Archive for March, 2008
The Unavoidable Malware Myth: Why Apple Won’t Inherit Microsoft’s Malware Crown
Daniel Eran Dilger
According to the Unavoidable Malware Myth, Microsoft’s Windows security epidemic of viruses, spyware, and adware will be passed on to the next major computing platforms as an inevitable symptom of platform popularity. Were this to be true, it would be bad news for both Apple’s Mac platform, which is growing several times faster […]
3D game dev app to get iPhone tools
Neglecting to release any specifics on how the development environment will integrate with Apple’s official SDK, Unity Technologies has announced that its multiplatform 3D game development tool, called Unity, will soon be able to create titles that run on the iphone.
A brief statement from Unity reads:
“The Unity engine is the core technology that facilitates visually […]
No commentsApple widening iPhone developer program acceptance
Despite disconcerting notices that were interpreted as rejection letters, Apple is now sending acceptance letters to a much broader swath of those who applied to the $99 iphone Developer program — including many who received the initial, dismissive notes. iphone Atlas has, in the past 24 hours, received messages from a number of developers […]
No commentsiPhone OS 2.0 leaks, gets Contacts application; warning
As suspected, iphone OS 2.0 — which was included with the Aspen Emulator in iphone SDK beta 2 — has been issued to approved iphone developers, and subsequently leaked as an IPSW file that can be installed on physical devices.
The new release, like iphone OS 1.2, is highly unstable and requires the use of “pwnage,” […]
No commentsZiPhone 3.0 — unlock/jailbreak tool — gets new features, fixes
Ziphone, the most popular tool for automatically jailbreaking and unlocking iphones, has been updated to version 3.0. The new release includes these enhancements:
No more need of fix nvram
Solution for GREYED wifi
No need for YouTube Fixes
Embedded apps installer
Customized plugins
The new release is available in both Mac and Windows versions from this download page. For further instructions […]
No commentsExploring Time Capsule: WiFi 802.11n and the 5GHz band
Earlier versions of the WiFi specification all used the 2.4GHz radio spectrum. The new 802.11n standard, supported in Time Capsule, the square AirPort Extreme, and recently shipping AirPort Express units, allows users to alternatively select the use of 5GHz channels. This segment, the third of six, compares the pros and cons of using this new […]
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