Russian hacker publishes way to get Apple's in-app purchases for FREE

A Russian hacker has discovered an easy way to get in-app purchases on the iPhone and iPad for free.

The process is potentially damaging for Apple's iOS developers whose main revenue comes from the paid upgrades.

Users just have to download security certificates from the hacker's website and change a setting on your device's wi-fi connection.

According to the Huffington Post, the Apple blog 9to5Mac has confirmed that the hack does work on several of its devices which run systems iOS3 to the up-coming iOS6.

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Rockstar’s Max Payne Will Release On Android and iOS This Month

All the Rockstar’s Max Payne fans out there, your favorite title is coming to iOS and Android platform and that too this month!. It’s the first time a big title is announced for release just days before its launch. 

Rockstar :-

We’re pleased to announce that Max Payne Mobile will be available exclusively for iOS devices on Thursday, April 12th, with the Android version launching two weeks later on April 26th.

The full classic Max Payne PC experience, Max Payne Mobile has been optimized for both iOS and Android devices and features HD graphics, high-resolution textures, Social Club connectivity and user-customizable controls.

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No more Jailbreaking access to iOS!! Says a 14 years old Pakistani boy

There is no dearth of record breaking MCPs in Pakistan. Arfa Karim, whose tragic death made headlines around the world, was one of the world's youngest MCP of her time.

Now 14-years old Babar Iqbal from remote area of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, has set a world record by publishing his first research paper on digital forensic science. The field of Digital Forensic Science covers the recovery and investigation of data in digital devices and is often used to aid computer crime investigations.

Babar’s research pertains to Apple iDevices (iPad, iPhone, iPod) and has been accepted by the 8th IEEE International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology. He has been invited to present his research at the conference as well.

Jailbreaking is gaining illegal root access to iOS, Apple’s operating system, through use of custom kernels. Devices which run iOS include the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. On a jailbroken device, one could download application, themes and other stuff that is unavailable through the official Apple store.

What sets his method apart is that it doesn’t require jailbreaking and can image an iDevice in less than 30 minutes.

Read more: Pro Pakistani

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Apple iOS Devices most used for Online Browsing In 2011, Java and Android Followed Afterwards

[ via Chip Hazard ] 2 Jan

Apple concluded its 2011’s proceedings on a positive note with NetMarketShare statistics showing over 52-percent of mobile devices found browsing online were using iOS. Apple’s platform arch-rival, the Google’s open-source Android was way behind with only 16-percent share. 

According to the latest figures, iOS was on top of the list with more than half of the mobile devices were using Apple’s operating system that were seen online in December. However, the situation is not so-cozy as the share of iOS has dropped significantly compared to October (at that time, iOS was cruising with 61.5% share).

Read more: Chip Hazard

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Hackers Get iOS Apps Running On Apple TV At Full 720p Resolution

[ via Chip Hazard ] 1 Jan

Looks like it’s all work and no play for iOS developers Steven Toroughten-Smith and TheMudkip, as they have worked round the clock without celebrating the new year to successfully hack the 2nd generation Apple TV to run iOS apps at full resolution.

After getting Siri to work on older models, these developers started working on bringing compatibility for iOS apps on Apple TV and after successfully making it possible they now achieved to run the apps at full 720p resolution. 

Credit: Steve Troughton-Smith

A video was also released which showed the developers running the apps via custom springboard. However the compatibilty is still not official for public use at this time. At the time this hack serves only as a concept and it’s quite possible that such a hack would release in public which would definitely encourage Apple to make TV specific apps.

As Troughten points out, just like the treatment unofficial iPhone apps got back in 2007 which then made Apple to make an app store, same wold be the treatment expected with the current endeavor for Apple TV.

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Why is the Windows Phone Failing?

[ via Business Insider ] 27 Dec

A former GM who used to work on Windows Phone 7 for Microsoft, Charlie Kindel, took to his personal blog today with some thoughts on why Microsoft's mobile efforts seem so stagnant.

According to Kindel, Android is crushing iOS and Windows Phone 7 when it comes to market-share simply because its open platform allows manufacturers and carriers to get away with whatever they want, while cranking out dozens of devices a year.

Here's Kindel:

Google has been wildly successful with Android (at least in terms of units) because Android was built to reduce friction between all sides of the market. It ‘bows down’ to the device manufactures AND the carriers. It enabled device manufactures to do what they do best (build lots of devices). It enabled carriers to do what they do best (market lots of devices). It enabled users tons of choice. My hypothesis is that it also enables too much fragmentation that will eventually drive end users nuts.

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Hacker i0n1c Reveals Intentions for Developing Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 4.3.5

[ via Chip Hazard ] 23 Dec

Renowned hacker and security mastermind Stefan Esser aka “i0n1c” has revealed his intentions of developing an untethered jailbreak for an  iOS 4.3.5 out of the blue. You got it right, jailbreak for4.3.5 rather than for the  latest version 5.0.1 or not even 5!.

Just in case you are a new iPhone user, no untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.5 has been released till now which is the main reason why people are sticking to the version 4.3.3 who haven’t migrated to the 5th version yet. 

Read details at:  Chip Hazard

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Android Becoming More Popular Than iOS, More Than 0.7 Million Android Devices Getting Activated Daily

[ via Chip Hazard ] 21 Dec

Well if Apple doesn’t have to fret, it has to sweat at-least. According to a recent tweet by Andy Rubin (Google’s Android Chief), over 700,000 android units get live every day (roughly 21 million every month). 

This latest confirmation has come after Google revealed that over 550,000 units are activated everyday in its quarterly report last July. Mr. Rubin also stated that they count a device only once, so his figures don’t include resold devices. 

He clarified that on Google’s own social networking site Google+.

For those wondering, we count each device only once (ie, we don’t count re-sold devices), and ‘activations’ means you go into a store, buy a device, put it on the network by subscribing to a wireless service.

Read more about Android popularity at Chip Hazard 

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Why Eric Schmidt's prediction about Android vs. iOS development is dead wrong

[ via Network World ] 15 Dec

From Schmidt’s perspective, it’s nothing more than a numbers game. More Android users = more potential customers = more attractive platform for developers. That, however, is an overly simplistic view of mobile development resting on the erroneous assumption that all mobile users, across all platforms, are one and the same.

The reality is much more nuanced and can be boiled down to a simple precept – not all smartphone users are created equal.

Here are some reasons why Eric Schmidt's prediction may be wrong:

Developers distinguish between certain kinds of users

Follow the money trail

About all those Android Users

The Groupon effect

Malware, ease of payment, and app selection

So what's the conclusion?

Read the interesting survey and analysis HERE to know more about the reasons highlighted above and the conclusion.

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Download Microsoft’s SkyDrive iOS App For iPhone and Windows Phone

[ via Chip Hazard ] 13 Dec

Microsoft has released its cloud storage app “SkyDrive” Tuesday for both Windows Phone and iPhone which is available for free download.

The app allows uploads of videos and photos to SkyDrive, as well as opening and managing files, bringing iCloud and Dropbox like file management and syncing features.

Note: At the moment Skydrive is available for Download for the iPhone version, the Windows Phone version will appear in the market place soon enough.

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Fake Driving License ID Creating iOS App Download Removed From App Store

[ via Chip Hazard ] 12 Dec

Apple has removed the fake drivers license iOS app from the App Store after two years of its existence. The iOS app allowed the users to easily create fake digital IDs by jusst inseting their photo in an authentic looking drivers license frame, reports Chip Hazard.

Apple seems to be very confused when it comes to approving applications, as it first approves the app and then removes it for some legal reason jut like that Unlimited Tethering app they approved and removed the same day - this app rested in the app store for a long 2 years before Apple finally thought to remove it.

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Download Google Currents for Android and iOS - New Alternative to Flipboard

[ Chip Hazard ] 8 Dec

Looks like it’s not only the service downtime that should worry Flipboard owners because today, Google has decided to jump “in their domain” and has launched its own social magazine application called “Currents”.

According to Google:

Google Currents is a new application for Android devices, iPads and iPhones that lets you explore online magazines and other content with the swipe of a finger. It brings together this content in a beautiful and simple way so you can easily navigate between words, pictures and video on your smartphone or tablet.

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Android to be Favorite Platform for Developers Over iOS in 6 Months - Predicts Google Chairman

[ Chip Hazard / Wahaab JB ] 7 Dec

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt predicts that mobile developers will prioritize Android over iOS  in the next six months as he believes the high volume of Android shipments (which gave Google that largest share of worldwide smartphone sales) will make Android the favorite platform for developers.

Schmidt at the LeWeb conference in Paris is reported to have said:

Ultimately, application vendors are driven by volume, and volume is favored by the open approach Google is taking. There are so many manufacturers working to deliver Android phones globally.

Whether you like Android or not, you will support that platform, and maybe you’ll even deliver it first.

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Apple’s Code Names For Its iOS Versions Unveiled By Developer

[via Chip Hazard ] 4 Dec

We have been hearing code names for Android OS version releases but what about Apple ? . Well apparently like Android, Apple also have code names for its OS version releases as unveiled by a developer.

Those name are not sugary like Honey or Ice cream like Android but still the code names for iOS versions are quite interesting. Following are the code names for iOS versions in ascending order :-

• 1.0: Alpine (1.0.0 – 1.0.2: Heavenly)
• 1.1: Little Bear (1.1.1: Snowbird, 1.1.2: Oktoberfest)
• 2.0: Big Bear
• 2.1: Sugarbowl
• 2.2: Timberline
• 3.0: Kirkwood
• 3.1: Northstar
• 3.2: Wildcat (iPad only)
• 4.0: Apex
• 4.1: Baker
• 4.2: Jasper (4.2.5 – 4.2.10: Phoenix)
• 4.3: Durango
• 5.0: Telluride
• 5.1: Hoodoo

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Controversial Tracker CarrierIQ Found on iPhone

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News regarding Carrier IQ, a third-party service loaded on certain smartphones that's capable of tracking users and even recording keystrokes, has been spreading rapidly in the past few days, though the original discovery happened back in March. 

The world is still learning more about what the service specifically does, but the latest news is that references to Carrier IQ were found in Apple's iOS, the operating system used by the iPhone and iPad. 

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Internet Tethering iOS App Approved and Removed the Same Day from App Store

Chip Hazard 29 Nov

Apple today approved an internet tethering iOS app in the App store and then later on removed it from the App store claiming it to be burdening the carriers.

That iOS app was know as “iTether” and was able to share iPhone’s internet connection with PC or Mac via USB cable for just one time fee of $14.99 . It seemed odd at first that Apple approved something which it hesitated to approve before due to agreement issues with carriers but the mistake was short-lived as they later on removed it, says Chip Hazard.

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