Apple to fix hole in password-protected iPhones

Apple plans to release a fix next month for a security hole that enables someone to access data on a password-protected iPhone, according to a MacWorld report.

The flaw lets anyone who gets ahold of the iPhone to circumvent the password protection and get access to e-mail, text, and voice messages.

"The minor iPhone security issue which surfaced this week is fixed in a software update which will be released in September," Apple spokeswoman Jennifer Bowcock wrote in an e-mail to Macworld.

Bowcock suggested that iPhone users set the device so that double-clicking the home button will take the user directly to the home screen, which will be the unlock screen if password protection is turned on.

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Want to humiliate your smart phone? Here's how

You could embarrass your iPhone by loading it up with any number of the programs on our 10 absurd new iPhone apps list, or its sequel, 10 (more) absurd iPhone apps. Or you could just pick up a set of Phone Fingers, digit-protecting rubber sleeves that look like "miniature prophylactics" and may make users "resemble crazed janitors".

For that matter, why not just attach some kitschy phone charms by Mobi Products? They "don't really serve any purpose beyond signifying that a mobile device belongs to a 13-year-old girl--or an irreparably confused adult".

Those descriptions come courtesy of business technology leadership site CIO.com, which has put together an amusing photo gallery of the 14 silliest smart phone accessories around.
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Android apps: What would you want?

Arguably one of the best things to come out of the iPhone 2.0 firmware update, as well as the launch of the iPhone 3G, is the ability for the iPhone to install third-party applications directly to the phone via the App Store.
Well, Google's new Android OS will also support such a service in the form of the Android Market.

As Google announced on Thursday, the Android Market is an online marketplace that will let you find, buy, download, and rate applications (which sounds eerily similar to the iPhone App Store). And, as you can see from the example screen shots, it appears that applications like a ringtone editor, a talking compass, and a barcode scanner, are already in the works.
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iPhone Favorites security exploit

All iPhone owners using the passcode lock feature to secure your Apple mobile phone take note: It's far from secure. CNET Asia blogger Jerry Liao alerted us to a flaw discovered by a MacRumors forum member. This is done by simply bypassing the Passcode screen and going to the Emergency Call screen, then double tapping the Home button. If you have set the double tap shortcut to go to the Favorites screen, all your contacts set as favorites become fair game.
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Tests clear iPhone 3G antenna as cause of reception problems

A new series of tests coming out of Sweden appears to absolve the iPhone 3G's antenna from blame over the phone's reception issues.

A Swedish tech publication known as GP conducted a series of tests this week on the antennas of iPhone 3Gs belonging to users reporting reception issues, as a follow-up to an earlier test on an iPhone 3G that was connecting to 3G networks as designed. In both cases, the iPhone 3G antenna was functioning normally and emitting a strong signal, leading GP to conclude that the iPhone's hardware is not the culprit.

The GP report does not address whether a software issue is to blame for the problems, which appears to be Apple's stance. The company has admitted that the 2.0.2 software release was designed in part to address the reception problems that iPhone 3G users have been reporting since the device went on sale in July. While some have reported that the 2.0.2 update was just the trick for their problems, others are still seeing problems connecting to 3G networks in areas that supposedly offer coverage.

While Apple has been working on its end to fix the 3G reception problems, perhaps it isn't the only company that has some work to do. Citigroup analyst Jim Sura released a research note this week reporting that the US debut of Research in Motion's BlackBerry Bold has been held up by similar reception problems. The common thread? AT&T's 3G network.

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