US-CERT is warning it’s aware of publicly available exploit code that can allow a remote attack that runs commands on computers with Firefox and QuickTime installed if you navigate to a malicious web page.
If you use Firefox and also have QuickTime installed, you can help mitigate this attack by only going to Web sites you […]
Only 30% of people that bought the Zune like it, reports MacWorld.
Microsoft recently confirmed it has sold just over a million Zunes - but recent research says most Zune owners rue the day they ever dipped into their pocket to pick one up, with 70 per cent of Zune owners planning to ditch the device […]
Researchers are claiming they’ve found a serious found buffer overflow exploit on Apple’s iPhone which allows code to be executed as root.
The exploit is delivered via a malicious web page opened in the Safari browser on the iPhone. There are several delivery vectors that an attacker might utilize to get a victim to open such […]
A security research firm is warning that using the Apple iPhone’s Safari web browser to dial phone numbers displayed on web pages by tapping the number allegedly could be exploited by attackers.
The attacks may include:
Redirecting phone calls placed by the user to different phone numbers of the attacker’s choosing
Tracking phone calls placed by the user
Manipulating […]
No offense meant to retarded people, but typing on an iPhone isn’t difficult and is really a non-issue. If anything typing on Apple’s iPhone is easier than most thumb keyboards!
All it takes is a bit of practice and use to be able to type this fast but you’ll find that it’s possible within only a […]
Michael over at AppleGazette reports he bought an iPhone at an AT&T store that turned out to be defective. Worse, AT&T doesn’t want to do anything to help or take the product back.
Yesterday Michael wrote, “…I also called the AT&T store where I purchased it, and they have already agreed to replace it in the […]
An alleged leaked Verizon document that was supposedly given to all of Verizon’s sales associates includes talking points to counter act customers that might want to leave Verizon to get an iPhone.
The document criticizes the iPhone because it doesn’t allow “over-the-air” music downloads and that you must connect it to your PC to load music, […]
I think there are two types of people in the world right now. Those that are dying to buy an iPhone and everyone else who doesn’t want to hear one more thing about it. But, no matter where you fall in those categories you should take a moment to read some of the reviews […]
Apple has officially stated that the iPhone won’t support Flash at the time of its release. It is unknown if Flash will be added to the iPhone later by update or not.
On Monday, at the WWDC, Steve Jobs stated that developers should develop Web2.0 and AJAX applications for the phone. He went on to state […]
Apple’s MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook sales are making the PC notebook vendors very jealous and some are even panicking.
New research from NPD Group indicates that PC unit growth in April of 2007 rose 14 percent year-over-year, while notebook sales grew even faster — rising 30 percent over the same period. Apple, however still […]
The leading music retailers are finally catching on that consumers are sick of DRM. The good news about this, is they’re letting the record companies know that this model isn’t working and with any luck will be able to force them into dropping DRM from the music.
Following its landmark deal with EMI this month to […]
With GimmeSomeTune, you can download lyrics and album cover art in a floating window and also display lyrics in another window while listening to your songs in iTunes.
A beautiful, translucent floating window providing you with information about the currently playing tune, customizable to what you want to see.
Highly configurable hotkeys. For nearly every aspect of […]
Iljitsch van Beijnum has come to a similar conclusion that I touched on in a post at usrbingeek.com. Apple’s delay of Leopard is not good news, no matter how you look at it.
And this is a bigger deal than what many people make it out to be, because Apple has painted itself, and thereby customers […]
Though it’s nearly impossible for your iPod to get this “virus” as it is a proof of concept program and requires that you:
1) Installed linux on your iPod.
2) Manually place the “virus” on your iPod.
3) Manually launch the “virus”
Once launched, the virus scans the device’s hard disk and infects all executable .elf format files. Any […]
Are you bothered by the length of your earphone cable? Wish you could shorten it? You don’t have to risk ruining its integrity by cutting it and splicing it back together.
In his video you can see how to tie a Monkey Fist knot which can be used to shorten your headphone cable.
When tying the […]
Backing up your music directly from your iPod is less than the ideal way to get a copy of all your music but sometimes you just don’t have a choice.
The following applications can copy your music off your iPod and properly name the files.
CopyPod for Windows
iPod Access for Windows
iPod Access for Mac […]
TUAW has posted a quick how to guide for adding lyrics to your music library in iTunes and how to also display them on your iPod.
The article recommends using Google to find the song lyrics and copying and pasting them manually into each song but there are several scripts and programs that can do this […]
So you bought that new Mac and now you have to figure out how to transfer everything from your clunker PC to it. For some, the most difficult thing to transfer will be their iTunes Library; which includes all the ratings and playlists.
You could take Apple up on their free transfer offer (if you bought […]
Crunch Gear has posted an extensive guide for fixing an iPod that won’t boot.
An iPod, no matter which version you have, is basically a self-contained, battery-operated, pocket-sized computer. All the components that a regular laptop has are represented: display, battery, storage, RAM, and logic board. This is what makes the iPod something easily fixable: the […]
Apple just released iTunes 7.1 and QuickTime 7.1.5 via Software Update for both Macintosh and Windows.
The iTunes update includes support for AppleTV, better sorting options, a new full-screen version of Cover Flow, and some fixes for Windows Vista. The QuickTime update includes security fixes and numerous bug fixes.
To access the new sorting options, […]
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