Tests Cast Doubt on F.C.C. Restrictions on Kindle and iPad (Nick Bilton/Bits)
Nick Bilton / Bits:Tests Cast Doubt on F.C.C. Restrictions on Kindle and iPad — The Federal Aviation Administration has its reasons for preventing passengers from reading from their Kindles and iPads during takeoff and landing. But they just don’t add up. — Since I wrote a column last month asking why these rules exist …
Study: Apple’s iPhone, iPad account for 90 percent of mobile purchases (Darrell Etherington/GigaOM)
Darrell Etherington / GigaOM:Study: Apple’s iPhone, iPad account for 90 percent of mobile purchases — If people are buying through mobile online retail site, they’re most likely doing so on Apple devices, according to a new report this week from retail analysis firm RichRelevance. iPads and iPhones accounted …
The Crunchpad is proof of obviousness in the iPad design (Nik Cubrilovic/New Web Order)
Nik Cubrilovic / New Web Order:The Crunchpad is proof of obviousness in the iPad design — The patent case between Apple and Samsung regarding the iPad and Galaxytab has been an ongoing issue. Apple won an injunction against the sale of the Galaxy Tab in Australia, then saw the decision reversed, only for it to [...]
iPad, iPod touch, iPhone top kid’s Christmas lists (Jim Dalrymple/The Loop)
Jim Dalrymple / The Loop:iPad, iPod touch, iPhone top kid’s Christmas lists — iPad, iPod touch, iPhone top kid’s Christmas lists — We’re coming into the busiest shopping season of the year and all indications are that it will be another incredible year for Apple. — According to market research firm Nielsen …
How to use Jonathan’s card to buy yourself an iPad (Sam Odio/Sam Odio’s blog)
Sam Odio / Sam Odio’s blog:How to use Jonathan’s card to buy yourself an iPad — Jonathan Stark recently released his Starbucks card to the public as a social experiment. It was quickly picked up by CNN, Time, and many others. For those of you who are living under a rock, here’s what is going [...]
Facebook blocks access to hidden iPad app (Gregg Keizer/Computerworld)
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:Facebook blocks access to hidden iPad app — Full-blown iPad app could be activated on ‘jailbroken’ tablets, said researchers — Computerworld – Researchers over the weekend uncovered a Facebook app for Apple’s iPad, and showed how “jailbroken” tablets could run the still-unreleased software.
Apple warned of phishing attack threat to iPhone, iPad and Mac OS developers – IT World
June 27, 2011, 5:50 PM — Apple ‘s website for Mac OS X , iPhone and iPad developers has a vulnerability that could lead to phishing attacks, according to a hacker group. The Apple website vulnerability could allow an attacker to specify a link to another …
Amazon updates Cloud Drive and Cloud Player with unlimited music space, free storage for Amazon MP3s, iPad web player (Todd Haselton/BGR)
Todd Haselton / BGR:Amazon updates Cloud Drive and Cloud Player with unlimited music space, free storage for Amazon MP3s, iPad web player — Moments ago Amazon announced that it has made a number of enhancements to its Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud Player services. First — for a limited time — anyone who signs up [...]
AT&T IPad Hacker Pleads Guilty (Robert McMillan/PC World)
Robert McMillan / PC World:AT&T IPad Hacker Pleads Guilty — A 26-year-old man who last year helped hackers publish personal information belonging to about 120,000 iPad users pleaded guilty to fraud and hacking charges in a New Jersey court Thursday. — Daniel Spitler pleaded guilty in federal court to two felony charges …
iPad Security Breach Highlights Need for New Look at IT – 24-7PressRelease.com
David McCraney, a Technology Consultant and Certified Information Systems Auditor at Carr, Riggs & Ingram, CPAs and Advisors (CRI), says that despite well publicized incidents of hacking such as this, computer security and the controls of protecting …
