Gizmodo: Halloween Mac OS X Finder Pillows Keep PCs From Trick-or-Treating on Your Sofa [Apple]

Posted by on under mac os x, x finder, comexi, gizmodo, facade, pillows, os x, sofa, smile, halloween, apple |

You know, even though the OS X Finder guy has a big smile on his face, I can't help but think it's a facade, that he's actually depressed, or at least bi-polar. Maybe it's his complexion. These...
Tagi: mac os x, x finder, comexi, gizmodo, facade, pillows, os x, sofa, smile, halloween, apple

Gizmodo: This Week In Digital Streaming: Netflix Joins Vudu Edition [Entertainment]

Posted by on under new release movie rentals, starz, netflix, lt |

For the past several week's we've been giving you Vudu's new release movie rentals in a handy list. This week, Netflix streaming clips join the mix. Given that Netflix has just signed to share Starz...
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iPhone Privacy Patcher utility released: Stop sending your IMEI to Apple!

Posted by on under tin foil, imei, iphone, seeing eye, phe, wi fi, apps, stocks, weather, apple, command line utility |

So now that it's out that Apple is spying on you, people have been clamoring for a way to hide your IMEI from the all-seeing eye of Apple's Stocks and Weather applications. These apps send your IMEI as well as your iPhone firmware version to Apple for their nefarious usage statistic processing.

This is a big deal, because the IMEI is sent in plaintext, over any Wi-fi network you may currently be connected to. So anyone listening on that network will be able to grab your IMEI and do stuff with it, like, um, yeah, I'm not sure they can do anything with it.

Until now you just had to avoid the Stocks and Weather apps and/or wrap your phone in tin foil to prevent them from reading your thoughts.

Concomitantly, I have produced a simple command-line utility to patch out the nefarious code from Stocks and Weather allowing you to check your portfolio and the weather without worrying about...

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Tagi: tin foil, imei, iphone, seeing eye, phe, wi fi, apps, stocks, weather, apple, command line utility

Is Apple secretly preparing a Tablet Cocktail ?‏

Posted by on under cocktail, globe, apple |

pirumandal asked: For a company that generates ripples in the market and is famous for its innovative league of products like iPhone, Macbook Air and has withstood stringent competition all around the Globe; a new orientation like a Tablet is most likely to be a subject of hot discussion.Since it is not only a pragmatic [...]
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Spotify iPhone App: Can Apple See Beyond iTunes

Posted by noreply@blogger.com (SeuliB) on under iphone, apple |


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