Applelinks iPhone News Reader - Thursday, August 28, 2008
UK bans "misleading" iPhone ad
iPhone 3G: All Your Internet Parts Are Not Belong To Us
Whoops! iPhone Passcode Bypass A Cinch
iPhone Passwords Not Worth The Paper They're Written On
Repeat tests show iPhone 3G doesn't suffer from faulty hardware
UK bans "misleading" iPhone ad
Yahoo! Tech blogger Ben Patterson reports:
"All the parts of the Internet are on the iPhone," the TV ad crowed - well, all the parts except for the Flash and Java ones, that is.7
The BBC reports that the Advertising Standards Authority of the UK has banned the ad, which you can watch right here, from running again in its current form.
Apple had argued that the phrase "all the parts of the Internet" meant every page on the Web, but the British ad authority disagreed, concluding that the ad "gave a misleading impression of the Internet capabilities of the iPhone."
For the full report visit here:
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/25934/uk-bans-misleading-iphone-ad/
TBWA London has posted the ASA Adjudications Apple (UK) Ltd. ruling here:
http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/adjudications/Public/TF_ADJ_44891.htm
iPhone 3G: All Your Internet Parts Are Not Belong To Us
ITWire's Alex Zaharov-Reutt says:
Oops - the UK's Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Apple iPhone 3G ad claiming that "all the parts of the Internet are on the iPhone" after two complainants pointed out the iPhone lacks Flash and Java. Good decision or bureaucracy gone mad?'
For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/20255/1103/
Whoops! iPhone Passcode Bypass A Cinch
ITWire's Stephen Withers reports:
Did you think putting a passcode lock on your iPhone would help keep your personal information safe as well as stopping people from using the phone without permission? Well think again because it turns out that the iPhone is as easy to crack as a soft shelled peanut.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/20273/53/
iPhone Passwords Not Worth The Paper They're Written On
The Register's Bill Ray reports:
iPhones protected by a password aren't actually protected at all, as just by pressing a few keys a miscreant can access all the phone's functions without needing the password at all.
The trick, reported by MacRumours, is simply a press of the "Emergency Call" key from the passcode entry screen, followed by a double-tap on the home button. That takes the miscreant into favourites, from which they can access the address book, from which they can get into the e-mail client (by tapping a contact's e-mail address) or the browser (by tapping a URL).
For the full report visit here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/27/iphone_password/
iPhone Hackers Post Latest Jailbreak Tool
The Register's Tony Smith reports:
The iPhone Dev Team has posted PwnageTool 2.0.3.1, a revised version of the iPhone hacking utility released yesterday then quickly removed.
The earlier release had mis-set file-access permissions, preventing upgraded iPod Touch - the code works with the music player as well as Apple's phone - from retaining Wi-Fi passwords and the like.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/08/27/pwnagetool_updated_posted/
Repeat tests show iPhone 3G doesn't suffer from faulty hardware
Appleinsider's Prince McLean reports:
After lab results demonstrated that the iPhone 3G's antenna actually functions normally, critics complained that the tests didn't represent their own experiences. So the tests were performed again on two phones that had been experiencing severe problems for some users; the verdict was the same: no hardware problems found.
For the full report visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/6bolqm
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