Tag: Security

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Yahoo! Messenger for iOS is now optimized for iPad 2.

Yahoo! has just updated its Messenger client for iOS and is now optimized for iPad 2.

  • iPad-optimized layout
  • Voice & video calling for iPad 2
  • Improved spam management: block one or all add requests from a single view
  • Fixed multiple bugs including the unexpected sign-out issue

This update requires iOS 4.0 or Higher

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WordPress 2.8 for iOS.

WordPress 2.8 for iOS is now available at iTunes App Store.

New features:

  • Quick Photo button: only available on iPhone for now.
  • Stats
  • Added translations to Japanese, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Bosnian, Hebrew, German, Dutch, French and Croatian.

WordPress for iOS now has Stats feature just like its Android counterpart.

In addition to that, WordPress 2.8 for iOS could be the last version that supports iOS 3.x.

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Scam Alert: Fake Email Pretending To Be From Apple.

UPDATE:
The DNS registration information was changed on 2011-05-19, also noted by a reader.

Domain Name: APPLESDOWNLOAD.COM
Registrar: ELB GROUP, INC.
Whois Server: whois.retailstudio.com
Referral URL: http://www.retailstudio.com
Name Server: NS1.QUCKBO.RU
Name Server: NS2.QUCKBO.RU
Name Server: NS3.QUCKBO.RU
Name Server: NS4.QUCKBO.RU
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 19-may-2011
Creation Date: 14-mar-2011
Expiration Date: 14-mar-2012

>>> Last update of whois database: Thu, 19 May 2011 20:15:58 UTC <<<

Whois info as of 2011-05-19

Domain Name: APPLESDOWNLOAD.COM

Registrant:
Vanna Berglund
Vanna Berglund        (stalk@mailae.com)
Danska Vagen 68-70
Gothenburg
Västra Gotalandslän,SE-41659
SE
Tel. +46.317078999

Creation Date: 14-Mar-2011
Expiration Date: 14-Mar-2012

Domain servers in listed order:
ns1.quckbo.ru
ns2.quckbo.ru
ns3.quckbo.ru
ns4.quckbo.ru

Administrative Contact:
Vanna Berglund
Vanna Berglund        (stalk@mailae.com)
Danska Vagen 68-70
Gothenburg
Västra Gotalandslän,SE-41659
SE
Tel. +46.317078999

Technical Contact:
Vanna Berglund
Vanna Berglund        (stalk@mailae.com)
Danska Vagen 68-70
Gothenburg
Västra Gotalandslän,SE-41659
SE
Tel. +46.317078999

Billing Contact:
Vanna Berglund
Vanna Berglund        (stalk@mailae.com)
Danska Vagen 68-70
Gothenburg
Västra Gotalandslän,SE-41659
SE
Tel. +46.317078999

Status:LOCKED

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A reader sent in a screenshot of an email pretending to be from Apple.

All clicks lead to: http://tariacuri.crefal.edu.mx/dweb/images/smilies/index.php which redirects to applesdownload.com.
It is likely that tariacuri.crefal.edu.mx site has been compromised.

applesdownload.com whois info:

Domain Name: APPLESDOWNLOAD.COM

Registrant:
Lyubov Bushmakina
Lyubov Bushmakina        ()
ul.Yuriya Gagarina d.38 k.2 kv.99
Sankt-Peterburg
Sankt-Peterburg,196105
RU
Tel. +7.8125540822
Fax. +7.8125540822

Creation Date: 14-Mar-2011
Expiration Date: 14-Mar-2012

Domain servers in listed order:
ns1.thejobrano.com
ns2.thejobrano.com

Administrative Contact:
Lyubov Bushmakina
Lyubov Bushmakina        ()
ul.Yuriya Gagarina d.38 k.2 kv.99
Sankt-Peterburg
Sankt-Peterburg,196105
RU
Tel. +7.8125540822
Fax. +7.8125540822

Technical Contact:
Lyubov Bushmakina
Lyubov Bushmakina        ()
ul.Yuriya Gagarina d.38 k.2 kv.99
Sankt-Peterburg
Sankt-Peterburg,196105
RU
Tel. +7.8125540822
Fax. +7.8125540822

Billing Contact:
Lyubov Bushmakina
Lyubov Bushmakina        ()
ul.Yuriya Gagarina d.38 k.2 kv.99
Sankt-Peterburg
Sankt-Peterburg,196105
RU
Tel. +7.8125540822
Fax. +7.8125540822

Status:LOCKED

The site is currently still up.

This is not the first time such email pretending to come from Apple.

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Apple Developer Friday: Mac OS X 10.6.8 beta and Lion Developer Preview 3.

Numbers of Apple-centric site really know the art of ignoring acronyms and abbreviations. Apparently Mac OS X 10.6.8 beta and Lion Developer Preview 3 are now available for Apple Developers who agreed to the NDA.

Solely based on the postings by fine sites such as AppleInsider, MacNN, MacRumors, TUAW and 9 to 5 Mac; I now know that Apple is seeding Mac OS X 10.6.8 beta and Lion Developer Preview 3. I wonder why John Gruber of Daring Fireball doesn’t know anything about it; instead he is selling his own swag. How dare he!

Anyway, I’m going back to my MacBook Pro Core Duo.

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Tuesday Blues: Google I/O 2011, Microsoft Buys Skype, and Senate Hearing On Mobile Privacy.

It’s Tuesday and there are a lot of news coming.

Microsoft confirms Skype acquisition.
Some said that Microsoft were “tricked” into overpaying the acquisition. Om Malik brings up a few good points.

Google I/O 2011
Exciting event for Google Developers and Fans.
(Ed. – The message is: “People in the glasshouse shouldn’t throw the rocks.”)
Coverage by This is ny next.

Senate Hearing on Mobile Privacy
Apple and Google on hot seats regarding location data and privacy.
A Senior VP and a lobbyist testified. Guess which companies they are representing, respectively.
Coverage by This is my next.

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Apple releases iOS 4.3.3 and iOS 4.2.8 to address issues with Location Data.

Following the Apple Q&A on Location Data, iOS 4.3.3 and iOS 4.2.8 are now available for download.

This Update contains changes to the iOS crowd-sourced location database cache including:

  • Reduces the size of the cache
  • No longer backs up the cache to iTunes
  • Deletes the cache entirely when Location Servcies is turned off.

iOS 4.3.3 (8E41) is available for:

  • iPad (iPad1,1)
  • iPad 2 (iPad2,1 | iPad 2,2 | iPad2,3)
  • iPhone 3GS (iPhone2,1)
  • iPhone 4 GSM (iPhone3,1)
  • iPod touch 2nd Generation (iPod2,1)
  • iPod touch 3rd Generation (iPod3,1)
  • iPod touch 4th Generation (iPod4,1)

iOS 4.2.8 (8J2) is available for:

  • iPhone 4 CDMA (iPhone 3,3)

The iOS update can be obtained primarily through iTunes.