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.

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 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.

How to: Expose the /Library/ Folder in Lion

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.

Another Siri wanna-be hits the Android market

Well, another Siri wanna be has hit the Android Marketplace.

This is the description for the app:

Siri (Beta) on Android. Intelligent personal assistant that helps you get things done just by asking.

SOON:
Multiple Language Input
Voice Input.
Control email, sms, calendar, etc.

Next versions for FREE.

To see the app, click here.