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A flaw discovered recently in Apple’s iPhone could allow nefarious people to hack SMS messages. According to AdaptiveMobile, the iPhone stands alone with this security hole. AdaptiveMobile tested the exploit in the iPhone and compared it to Android, BlackBery, Symbian, and Windows Mobile. All the other platforms remained secure in their treatment of SMS messages. Continue Reading →

For the longest time, Facebook’s iOS apps have been terrible. On the iPhone and iPad, the app utilised a UIWebView interface, taking longer than it should to load, notifications were intermittent and the app crashed frequently. However, that’s all about to change with launch of version 5.0 for iOS, which is now available on the Continue Reading →

Has updating your computer to Mac OS X Mountain Lion completely killed your battery life? Today Apple has released the first major update (10.8.1), and it’s rumored to fix that problem for you. Here’s the full list of what it includes: Resolve an issue that may cause Migration Assistant to unexpectedly quit; Improve compatibility when Continue Reading →

We’ve had Google’s Chrome browser on iPad and iPhone since June and now it has received its first update. After a recent update for the Google+ iOS app added sharing of links to Chrome, the lead feature in the new version is the ability to share from Chrome to “your favorite social network” (Google+, Facebook Continue Reading →

Apple has apparently removed videos of its series of three divisive “Genius” ads from both its website and its YouTube channel. The move, first noticed by MacRumors, suggests that Apple wasn’t happy with the overall reaction to the ads, which was largely critical of the fact that the ads appeared to paint Mac users as Continue Reading →

Ahead of each new iPhone launch, there always seem to be at least a few reports that claim supply will be squeezed. In keeping with tradition, Digitimes on Wednesday cited multiple unnamed sources in Apple’s Eastern supply chain in stating that the company’s initial supply of iPhones may be more than 25% short of its Continue Reading →

The arguments in the Apple vs. Samsung patent showdown jamboree finally ended yesterday. That means we’re finally coming to a resolution—or at least a breather until the appeals process begins. It’s been a complicated, convoluted, and often absurd ride. So while we wait for the jurors to come back with a verdict, let’s take a Continue Reading →

Apple rocked the smartphone industry when it launched the iPhone in 2007 and it built an entirely new market when it released the first truly successful consumer tablet in 2010. Next stop: TV. Rumors surrounding Apple’s imminent entrance into the television industry have been swirling for more than a year, and recent reports suggest Apple Continue Reading →

I’ve always been a fan of Stickies, the note application that comes with OS X, but the Dashboard is too far out of mind and notes floating around on my desktop behind windows just isn’t practical. That’s why I love Sticky Notifications, an app from Matt Gemmell that repurposes either Mountain Lion’s Notification Center or Continue Reading →

What may be the biggest tech lawsuit of all time is now in the hands of a nine-person jury. Apple and Samsung lawyers gave their final arguments today in a San Jose courthouse that was, once more, packed to the brim with reporters and observers. The accusations that brought us all here? Apple’s lawyer described Continue Reading →