If you opened the iBookstore this morning, you might have noticed that two big publishers jumped on board: O’Reilly Media and Microsoft Press books are available for sale in the iBooks app for iPads and iPhones. Actually, Microsoft Press books are distributed and sold by O’Reilly, so that would make one huge publisher with nearly 800 titles on sale in the iBookstore. Read more
Microsoft Press and O’Reilly Media Books Now Available In The iBookstore
Denmark’s Parliament To Get Free iPhones
Bloomberg TV Airing Steve Jobs “Game Changer” Episode on Oct 14th
Bloomberg TV’s Game Changers is a new documentary series airing now through January 2011 that profiles the most important personalities and leaders in technology, politics, culture. This Thursday (October 14th) they’ll air a new Game Changer episode entirely focused on Apple’s founder and charismatic leader, Steve Jobs.
iPad In South Korea: Still Pending Approval
The iPad is a mainstream success but Apple still hasn’t managed to sell it in South Korea. In fact, as the AFP agency reports, Apple has requested permission again and the Korea Communications Commission confirmed in a statement that the decision will be made in five days since Apple’s request. Local distributors of Apple’s products (namely the iPhone) seem to hope in a November release date. Read more
Bug Discovered in Condè Nast iPad Apps Lets You Download Issues for Free
Huge story reported by The Huffington Post: there’s a security flaw in the Condè Nast iPad applications (Wired, The New Yorker, etc) that will let you download paid issues of the magazines for free. The bug was apparently discovered by Italian “hacking research group” Dark Apples, which tested the “method” on Italian newspaper apps such Corriere della Sera and Gazzetta della Sport (published by RCS) as well. Read more
iPad is T3’s ‘Gadget of the Year’
Apple has received an award for the iPad in the UK’s T3 Gadget Awards. Not just any award, but the ‘Gadget of the Year’ award.
Greenpois0n Released, PwnageTool for Apple TV Coming This Week?
We didn’t see this coming this soon, did we? Last night, the Chronic Dev Team released its jailbreak tool greenpois0n - the much anticipated software to jailbreak devices running iOS 4.1. The Chronic Dev Team decided to save its exploit “SHAtter” for the future, though, which means greenpois0n is based on Geohot’s exploit - the same one used in limera1n. Read more
Ars Technica Is Blocked In Iran→
Ars Technica Is Blocked In Iran
The block began following our second piece of coverage about the Stuxnet malware that allegedly targeted an Iranian power plant. That was published on September 27, the last day in which Iranian readers could access the site.
The point of the ban isn’t clear, but it definitely highlights how easy it is for governments to start cracking down on whatever sites they like once they have the proper tools in place and have centralized all Internet links leaving/entering the country.
DeNA Acquires Ngmoco For $400 Million, Expands to Android Devices
The rumor was going around since a few weeks, now it’s official: popular “iFunded” iPhone game developer ngmoco has been acquired by Japanese mobile giant DeNA. The deal was closed at around $400 million which, if I’m not mistaken, should be the biggest deal ever involving an iPhone developer. DeNA is Japan’s biggest and most successful “mobile social games” company, and from now on it’ll lead (e.g. pay for) the efforts of ngmoco in the western market. Read more