Gizmodo Editor Retains Criminal Defense Lawyer

April 28, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Gizmodo’s Jason Chen has retained a criminal defense lawyer and Gawker has hired a First Amendment specialist, according to Law.com.

Gizmodo recently published photos and video of a lost iPhone 4G prototype which was reportedly purchased from the finder for $5000. At Apple’s prompting the police have launched an investigation into the incident and may have used an invalid warrant to raid the home of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen. Read more…

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iPhone Hacked At Pwn2Own

March 24, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

An iPhone got hacked in just 20 seconds at this week’s Pwn2Own hacking contest at CanSecWest 2010, reports Ryan Naraine for ZDnet. Hackers Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf Philipp Weinmann demoed an exploit that allowed them to send a target iPhone to a web site that they’d set up online, and then copied off the entire SMS database on the iPhone (including deleted text messages) to their own server. Read more…

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5 Reasons To Be Scared of Apple

February 17, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Cracked reveals five reasons why you should be scared of Apple, The Company.

Recently, a faint chorus has been growing–thousands of tech geeks suggesting that if you look under Apple’s shiny white veneer, you’ll find some practices that are less than user friendly.

Here is a brief overview of their reasons…

#5. Apple Versus Their Customers
Even after you spend your hard earned money on one of Apple’s products, you still don’t really own them. “I am Steve Jobs and I just sold you suckers a gadget that iDesigned, iControl and iBreak if you break my arbitrary rules.” Read more…

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