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Find My Phone App Baffles Several Phone Owners

January 24, 2016 By Germaine Hicks Leave a Comment

"Find My Phone App Baffles Several Phone Owners "

The iPhone app kept sending phone owner to a house in Atlanta.

We can all attest to the fact that there are times when we can’t simply find our gadgets, be them phones of tablets. There are even people out there who have the habit of constantly misplacing their devices and such an app such Find my Phone comes in handy, but not always. The Find my phone app baffles several phone owners, who constantly sent to a house in Atlanta.

But let’s back up a bit in order to see the whole picture behind this amazing tale. Christina Lee and Michael Saba, a newly-wed couple moved to a house in Atlanta back in February 2015. The happy couple was looking forward to their lives together.

And all things looked alright until they received a visit from a bereft phone owner. According to the unexpected guest, some time ago he managed to misplace his phone. Using the Find my Phone application, the man said that he managed to track his phone to the couple’s house.

The newly-weds explained that his phone wasn’t there and the man left, realizing he made a mistake. Since the first visit, the couple declared that more began to show up at their doorstep, all of them raging out that they’ve used the renowned application to track the phone to their house.

Also, in a press interview, the couple also declared that most phone owners understand the situation. But there are those who believe that the application is correct and that the couple is actually lying in order to cover up their theft.

Since the problem began, the couple was also visited by the local police, who searched their house for a missing phone, after receiving a complaint from another user who tracked its gadget to the house in Atlanta. The police couldn’t find anything and left the couple alone.

The Find my Phone app baffles several phone users which cannot explain why so many people show up at their doorstep claiming that the couple stole their device.

A security analyst by the name of Ken Westin may have an explanation for this odd occurrence. Westin declared that the application uses the phone’s GPS data in order to track down the phone. It uses the local cell tower in order to track down the phone’s IP address.

Westin explained that the couple might be having this problem because the application has a triangulation error.

Regularly harassed by phone owners, the couple filed a complaint to the local police department, but to no avail. They’ve also stated that if the police won’t lift a finger to help them, they will also forward a petition to the FCC and even to the senate.

Photo credits:www.wikipedia.org

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: application, cell towers, communication, Find my phone, gps data, iPhone, track phone, triangulation, wi-fi imprint

No Interest in the Apple Watch for 69% of Americans

March 14, 2015 By Deborah Nielsen Leave a Comment

Apple WatchApple invested a tremendous amount of time and money to develop the Apple Watch, which by many, has been slated as the most technically advanced device launched. However, according to a new poll conducted by Reuters, 69% of people in the United States have no interest in buying the Apple Watch.

This “wearable computer” is loaded with features to include the “Guests” application. With this, users can pull up information about hotel reservations and even use the device to open doors at many top hotels to include the Westin, Starwood, and Sheraton, among others. However, one of the top features is Apple Pay that makes it possible to make payments to virtually hundreds of thousands of stores.

Other key features of the Apple Watch include easy navigation, fitness and health tracking, actionable notifications, remote control functions, passbook integration, touch communications, and Siri, a voice controlled virtual assistant. Considering all the unique things that consumers can use the Apple Watch for and the relatively competitive price, it is somewhat surprising to learn that a large number of people have no interest.

The poll, which took place from March 9 through 13, involved 1,245 respondents. Each person was asked eight questions regarding their opinions about using a smartwatch in general and then more specifically the Apple Watch.

As to the question about interest in the Apple Watch, 47.5% said there was zero interest while another 22.1% of respondents indicated only slight interest. Another question posed related to how respondents felt about this latest technology. For that, 6% were not sure what to think while 25% showed some degree of interest.

Although 46% of respondents thought the Apple Watch possessed a “cool factor”, 40.6% felt differently and 13% were undecided. Of the respondents, only 29% said that compared to any other smartwatch available, they preferred to purchase the Apple Watch but 54.3% did not share that same opinion. In fact, out of 209 respondents 13% preferred an iPhone over an Apple Watch.

Also revealed in the poll was that 52% of respondents felt that all smartphones were merely a temporary fad while 43% believed at some point the smartwatch would be as common as the smartphone. Among respondents, 53.5% went as far as saying that someday, smartphones would actually be replaced by wearable devices.

Overall, the poll indicates that basic demand for the Apple Watch will be from people who currently use iPhones with the broader market not quite ready to appreciate this new technology.

For Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, the results of the Reuters poll could pose a very serious challenge specific to marketing and promotion of the Apple Watch. If that many people are not interested in buying a watch loaded with new technology, Cook will need to come up with some very creative strategies to turn things around.

The Apple Watch will be available in a wide range of materials, colors, and embellishments. Based on the exact model, the price will start as low as $350 but for the Apple Watch Edition designed with an 18-gold case, the price jumps to $10,000 and higher.

Regardless of model, preorders of the Apple Watch start on April 10 with shipping to begin on the 24th. As part of the global launch, this wearable device will be available in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, and France.

Filed Under: Business, Headlines Tagged With: apple, Apple watch, iPhone, iWatch, launch, poll, preorder, Reuters, technology, wearable device

Apple Plans to Make Beats a Default iOS App

November 20, 2014 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

 

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Apple intends to make Beats Music as a pre-installed iOS apps in the future update. The biggest etch giant plans to roll out the music subscription service next year.

At the beginning of this year, Apple gets hold of Beats for its headphones and music streaming business. The multinational electronic developer paid a large amount of $3 billion for this purpose. The beats headphones instantly gained popularity among users.

The company wishes to re-connect to music with through these policies. The default application of iOS app will provide millions of users to the company. Undoubtedly, iTunes is one of the top digital music stores. However, the sale of iTunes downloads has decreased to a great extent since 2013.  iTunes sales lessen to 12 percent in the last few months.

The company tried quite hard to fight with rivals through counter products such as iTunes Radio but in vain. The iTunes Radio failed to defeat some of its biggest rivals such as Pandora and Spotify.

It is the primary reason why Apple acquired Beats at a very expensive cost. The new strategy will attract around 200 million users to the iPhone and iPad. In a nutshell, the new policy will almost double the number of customers of the iTunes.

Jimmy Lovine, founder of audio products company informed that it has currently 250,000 subscribers. In comparison, Spotify has 50 million of monthly active users. On the flip side, Apple refused to make any comment on this particular purpose.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: curiosity and brain, ipad, iPhone, iTunes Radio, Pandora

Google’s Nexus 6 — Quite Expensive From What The Nexus Line Used To Be!

November 14, 2014 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

Google's-Nexus-6

The Nexus 6, Google’s latest smart phone, is going to be launched Thursday, but pre-orders begin today.

The Nexus 6 carries a screen that measures 6 inches diagonally and it is certainly a “phablet” with that fact alone. Its dimensions go beyond Samsung’s latest Universe Note 4 at 5.7 inches and also the Apple iPhone 6 Plus at 5.5 inches.

The Google’s Nexus 6 price begins at $649 for 32 GB models and it goes up to $699 for 64 GB models, in addition to the shipping cost. It is available in two colors: mid-night blue and cloud white.

The price tag seems to be a major departure from what the Nexus line used to be: a patchy budget option. The prior Nexus 5 smart phone priced for $350 with the screen size of 4.95 inches.

However, the smart phone still keeps a couple of stuff that noticeably turns it into a Nexus phone.

Similar to its forerunners, the smart phone can come unlocked and used on the United States and global carriers, and should work with the large four service providers such as Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile within the U.S.

Also akin to its forerunners, it runs an unmodified form of the most recent Android update, Lollipop, that customers will have the ability to receive over-the-air updates from Google, which energize customers tout as a strategy to Android’s oft-reported fragmentation problem.

When it comes to the Nexus 6 battery, it is unremovable. However, the storage is unexpandable, and the back side of the phone features its signature Nexus branding. Though, this time around it is also sporting a Motorola logo design together with a camera within the center, making the phone’s form factor and finishes conspicuously like the Moto X.

But you can’t say that all of the phone is derivative. Google is adding numerous features in the phone. With the new purchases, you’ll get the six months free subscription of Google Play Music unlimited, Google’s music streaming service. Battery also offers a greater ability to take into account for the bigger size. In contrast to 3,220 mAh to the Nexus 5’s 2,300 mAh, the larger battery provides the phone a purported all-day battery life.

The Nexus 6 smart phone also has a Motorola Turbo Charger that Google claims give the phone battery life of 6 hours with just 15 minutes of charging.

The Nexus 6 comes up with the 13 megapixels rear camera along with the 2 megapixel front camera, which appears to be an explicit improvement as compared to the Nexus 5’s 8 megapixels. . Though, the bigger sensor may compensate for a few of the Nexus line’s perennial camera quality problems, it probably won’t endure the standard that Samsung’s Universe S5 or Apple iPhone 6 can output.

However, it’s yet unclear whether Google continuously upsize its flagship model in riposte to a global market that’s progressively for bigger phones, but if Apple iPhone 6 Plus and Nexus 6 have any suggestion, flagship phones are rapidly moving into phablet territory.

 

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: 13 megapixel camera, 5.5 inches, 6 inches, Android, AT&T, Google Play Music, Google's Nexus 6, iPhone, iPhone 6 Plus, Moto X, Motorola Turbo Charger, Nexus 5, Phablet, Smart phone, Sprint, T-Mobile, u.s, United States, Verizon

WireLuker Hitting Apple’s Mobile Users: Malware Patches Releasing

November 6, 2014 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

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Recently, an online security researcher has warned that a new malware targeting Apple products is mostly affecting Chinese users.

WireLurker, a new malware, which is affecting Apple’s desktop and mobile operating systems seems to have originated in China and is mostly affecting devices there, US-based Palo Alto Networks said.

The malware spreads through apps uploaded from a third-party store and can steal information.

US-based Palo Alto Networks said, more than 400 infected apps have been downloaded over 350,000 times.

Ryan Olson, the company’s intelligence director, said “WireLurker is unlike anything we have ever seen in terms of Apple iOS and OS X malware.”

“When it comes to exploiting some of the world’s best-known desktop and mobile platforms, the techniques in use suggest that bad actors are getting more sophisticated,” he added.

WireLurker has the ability to transfer from Apple’s Mac computer to mobile devices through a USB cable. The malware was capable of stealing “a variety of information” from mobile devices, it infects and regularly requested updates from the attacker’s control server, the security firm said.

“This malware is under active development and its creator’s ultimate goal is not yet clear,” the firm added.

Right after the incident, Apple has issued a brief statement, “We are aware of malicious software available from a download site aimed at users in China, and we’ve blocked the identified apps to prevent them from launching.”

“As always, we recommend that users download and install software from trusted sources,” Apple added.

Work Apps

Palo Alto Networks revealed that the WireLurker was first noticed in June when a Chinese firm Tencent’s developer realized there were apprehensive files and processes happening on his Mac and iPhone.

Further inquiries revealed a total of 467 Mac programs listed on the Maiyadi App Store had been compromised to include the malware, which in turn had been downloaded 356,104 times as of 16th Oct.

Infected software included popular games including Angry Birds, The Sims 3, Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Once the malware was on the Mac, it communicated with a command-and-control server to check if it needed to update its code, and then waited until an iPhone, iPad or iPod was connected.

The security firm officials reveal that, when an iOS device connects with the malware, it would check if the device was jailbroken — a process used by some to remove some of Apple’s restrictions.

If it was jailbroken, WireLurker backed up the device’s apps to the Mac, where it repackaged them with malware, and then installed the infected versions back on to the iOS machine. However, if the device was not jailbroken – that is the case for most iOS devices – WireLurker took advantage of a technique created by Apple to enable businesses to install special software on their staff’s handsets and tablets.

Now the malware place infected apps on the device that had been signed with a mock “enterprise certificate” – code added to a product that is supposed to prove it comes from a trustworthy source.

Now, a permission request pops up the targeted iOS device on the user’s first attempt to run an infected app, to ensure the certificate acceptance by the device.

It simply asked for permission to run the app, but if the user clicked continue’ it installed code called a ‘provisioning profile’, which told the iOS device it could trust any other app that had the same enterprise certificate.

While this malware technique was not a new concept, it was the only known example of it being used to target non-jailbroken iOS devices in the wild, Palo Alto Networks said.

Once installed, the malware provide information about the iOS device to the hackers, including phone numbers from its Contacts app, and the user’s Apple ID.

Different versions of WireLurker also automatically installed new apps on the devices – including a video game and a comic book reader. Though, they are harmless; experts warn they could represent a test run for other more damaging software.

Prof Alan Woodward, from the University of Surrey said, “People have got very used to iOS being secure and there is a danger they may be complacent about the risk this presents.”

Under Attack

News of the attack comes after Apple’s iCloud storage service in China was attacked by hackers trying to steal user information last month.

Greatfire.org, Chinese web monitoring group said, “Hackers seized data and potentially gained access to passwords, messages, photos and contacts. They believed the Beijing government was behind the move.”

Although, the Chinese government denied the claims and was backed by China Telecom — state-owned internet provider, which said the claim was “false and baseless”.

China, which is the world’s biggest smartphone market and Apple saw its iPhone sales there jump 50% in the April to June quarter from a year earlier.

Palo Alto Networks has recommended some precautions for the users in order to minimize the risk of attack;

  • Do not download Mac apps from third-party stores
  • Do not jailbreak iOS devices
  • Do not connect their iOS devices to untrusted computers and accessories, either to copy information or charge the machines
  • Do not accept requests for a new “enterprise provisioning profile” unless it comes from an authorized party, for example the employer’s IT department

 

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: Angry Birds, apple, Battlefield, china, China Telecom, Chinese government, Greatfire.org, icloud, imac, ios, ipad, iPhone, iPod, Jailbreak, malware, OS X malware, Palo Alto Networks, Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, Prof Alan Woodward, Tencent, The Sims 3, USB cable, WireLurker

Swype iOS Keyboard With 21 More Languages, Suggests Emojis

November 5, 2014 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

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Swype, a third party keyboard app for iPhone and iPad is now offering 21 languages, emojis based on what you’re typing, and new iPad keyboard themes.

Swype is one of several third-party keyboards that have brought in since Apple opened up support for them in iOS 8. Although, Apple’s built-in keyboard offers prognostic typing and other handy features, some of the third-party keyboards add even more functionality, such as gesture-based typing. Swype is among them.

The recent version 1.1 of Swype released Tuesday adds a number of features and tweaks for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users. You can now choose between 21 languages, including 16 new ones available for download.

Moreover, if you would like to pepper your emails and messages with emojis, Swype will offer you tiny icons in US English, UK English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. That’s not all; the Swype’s emoji feature is prognostic, meaning it tries to suggest the right emoji to enter based on the text you type. So if you write “I’m happy,” the feature may suggest a smiling emoji. If you write “I’m angry,” the feature will suggest a more sour-pussed icon.

Swype — owned by Nunace — adds new keyboard layouts so that it now supports QWERTZ and AZERTY in addition to the traditional QWERTY style.

If you are one of those who like to hear a sound when you press a key , then just keep the “Sound on keypress” option enabled. Rather have a silent keyboard? You can easily turn the option off. In addition, the Swype keyboard automatically adds a space when you end a sentence by pressing the space bar twice.

Lastly, all of Swype’s built-in themes are now available for the iPad too. So, tablet users can chose from among Dark, Light, Earth, Sand, and Sun to give a different look and feel to the keyboard.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: 21 languages, AZERTY, emojis, French, German, ios 8, ipad, iPhone, Italian, Nunace, QWERTZ, Spanish, suggest emoji, Swype, third-party keyboards, UK English, US English

Apple Develops Tool for Would-Be Buyers to Check Stolen or Lost Status

October 2, 2014 By Jason Leathers 1 Comment

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The recent reports revealed that, before buying a used iPhone, iPad or iPod, you can now check with the Apple’s online tool that either it’s been locked down by the former owner, which signifies that it was in fact stolen or lost.

You can easily access the service on iCloud website as it doesn’t need any authentication. It enables users to enter the IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity) or serial number of iOS device in order to check the Activation lock status.

However, the Activation Lock feature is firstly launched on iOS 7 as part of the Find Mi iPhone service available on iCloud. If it is turned on once, the iOS is locked down and then user has to enter the Apple ID and the password connected with to be able to use it again.

This is supposed to work, but hackers find out another way to avoid this locking mechanism by using alternative iCloud server and then tricking into the locked devices. Apple introduces its new online tool which could help prospective buyers to determine if the device was stolen or lost even. It also tracks down if the device was unlocked with un-official tools, because the IMEI/Serial Number check is done against Apple’s real Activation Lock database.

In iOS 7 Activation Lock was optional, but apple turned it on by default in iOS 8. Law enforcement agencies says that, Activation Lock have a prevention effect for phone theft.

In San Francisco thefts of iPhones dropped by 38% in the first six months after iOS 7 and Activation Lock were launched in September 2013. In New York City the number of similar incidents dropped by 19% in the first five months of this year.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: Activation Lock, apple, Find My iPhone, icloud, IMEI, International Mobile Station Equipment Identity, iOS 7, ipad, iPhone, iPod, Serial number

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