It’s been all over the news – a breaking story at Gawker (in which Ryan Tate poorly labeled this as an Apple security breach) lead to the confusion and uproar of many as AT&T has failed to protect the privacy of their customers. With the iPad ICC ID’s and their owners on display with a simple PHP script, the US Federal Commissions is stepping up their game in order to address online security.
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US Addressing Cybersecurity as a High Priority after AT&T Breach
Publishers Losing Money on Developing iPad Apps, Will Scribd Save the Day?
Publishers may have an uphill battle to face when it comes to developing on the iPad. The entire business of Editorial magazines and newspapers is focused around something tangible – it’s focused on printed content. I assume that a lot of these traditional business are interested in developing and publishing content for the iPad (in an app), but don’t know how to approach the new, digital world. They are completely out of their league.
But for Wired, they’ve already been dealing in digital content for years. They have the advantage in understanding how customers will interact with digital products. As we’ve seen with Time’s latest demo, their digital magazine may become a navigational nightmare.
More Photos of the iPhone 4 Bumpers
iLounge’s iPhone 4 Video Walkthrough
iLounge has posted its usual video walkthrough, this time obviously about the iPhone 4. Highly recommended to watch in case you still haven’t been able to take a look at some HD hands-on footage of the new device.
[via iSpazio]
iTunes Festival: 2 Million People Apply for Tickets
Oliver Schusser, senior director of iTunes Europe, has confirmed that 2 million people have applied for iTunes Festival tickets so far, at an average of 100.000 every day. From the numbers above, it looks like this year’s iTunes Festival is going to be one of the most popular and successful ever.
Connecting People: Nokia Is Flattered, Doesn’t Sue
In Apple’s video for the iPhone 4, Scott Forstall said the new iPhone is all about connecting people. Too bad “connecting people” is a long time Nokia slogan (for more than a decade actually) and we all spotted the reference there in the video.
It’s a good slogan, but we all wondered whether Nokia could sue Apple for trademark infringement. A Finnish website said so, too.
Apple Releases iTunes Connect Mobile
Apple has released iTunes Connect Mobile for iPhone, it’s available in the App Store now.
The application allows developers to access iTunes Connect weekly and daily data such as sales, trends and in-app purchases on the go. The interface is clean and good looking. A very welcome addition to the App Store, and it’s nice to see Apple providing more and more to its developers.
Go download the app here.
A Simple Safari Extension to Shorten URLs
Safari 5 is Firefox in 2004: extensions are popping up from everywhere. Just take a look at Safari Extensions Tumblr to get an idea of how many tweaks have been submitted in just 3 days of existence. In this ocean of tweaks and addons though, it’s easy to get lost. If you’re looking for a simple extension to shorten URLs, and shorten them well, I think we’ve found one.
Recently Bought an iPhone 3GS? Get Cash Back
So you just bought an iPhone 3GS. It stings doesn’t it? You paid a premium for a now outdated phone. But not to worry, AT&T is willing to give you some cash back. ModMyi reports,
“We just got word from an MMi member inside AT&T that the carrier is going to offer a “one-time Customer Price Protection” for anyone who bought a 16GB or 32GB iPhone 3GS in the month before the price drop on June 7.”
Read the memo after the break.