Stories by Gary Ng

New Jailbreak Tool antid0te Promises ASLR Security for iOS Devices

The iPhone's security was easily compromised at the latest Pwn2Own Conference. One of the security experts there is now promising a new jailbreak tool called antid0te that will bring enhanced security for iOS devices. What is ASLR? Short for address space layout randomization, ASLR has been noticeably absent from all iOS devices since their inception,...

iTunes Rewind 2010 Lists the Hottest Apps of the Year

If you've been perusing iTunes lately, you would have noticed that Apple has a dedicated section listing the apps of the year. iTunes Rewind 2010 is a look back at an amazing year of the App for the iPhone. Sections include Top Free, Top Paid, and Top Grossing. You can also see all the best...

Google Instant Now Live in Canada, Worldwide

Back in November Google Instant's debut was limited to the US. Today the Google Mobile Blog announced the feature is now available in 40 countries worldwide and require an iOS 4.x. Here are the details: When we launched Google Instant for mobile in beta back in November, we announced that we would be supporting additional...

Costco Confirms End of Relationship With Apple

Costco and Apple have had some growing pains that reached a boiling point with the iPad. Costco was snubbed by Apple when it came to carrying the iPad. A recent report from a Costco spokesperson has confirmed the relationship between Kirkland and Cupertino will be ending: The chain is phasing out Apple products, per a...

KeepItWith.Me: Transfer URLs from iPhone to Computer Faster

Do you send a lot of URLs from your iPhone to Mac/PC and vice versa? There's an incredibly easy way to share URLs quickly, and it's via the service KeepItWith.Me. This service will let you send/receive URLs from any device like your iPhone 4 to your Mac/PC and vice versa. Here's a video on what...

[Updated] Infinity Blade Now Live in App Store

Update 1: I just picked up this game (300MB+ download; iTunes!)...and it's incredible. The graphics are so real, and the gameplay is pretty awesome. Soundtrack and effects are just over the top. A must have for 2010! Screenshots below: Back at Apple's September Event, developers previewed a game with some incredible graphics from the makers...

Apple Push Notification Service to Use 2048-bit TLS/SSL Certificates

More developer news from Apple today. Earlier it was announced App Store promo codes are now redeemable worldwide. Another email sent to developers mentions Push Notifications will now have use stronger encryption in the form of 2048-bit TLS/SSL certificates. The email below states: Dear Developer, On December 22, 2010, the production Apple Push Notification service...

App Store Promo Codes Now Redeemable Worldwide

Looks like there's been a change for users to redeem App Store promo codes. Previously codes were restricted to US iTunes accounts but that has now been updated. Now worldwide iTunes accounts (including Canada!) can redeem promo codes. Your promo code distribution is no longer limited to U.S. customers. Promo codes in iTunes Connect can...

[Updated] Video: Dev Team Successful with Untethered iOS 4.2.1 Jailbreak

MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev Team just tweeted that he got an untethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak working (video coming soon) that uses iOS 4.2b3 hashes that were kept on Cydia. This latest method is a 'backup plan' as @comex is hard at work on an extensible untethered jailbreak. This new method does not exploit any...

Official Google Latitude App Launches in App Store, Then Pulled?

Google Latitude exists as a standalone app for Blackberry and Android users. For iPhone users, there is only a web app. It appears that Google has released an official Google Latitude app in the App Store. The app was available in Japan, and other European countries as well. The description is in English: With Google...