Apple makes Beatles ringtones available in the iTunes Store

Apple has made ringtones from the Beatles most popular songs.  They include:

- “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
- “Can’t Buy Me Love”
- “A Hard Day’s Night”
- “Eight Days a Week”
- “Ticket to Ride”
- “Help!”
- “Yesterday”
- “Paperback Writer”
- “All You Need is Love”
- “Hello Goodbye”
- “Let It Be”
- “Something”
- “Come Together”
- “Hey Jude”
- and more.

These ringtones are now available via the iTunes Ringtones Store on your iPhone.

Security: Paperclips pose security risk for iPhones

Under the right — though easily arranged — circumstances, a simple paperclip could allow someone to circumvent your iPhone’s passcode and access your voicemail, contacts, recent call list, and other data.

The security flaw which allows this undesired access was first discovered by members of the iPhoneIslam team, a group known for occasionally figuring out sneaky ways to circumvent Apple’s security measures. The group posted a YouTube video to show how the flaw can be exploited and I have managed to easily duplicate the process on my own iPhone.

In order to take advantage of the security flaw, a sneaky individual would need to have a paper clip (or another tool which would allow him or her to open your iPhone’s SIM tray) and physical access to your device — which would have to be running iOS 5. There would also have to be a missed call notification visible on your home screen (which the snoop could arrange if he or she knows your phone number, of course).

To read the rest of the MSNBC.COM article, click here.

Microsoft Office for iPad coming soon

According to a web site called the daily, which also claims to have broken the story back in November and has had a hands-on with the product is now reporting that Microsoft is working on a version of its Office Suite for the iPad.

The site reports that the product appears to be like the current OneNote app that’s currently available.

Microsoft has also stated that a version for Android is not in the works.

Reporting on OS X 10.8 – Mountain Lion

By: Dan Uff

I am a registered iOS and Mac developer.  Everytime Apple releases a beta version of either operating system, I get questions why I am not reporting on the latest and greatest version while it is still in beta.  The truth is – I can’t.

When persons sign up to be a developer for Apple, they have to ‘sign’ a confidentially agreement stating that the said developer will not disclose any information about a beta version of any software that the person may have access to.  This includes iOS and Mac.

Unlike other Apple news sites, I take this agreement very seriously.  Even though I will verify that I am using the new operating system for some work, that’s all I will say at this time.

Another reason why I choose not to report on Mountain Lion, the operating system is in Beta which means that some (or all) of the reported features that other web sites are reporting on may not be in the public release this summer.

So, if you get sick and tired of speculation of what’s going to be in the new operating system, please feel free to come over here for Apple related news other than what may be in the next operating system.

Thank you,
Dan Uff
Senior Editor, AppleScoop.com

Apple posts “Start Developing iOS Apps Today” Primer

Late Friday, Apple had posted a helpful web page on how to get started developing apps for the iOS platform.

This could be a very good starting point for anyone wishing to learn how to develop apps for iOS.

For more information, click here.

Apple Announces Countdown to 25 Billion App Store Downloads

Early Friday, Apple announced a new countdown contest to 25 billion app store downloads.  The user that downloads the app will receive a US $10,000 Apple Store Gift Card.

Apple announces OS X 10.8 – Mountain Lion

Apple on Thursday announces its next generation operating system, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

For more information, click here.

Apple disabling unauthorized Siri access

Reports are coming in that Apple has added a new barrier to the software that tries to run Siri on devices other then the iPhone 4S.  The move shows that Apple can, indeed, tell what device its Siri is running on.

Some users with jailbroken iPhone 4 (and some Jailbroken iPads) have been reporting that they have been having problems using the feature since early Monday morning.

Note: We’re combining TabletScoopToday.com and AppleScoop.com

Effective immediately, for those of you who follow our sister site, Tablet Scoop Today, you can now get that news on this web site.  We’re in the process of combining our news gathering sources into one service.

In the coming days, their will be new Categories to explore just for Tablets.  Stay tuned for more information.