iPhone 3GS jailbreak, ‘purplera1n,’ hits Web
Hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone has let loose a jailbreaking app for the iPhone 3GS ahead of the iPhone dev team. For now, it’s Windows-only, but a Mac version is supposedly on the way.
Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID
Three just-published patent applications hint at the company’s future plans. But it could be a while before we see any of the functionality built into iPhones or other Apple devices.
Symantec’s Ramzan on solving the antivirus puzzle
q&a From puzzles and chess to ciphers and antivirus software, Zulfikar Ramzan talks about how he got into the computer security business and where it’s headed.
Defending against chemical and biological weapons
At the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Grounds facility in the Utah desert, researchers look for ways to protect soldiers against “bugs” that could easily kill or sideline them.
Week in review: A speedier new Firefox
Mozilla’s latest version plays catch-up with the browser competition. Also: the latest in Windows 7 news, and a Yahoo data center in a new shade of green.
Open source to shape cloud computing, but not dominate it
Open source has a role to play in cloud computing, but it’s likely not to be the vanquisher of old, proprietary dominance.
Firefox 3.5 and the potential of Web typography
Firefox 3.5 introduces a new embeddable font feature that can make Web typography much more visually appealing. But type foundries have to play along.
Sites that help you lodge complaints
If you’ve been wronged or you’re just not happy with the way you were treated, there are some sites on the Web that will help you get your voice heard.
Google App Engine misfires
A morning outage in Google App Engine–a hosting service for Web application developers–was resolved around noon Pacific Thursday.
iPhone heat issue much ado about nothing
Some reports on Friday claim that Apple admitted in a tech note to having heat issues with the iPhone 3GS, but that’s just not true.