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Apple Modifies iPhone BootROM on 3GS Models to Stop Hacking Efforts

If you can’t beat them on software, change the BootROM. Per iClarified, Apple has taken an usual step in its efforts to stop groups from hacking its iPhone hardware and installed a modified iPhone 3GS BootROM. The report noted that the new iPhone is no longer vulnerable to the so-called “24kpwn” exploit. Over the years, […]

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Hardware Software

Apple Releases Performance Update 1.0 Patch for Certain Macs

Early Thursday, Apple released Performance Update 1.0, a firmware fix for Macs experiencing occasional hard drive stalls under the Mac OS X 10.5 and Mac OS X 10.6 operating systems. The patch, a 300 kilobyte download available via Software Update, affects the following machines: – MacBook Air (Mid 2009) – MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009) […]