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.
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).
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.
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 on Thursday announces its next generation operating system, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
For more information, click here.
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.
In all versions of Mac OS X, there’s a Folder named Library. This folder contains necessary files for your Mac to run correctly. For most users, he or she doesn’t need to ever go into this area. But for others, the Folder can contain files or other Folders that allows developers and troubleshooters to have access to certain necessary files.
Up until 10.7, this Folder was unhidden from view. Now (for what ever reason) Apple has decided to hide this Folder. There are two ways that one can get to it:
1. Finder:
- Select Finder from the Dock.
- Click on “GO” and then select “Go To Folder”.
- A window will pop-up.
- Type: ~/Library/
- Another Finder window will open showing its contents.
2. Terminal:
- Go to APPLICATIONS > UTILITIES > TERMINAL.
- Type in: chflags nohidden ~/Library/
To hide the folder again, type:
chflags hidden ~/Library/
That’s it.
By: Dan Uff
A few weeks ago, I wrote this article on how to install Windows 8 using a 3rd party application called VirtualBox.
But what if you did not want to install Windows – but another operating system that was 100% free.
Ubuntu is a free Linux operating system that is a very good alternative to other operating systems such as Red Hat and others. The Graphical User’s Interface is easy to learn, and like on the Mac, it too has a built in App store. It comes with the FireFox web browser. Again, I am going to recommend Oracle’s Virtualbox as a way to run Ubuntu on top of Mac OS X.
The following was tested on a Lion installation, but I do know it’ll work with Leopard and Snow Leopard.
Without further ado:
1. Download VirtualBox here.
2. Install VirtualBox as normal.
3. Download Ubuntu here.
4. When finished downloading, move the .iso file to the desktop.
5. Launch Virtualbox and select NEW to create a new Virtual Drive.
6. Follow the screens. I suggest using the default settings for now.
7. Name the installation “Ubuntu” when prompted.
8. When asked where the installation file is, choose the file that’s on the desktop.
9. Click the OK Button.
10. When you’re back at the main menu, click the START button.
11. The installation process should begin.
12. Follow the installation screens from Ubuntu.
When the installation process is done, it will tell you it needs to reboot Ubuntu. Select “OK”. The Virtual machine will reboot, not your Mac.
That’s it. :-)
