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Well, maybe not, as Steve Jobs has referred to this update before. Even this Blog has mention this eventuality.
Bloomberg reports that AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, at a meeting of the Churchill Club in Santa Clara, CA, blurted out that a 3G iPhone will be available in 2008. More …
A very brief note as to what is new in Firefox 2.0.0.11.
Stability Update:
This release corrects a problem that was found in the previous release, Firefox 2.0.0.10.
Boot Camp beta available for Tiger running on Intel Macs will stop being supported at the end of the year. Apple previously announced Boot Camp would expire upon the release of Leopard. BetaNews reports that Apple has decided to provide a longer opportunity to purchase Leopard, and may only withdraw support for Boot Camp beta’s when the year ends. More …
Called “My Location”, the beta is intended for mobile phones and handheld devices that do not have GPS hardware. The software receives broadcasts from mobile towers to determine the phones location down to 1000 meters (ten city blocks). The software uses the same method the phone use to make and receive a call. The My Location feature is currently available for most web-enabled mobile phones, including Java, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Nokia/Symbian devices.
Google explains, We’re still in beta, but we’re excited to launch this feature and are constantly working to improve our coverage and accuracy.
Their web page has a YouTube video that explains how it works.
Version 2.0.0.10 fixed the following security issues:
MFSA 2007-39 Referer-spoofing via window.location race condition
MFSA 2007-38 Memory corruption vulnerabilities (rv:1.8.1.10)
MFSA 2007-37 jar: URI scheme XSS hazard
All three are rated “High Vulnerabilities” by Mozilla. Download page.
Computerworld reports that while outside or when in the charge cradle, the signal is fine, but when otherwise inside a house or building the connection bars down to zero. Bluetooth and Wi-fi seem to work fine. There has been the suggest that the antenna may be the problem No comment from Apple as yet. More …
Manuals have not evolved to match the web’s fix-it pages. Maybe it is because it is not practical. What is important is that users have available substantial resources for fixing most anything. The New York Times has a number of suggestions about what you can expect to fix yourself. The article gives some reasons why you might want to have your iPod repaired by a 3rd party or yourself rather than Apple which might not return the very same iPod to you. More …
Everyone recognizes the iPhone as a mobile Mac. Maybe 3G will make it more like a Mac. Nokia, who controls an abnormal percentage of cell phone market, is acquiring web technology. Do you use your cell phone for web browsing? Not many do. Most have to be iPhone owners. With Edge I do not get excited. The lack of Flash and Java restrict where I surf. This New York Times Technology article is a good read about where the technology is going and how long it will take to get there. More …
The Telegraph reports $26,500 iPhones have been activated in the UK, indicating sales far short of the 70,000 to 100,000 reported to have been sold. A study conducted by GfK NOP suggests only 2% of those surveyed would buy an iPhone, The iPhone retails for £269 in the UK and an 18-month contract is mandatory, which costs £35 per month. More …
LeopardTechTool Pro 4.6.1 has been released by Micromat, and brings Leopard compatibility. Subscribers will receive an email with a subscriber specific link to download the update.
With Leopard having problems installing while the eDrive is active, and Alsoft recommending running DiskWarror from the booted CD and never while booted from the drive to be repaired, why install any disk repair software?
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