Despite the fact that few if any Mac users have actually been affected by malware, Apple gets a lot of grief for not taking security seriously. Nevertheless, the mothership is building new security features into its next-generation computer operating system, Mac OS X Lion, which some of among us refer to as version 10.7.
Peruse the computer section of Craigslist in just about any city and you will find them — software pirates selling hand-lettered disks out of their parents’ basements or grubby walkups. With multiple online identities and invariably a “legitimate” low-cost PC repair business as a front, they’ve got apps you want at unbelievably low prices.
For decades, the video tapes and DVDs provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to voters have invariably ended in the hands of pirates. Now, they’re finally getting wise, though you’ve gotta know that such a feeble counter measure won’t slow down pirates.
Apple has been sued at least twice by people whose iPhones and / or iPads have allowed advertisers to build profiles on them via apps that allowed ad tracking code. Google’s Android may be next in line.
When iOS4.2 finally hit the iPad, it made a lot of consumers very happy indeed. However, the greatest impact of iOS4.2 on the iPad may be in increasing the chances that it will be adopted by businesses.
Apple has pulled out one more weapon against the hackers that make iPhone / iPad jailbreaking and unlocking. Will the advent of the baseband signature check make life much harder for the hackers?
The long-awaited iOS 4.2 is out and ready for the millions of iPad owners of the world, a lot of whom are professionals who would like to use them for work. How much better for business is the new OS?
The mothership’s previous record for problems patched of 90 was set back in the second quarter of this year. Nevertheless, celebrity Mac hacker Charlie Miller has popped up — palm planted firmly on forehead — to say that Apple didn’t fix any of the vulnerabilities he identified.
What does it mean when a popular product does not come installed on Apple’s flagship notebook and will not be auto-updated on any Apple products? It means Flash is still in the Steve Jobs doghouse.
You’ve visited a steaming pile of Flash masquerading as a website and, what d’ya know, you find yourself starring at the infamous beach ball of death. Well, you could force quit Safari, wait for it to crash by itself or, with the help of this nifty tutorial, just kill Flash, leaving Safari right where you were.
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