iPhone users “get the message”
News last week coming out of the Black Hat Securities Conference in LA, was that the iPhone was vulnerable to being hacked.
A malicious SMS sent to your iPhone , could allow access to your personal content and contacts, render your iPhone disconnected from your service network or even hijacked. Nasty!
Since public address of the SMS risk, Apple have responded with a security patch available via iTunes.
To download the 3.0.1 security update, connect your iPhone to your computer, click on the “Check for update” button and follow the on-screen instructions.”
If you haven’t already updated your iPhone, what are you waiting for …?
More information
- Apple Security information can be found here: iPhone 3.0.1
- More industry information here: PC World
- iTunes:
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Did you upgrade your iPhone to 2.2?
By now I’m sure you’ve heard, seen, done the iPhone 2.2 upgrade?!
In case you hadn’t heard – perhaps you were on holidays without your iPhone?? (Ha! Yeh right ) - here’s the details: Apple iPhone Software Update
As usual, cyberspace is abuzz with questions, problems, praise, comments on shortfalls, and concerns…
For some it works well, some lose their jailbreak and/or apps … for some it means heaven!
Which category do you fall into?
Good luck upgraders! 
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Where to download applications for your iPhone (or iPod touch)
Along with the launch of the iPhone on 11 July, was the new version of iTunes – which now includes downloadable applications for your iPhone and iPod touch. An impressive 550 apps in total!
Over 125 of those applications — or more than 25 percent — are being offered for free. According to Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, 90 percent of the remaining applications will cost just $9.99 or less.
Brad Fallon of Free Line Report chats about the iTunes apps store – and even lists some of his favourites.
On the Free Line report iPhone edition, it also lists where you can find some more information on trialling the applications and who rates what apps.
Enjoy!
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