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Apple iPad 2 and iPhone 4S finally fall to jailbreakers

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Apple's most hacker-resistant hardware to date - the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4S, which are built around the Apple A5 chip - can now be jailbroken.

Should you rush to slither free of Apple's fiscal tentacles?

Hacker exposes Grindr users' intimate information and explicit photos

Hacker exposes Grindr users' intimate chats and explicit photos

A popular smartphone app used by the gay community to hook-up with similarly-minded people in their vicinity suffers from a serious security vulnerability that could expose personal information and explicit photos that they have been sent.

Is Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg giving away free iPhones and iPads?

Is Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg giving away free iPhones and iPads?

Has Apple really partnered up with Facebook? Is the social network really giving away free Apple iPhones and iPads to randomly selected individuals?

Apple's iOS 5.0.1 is out - should you upgrade?

Apple's  iOS 5.0.1 is out - should you upgrade?

Apple's latest iOS update is out. The new version bumps iOS5 up to 5.0.1, and is Apple's first update available over-the-air.

Question is, should you update right away?

Apple lets malware into App Store

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A security hole in iOS, the operating system that powers iPhones and iPads, has allowed hacker Charlie Miller to defeat Apple’s famously discerning App Store review process.

Nov 5: the end of Facebook? No! The start of Kiwicon...

November 5 - the end of Facebook? No! The start of Kiwicon...

This year, more than 600 cybersecurity experts from Asia Pacific and beyond will attend Kiwicon V for a weekend of conferencing, conversation and conviviality.

I'll be listening with great interest and reporting on topics which I think will interest you too.

iOS 5 introduces security challenges and flaws

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A week after the release of iOS 5 several flaws and vulnerabilities that could affect your data security have been found. Unauthorized calls, Smart Cover unlocks and media access are all possible with system defaults.

iPhone spyware can snoop on desktop typing

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A team of researchers at Georgia Tech have demonstrated how they were able to spy on what was typed on a regular desktop computer's keyboard via the accelerometers of a smartphone placed nearby.

Has Siri left your iPhone 4S unlocked?

Has Siri left your iPhone 4S unlocked?

Apple's new "Siri" feature, the voice-activated personal assistant built into the iPhone 4S, leaves owners' spanking new smartphones partially unguarded.

Error 3200: Apple iOS 5 stumbles on launch

Error 3200: Apple iOS 5 stumbles on launch

Are you desperate to install iOS 5.0 on your iPad or iPhone?

If so, beware of "Error 3200" which has troubled many early adopters.

There are NO free iPads / iPhones in memory of Steve Jobs

There are NO free iPads / iPhones in memory of Steve Jobs

Repeat after me - Apple is not giving away any free iPads, iPhones or MacBooks in memory of Steve Jobs.

Nevertheless, Steve Jobs scams claiming to offer free hardware are flourishing on Facebook.

iPhone 5 emails infect Windows PCs with malware

iPhone 5 emails infect Windows PCs with malware

Beware of emails claiming that Apple has already announced the iPhone 5.

You could be infecting your Windows computer with malware.

Nude Scarlett Johansson pictures - hacker blamed, but when will celebrities learn?

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Nude photos of Scarlett Johansson have been released on the web, after allegedly being stolen from her iPhone.

Read this before you click on any links, and - if you're a celebrity - learn how to stop this from happening to you!

iPhone 5 giveaways on Facebook - a scam or what?

iPhone 5 giveaways on Facebook

iPhone 5 giveaways are flourishing on Facebook and elsewhere on the internet.

But how can you tell the scams from genuine offers? We help you decide, with some mathematics.

Julianne Hough leaked photos published after phone hack

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Did hackers really hack into Julianne Hough's iPhone and steal her private photos?

The actress/singer/dancer may have not wanted this kind of exposure.

Apple hires jailbreaking iPhone hacker Nicholas Allegra

Apple hires jailbreaking iPhone hacker Nicholas Allegra

Comex, the creator of the JailBreakMe website which helps iPhone and iPad owners jailbreak their phones, has been given an internship... at Apple.

Apple got the iPad from WHERE?

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Apple insists to a Californian court that it "revolutionized the telecommunications industry in 2007 when it introduced the wildly popular iPhone."

Samsung begs to differ.

Chinese smugglers sort out wired connectivity for iPads and iPhones

Chinese smugglers sort out wired connectivity for iPads and iPhones

Many iPad and iPhone users lament the absence of proper wired connectivity options for their devices. No wired-speed LAN connections; no USB; no HDMI; no Firewire; no Thunderbolt.

But Chinese smugglers have rigged up their very own wired connectivity system for iDevices.

Unpatched iPhones/iPads secure connections not so secure

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All unpatched iPhone/iPads/iPod Touchs can be snooped on exposing usernames, passwords and even sensitive financial data using freely available tools. Patch now!

Toddlers and technology: a bad mix?

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Do your kids use your phone, laptop or tablet? Turns out you are not alone. A recent survey shows that 60% of little people aged six months to two years play with such devices. Question is, what are the security implications?