iOS – programs for Apple mobile devices
Apr 20
Of all the interesting terminology which has passed into the language following the emergence of newer technology, don’t you think that ‘the cloud’ is among the most inventive. I do, yet it is both appropriate and somewhat misleading at the same time. The term itself is a metaphor for the internet and, although it conjures …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/04/polkast-the-cloud-you-have-when-youre-not-having-the-cloud/
Apr 18
A few months ago, I wrote a post about my impressions with the Android version of the wonderful cross-platform productivity suite SpringPad. The App and corresponding website have gone through many changes since then, both in design and function. The new SpringPad still aims to do what it has always done best—giving you the tools …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/04/springpad-goes-social-makes-major-changes-gets-all-clean-and-fresh-for-spring/
Mar 22
The Mac Observer is reporting on a vulnerability issue related to Mobile Safari on iPhones and iPads running iOS 5.1. Earlier versions may be affected as well.
David Vieira-Kurz of MajorSecurity discovered the vulnerability and has issued a security alert.
The vulnerability allows malicious sites to display a false URL in the Safari address bar. …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/03/mobile-safari-vulnerability-identified/
Feb 09
The past couple of days have seen a furor erupt over the shenanigans of two popular apps for iPhone. The ‘Path’ social media application, which is readily available via the Apple App Store and described as “the smart journal that helps you share life with the ones you love“, has apparently been transmitting users entire …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/iphone-apps-collecting-sensitive-data-without-permission/