Late Wednesday, Mozilla released Firefox 2.0.0.5, the latest version of its popular Firefox web browser. The new version, a 17 megabyte download, repairs the following security issues: -XPCNativeWrapper pollution. -Unauthorized access to wyciwyg:// documents. -Remote code execution by launching Firefox from Internet Explorer. -File type confusion due to %00 in name. -Privilege escalation using an […]
Getting back to the iPhone, a number of users have reported that the built-in cameras are producing a greenish tint on certain captured photos. According to the guys at iPhone Atlas, the problem seems intermittent and could possibly indicate that different component manufacturers were used, resulting in different qualities on the shipping product. Various readers […]
Remember all those version 2 iPhone rumors rumbling about back in May. Well, they’re back and running amuck in Taiwan. According to DigiTimes, Taiwan’s Chinese-language Commercial Times says that Taiwan’s Wintek has gained the touch-screen panel orders for the second-gen iPhone. The report claims that Wintek has already begun test production in small volumes with […]
The head writer for the Late Show with David Letterman recently had a mildly shocking experience with the power adapter for his PowerBook G4. While at work in Manhattan last week, Stangel starting to smell something burning after firing up his PowerBook, and noticed that the cord was frayed near the adapter, giving off smoke […]
The guys over at the iPhone unlocking project (available with a simple Google search) took on a sizable task when the handset was first released. Despite having yet to completely unlock the handset, the team has reached a significant milestone in releasing iASign, a piece of software that purportedly allows users to work with prepaid […]