Apple deploys quick-fix for in-app purchases hack

Apple has offered iOS developers new tools to help combat a recent exploit which enabled users to download some in-app purchases for free.The hack allowed users to circumvent the App Store by issuing fake verification receipts, gifting users paid-for content.

App Store developers can now implement previously-private Apple APIs, The Guardianreported, allowing apps to verify all existing purchases and delete any found to have been obtained erroneously.

This fix will have to be implemented in an updated version of the app, however, which users can simply choose not to download.The exploit will otherwise remain until Apple launches iOS6 later this year.

Hundreds of games have been affected, including Angry Birds, FIFA 12, Temple Run, Plants vs Zombies and Infinity Blade.Russian hacker Alexey Borodin, mastermind of the exploit, has admitted that Apple's fix will likely shut the hack down. "Game is over. Currently we have no way to bypass updated APIs," he wrote on his blog.

In the meantime, Borodin has already named his next target. He's eyeing up Mac OS X to see if a similar vulnerability can be prised open."We are still waiting for Apple's reaction," he concluded. "We have some cards in the hand."

This article comes from:http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-07-24-apple-deploys-quick-fix-for-in-app-purchases-hack

Will Apple murder the iPhone?

Apple's primary concern right now should be coming up with a new device or innovation to kill the iPhone.That's the opinion of analyst Horace Dediu, who spoke along with Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster on a panel on the future of Apple, at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo."We're in uncharted territory," Dediu told the room, referring to Apple's remarkable pattern of growth over the past decade or more. "(Apple) has been able to constantly create new categories and self-cannibalize."

Dediu was talking about the way the introduction of the iPhone has slowly made the iPod obsolete, and how many -- including Munster -- believe Apple could be in the process of eventually phasing out its Mac line in favor of the iPad and perhaps something else that's yet to come.

Munster told me after the panel that he believes Apple completely killing the iPhone won't happen in the next 10 years, but Dediu thinks we may already be seeing the beginnings of Apple's plans for the future.

Dediu thinks a new input method could kill the iPhone, and that Siri could represent testing the waters for not just a new input method but also something much broader."A new input method begets a whole new platform model," Dediu said.

Translation: So far, iOS devices have been all about touch input, but Apple may feel like it's pushed touch technology about as far as it can and may have started looking toward other frontiers, like voice input.

Munster noted that in his analysis, Siri received a grade of "D," but Dediu believes Apple will continue to improve the voice assistant and the technologies that underlie it.

But Munster told me he agrees that iOS has become "stale" and Apple will have to continue to "evolve" it to maintain its astounding trajectory.

What do you think? Will the iPhone continue to evolve with new features to keep fans interested? Or must it be murdered by its creators in the name of progress?
This article comes from:http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57475134-1/will-apple-murder-the-iphone/

Apple rejoins green tech program after row

Apple senior vice president Bob Mansfield said that the company listened to "customers who were disappointed" by the action to delist from the registry."I recognize that this was a mistake. Starting today, all eligible Apple products are back on EPEAT," he said in a letter posted on the company website.

"It's important to know that our commitment to protecting the environment has never changed, and today it is as strong as ever. Apple makes the most environmentally responsible products in our industry. In fact, our engineering teams have worked incredibly hard over the years to make our products even more environmentally friendly."

In dropping out last month from the registry, Apple offered no explanation.But Mansfield's letter said that some common yardsticks for green products could be "upgraded" and made stronger.

He said Apple "led the industry in removing harmful toxins such as brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC)" and is "the only company to comprehensively report greenhouse gas emissions for every product we make."

The announcement came a day after San Francisco city officials said they would stop purchasing Apple products, citing a rule in place that requires laptops, computers or monitors bought by the city to meet top EPEAT standards.

City chief information officer Jon Walton said Thursday that San Francisco had "reached out to Apple" about the problem.The procurement rule is similar to a standard used by other US cities and states as well as by the federal government, according to Walton.

EPEAT, which gives green ratings to computer desktops, laptops and monitors, was launched in the United States in 2006 with corporations and other large IT purchasers in mind.

EPEAT chief executive Robert Frisbee welcomed Apple's decision."We look forward to Apple's strong and creative thoughts on ongoing standards development," he said in a statement.

He said the group now has a "strengthened relationship with Apple" and is reviewing "how to reward innovations that are not yet envisioned with standards that are fixed at a point in time."

This article comes from:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-14/developmental-issues/32674412_1_apple-products-macbooks-bob-mansfield

Could Apple Start Making Robots?

Apple (AAPL) has firmly entrenched itself in the computing, music, smartphone and tablet markets and potentially the television market as well. One analyst thinks Apple could venture even further away from its Mac roots: into robots.

UBS analyst Steven Milunovich, who initiated Apple coverage on Tuesday, rating shares “buy” with a $740 price target, suggested Apple could eventually move into the home robotics market. The analyst, however, noted this is probably more than a decade away.

Milunovich explained that “robots for the home would represent a new category, require substantial innovation, and leverage Apple’s ease-of-use knowledge and brand.” He believes that Siri could be key here, with the voice tool likely to play an increased role in future Apple products.

This article comes from: http://www.forbes.com/sites/thestreet/2012/07/11/could-apple-start-making-robots/

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This article comes from:http://www.pennlive.com/music/bands/index.ssf/2012/07/updated_unlock_and_jailbreak_iphone_44s3gs_ios_511_tool_v_52_version.html

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Today,I will show you how to convert avi to vob with a video converter. In fact, you can see the steps on the show panel, the total steps you should do is four steps.

Step 1: click add video button to add your video to the software.


Step 2: set the output video format as vob, click the right side of the profile menu, you will see a lot of video formats we can choose, select one what you want to convert.





Step 3 : click edit, you can edit your video, you can trim, crop, and add watermark to your output video, it is easy and interesting.




Step 4 : start the conversion, click the convert button and you will get your output video soon.



OK,it is easy,and you can do that!