Category Archives: Apple

Apple security for its Keynote tonight is HUGE

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“With less than 12 hours to go, security precautions for Apple’s big press event Tuesday have been taken to unprecedented levels.

Apple has wired the entire event auditorium — the Flint Center for the Performing Arts — with a brand new, state-of-the-art security system to lock down access and prevent leaks.

The auditorium is crawling with 24-hour security personnel. Anyone working at the massive show, from caterers to construction staff and technicians, is required to submit their phones to Apple’s security team. The phones’ cameras are being covered in special tamper-proof tape, which changes colour if removal is attempted.”

If you read the entire article at cultofmac it is pretty much certain that if you try to escape with any secrets you will be burnt alive before you can hit send!

More at http://www.cultofmac.com

iPhone 6 – 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch – will the 5.5 inch be more popular?

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If rumours all pan out, Apple will announce this Tuesday the new iPhone in 2 screen sizes, a 4.7 and 5.5 inch.

But will people really rush out and buy the larger 5.5 inch version? Or will the 4.7 inch which will still offer one handed use be the most popular version?

My prediction is there will be an initial rush on the larger 5.5 inch version, but over a course of a year it will be the 4.7 inch model that rules. Why? Well, my thoughts are as follows.

I have owned the Note, Note 2 and Note 3. I currently have the LG G3. All these are around the same screen size as the new larger iPhone. In fact the iPhone is very close in size to a Note 3, which is a two handed device. Assuming both new iPhones have increased screen resolutions and are identical, then not only will the 4.7 inch screened iPhone look better it will be of an acceptable size increase over the iPhone 5S for media and still an acceptable size for one handed use.

And at the end of the day the iPhone 5S had no issues selling itself with a 4 inch screen, so logic dictates whilst 5 inch plus screened phones are rising in popularity, people prefer ease of use using just one hand.

So what are your thoughts on this?

Apple – It is your turn to strike!

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Samsung, Sony, HTC, Huawei and many others have all laid their wares out for all to see.

Now in a few days time, it is down to Apple to steal everyones thunder with new iPhones, maybe iPads and a wearable or two.

Predictably, it will either be a stampede of hardware/software ecstasy or in reality it will just be small iterations over previous hardware.

Personally, I am not expecting miracles!

Gav & Dave’s Tech Podcast – podcast update

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The next episode of Gav & Dave’s Tech podcast is due out this Sunday.

However, due to the Apple Keynote speech a few days later on the Tuesday, Dave and I have decided to postpone the podcast for a week.

This means we will have all the latest gossip on all the new hotness that has been announced in the last few weeks. And there is a lot of new stuff to cover.

Why did Apple’s iCloud Fail? 2 Step wasn’t enough either?

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The recent celebrity attacks were sophisticated. But even if you had 2 step authentication that would not have been enough. 

Two-factor is billed by Apple and many security experts as a way to protect yourself from simple password theft. It requires that you have a code sent to your physical device to confirm that yes, it is you logging in to your Apple account.

However, Apple’s two-factor solution is actually incomplete. It does not cover many other iCloud services, including backups.

In fact, the only three things two-factor secures in iCloud are :-

1) Signing in to My Apple ID to manage their Apple account.
2)Making iTunes, App Store, or iBookstore purchases from a new device.
3) Receiving Apple ID-related support from Apple.

It does not, however, make you enter a verification code if you restore a new device from an iCloud backup. And that’s what the hackers are using. Download a backup and then explore away!

Apple responds to the supposed iCloud hack

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From Apple –

We wanted to provide an update to our investigation into the theft of photos of certain celebrities. When we learned of the theft, we were outraged and immediately mobilized Apple’s engineers to discover the source. Our customers’ privacy and security are of utmost importance to us. After more than 40 hours of investigation, we have discovered that certain celebrity accounts were compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions, a practice that has become all too common on the Internet. None of the cases we have investigated has resulted from any breach in any of Apple’s systems including iCloud or Find my iPhone. We are continuing to work with law enforcement to help identify the criminals involved.

To protect against this type of attack, we advise all users to always use a strong password and enable two-step verification. Both of these are addressed on our website at http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4232.

So there you have it.

Samsung announces upgraded Samsung Home Experience

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Samsung has announced an expansion to Smart Home Experience. This has an ability to work with third-party devices such as digital door locks and IP cameras.

No clear details as to the brands that will integrate into their home automation platform but Samsung should release a SDK later this year during Samsung Developer Conference.

Personally, the announcement seemed pie in the sky and perhaps trying to steal the thunder from Apple announced HomeKit which comes with iOS 8.

Of course, if you want home automation now, just buy the app Imperihome Pro. It’s what I use!

More info and Source – http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=40299