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Thursday, July 2, 2009

iPhone SMS Vulnerability Found, Getting Patched – HotHardware

July 2, 2009

The only details Miller had were this: “The SMS vulnerability allows an attacker to run software code on the phone that is sent by SMS over a mobile operator’s network. The malicious code could include commands to monitor the location of the phone using GPS, turn on the phone’s microphone to eavesdrop on conversations, or [...]

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The Free Market for Snake Oil and the Age of Unreason – broadstuff

July 2, 2009

“For example, let’s say the icon of your choice spouts pure (but entertaining) cr*p to their 50,000 followers (who then re-tweet like good little acolytes), and a few experts in the field with a few thousand followers each rebut it, the correct version will be buried in the deluge. Ignorance prevails. And it gets worse [...]

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Fast Company Co-Founder Has it Right: Steve’s Not a Role Model | Cult of Mac

July 2, 2009

“The most important question is not, “How do we become more like Steve Jobs?” The best question is, “How do we become the best version of our own company?” That might mean the kind of leadership Taylor espouses in the rest of his column, or it might mean something else. It definitely doesn’t mean replacing [...]

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