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Its also safe to say many iOS users are not happy about this.  Many people by iPhone’s because its suppose to be more secure. However, its seems this is a case of users falling for a phishing scam so its not a ‘hack’ into Apple or your phone.  Yet one more reminder to NEVER give your password over email…. EVER!

As of this writing, still no answer from Apple on how to deal with this short of taking your phone to the Apple store.

Source: Apple Inc.

This has been a rough few days for Apple.  A ‘goto fail’ hole appeared in the OS that lets people defect a security server key which lets them do .. well not sure.  From a quick read of the code, seems like if you can get a false handshake to work then depending on the package you could redirect emails, sms messages, perhaps redirect the auth process and make the user buy something from the store?  Not sure, but here is the code.

static OSStatus SSLVerifySignedServerKeyExchange(SSLContext *ctx, bool isRsa, SSLBuffer signedParams, uint8_t *signature, UInt16 signatureLen) { OSStatus err; … if ((err = SSLHashSHA1.update(&hashCtx, &serverRandom)) != 0) goto fail; if ((err = SSLHashSHA1.update(&hashCtx, &signedParams)) != 0) goto fail; goto fail; if ((err = SSLHashSHA1.final(&hashCtx, &hashOut)) != 0) goto fail; … fail: SSLFreeBuffer(&signedHashes); SSLFreeBuffer(&hashCtx); return err; }

However, Apple has said they released a fix, so if you are swinging an Apple device, you may want to path up quickly.

In case you missed it, GooPhone created a real function Android 4 phone called the GooPhone i5. (cool eh? Check the pic at the end of this post.) that matches the iphone 5 specs. No word on the docking connector though.  Would be so funny if they match that as well. Now what is really funny is when you look at the advert to the right, its using what looks like an iPhone login.  They are really pushing it aren’t they?

Ok, ok, the odds of this holding up anywhere but China are pretty weak, but who knows?  With Chinese law this could actually happen.  Hey, they made the phone first!  Thus when the iphone5 comes out, its a ‘copy’ of their phone!  Seriously! And it not like this has not happened before.  Remember the Chinese company Proview?  They successfully sued Apple for $60 million for infringement on the name iPad.  So why not?

Now would GooPhone try to file in the US and other countries?  Why not?  Nothing to lose really.  The iPhone 5 does not come out till the 12th, so there is still time to do a Edison run to the patent office.

In case you still have not see the actual phone, here you go.  Your welcome.

Ah never mind.  This tuned out to be fake.  Oh but I wish it was true. 

This is just TOO good.  I read a story in thepaperblog on how Samsung paid Apple in nickles!  30 Trucks full! Seems the laywer forgot to include any clause about HOW to make the payments.  Nice.  Seems the way is not over between these two.  Not sure how Apple will respond to this, they already went thermonuclear remember, so I guess its going to be tit-for-tat.  However, look for some serious digs at Samsung in the next Apple adverts.     Excerpts from the story..

This morning more than 30 trucks filled with 5-cent coins arrived at Apple’s headquarters in California. Initially,  the security company that protects the facility said the trucks were in the wrong place, but minutes later, Tim Cook (Apple CEO) received a call from Samsung CEO explaining that  they will pay $1 billion dollars for the fine recently ruled against the South Korean company in this way.

This dirty but genius geek troll play is a new headache to Apple executives as they will need to put in long hours counting all that money, to check if it is all there and to try to deposit it crossing fingers to hope a bank will accept all the coins.

Lee Kun-hee, Chairman of Samsung Electronics, told the media that his company is not going to be intimidated by a group of “geeks with style” and that if they want to play dirty, they also know how to do it.

You can use your coins to buy refreshments at the little machine for life or melt the coins to make computers, that’s not my problem, I already paid them and fulfilled the law.

Another win for Samsung: in the D’889 patent, which covers the look of the iPad’s design, including the edge-to-edge glass, thin bezel, and rounded corners. In this case, the jury found that the Galaxy Tab did not infringe Apple’s patents.

Samsung’s counter suite, that Apple infringed on ITS patents came up empty and was thus awarded no damages.

But to quote Brian Solis; Somebody just leaned over to the disappointed Samsung attorneys and asked, “How do you like them apples?”

Keep in mind this is not the end of the story.  If Samsung is blocked from selling its products, that will be far more costly then just $1B.  I am looking for Apple to push for just that.  Hopefully Samsung, now knowing where the edges are, will design a new line of phones around the patent and call that innovation.

More details as they come.

Here are the steps and links.. All from Apple.

Now, sign up for itunes music match.  Its only $25 a year.  Not bad . What will happen is itunes will upload all of your music ( or a sample) and look to see if they already have that song in their library.  You should have a list of songs that were ‘found’ and match on the system.

Now, ONLY delete the songs that have been found.  What will happen is itunes will notice that your local copy is gone, and will download a digital and thus far better copy then you had from tape!  Win!

The only issue on my side is I have a lot of music that is pretty unknown, so I’m only expecting a 75% match rate at best, but hey, 75% of CD quality is better then 100% at cassette quality.

Now full disclosure here, I have not done it yet. A friend of mine did and says it works.  I have LOTS of tapes and my last tape player broke in transit, so I still need to find a tape player, but I’m pretty sure this is going to work.  I’ll report back after I’ve converted my tape.  But don’t hold your breath, I have LOTS of tapes.