Huge Flaw discovered in iOS - causes problems for Android Users
April 4, 2012
Nerd Alerts is reporting that a huge flaw was discovered today regarding iOS group messaging, where it forces non-iOS users to recieve hundreds if not thousands of text messages with no way of stopping the massive bombardment. Non-Apple users such as Google Android owners cannot remove themselves from the list, subjecting themselves to potentially massive text messaging fees if they don’t have unlimited texting.
one of my friends, an iphone user, sent out a group message and included me (along with several other iphone users). the problem is that even though i’m done with my part of the conversation, i still get every single reply from EVERY OTHER MEMBER OF THE GROUP that is an ios user…which in this case, appears to be about 7 or 8 people. my phone is literally blowing up with a text message every 5 seconds.
the fun part about this is that when i reply, my message only goes to whichever user i reply to…making “group messaging” to non-ios users pretty much useless. how apple couldn’t see this as a major problem is beyond me.
The problem is pretty huge for Android users, because since they cannot group reply and you can’t remove yourself from the list, they are forced to read message after message and reply individually to each person saying to “stop”.
If this potential security flaw (in focus a security flaw to your wallet without unlimited texting) is not addressed it has the potential to be abused to a huge level.
Apple needs to address this now… non-iOS users should not be allowed to be put on groups until a better solution is found. It’s not like apple doesn’t know who the iphone users are… since clearly they are put on imessage.
Story is developing.
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iTunes was initially called iMusic … then Apple changed the name…
March 6, 2012
The below trademark filing from 2003 was abandoned in 2005. It was the initial name of iTunes. Anyone remember why they changed the name?
Typed Drawing
Word Mark IMUSIC
Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Musical sound recordings and downloadable musical sound recordings; audiovisual recordings and downloadable audiovisual recordings featuring musical entertainment; compact discs, CD-ROMs, pre-recorded audio tapes, pre-recorded digital audio and audiovisual tapes, phonograph records, pre-recorded video tapes, pre-recorded video discs, and DVDs all featuring musical entertainment
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 76399164
Filing Date April 23, 2002
Current Filing Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition July 22, 2003
Owner (APPLICANT) APPLE INC. CORPORATION CALIFORNIA 1 INFINITE LOOP CUPERTINO CALIFORNIA 95014
Assignment Recorded ASSIGNMENT RECORDED
Attorney of Record Judith M. Dray
Prior Registrations 2511613;2511614;2511615;2513978;AND OTHERS
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator DEAD
Abandonment Date April 15, 2005
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Apple : Your iTunes account has been hacked
June 7, 2011
Apple has been hacked, specifically iTunes. Several pages on Apple’s forums highlight the security flaw, with dozens of users blaming a Sega app called Kingdom Conquest for removing funds – even if they have never downloaded the game. Various other apps have also been blamed for draining accounts using a similar technique.
It’s unclear at this stage whether the action is the result of a widespread hack on iTunes or whether individual accounts have been hacked, but more consumers appear to be falling victim to the attack. According to PC Pro
The problem is that Apple refuses to admit the flaw, either it was a hack… or it is some super buggy code. The end result is many individuals are faced with a complete loss of their gift cards.
“My wife and I had our iTunes gift card credits stolen this week by in-app purchases,” posted Michael from Colorado. “Two purchases wiped out $22.98 in credit and the app had not been installed on any of our devices.
Reads one poster on Apple’s forum. Overall the amount stolen / drained appears to be in the millions of dollars and climbing. Individuals are seeing information vanish (such as their gift card balances and numbers) in the blink of an eye.
Others are saying that all these apps that they supposedly installed are not even on their devices.
Apple’s official stance? Silence.
There could be only 2 possible reasons this is happening.
1 - VERY buggy code.
2 - Hacked beyond belief.
Lately due to the sheer volume of hacks occurring, it appears to be that #2 is the valid option. Another one that leads to this is that recently Apple had to rush though and modify the inapp purchase system, a rush job like that always leads to some sort of bugs or massive security flaws.
iFail appears to be the word of the day.
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OMFG : Why Apple will succeed
May 31, 2011
Ty Fujimura wrote an article on the Huffington Post stating “Why Apple is Doomed”
This is it’s rebuttal, line by line.
While they do make superior hardware, their secret sauce is interface design. Apple consistently develops interfaces so intuitive that instructions would seem silly. Even toddlers can navigate the iPhone effectively. Their products simply make sense, in a way their competitors seem unable to match. Because of this unique advantage, Apple has achieved their greatest success creating mobile devices, where the interface is psychologically closer to the user.
This is 100% agreed, and for the record, it’s 100% the reason Apple will succeed for years to come.
His management, even his vision, is replaceable. But that brilliant sense of taste, to which Apple owes their success, will not be matched by the next regime. His death would leave Apple closer to the pack than ever.
Steve Jobs leaving Apple of course would be a huge loss, however the company has succeeded due to a simple business model that has 4 main parts.
Often, More, Faster, Genial or better said OMFG
* Often release new versions of the product
* More 3ed party apps that Apple can control
* Faster the better
* Genial Interface
This isn’t rocket science. Steve Jobs already laid out the groundwork in terms of what the interface needs to be. Apple doesn’t need to be innovative in terms of programs or apps, an Army of 3ed party developers has that covered. All Apple has to do is just make sure the interface works with the hardware in a dumbed down simple mode. Put it in a white case and release a new version every 15 months and bingo it’s going to sell and fanboys and girls are going to give Apple whatever it wants.
That’s it. Apple is in a good position now. As long as they follow this snippet that you provided in your article:
Longtime Apple engineer Mike Evangelist was once tasked with heading the design of a DVD burning program for the Mac. His team developed dozens of sophisticated mock-ups and gathered to present them to Jobs. “He picks up a marker and goes over to the whiteboard,” remembers Evangelist, “He draws a rectangle. ‘Here’s the new application,’ he says. ‘It’s got one window. You drag your video into the window. Then you click the button that says BURN. That’s it. That’s what were going to make.’”
Apple needs to innovate on the hardware and interface side. Everyone else will do the rest of the innovation for them. When we mean innovate, we mean a VERY limited amount of big virtual buttons and maybe some decent voice recognition in the future.
This honestly has been their strategy under Steve Jobs for decades, and it will continue to be their mission for decades to come. No one buys Apple products for their cutting edge technology, but everyone buys Apple for their simple to use interface.
Also worth mentioning, it’s always a good idea to give away computers to schools… it’s been an Apple strategy since the 1980′s… and every generation a new group of kids know what an Apple is.
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Apple calls bug a feature
May 16, 2011
The Apple iPhone 4 has a glaring bug, even worse than the famed alarm bug. Under some conditions individuals cannot edit calendar events. (see attached screen shot of missing edit button).
The annoying problem leads to notifications for meetings that do not exist on a recurring basis, basically reminding the Apple Customer that there is a bug on their phone every 2 weeks or whatever the schedule is setup as for the recurring calender event.
Individuals are being told by Apple Support that the lack of ability to edit calendar events is due to a new “feature”.
Huh? Not being able to remove a meeting if the meeting is cancelled is a feature?
This is complete garbage apple, fix your product.
It is not a feature to have an event for a meeting that does not exist, and to have it recurring every single week, other week, day etc is annoying at best or confusion and having people show up for no reason at worse.
Fix this Apple… give us our edit button back for all calender events, not just “some of them”
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Apple iPad 2 - Going Cheap! Only $2,400
April 13, 2011
With all the madness going on in the world, we wanted to expose perhaps one of the worst. The screenshot on this article is directly from Ebay, within minutes after we took the screenshot it already went up from that point. It made taking a new screenshot of the increased price pointless as it as well will go up.
This raises the question, is Apple a computer company? A gadget company or what many say a cult.
Many tend to believe the latter as the level of bidding an aftermarket sales are dramatic for a “big iphone” as many dub it.
When left to the open market you’re looking at at least $1,500-$2,000 for an open auction, but for buy it now, they start off at about $2,400 or more on ebay if you want it NOW and don’t want to wait for the 3-4 day auction.
<--- Click to see screenshot of the madness.
This is amazing stuff, overall people are lining up for iPad 2's as if they were hotcakes. The funny thing? They are already talking about iPad 3's... reminds us of this Best Buy commercial.
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White iPhone 4 Confirmed – Only on Verizon Network – Not AT&T
November 19, 2010
We broke the story on November 1st that Verizon is getting the White iPhone 4 exclusively from Apple. Roughly 3 weeks after we broke the story, these images started to surface .
We contacted our source and it was CONFIRMED that is a Verizon iPhone. In other words, our source was right 3 weeks ago. Also we got some more dirty details on what the deal is!
Evidently we were told the following (again, same source that was right before, but not confirmed from a secondary source).
1 - Verizon’s White iPhone 4 will go for about 199
2 - AT&T will not get the White iPhone 4 for nearly 4-6 months after the Verizon Exclusive deal.
3 - The Phone initially will have some “perks” for people that switch from AT&T to Verizon. It was hinted that the White iPhone 4 might only be available to “new Verizon Network Customers” Meaning only the people that switch from AT&T to Verizon will be able to get the White model for a short period of time for the subsidized price.
Again, the source we had was 100% spot on 3 weeks prior to the confirmation, so this in our opinion is credible.
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Apple iPad ‘in deep shit’ Google Tablet to launch
February 2, 2010
It appears that Google is REALLY gunning down Apple on every single front. These images were released today
They were released by the Chromium Project, the open source side of the Google OS (Chrome OS) and The Google Chrome Browser.
The Concept art we are told isn’t all “artwork” in fact this project is much further along and we were informed that we will be seeing this in the wild this year. It will be based of course on the Google OS (Chrome OS) , Support Flash, replaceable battery and of course be open source. The Flash issue is becoming so big of a problem that Apple was forced to take flash out of their advertising regarding the iPad.
This is going to be bad for Apple before it’s first unit is even shipped.
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Steve Jobs : Google do no evil is bullshit
February 1, 2010
It doesn’t just stop at Google, he goes on a rant about Adobe as well. Calling their developers “lazy”. It’s a classic triad on par with any human being with a small tool set.
Nice Watch
Regarding Google: We did not enter the search business, Jobs said. They entered the phone business. Make no mistake they want to kill the iPhone. We won’t let them, he says. Someone else asks something on a different topic, but there’s no getting Jobs off this rant. I want to go back to that other question first and say one more thing, he says. This don’t be evil mantra: “It’s bullshit.” Audience roars.
Regarding Adobe: They are lazy, Jobs says. They have all this potential to do interesting things but they just refuse to do it. They don’t do anything with the approaches that Apple is taking, like Carbon. Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy, he says. Whenever a Mac crashes more often than not it’s because of Flash. No one will be using Flash, he says. The world is moving to HTML5.
pretty funny… well not really… see it would be funny if the iPhone, iPad, iTouch actually supported Flash… but it doesn’t… yet the Google Android does.
So the insults flying from Jobs mouth are more along the lines of Apple’s personal failures… rather than the companies he is targeting.
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BREAKING - FIRST iPad TV Commercial Leaked
January 28, 2010
This is the official first ad from Apple regarding the iPad.
Though I have to admit I like the other ones better below.
CRYING! The video it’s freaking hilarious, and rightfully so. This iPad is a piece of junk. Who’s gonna buy that when it can’t do what a netbook can, but it’s too big to be an iPhone. I am sorry apple, this thing is a turd.. good luck selling it. It’s only marginally better than a iTouch.
In Apple’s eyes you need to carry an iPhone in one hand, an iPad in the other, have your Macbook strapped to your back while running to your Apple Desktop.
What everyone wants is a super powerful phone that can double as a desktop when plugged into an external keyboard and monitor… don’t worry about the Mouse.. we will use the phone screen for that… oh yea.. this won’t work on AT&T only.
and for the non-steve jobs one..
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