model produce secure code? Will phones based on Android, dubbed “Gphones” by many, be more or less secure than Apple’s iPhone, which has been developed using proprietary software? What will Android’s developers be able to do to stop authors of malicious code for mobile devices capitalising on its openness?

Security vendor McAfee, which produces proprietary security software for mobile devices, has been quick to defend open-source practices for developing mobile code. McAfee is a member of the Linux Mobile (LiMo) Foundation, a group of companies formed to develop an open mobile-device software platform. Many of the companies in the LiMo Foundation have also become members of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), which Google has formed to develop and promote Android.

Jan Volzke, global marketing manager for McAfee Mobile Security, said that Linux is not new to the mobile arena and maintained that secure coding practices can successfully be built into the Android development process.

“Japan has a large deployment, with 60 percent of phones powered by Linux. McAfee protection has been integrated in the majority of these mobile Linux phones for many years,” said Volzke. “For any mobile-device platform, security should not be a developer option but a mandatory requirement. Consumers — as well as operators — expect devices to be safe from the outset, with no effort required from them.”

Volzke said security can be built in from the beginning of the development process by collaboration between security companies, although, at the moment, McAfee is the only security player in the LiMo Foundation. Read the rest of this entry »

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iPhone Accessories: Keep Them Simple

November 6th, 2007

Anyone who owns Apple’s iPhone knows it can be mighty difficult to keep the sleek smart phone shining. But is it necessary to shell out more money to keep the gadget pristine?

This photo provided by Incase shows the Incase Protective Cover for iPhone. For those more than one million people who’ve snatched up the iPhone, there are a multitude of accessories meant to help you get the most out of the all-in-one device and, most importantly, keep it clean and protected. - AP Photo / Incase

All that finger tapping and swiping on the touch screen can make for an oily mess. It’s hard to be hip with a messy, dirty status symbol.

The best set of accessories for cleanliness and protection will set you back only about $45.

First pick up Belkin’s $13 ClearScreen Overlay. As the name implies, it protects the phone’s screen from the damage brought on by hours of surfing the Web, talking and texting.

Incase Designs’ Molded Rubber Case ($30) is a thin but protective skin with a hip pattern. Cutouts in the case also make it easy to access the camera, touch screen, speakerphone, microphone and dock connector.

Or for an earthy design take a look at Incase’s Canvas Fitted Sleeve ($35) that wraps the iPhone in olive canvas. The sleeves also come in pink, black and tan leather for a more sleek and sophisticated look. Read the rest of this entry »

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1,400 extra staff are called up for iPhone launch

November 5th, 2007

Mobile phone firm O2 has taken on 1,400 staff to help cope with demand for Apple’s new iPhone, which launches in Britain on Friday.

The hi-tech handset works as a touch-screen mobile phone, internet browser and music player.

Apple’s new iphone will launch in Britain on Friday

It is sleeker than rivals such as the Blackberry and Treo, and the 8 gigabyte version of the iPhone holds up to 1,825 songs. Read the rest of this entry »

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Apple Iphone: Multi-tasking Mobility!

September 18th, 2007

After all the big hullabaloo, Apple finally launched its much hyped iPhone to the service of mankind. And the first glimpse of this phone makes a statement clear that the handset is for those who admire beauty with brain. In a tremendously stylised self, this phone offers surprising features all within its slim profile. With a high resolution, touch-screen display and a load of advanced software applications, the Apple iPhone is ready to help you experience the best of mobility every time.

In simpler terminology, the phone is a culmination of a mobile phone, an iPod and a mobile Internet communicator. It comes loaded with a unique Mac OS X a powerful platform to realise many a multimedia dreams. The phone is devoid of any stylus or a keypad and is assigned with proximity sensor and accelerometer sensor. With the aid of a vibrant 3.5 inch widescreen, you can browse through the long list of features of this phone just with the touch of your fingertips. And there is a virtual QWERTY keypad helping to enter all your data fast and accurately. Read the rest of this entry »

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Apple Iphone – Get Full Web Experience

September 18th, 2007

The Apple iPhone packs the Safari web browser, giving full xHTML rendering and JavaScript through a WiFi or EDGE connection. Google Maps is also available for mapping and directions, and a ‘widget’ system gives you instant access to the information that matters to you. The Heat is a gleaming slider phone with an electrostatic touchpad, but has all the right geeky qualities.

The touchpad is set so you can customize its sensitivity (super, high, medium, low) for navigation through a simple finger tap, which means no more pushing extra hard while trying to navigate through applications.

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Apple iPhone is 3G Phone

September 17th, 2007

In today’s world Apple is a credible company which has lunched many I pod. People knew it better. Now it is lunching an Iphone, the purpose is to lunch 3G Phone. The Iphone advertised by media and TV earlier. Here I am saying something about great feature and about something the phone.

At first its massaging device is great when anyone send you a massage on your Iphone, either you are calling anywhere or plying with that, the massage will popup on your screen by the massage title and massage with sender name.

I phone calendar is great and with it photo gallery is also unique. You can roll your photo gallery to view your album or individual photos. The I phones’ Stocks app is pretty basic. You can enter a stock symbol and view its progress on a graph in 1-day, 1-week, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, 1-year or 2-year intervals. Featuring memory capacities of 4 gigabytes and 8 gigabytes of flash memory, the iPhone features adequate storage for digital music collections. It incorporates a new digital music library system which makes it easier for users to sort through their collection. The battery is enumerated to be able to provide up to 7 hours of video, 6 hours of hours of speed reading and 8 of Web of maintenance and time of playback of 24 hours music. It has up to 250 hours of time of help. Read the rest of this entry »

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Make your Iphone Battery Last Longer

September 15th, 2007

Most of the mobile phones use litium-ion battery. The Apple made iPhone also uses a same standard and frequently rechargeable lithium-ion dry battery. In Apple ipod battery is not removable or replaceable. Therefore it is essential that a great care be taken to preserve battery condition in the best possible available way. Because battery cannot be replace by an ordinary technician so an expert can only replace the iPhone battery. Replacement of iPhone battery is an expensive affair; it normally cost $80 to 200 to get it replaced. A great care is needed to extend the life of iPhone battery to enjoy utility of it.

There are few basic guidelines, which help us to keep our battery safe. First and foremost rule to protect a battery is to keep it away from moistures environment. Do not drop it and lend in different people hands. Never keep the battery for overcharging and on exhaustive discharging condition. If there are any symptoms of malfunctioning of the iPhone, consult an expert without a self-fiddling. These batteries and sets are very sensitive and fragile, it is advised to handle the iPhone with a single hand. Read the rest of this entry »

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