Apple releases iOS 4.3.1 for iPhone 4 GSM, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 3rd & 4th generation, iPad and iPad 2. The update is said to include the fix for 2011 Pwn2Own Safari bug and some others. iPhone 4 for Verizon/CDMA is still on iOS 4.2.6.
Preview Microsoft New Home Page, as long as you’re not using Safari.
Microsoft is giving a sneak peek at its new home page. According to Microsoft, to view the new home page your computer must meet the following requirement:
- Windows 7 or Windows Vista with one of the following browsers: Internet Explorer 9 or 8, Mozilla Firefox 3.x, or Google Chrome 8.x
It is odd that Microsoft is supporting Chrome right away, while the other Webkit-based browser namely Safari is not supported.
By the way, Chrome for Mac OS X can view the home page just fine.
No JailbreakMe.com for iOS 4.1 beta 3.
I tried jailbreaking an iPhone 3G running iOS 4.1 using JailbreakMe.com and it failed. What does this mean? Apple might have patched the particular security flaw utilized by JailbreakMe.com. Some say that JailbreakMe.com is exploiting a PDF font bug in Apple renderer.
I started the jailbreaking process @ 11:30 PM and 30 minutes later nothing is moving.
I call this a good news for iPhone users in general. Sure it stopped one method of jailbreaking but more importantly it closes a security hole.
I attempted the iPhone jailbreaking for demonstration purpose only.
Remember that Apple will not provide any supports for jailbroken iPhone, iPad and iPad touch.
Apple releases Safari 5.0.1 with Extensions update.
Apple has just released Safari 5.0.1 for Mac OS X and Windows. It is available through Apple Software Update and http://www.apple.com/safari/.
New in this update:
Safari Extensions
Customize Safari with features created by third-party developers
Find extensions in the Safari Extensions Gallery, accessible from the Safari menu and extensions.apple.com
Safari 5.0.1 in Mac OS X requires system restart.
Brain Not Needed: Microsoft’s Bing is iPhone-bound in Apple WWDC 2010.
Previously on “Brain Not Needed”:
Steve Ballmer was going to make an appearance on Steve Jobs WWDC 2010 Keynote introducing Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. A brainless analyst claimed that Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 supports native codes for iPhone, iPad and Mac OS X. Then the same brainless analyst retracted the statement.
It is more likely that Apple would be adding Bing search engine into iPhone OS Safari. It will not, however, replaced Google and Yahoo! search. Then again, since Yahoo! is also using Bing search engine. As long as Apple is not dropping Yahoo! search, Bing is making it to the iPhone Safari.
It is more logical for Apple to add Bing and Yahoo! into Safari search; for all platforms.
It is unlikely for Apple to remove Google from the approved search engine for the iPhone.
iLounge and MacRumors have jumped into conclusions.
I’ve been reading quite a lot of things regarding iPhone OS 4.0 Beta (1) on a lot of sites. One tiny “topic” suddenly made me write this post.
From MacRumors:
Apple Removes ‘Google’ Branding from iPhone 4 Safari
iLounge, however, also noted that in iPhone 4’s Safari application, Apple has removed the “Google” branding from the search button and simply replaced it with “Search”. While seemingly a minor detail, Apple has been said to be in discussions with Microsoft to replace Google as the default search engine on the iPhone. If this were to happen, Google would likely still be a user enable-able option.
From iLounge:
New in iPhone OS 4: The Full App-by-App Breakdown
Safari. “Google” has been replaced next to the keyboard’s space bar with the word “Search.” Ouch.
“Ouch???????”
iLounge only looked into one thing, but not the whole thing.
It is true that Apple “removes” the word “Google” and replaces it with “Search” in Safari button. iLounge failed to investigate that Apple also replaces “Yahoo!” with “Search” in Safari button.
- iPhone OS 3.2.3 Safari – Google
- iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 1 Safari – Google
- iPhone OS 3.2.3 Safari – Yahoo!
- iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 1 Safari – Yahoo!
Basically iLounge and MacRumors are fanning the flame with regards to Apple-vs-Google stories. They are reading too much into it.
It is basically the same things with the whole Megadeth-vs-Metallica, where the fans are making it worse.
Adobe Responds to Flash Crash Bug.
As we have previously discovered, Flash 10.1 beta is not affected by the crash-inducing bug. Matthew Dempsky has been pressing this issue for quite a while. The news hits front page of Hacker News earlier this week and garnered more attentions.
Adobe has now officially responded to this bug. The fix will beincluded in Flash 10.1 that will be released sometimes in 2010. Considering the nature of this bug, Adobe should have included the fix sooner in the 10.0.x release.
I have been using ClickToFlash for a while to weed out those pesky Flash-based ads. In addition to that I have not been missing Flash on the iPhone and iPod touch at all. In a way I’m glad that the iPad won’t be supporting Flash plugin.
Seriously, I don’t really depend on Flash when surfing the web.
Note to Darren Carter, you need to dump the stupid Flash-based site of yours. Get a real webmaster!