Holes in Leopard’s firewall
October 30, 2007
Although Apple is selling its new Mac OS X Leopard operating system on its improved security, researchers at Heise Security have already found fault with its firewall.
Leopard upgraders should be aware of this - while it’s easy to turn the Firewall back on, it is an oversight that Apple will need to address.
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Die-hard Windows User? OSX is now a real option (part 2).
October 29, 2007
By now you will probably have seen a ton of content about Leopard, its many features, and why you should or shouldn’t upgrade if you own a Mac. I upgraded my 1-year-old Macbook to Leopard over the weekend, so I here’s my experience of the process from a ‘previous windows user’ point of view… Read more
Apple estimates 250,000 iPhones sold to SIM unlockers
October 23, 2007
“On today’s Apple Q4 earnings call Apple stated that ‘Apple estimates 250,000 iPhones were sold with intention to unlock,’ and that ‘many of those sales happened after the price cut’.” Really? Surprise, surprise. There must still be huge volumes of people who a dying to get hold of one…
(Quote via Engadget.) Read more
Is Apple ready to embrace developers for the iPhone?
October 16, 2007
According to one report Tuesday morning, yes. BusinessWeek cites sources ‘familiar with the company’s plans’ who say Apple will officially release a software development kit for the iPhone in early 2008. Those sources say the official announcement could come during Steve Jobs’ keynote at the annual Macworld Expo on January 15.
If this is true, then Apple should be applauded. Many, many iPhone users will be extremely grateful. Let’s see if it happens…
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Has Steve sold-out to the Telcos?
October 3, 2007
We’ve all been wondering what on Earth Apple has been thinking recently right? Don Reisinger believes its all AT&T’s fault. Has Steve Jobs finally been out-foxed by the big Telcos? Is he now at their beck and call?
