Blackberry maker RIM registers BlackPad.com

BlackBerry maker RIM has registered BlackPad.com. No, I’m not making that up.

Research In Motion has recently taken over the domain name “BlackPad.com”. Now, despite what you think of the name itself, many folks are eluding to the fact that this URL could be one of many used for the rumored upcoming BlackBerry Tablet. Now while we here would like to believe that as well, the fact is Research In Motion owns over 4,000+ registered domain names already.

Phew. But so help me if this time next year we have iPad, PalmPad, and BlackPad — someone’s getting punched in the marketing department.

[MobileCrunch via CrackBerry.com]

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Source: TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog | 29 Jul 2010 | 2:55 am UTC

Apple bumpers arriving, Best Buy giving away free side film for iPhone 4

TiPb iPhone Forum user shaolinfinest let us know last night, and many others have since confirmed, that Best Buy was starting to give away InvisibleShielf protective side films for iPhone 4:

I’m not sure if this has been discussed but Best Buy is starting to receive Zagg kits called “iPhone 4fix” or something like that. Basically Zagg sent us a bunch of invisishield sides to put on customers iPhone 4’s and they are free. The only disclaimer on the kit is that it says shield and install is free but install is up to the associate if they want to put it on or not. Before going in, call your local Best Buy if you are like me and don’t want to put a case on it. I installed the sides today and it was easy to put on and feels ok so far.

Whether or not InvisibleShield provides any protection from signal loss if you’re prone to such things in your area is debatable, but it’s interesting to see how other retailers are competing with Apple’s free bumper program.

Speaking of which, the TiPb iPhone 4 store has the full on front-and-back-protecting InvisibleShield and BodyGuardz in stock, and the Case-Mate Clear Armor available for pre-order. Just don’t use as much liquid to apply it as Dieter did…

We’ve also started to hear that folks are receiving their free Apple bumpers, in some cases a month or more ahead of the previously suggested delivery date. Those who asked for 3rd party cases instead haven’t had any such luck so far.

Of course, Apple’s free bumpers are pretty much restricted to black, and the TiPb iPhone 4 store has more cases in more colors than you can shake a gyro at, so check out Leanna going red, or pick out a color all your own.

See Apple and Best Buy, you don’t get to have all the fun!

[Okay, that was snarky enough to earn a "sponsored" tag]

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Source: TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog | 28 Jul 2010 | 7:28 pm UTC

iPhone live tonight, 6pm PT, 9pm ET, 2am BST

You know the drill, come 6pm PT, 9pm ET, 2am BST, we’ll be taking over the front page of http://www.tipb.com to talk everything iPhone…

…and Android Central’s Phil Nickinson will be joining us to talk about Apple’s little Droid X antennagate video. Fun. Fun.

Be here, and be ready to chat. We want to hear from you.

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Source: TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog | 28 Jul 2010 | 6:51 pm UTC

Apple and magazine publishers at odds over subscriptions?

MediaMemo is saying Time Inc. is having trouble setting up their own subscription service for a Sports Illustrated iPad magazine app:

Last month, the publisher was set to launch a subscription version of its Sports Illustrated iPad app, where consumers would download the magazines via Apple’s iTunes, but would pay Time Inc. directly. But Apple rejected the app at the last minute, forcing the Time Warner (TWX) unit to sell single copies, using iTunes as a middleman, multiple sources tell me.

First, at the iPhone 3.0 event in 2009, Apple showed off App Store subscriptions for magazines alongside in-app purchase, but while in-app purchases are now fairly common, I’m hard pressed to find a showcase example for App Store subscriptions. What happened to them? Are publishers not eager to embrace them or has Apple not provided the mechanism?

Second, it looks like Time is trying to go around the App Store for subscriptions, kind of like what Amazon and Audible do for users who buy books via Mobile Safari on the web but can then download their library in-app. Is Time trying to do something similar to that but not getting their app approved?

So what happened? The Time Inc. insiders I talked to don’t have a clear answer, presumably because they can’t get one from Apple itself. One theory: Apple is concerned about the publisher’s plans for the consumer data it would collect with each subscription. A darker one: Steve Jobs loves the idea of digital magazines and wants to control the market for himself.

“Darker” certainly scores the melodramatic points, but Apple had no problem rolling out iBooks while still allowing the aforementioned Amazon Kindle app and a host of other competitors. They’ve let streaming music and video apps in to vie for music money against iTunes.

Due to the opaque nature of the App Store approval process, and Apple’s secrecy surrounding unannounced features and technology, there’s never an easy way to tell if a delay is political, business related, or because Steve Jobs will be announcing some new magazine-focused API for subscriptions in September.

These are huge companies, there’s a lot of money on the table, and a critical amount of personal user data behind it. I’m sure we’ll see a lot of foot stomping and fist shaking, and press leaks to spin the story. I’m sure we’ll hear cries that evil Apple is denying big publishers their control, and big publishers are gouging users for digital copies. Fine. At the end of the day I want what I think most end users want — an easy, secure, privacy-protecting way to get my magazines (and comics!) on my iPhone and iPad at a fair price. Apple wins. Publishers win. We win.

Let’s figure that out, shall we?

[MediaMemo, thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

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Source: TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog | 28 Jul 2010 | 5:55 pm UTC

Case-Mate Gelli Case for iPhone 4 – accessory review

If you’re looking for a thin, durable, and stylish skin case to add a splash of color to your iPhone 4, the Case-Mate Gelli Case for iPhone 4 may be exactly what you’re after. It’s thermoplastic material feels great in your hand and it’s chic design is sure to make heads turn!

The Case-Mate Gelli is made from a thermoplastic translucent material that Case-Mate claims is lighter, softer and more resilient than silicone and rubber cases. It adds just enough traction to prevent your precious iPhone from sliding on surfaces, yet smooth enough to allow your iPhone to be easily removed from tight jean pockets.

This case offers great protection to the iPhone 4 while still allowing easy access to all ports and controls. The spaces between the dock connector and mic/speaker phone are also exposed allowing 3rd party cables to easily plug into the iPhone 4.

The fit of the Case-Mate Gelli is very snug and thin. However, since the material is thin, the lip that curls around the sides of the iPhone 4 and onto the screen can be easily pushed off the screen. This allows for dust to easily collect under the case and I catch myself wiping out dust several times a day. However, I have not experienced and scratching to the screen because of this.

The Case-Mate Gelli is a very fashionable case and is available in 6 colors. Pink, Aurora (yellow), and Tomato have the kaleidoscope design (see pictures for a closer look). Teal Blue, Clear, and Gray come in the checkmate design. This style has squares and triangles instead of circles.

If you’re looking for something thin, stylish, and protective, check out the Case-Mate Gelli Case for iPhone 4 available now from the TiPb iPhone 4 accessory store.

Pros

• Thin, flexible, yet protective
• Fashionable
• Access to all ports and controls

Cons

• Collects dust on the edges of the screen

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Source: TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog | 28 Jul 2010 | 5:40 pm UTC

White iPhone 4 delays caused by light leak?

The Street is claiming that the reason Apple has delayed the white iPhone 4 until “later this year” is due to light leaking around the edges of the glass. This according to the ever popular “person familiar with”, in this case the manufacturing process.

As the source described it, if it were a metal or plastic material, a simple coating would fill in the gaps and block the internal light. Glass is an entirely different issue.

Take this with a white iPhone 4-sized grain of salt, of course.

[TheStreet]

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Source: TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog | 28 Jul 2010 | 4:21 pm UTC

Apple releases Safari 5 extensions for Mac/Windows. Can we have it for iPhone and iPad as well?

Apple has just announced an update for Safari 5 that enables extensions (plugins), something Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome have had for a while now. We’re happy for our big desktop brothers, of course. Really. Truly. But in our minds a lot of the stuff you’ll read about after the break would be even better suited on mobile devices like iPhone and iPad. That’s where convenient extensions like password managers would shine.

Maybe iOS 5?

Read on for the good bits from the presser.

[Apple PR, Apple Safari Extensions Gallery]

“Safari 5 has been a big hit, and user response to the innovative new Safari Reader has been fantastic,” said Brian Croll, Apple’s vice president of OS X Product Marketing. “We’re thrilled to see so many leading developers creating great extensions and think our users are going to love being able to customize Safari.”

“Millions of our customers already use Amazon Wish Lists to store items they want to buy for themselves or receive as gifts,” said Gianna Puerini, vice president of Worldwide Design and Community at Amazon.com. “With Safari 5, we were able to quickly build the Add to Amazon Wish List extension that lets customers add items from any website to their Amazon Wish List with the click of a button.”

“We’re excited to continue working closely with Apple to bring visually compelling Bing experiences to Safari,” said Jeff Henshaw, general manager of Bing User Experience. “The Bing Extension for Safari brings Bing search intelligence to everyday browsing with Safari. When a user selects text in Safari, Bing instantly recognizes what they might need and pops up helpful, informative tips, from real time maps and driving directions to real time translations to direct web search results.”

“Using web standard technologies and Safari’s extension builder, we developed an MLB.com extension to give fans another way to consume up-to-the-moment baseball content, including live look-ins to games, right from the Safari toolbar,” said Noah Garden, executive vice president, Commerce and Sponsorship at MLB.com.

The Safari Extensions Gallery is accessible from the Safari menu or at extensions.apple.com. Users can download and install extensions from the gallery with a single click, and there’s no need to restart the browser. Extensions can be automatically updated and are easily managed within Safari. Users can enable or disable individual extensions, or turn off all extensions with one click.

Safari Extensions are built with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards, and can have all the power and functionality of advanced web applications. Every Safari Extension is signed with a digital certificate from Apple to prevent tampering and to verify that updates to the extension are from the original developer. Safari Extensions are sandboxed, so they can’t access information on a user’s system or communicate with websites aside from those specified by the developer. For increased stability, Safari Extensions run solely in the browser. “Our extension for Safari is a great way for readers to get all of the latest breaking news and all the important stories, blogs and columns they want to see,” said Denise Warren, general manager, NYTimes.com at The New York Times Company. “While you browse other sites in Safari, our extension checks for updates and slides in new headlines and thumbnails, so you won’t miss a thing.”

“Creating our Twitter extension in Safari couldn’t have been easier,” said Jason Goldman, vice president of Product at Twitter. “By providing features like the ability to tweet about a page and view trending topics, we’ve created a simple way to deliver relevant, interesting content to people regardless of where they are on the web.”

The Safari Extensions Gallery is accessible from the Safari menu or at extensions.apple.com. Users can download and install extensions from the gallery with a single click, and there’s no need to restart the browser. Extensions can be automatically updated and are easily managed within Safari. Users can enable or disable individual extensions, or turn off all extensions with one click.

Safari Extensions are built with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards, and can have all the power and functionality of advanced web applications. Every Safari Extension is signed with a digital certificate from Apple to prevent tampering and to verify that updates to the extension are from the original developer. Safari Extensions are sandboxed, so they can’t access information on a user’s system or communicate with websites aside from those specified by the developer. For increased stability, Safari Extensions run solely in the browser.

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Source: TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog | 28 Jul 2010 | 2:28 pm UTC

iOS 4 features: Sync multiple IMAP accounts with Notes

With iOS 4, the built-in Notes app gets the ability to sync with multiple IMAP accounts, including MobileMe and Gmail. When you set up MobileMe or Gmail (not via Google Sync/ActiveSync/Exchange but via the Gmail button) there’s a toggle to turn notes sync on or off.

If you enable notes sync for multiple accounts, you get a new Accounts button at the top left of the Notes app. Tapping it takes you to a new screen where you can choose to view All Notes, just the notes on your iPhone, or just the notes that are synced via IMAP to your email account(s).

Those notes then appear in your desktop and web-based IMAP clients as well, like Apple’s Mac Mail.app (in Marker Felt, ugh!) and Gmail.com.

If you’re using multiple IMAP Notes accounts, let us know how it’s working for you. For more features, see our complete iOS 4 walkthrough.

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Source: TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog | 28 Jul 2010 | 12:37 pm UTC

UPDATED: How’s your iPhone 3G on iOS 4 working?

It’s been a little while now since iOS 4 was released so we thought we’d check back and see how it’s working (or not) for those of you with the 2008 iPhone 3G?

My iPhone 3G (above, yeah, cracked perhaps a tad poetically) really chugged away at first, but after a clean install (not restored from backup) and turning off Spotlight Search, it’s working much better now. Of course, if you’ve gotten used to an iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS, it’s obviously slower but if its your one and only — or newly acquired hand-me-down, it’s almost as fast as it was under iOS 3.x.

Let us know your experience, and if you’ve come across any other speed tips we’d love to hear them.

Update: According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is looking into the issue. [WSJ]

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Source: TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog | 28 Jul 2010 | 12:25 pm UTC

Apple Peel case attempts to turn iPod touch into iPhone

Apple Peel 520 is an adapter case that just might hack your iPod touch into something closer to an iPhone, courtesy of a VoIP client, SIM card, and a dream:

Powered by an Infineon baseband chip, this adapter not only offers voice calling and text messaging (presumably requiring a jailbroken iPod touch for the apps; GPRS not possible yet), but it also doubles up as an 800mAh battery and provides 4.5 hours of call time or 120 hours of standby juice.

Whether this ever hits the market in Asia — let alone North America — is anyone’s guess but if it did show up, would you want?

[Engadget]

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Source: TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog | 28 Jul 2010 | 12:14 pm UTC

Cloud-everything and surviving a security incident - SAGE-AU NSW monthly meeting

When: Tuesday 20 July 2010, 7pm Where: Sydney, downstairs at Atlassian, 173-185 Sussex St. Two great presentations, the first by Glenn Butcher (Atlassian) on “surviving a security incident” and the second by Andrew Cook (Smartworx) on issues and strategies particularly around online apps and architectures.

More Info: http://anyvite.com/rocftyviex

Source: TechEvents.com.au | 18 Jul 2010 | 3:36 am UTC

CA Expo ‘10 - Realise the Possibilities

Now in its eleventh year, CA Expo is the one of the largest IT Management events in Australia.  Now that the economic uncertainty of the past 12 months is behind us, we can look to the future. Virtualisation has helped build our platform for growth but are we ready to jump at full velocity into the Cloud? Can we turn theory into reality? CA Expo 2010 will challenge your assumptions; with new thinking, new strategies, and new real-world stories. Crossing the spectrum of IT Management, Security and Governance, learn more in one day than others will in 12 months. At CA Expo ‘10 you’ll be able to touch and feel technology that breaks down the barriers to cloud computing and virtualisation adoption for the first time. CA Expo 09 is free to attend for IT and business professionals.

Melbourne - Tuesday 20th July 2010 Crown Towers 8.30am
Sydney - Wednesday 21st July 2010 Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre 8.30am

For more information visit http://www.ca.com/au/content/campaign.aspx?cid=231362.

Source: TechEvents.com.au | 21 Jun 2010 | 10:29 am UTC

SAGE-AU 2010: The 19th Australian System Administrator’s Conference

Hobart, Tasmania. August 9th - 13th, 2010  Join us for 3 days of training followed by 2 days of technical and information sessions.

* Dedicated Microsoft and Solaris training streams.

* A new “Foundations of system Administration” stream, designed especially for those who are new to System Administration.

This stream includes a mix of technical and non-technical sessions designed to provide new SysAdmins a solid grounding in key skills and knowledge needed to be effective System Administrators.

Keynote address:  Tom Limoncelli International author of The Practice of “System and Network Administration”, and the O’Reilly book Time Management for System Administrators.

For more information visit http://conference.sage-au.org.au.

Source: TechEvents.com.au | 5 Jun 2010 | 2:40 pm UTC

PRINCE2 Training Sydney

method360’s PRINCE2 training course in Adelaide on the 16th - 20th August 2010. Prince2 is the worldwide standard in project management and since it was mandated by the Australian Federal Government its uptake is increasing exponentially here in Australia.  Don’t miss out on that job or promotion that you have been working towards just because you are not a PRINCE2 Practitioner. Visit the method today to see how you could benefit from a becoming a PRINCE2 practitioner. Visit http://www.method360.com.au or call 1300 100 360.

http://www.method360.com.au/training-courses/prince2-project

Source: TechEvents.com.au | 5 Jun 2010 | 2:25 pm UTC

SAGE-AU Qld Chapter May Meeting

When: 11 May 2010
Where: Queensland
Time: 18:30 - 20:00

Common Information Security Vulnerabilities and Trends - Wipul Jayawickrama

Agenda:
18:30 Welcome and Business at hand

18:45 Talk

20:00 Meeting Close

Abstract:
No, this isn’t just about having patching up to date. Wipul has been conducting technical vulnerability assessments of heterogeneous systems over the past seven years. In this interactive session he will discuss most commonly found security vulnerabilities, future vulnerability trends and suggest simple yet effective mechanisms to keep systems and networks secure against most types of attacks.

About the presenter:
Wipul is an IT and Security professional, with over 16 years of both tech and management experience. He has worked in the finance and banking , Internet services, software development and technology services sectors, and currently consults to high profile Government and Corporate clients in many diverse industry sectors in the Asia Pacific Region including Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka.

He is a co-author of ‘Next Generation SSH2 Implementation’ published by Syngress in 2008.

Who:
SAGE-AU Members, System Administrators
Visitors are welcome. (After attending two meetings, visitors should become members.)
http://www.sage-au.org.au/member.html

Venue:
Level 1, 232 St. Pauls Terrace (cnr of Love St), Fortitude Valley (i.e. @ Bridgepoint). Opposite St Johns and the Lady Gowrie Childcare Centre.

Source: TechEvents.com.au | 10 May 2010 | 8:06 am UTC

SAGE-AU Victorian Chapter Meeting

When: 11 May 2010
Time: 7:00 PM till 8:00 PM (or until we’ve finished)
Where: Melbourne (Ground Floor Tutorial Room, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne, Parkville)

Microsoft Windows 7. Presented by Jeff Alexander, IT Pro Evangelist | “microsoft australia”. Jeff will give a short introduction to Windows 7, then open the discussion up to questions and answers. So bring your best “Microsoft Windows Desktop” questions.

Source: TechEvents.com.au | 9 May 2010 | 9:36 am UTC

Melbourne VMware Users Group

When: June 3 2010
Where: Melbourne

Please join us for the upcoming Melbourne VMware User Group meeting on Thursday, June 3rd.

This is a great opportunity to meet with your peers to discuss virtualization trends, best practices and the latest technology.

More Info: www.vmware.com/a/events/vmug

Source: TechEvents.com.au | 9 May 2010 | 9:30 am UTC

SAGE-AU NSW - Save Your Bacon

When: Tuesday 18 May 2010, 7pm
Where: Sydney, downstairs at Atlassian, 173-185 Sussex St.

Doing enterprise backup and restore the right way can save your bacon. Get advice and tips from an industry expert in an informal presentation targeted at system administrators.

More Info: anyvite.com/tdo7hifw7c

Source: TechEvents.com.au | 9 May 2010 | 9:25 am UTC

Blogging with your iPhone

Darren Rowse from ProBlogger posted what is perhaps the most thorough review of blogging using your iPhone I’ve come across. As with all good blog posts, the comments in this particular post have great value.

I’ve been Tweeting a little about my initial experience of the iPhone and quite a few of my Twitter buddies have asked me to write a review of the iPhone as a blogging tool. I am not writing a general review here of the iPhone as a phone - but want to focus this upon it as a tool for bloggers.

http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/05/the-iphone-3g-as-a-blogging-tool-my-review/

Source: iPhoneMad.com | 11 Aug 2008 | 2:27 pm UTC

CAPS Lock on the iPhone Keyboard

Did you know that the iPhone keyboard does have a CAPS Lock function? Just go into Settings > General > Keyboard and you will see the option there hiding, switched off by default. Just switch it on and enjoy having the ability to type in capitals buy double tapping the Shift key.

Source: iPhoneMad.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:05 am UTC

British Airways iPhone App

Yet another iPhone application has been released that seems to be getting quite a bit of attention. It’s interesting to see how many people pay attention to a mobile application released by someone other than Google, MySpace or YouTube - that is someone whose core business isn’t technology.

British Airways iPhone App

The app provides real-time information on all of the British Airways flights’ arrivals and departure times, and a full interface to current timetables.

You can download the British Airways app for free from the App Store. You can also check out the official British Airways site for more information.

Those watching the iPhone app space have seen lots of these sorts of applications popping up over the past few weeks, and as many predicted, it’s evidence of the start of a true mobile wave.

Source: iPhoneMad.com | 27 Jul 2008 | 4:55 pm UTC

How Tough is an iPhone? iPhone Stress Test Video

It’s a question I’ve been asked quite a few times, usually related to questions about what sort of iPhone case or iPhone protector screen is the best. If you’d like to see what happens to an iPhone after it’s been thoroughly abused (dropped and scratched), check out the original iPhone Stress Test at PCWorld.com.

This video is a classic and should give all new iPhone owners a little more confidence handling their new gadget.

Source: iPhoneMad.com | 27 Jul 2008 | 4:24 pm UTC

Review - QuickSend App

QuickSend is a simple app that lets you send quick email messages from your iPhone. It’s interface is extremely simple, and for what it does, that’s all it needs to be. You simply select the recipient and a predefined message, such as “I love you” or “I’m running late”.

For a mobile application, it’s simplicity nails it, however it would be good if you could add to these messages. Another useful feature would be the ability to select “favorite” recipients. I’d also like to see this have “Email it!” as well as “SMS it!”, that would really rock.

All in all, worth installing if you use your iPhone for sending email and frequently find yourself sending simple messages to people.

Source: iPhoneMad.com | 27 Jul 2008 | 4:12 pm UTC

iPhone Wallpaper Collection

Following on from the post on creating your own iPhone wallpaper, if you’d prefer to check out a gallery of iPhone wallpaper that others have already created, check out the massive collection at the Flickr iPhone Wallpapers pool. Get yourself a cup of coffee, it’s real big. Actually, 6,437 items at the time of writing to be exact.

NOTE: Remember, once you have an image in your photo collection on your iPhone, you can click the icon with the arrow (bottom right hand corner) and select the option “Use As Wallpaper”.

Source: iPhoneMad.com | 27 Jul 2008 | 4:43 am UTC

Creating Your Own iPhone Wallpaper

Here’s everything you need to know if you want to make your own iPhone Wallpaper. There are hundreds of tutorials on creating iPhone Wallpaper with gradients or reflective text, but if you already have a grip on creating custom images and know what you want to do, all you really need are the dimensions.

• Dimensions: 320 px Width x 480 px Height
• Resolution: 72 dpi (although you can increase this)

Save your image as a JPG and transfer it to your iPhone using iTunes (add it to your Photos). Once it’s transferred, you will be able to view it as a regular photo and set is as your Wallpaper (by hitting the bottom right hand icon and selecting “Use As Wallpaper”).

As you’d expect this also works for the iPod Touch as well.

Source: iPhoneMad.com | 27 Jul 2008 | 4:40 am UTC

Taking Screenshots with your iPhone

If you want to capture an error message or just a plain screenshot, iPhoneMad.com has a tip that tells you how to capture a screenshot using a built-in iPhone feature.

You can read the article here:

http://iphonemad.com/taking-a-screenshot-with-your-iphone/

Source: iPhoneSecurity.org | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:22 pm UTC

4 Ways to Extend Your iPhone Battery Life

Want to squeeze a little extra juice out of your iPhone battery? Follow this simple points taken from intomobile.com and tuaw.com.

1) Turn off “Ask to Join Networks” in Settings > Wi-Fi. Unless you really need this feature, it’s going to be prompting you to join networks as you move from place to place.

2) Set “Fetch New Data” to Manual. Of course you will have to manually request a refresh, but it will cut down on automated fetching.

3) Kill all applications by holding down the Home button. You will notice s light fade effect when it’s complete.

4) Turn off “Location Services” under General > Location Services. This is used in “Locate Me” type of applications (i.e. Maps), however it depends who you ask if this is actually a battery drain. Some say it is, so I’m listing it here.

This list is a work-in-progress so I will add to this and adjust it if necessary!

Source: iPhoneMad.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 12:13 pm UTC

iPhone Forensics Book Rough Cut

O’Reilly’s have just released a “Rough Cut” version on their upcoming “iPhone Forensics” book. Looking at the TOC, it looks very cool. I’ve only just started reading it myself, but already I can clearly tell that if you have an interest in security, you will love this.

iPhone Forensics gives IT professionals, security personnel, and law enforcement the knowledge needed to conduct forensic analysis of an iPhone. This book shows the reader how to recover sensitive information from the device and perform disaster recovery, and walks the reader through various scenarios for recovering different types of information. With this guide, the reader will be able to effectively recover live, lost, or deleted email, photos, voicemail, Google Maps searches, typing cache, and other sensitive data retained by the iPhone. The reader will learn advanced techniques including data recovery, properly preserving and preparing evidence, and technical techniques such as bypassing basic passcode security or recovering data even after a full restore (by say, a disgruntled employee). Finally, the reader will learn how to properly wipe an iPhone clean of all data for resale or reissue - something Apple’s own restore process fails to do.

You can order the book yourself online here.

Source: iPhoneSecurity.org | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:47 am UTC

iPhone Style Graphics for Photoshop

Kudos to BittBox.com for creating some nice iPhone style graphics and making the Photoshop files available to all. These will definitely save time if you’re working on a project and need this sort of thing.

iPhone Style Graphics

They are available for Photoshop CS1, CS3 and PNG here. If you end up using them, give the folks at BittBox.com a yell, I’m sure they’ll appreciate it.

Source: iPhoneMad.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:38 am UTC

Taking a Screenshot with your iPhone

Here’s a neat tip if you haven’t come across it already.

To take a screenshot, simply hold the Home button and press the power button. You will notice the screen flash, which means the screenshot has been taken. You should now find the image in Camera > Photo Roll.

Source: iPhoneMad.com | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:29 am UTC

First Anti Virus Application for iPhone

A recent article from Hack In The Box talks about the first anti virus application for the iPhone, although technically it resides on an OS X desktop.

The application, called Virus Barrier has been developed by a French company called Intego.

Source: iPhoneSecurity.org | 21 Jul 2008 | 4:14 pm UTC

Useful iPhone Security Settings and Information

Xeno Kovah has published a little gem of a collection of iPhone security tidbits.

For example, one of the questions is “what is the NMAP output?”.

Nmap output?:
Nothing. The iPhone is not running any services listening on any TCP ports, and silently drops all unrequested packets.

Other questions include Bluetooth capability, Safari options, network fingerprint and other goodies.

Props go out to Xeno!

Read the full thing here: http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~xsk/iPhoneSecuritySettings.html.

Source: iPhoneSecurity.org | 4 Jul 2008 | 1:36 pm UTC

iPhone in the Corporate Environment

Builder AU have posted an interesting article titled “The boss’s iPhone: Your worst security nightmare” which talks about the popularity of the iPhone making it a juicy target, and the implications of iPhone’s being used in a corporate environment.

As employee-owned portable devices become more sophisticated they become less secure, according to one analyst — and the more senior an employee, the less compliant they are when it comes to protecting the information on those devices.

You can read the article here: http://www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/The-boss-s-iPhone-Your-worst-security-nightmare/0,339028227,339284001,00.htm.

Source: iPhoneSecurity.org | 4 Jul 2008 | 1:24 pm UTC

Robert Vamosi on iPhone Security

Robert Vamosi has written a piece on the pros and cons of iPhone security.

The iPhone is likely to be one of the most complex smart phones that we’ve seen to date. As such, it will be challenging to have to a completely secure code base.

You can read the article here.

It was written a while back now, but interesting reading withstanding.

Source: iPhoneSecurity.org | 22 Jun 2008 | 9:39 am UTC

Thoughts on iPhone Security from TUAW

The Unofficial Apple Weblog has a post on iPhone security that has some interesting comments. To summarise the article, with great power comes great responsibility.

http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/11/thoughts-on-iphone-security/

It’s well worth reading the comments.

Source: iPhoneSecurity.org | 22 Jun 2008 | 8:48 am UTC