In a move that seems Big Brother-ish, Apple has a patent in the works that could use voice and facial recognition technology to activate a "kill switch" on its popular iPhone, shutting it down when hackers "jailbreak" or unlock the phone to install unauthorized programs on it, or try to steal information from an unsuspecting iPhone user.
In a move that seems Big Brother-ish, Apple has a patent in the works that could use voice and facial recognition technology to activate a "kill switch" on its popular iPhone, shutting it down when hackers "jailbreak" or unlock the phone to install unauthorized programs on it, or try to steal information from an unsuspecting iPhone user.
Google has finally rolled out a solution to allow US-based Gmail users to make and receive FREE calls using Google Voice technology. At a first glance it would appear that Google has set its sights on Skype; however, a competitor such as Facebook offers a much bigger market for Google to tap into.
Authorities investigating the 2008 crash of Spanair flight 5022 have discovered a central computer system used to monitor technical problems in the aircraft was infected with malware.
For years "I device" users have wanted to have flash for their iPhones, ipod touchs, and ipads; however, apple as usual put their block on it. Flash lets you see animations, play games, watch certain videos, etc on the web. Well now thanks to Comex, the same hacker who developed the Jailbreakme.com website jailbreak, has uploaded an application called "Frash" to the Cydia app store. This means that you need to jailbreak your device in order to use it. Using Comex's jailbreakme.com this is super simple and takes just minutes.
Have you ever wondered what the best apps are? Are you tired of reading long articles about them? Well then watch our video showing you what our favorite iPhone apps are over here at Attivia.
What happens when a Windows 7 tablet takes on the iPad head to head in a series of every day usage battles? This video happens. Place your bets!
Jailbreaking is truly and totally back for every iDevice, and it hasn't been this easy for years. But with iOS 4's new features, is it worth the (minimal) effort? 16 times yes. Now that multitasking, apps and custom wallpapers are standard features in iOS, it might seem like there really isn't a point to jailbreaking [...]
If you're fed up with waiting for the official Netflix app to make it to your iPhone, here's a way you can hack the Netflix iPad app to work on your jailbroken iPhone.
What can you do with a few gigabytes and a USB port? Quite a lot, with the right software. Learn how to encrypt your work, run whole systems, rescue Windows, and customize your thumb drive with these USB-geared tricks.