Software

Google shows developers how to make Chrome act like the default browser in iOS – YAHOO!

After arriving on the iPhone and iPad late last month, the browser quickly became the most popular free app in Apple’s App Store. More than 10,000 users have reviewed Chrome so far and it holds a near-perfect four and a … Continue reading

Apple iOS in-app purchases hacked; allows users to download anything for free – Macdaily News

“A Russian developer has published a method of obtaining in-app purchases from iOS apps for free,” Jordan Kahn reports for 9to5Mac. “The ‘in-app proxy’ method does not require a jailbreak, can be completed by novices in three steps …

How to protect your app from the Apple iOS in-app purchase hack – ZDNet

News broke today that a Russian developer has hacked Apple’s In-App Purchase program for iOS, allowing users to circumvent the payment process and essentially steal in-app content. Users don’t even have to jailbreak their device. While Apple has …

Intel OS X binary of latest multiplatform malware discovered – CNET News

Since Apple has removed Java from OS X in Lion, these users will not be affected by the malware should they run into it. Additionally, in Apple’s latest updates to Java it implemented an automatic-disabling routine that turns off the … Continue reading

iOS Hack Provides Free Access to In-App Content – PC Magazine

It also works on devices running iOS 3.0 and above. The developer … Rather than the usual request for password and confirmation from Apple, a window (above) will pop up that says “Like in-appstore.com?” There’s the option to choose a … Continue reading

New iOS hack yields in-app freebies – CNET News

Its creators claim it works all the way back to iOS 3, which is when in-app purchasing was first added. CNET has contacted Apple about the exploit, and will update this post when we hear back. Apple introduced in-app purchasing … Continue reading

Hungry? Apple Adds ‘Food and Drink’ Section to App Store – Mashable

“Food & Drink” joins other app categories such as education, entertainment and finance as a part of an effort to help Apple device users find programs based on their area of interest. SEE ALSO: Corrupt Apps Flood iOS App Store … Continue reading

Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K760 works with all your Apple devices – Computerworld

But for those with multiple Apple products, the even bigger appeal of the K760 … or F3you want to use for that Mac or iOS device. Then you simply use the OS X or iOS Bluetooth-pairing procedure. You repeat this … Continue reading

Apple’s iOS has pulled ahead of Android – mobile ad agency – National Business Review

Apple iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) have over-taken Google Android-based phones in New Zealand market share – or at least according to one mobile ad services company. InMobi recorded the following market share for the second quarter: A spokeswoman told … Continue reading

Apple iOS in-app purchases hacked – Forbes

Russian developer ZonD80 has figured out a way to circumvent Apple‘s iOS In-App Purchasing mechanism, allowing users to download anything they want, for free. The hack, which doesn’t require users to jailbreak their iOS device (and which …