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      iPhone 3GS Breaks AT&T Sales Records

      July 3, 2009 /

      iPhone 3GS in black and white.Apple and AT&T took more than two months to sell the first million iPhones. The iPhone 3GS matched those numbers in just three days, making it the biggest sales weekend for AT&T, ever. AT&T celebrated the milestone with…a company wide memo. Yay?

      We still don’t have any hard and fast numbers on the 3GS, and we won’t really until Apple releases their quarterly earnings information. AT&T said they sold “hundreds of thousands” of phones through pre-orders, but there’s still no official word from either camp.

      Here’s the full text of the memo:

      iLaunch day 2009 was one for the record books, as AT&T customers scrambled to get their hands on the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet.

      Here’s a look at some of the milestones we achieved:

      * Best-ever sales day in our retail stores
      * Second-largest traffic day in our retail stores
      * Most transactions processed via our IT systems in a single day
      * Most upgrade eligibility checks in a single day
      * Largest order day in att.com history
      * Largest features sales day in att.com history

      On this year’s launch day, iPhone sales exceeded sales recorded on 2008’s iPhone launch day, Black Friday 2008 and Dec. 26, 2008–all heavy-volume sales days. In fact, this year we surpassed 2008’s launch day sales at about noon Central time, and sustained our previous peak hour record, also set in 2008, for 11 straight hours.

      Source: AllThingsD

      Apple, iPhone

      iPhone to Get SMS Vulnerability Fix

      July 2, 2009 /

      iPhone SMS.As smartphones become more popular we’re going to see more and more hacks designed to exploit any vulnerability within the phone. As long as the iPhone’s been around, and as widespread as it is, it’s surprising we’ve not seen more news like this.

      Though the first of its kind in a while, this iPhone vulnerability is pretty serious. OS X security expert Charlie Miller says through an SMS exploit, attackers could run code using the messaging service. Such an exploit could allow an attacker to track the phone via GPS, enable the microphone for eavesdropping, or even use the phone for a botnet or distributed DOS attack.

      At just 140 bytes of data per message, SMS is one of very few ways a hacker can access an iPhone wirelessly. Attackers can send multiple messages to the phone to recompiled once on the device for the exploits mentioned. The real danger is that SMS can be used to send binary to an iPhone, removing user interaction from the equation.

      That’s a whole lot more than most iPhone users probably think their phones capable, which is what makes fixing the vulnerability so important. According to Miller, Apple should have the hole patched later this month, before he gives a presentation on the hack at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.

      Apple, Apps, Computers, iPhone

      Update: Child Pornography Hits the iPhone [NSFW]

      July 1, 2009 /

      iPhone has some porn problems [censored].A photo purportedly showing a naked 15-year-old has made its way onto the iPhone App Store through an app called BeautyMeter this week, despite Apple’s strong stance against objectionable content in the store.

      Last week the application “Hottest Apps” was quickly pulled from the App Store due to “objectionable content,” namely, female nudity. It was adult female nudity, though, unlike today’s whopping PR nightmare for the iPhone.

      BeautyMeter allows users to upload photos of themselves and subsequently rate one another on body, face, and clothing appeal. If you’ve been to Hot or Not, you get the idea. Today, an iPhone app review site called KRAPPS found a picture of what appears to be a 15-year-old girl topless and partially nude below the waist in BeautyMeter. Nearly 5,000 users have voted on the picture.

      As of this posting, the application is still available in the app store, though the picture may have been removed. I would expect the app to at least get pulled for review before day’s end.

      According to the developer’s website, funnymals.com, they do not review submissions on a photo by photo basis. Rather, they go in and clean up “from time to time.” This certainly gives plenty of room for photos like the illegal nude in question to slip through. Users have even commented in the app store that, “There shouldnt be 14 year olds nude on there [sic].”

      The developer does supposedly capture your iPhone’s unique device ID when you upload a photo, making it possible to track down anyone who has posted illegal content. Neither Apple nor Funnymal will likely have legal liability in this case, though it does raise questions as to how Apple will handle user-generated content in future applications.

      Update:BeautyMeter has officially been pulled.

      Image from Wired

      Apple, Apps, Computers, iPhone, News, Websites

      iPhone OS 3.1 Beta Includes Video Improvements and MMS Controls

      July 1, 2009 /

      iPhone MMS.Apple has released both the OS 3.1 SDK and the firmware beta for developer testing. As you might expect, it’s not just developers fiddling with the update. iPhone enthusiasts are compiling the changes, which include some nice improvements for on-the-go video editing and even native MMS buttons.

      Here’s a quick list of 3.1 updates:

      * Non-destructive video editing – When you edit a video in 3.1, you’ll get a prompt to save the edited version, or save both the edited version and a copy of the original.
      * Voice Control over Bluetooth
      * Vibration when you enter home screen editing
      * OpenGL and Quartz improvements
      * APIs to allow third-party application access to video controls and editing

      OS 3.1 also updates the AT&T profile to 4.2 and updates modem firmware to 5.08.01. The profile update will hopefully allow MMS messaging when the full version is released. Beta testers have found they can create MMS messages but can’t send them.

      I’m glad to see Voice Control over Bluetooth since, you know, being hands free is kinda the point of Bluetooth. I’m not sure why the vibration feature is necessary. It’s pretty clear when you enter home screen editing, but hey, maybe not for everyone. As for the rest, looks like we’ll have to wait to see what developers can do with them.

      Apple, iPhone, Mobile

      Jobs is Back

      June 29, 2009 /

      Steve Jobs with his Apple.After six months off due to a couple medical conditions, Steve Jobs is back at the helm of his beloved Apple. The company announced today that Jobs is back at work several days a week and will work the others from home.

      Obviously you’ve heard every twist and turn of the Jobs health rumor mill, but fret no more, at least for a bit. That Steve’s back to work means he’s made significant leaps since his liver transplant, and hopefully we won’t have to hear much more bad news from Cupertino (at least as far as Jobs health is concerned).

      Though Apple stock has been effected in the past, this latest news in California had no effect on company shares. Investment analysts attribute the change to investors getting more comfortable with other people running Apple. It probably helps to see that Tim Cook can sell a million iPhones in a weekend.

      Apple, News

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