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Apple Plugs iOS PDF Hole With 4.0.2. Update

by Terrence O'Brien on August 11, 2010 at 04:11 PM

It was only about a week ago that the Web-based JailbreakMe iPhone hack started setting off security alarm bells across the Internet. So, color us shocked that Apple, not usually known for its swift release of security patches, released iOS 4.0.2 for the iPhone and 3.2.2 for the iPad today, sealing up that bug for good. Disabling the exploit used by JailbreakMe is the only change to this version ...
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Apple to Release iPhone 4 PDF Patch, Online Video Stats Reveal U.S. Slacking

by Warren Riddle on August 5, 2010 at 11:40 AM

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Apple claims to have created a fix for the iPhone 4's PDF vulnerabilities (sparked by JailbreakMe), saying its patch "will be available to customers in an upcoming software update." [From: Engadget] According to a new Nielsen survey, the U.S. surprisingly ranks 36th in the world's online video usage, but that could be part ...
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Jailbreak Your iPhone 4 With 'JailbreakMe' Tool

by Amar Toor on August 2, 2010 at 09:30 AM

iPhone 4 users finally have an easy way to jailbreak their new smartphones -- a new browser-based tool, released just a few days after the Library of Congress officially declared jailbreaking totally cool. According to Engadget, JailbreakMe works on any Apple phone (except for the original), including the new iPhone 4, iPad and all iPhone 3GS models running iOS4. Developer Comex originally posted ...
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