Android design could allow unwanted app switches New research presented at the DefCon event this weekend has shown that a core design feature of Android could be exploited to at least annoy and possibly defraud users. Trustwave’s SpiderLabs head Nicholas Percoco warned that a standard Android API can not only push an app to the [...]
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Android could allow mobile ad or phishing pop-ups
Posted by Gary on August 8, 2011
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Sean Schulte, SSL developer at Trustwave, and Nicholas Percoco, the senior vice president and head of SpiderLabs at Trustwave, revealed at DefCon what they said was a design flaw in Android. (Credit: Seth Rosenblatt/CNET ) LAS VEGAS–Researchers have discovered what they say is a design flaw in Android that could be used by criminals to [...]
Android could allow mobile ad or phishing pop-ups say researchers
Posted by Gary on August 7, 2011
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Sean Shulte, SSL developer at Trustwave, and Nicholas Percoco, the senior vice president and head of SpiderLabs at Trustwave, revealed at DefCon what they said was a design flaw in Android. (Credit: Seth Rosenblatt/CNET ) LAS VEGAS–Researchers have discovered what they say is a design flaw in Android that could be used by criminals to [...]
50% of iPad Magazine Subscribers Allow Apple to Pass Info to Publishers
Posted by Gary on May 12, 2011
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Last week, Forbes writer Jeff Bercovici asked what was it that changed that prompted Hearst and Conde Nast to suddenly agree to Apple’s terms for iPad magazine subscriptions. The answer turned out to be surprisingly simple. Publishers had previously argued that the lack of subscriber information from iPad subscriptions was even a bigger hurdle than [...]
Apple won’t allow demos, trials, betas on Mac App Store
Posted by Gary on December 4, 2010
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By Sam Oliver Published: 08:00 AM EST Apple this week provided more information to developers regarding its forthcoming Mac App Store, and informed them that, unlike on iOS, trial versions of software will not be allowed. Apple issued a handful of updates via its News and Announcements for Apple Developers Thursday evening regarding the Mac [...]
iPhone 5 may allow you to carry your entire Mac in your pocket with you through the magic of NFC
Posted by Gary on November 3, 2010
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The promise of Near Field Communications, or NFC, is the cell phone as not just the credit card, but the wallet. Bump your smartphone against a payment terminal to buy something; bump it against another smartphone to exchange business cards; bump it against an electronic door to unlock it. NFC hasn’t hit it big yet [...]
Apple to Allow Google Voice-Compatible Apps Back Into App Store?
Posted by Gary on September 11, 2010
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Last year, Apple generated quite a bit of controversy by appearing to reject an official Google Voice application that would have provided integration with Google’s phone-related services. In response to an investigation by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Apple and Google offered differing statements as to whether the application had actually been rejected or simply [...]
Apple fixing iOS exploits that allow easy jailbreaking
Posted by Gary on August 6, 2010
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Hurry up if you’re planning on jailbreaking your iPhone using that browser-based tool because Apple will be plugging iOS vulnerabilities that made such an easy jailbreak possible in the first place. The company’s spokesperson issued a written statement on Wednesday confirming a fix, without detailing when exactly a firmware update will be pushed out: We’re [...]