Seems that iPhone users have been the victim of some spam, not just any old spam though. This stuff was designed to hack into the phone, and with a single click gives hackers access to pretty much anything you wouldn’t want them to have.
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Written by Alex Iskold

Earlier this week Alex wrote about his favorite iPhone features . Most of you agreed that the iPhone is a unique, breakthrough device that is years ahead of other smart phones. A few of you said that there is nothing special about it, but one reader said that we should cover both the good and bad things about it. This reader gets his wish in this post, in which we take a look at things that are missing or need improvement in the iPhone.

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Here's a simple iPhone trick that could be very useful when you access many different Wi-Fi Networks. If you're in an airport or a coffee shop and you can't access the hotspot, the first thing you should do is trying to renew your DHCP lease.

To do so, go to "Settings > Wi-Fi" Networks and pick the network. In the DHCP panel, select the "Renew Lease" button. In many cases, this should re-establish a Wi-Fi connection.

If it looks like you're connected on the Wi-Fi network and every time you access a webpage it uses the Edge network, it might be related to a bad WEP password. To solve this, go to "Settings > Wi-Fi" and tap "More Info" next to the Wi-Fi network name and tap Forget this Network. Then try to make a new connection to this Wi-Fi network again.


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Everyday we are seeing more apps for the iPhone appear. Today's entry is from hosting company Media Temple . They have launched their AccountCenter product for the iPhone.

Jason McVearry, Partner Director notes, "This is the first fully functional web hosting account manager designed specifically for the iphone...meaning you can manage your domains, email, account settings and even reboot your server via your iphone."
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A service called iPodJuice claims to offer a full iPhone battery replacement and installation process for just $25. Sound to good to be true? Yeah, I think so too. I’m charging my iPhone 400 times today just so I can try out this service.

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Nearly everyone has heard of "iPod muggings"— thieves targeting unsuspecting users on the street because of the presence of those signature white headphones that indicate there's an expensive gadget on the other end. Of course, iPod users aren't the only ones who have ever had gadgets stolen—everything from CD players (yes, some people still use those) to PDAs to GPS units to cell phones have been attractive targets for thieves for years now. And while there have been some attempts to dissuade thieves from stealing our things, most have been pretty easy to get around. But what if a thief knew that if he (or she) stole that iPod, it would only have one charge cycle left before it became useless?
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Ever been in a situation where you had wished that your mobile phone could double up as a modem so that you can surf the internet in a place where Wi-Fi or internet connectivity is not available, then you will love this iPhone hack. Folks at Cre.ations.net have figured out how to tether your iPhone to get internet access with AT&T's EDGE network from your laptop.



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Only a few days after the iPhone went on sale, hackers were already kicking the wheels and checking under the hood to see if they could pimp out Apple's locked-down smartphone. After a month, they've made surprising progress. Below, we detail some of the milestone hacks for what has been called "the most significant consumer electronics product ever."

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If you’re an auction hound addicted to eBay then we may just have the application for you.
iPhoneMyeBay is an iPhone-formatted auction client from iPhoneAppLab ; at the moment you can’t search for items (although the wap.ebay.com portal for general cellphone use will allow that) but it can track and monitor those lovely porcelain kitten figurines on your watch list and you can also increase your bid.






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Wi-FiTV.com released iPhoneWi-FiTV for your iPhone. The specially formatted webpage and video player, gives iPhone users easy access to TV feeds.

The company is now offering five free streaming movies which can be viewed in the iPhone as an example of its technology and as a preview to a large number of movies it will be offering at
www.Wi-FiTV.com to various Internet-enabled devices.


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A crashed iPhone on display at the Apple Store. Taken, of course, with the functioning iPhone beside it.
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Google has released a beta version of an AJAX-powered version of its search page optimized in design and mechanics for use on Apple's iPhone. It's much easier to work with on the device than Google's standard search page.

Have a look:
iPhone google

Definitely worth a spot in your mobile Safari's bookmarks.

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Those pranksters at PC Mag have come up with a completely scientific methodology that predicts when you’re iPhone will bite the dust. Cuz, you know, you can’t replace the battery on your own. The iPhone is slated to hold 80 percent of a charge after 400 charges, but I think the foul weather has caused our friends to eat some mushrooms and they’re boosting that number to 450 cycles. They’ve also estimated that you’ll be charging your iPhone every 34 hours, so the math becomes very simple, 450 charges x 1.5 days = 675 days. Chances are you’ll be upgrading to 2G by then.
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Box.net , providers of free and paid-for Web storage have a slick new front-end for iPhone users. Once logged into your box.net account, you can access all your files and folders, using a scrolling hierarchical interface similar to that of the iPhone and iPod. Since it's still the same old Safari browser, you can't actually download any of the files to your iPhone, but it works great for viewing images, natively supported movie files, PDFs, Office documents, and text files on the go.

The real reason this would excite most people is the possibility of accessing music files to get around the limitation of the iPhone's 4 and 8 GB capacity. Unfortunately, in its current state, music files aren't working yet--despite the fact that the iPhone is perfectly capable of playing them. According to the folks at Box, it's the way it's been coded on their end, and a fix is in the works.

A feature I'd like to see that simply isn't possible is to upload several iPhone-captured images to your box.net account in bulk. The good news is that you can get around this by e-mailing the files as attachments to your box.net account via the iPhone's mail application.

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By Brian Briggs

Cupertino, CA – If you want to see the iPhone at an Apple store, be sure to bring some cash. Large crowds flocking to see the iPhone and next generation iPods have forced Apple to begin charging a $5 entrance fee for Apple stores. Many analysts anticipated the move, and expect a positive response from customers.

"Part of the move was to limit crowds to keep the stores safe, but also we wanted to keep the right kind of people in the stores," said vice president of retail outlets, Vince Sciopiano. "By 'right kind of people' I mean true Apple customers with money, willing to pay just to look at our newest wares."

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Computer security researchers at Independent Security Evaluators say they've found a way to take control of an iPhone by way of a WiFi connection or by tricking users into accessing malware on a website.

This is the first report of a verified data security vulnerability with Apple's iPhone, but no known exploit incidents have occurred. Apple says they're evaluating ISE's findings.

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First I must say that I do really like my iPhone, but there are some things that I would like Apple to fix/improve in the next version. Obviously some of these items can't or won't be fixed.

• $500!?! $600!?! Apple said the margins are fantastic. I guess that is to make us users feel extra phucked.
• Its screen gets really smudged and slippery after talking or typing on it so I am constantly wiping it on my pants to get it clean again. Very annoying!
• Diskspace is finite, you can’t add a SD card to transfer or store more data.
• Like all of Apples portable iDevices, its battery WILL die and you WILL have to send it back to the factory to have it replaced since there is no panel to easily access the battery. This process WILL take no less than 2 weeks, and you more than likely will lose all data on the iPhone.
• It’s heavy and a bit big to use as a phone.
• You are probably more likely to get mugged and eventually have your iPhone stolen.
• I have to HACK my iPhone in order to add a song ringtone? Absolutely REDICULOUS!!!
• It lacks full support for Flash websites. Aren’t there a lot of those out there?
• No 3G High Speed?
• Where’s the cool built-in GPS with mapping software? My cheap phone has that.
• You CAN’T SMS?!? WTF! I thought this was a phucking phone!
• I can’t record video?!? Even my cheap ass Samsung POS flip-phone can record video and it was FREE.
• Where is copy and paste? Is this really a SmartPhone?
• Why can’t I dial – via – voice? Again even my cheap Samsung phone can dial via voice feature.
• Those are the default ringtones? Really? Is that the best they could come up with?
• Developers can’t develop programs that run on the iPhone! I guess Apple doesn’t want the business market.
• Where is the file browser?
• My OLD pocket PC from T-Mobile can do far more, cost me $100 less AND came out 4 years ago!
• I just spent $500 for a PHONE??? Apple admits it is making almost $200 per iPhone sold. ( Ok I think I said this already but the though keeps nagging me so I thought I would nag you too )
• Oh, and you are REQUIRED to get a 2 year contract on the AT&T Edge network(SLOW) if you want to use the thing? (Article below describes the contract and its nasty details. Although special software has been developed to get around this. You shouldn’t need special software to unlock a $500 phone. )
• Ok phew, so there is my rant! I feel better! Maybe the next version will be better. Maybe we can all hack our way out of this paper bag. Now back to exploring the new iPhone apps ( A list of all apps coming in a few days. )

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Just click here to be taken directly to the SSH Client I mentioned
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