Technology,Security,Software Review
Apple has released the iPhone 2.2 software update late Thursday, offering major upgrades to the Maps application and adding support for the direct downloading of podcasts.This iPhone 2.2 software update is for both generations of the iPhone and iPod touch. Users can easily get this updated version via iTunes by connecting an iPhone or iPod touch and clicking the Check for Updates button and it is approximately 250 MB in size.
Apple is finally started working in terms of security in their products and they have launched a new version of their Safari web browser with Anti-Phishing protection. The Anti-Phishing protection comes as software update from Apple for existing users of Safari web browser. This new update fixes a number of security issues that are present in Apple’s Safari web browser including unexpected application shutdowns and public disclosure of personal information, and addressed various vulnerabilities such as arbitrary code execution and denial of service.
According to Apple
is recommended for all Safari users and features protection from fraudulent phishing websites and better identification of online businesses.
After looking to the latest update for Anti-Phishing protection in Apple’s Safari web browser there are a number of features are missing like users don’t have any control over the choosing the database of fraudulent websites. There is also not much control is there on Anti-Phishing protection, users can simply turn on the feature by clicking the turn Anti-Protection button.
Users running OS X can update their Safari web browser using the software update mechanism, Windows users can get this update by running Apple Software Update tool available. If you are not using Safari web browser you can download then
You can also download full Safari 3.2 installation for Mac OS X Leopard and for Windows Vista/XP.
The National Security Agency developed a configuration guide for default installations of Leopard. According to Information Week, it’s not a completely comprehensive guide but it’s a good start — While the agency’s advice may not be sufficient to stop a government agency like, say, the NSA, from accessing one’s Mac, it should significantly improve one’s security posture against less capable hackers.
The National Security Agency Security Configuration Guidelines
iPod Touch: Apple has announced the new iPod Touch second generation which is really awesome with the great look and features.The new iPod Touch 2G has a new design with a chrome rim and a tapered back, similar to the iPhone, but it is thinner than before. The huge screen isn’t just for Coverflow or video viewing anymore-it’s for games and apps like a portable gaming device.
Some new features of iPod Touch 2G includes external volume control, integrated Nike+ with no transmitter needed and genius playlist creation. The touch 2G has built-in 820.11 b/g Wi-Fi support, and this means you have access to the Internet, via the Safari browser, as well as the Apps store and the iTunes Music Store. One bit of advice-if you’re downloading a larger app, like Spore, for example, it’s quicker to transfer it via computer (through iTunes) than over Wi-Fi. It’ll create a playlist based on one song, filling it with similar choices from your music library. This may sound amazing, and it’s certainly a nice touch, but Sony’s Walkman players have been doing the song categorization thing for a while now. watching video on the touch is the best viewing experience currently available on a portable media player. The glass screen is crisper, brighter, and larger than any other player out there.
iPod Touch Features
It is being sold for $229 for the 8GB, $299 for the 16GB, and $399 for the 32GB. Apple rates the audio battery life for the touch at 36 hours and at 6 hours for video, both of which are quite impressive times, considering the large, power-sucking screen.
iPod Nano: Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has launched a much thinner, curved iPod Nano music player, Mr Jobs introduced a curved aluminum and glass Nano – the best-selling iPod model – for $US149 with 8GB of storage, $US50 less than the preceding model, and a 16GB version for $US199, capable of playing back 24 hours of music or four hours of video. Offered in a wide range of colors (nine total) for both.Sometimes, we could all use a little unpredictability. And now you can shake to shuffle your music. Just give iPod Nano a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library. The Genius feature finds the songs in your music library that go great together and makes a Genius Playlist for you. iPod Nano comes with Maze, which lets you work your way through vast mazes by tilting and moving. You can find even more games on the iTunes Store.
iPod Classic: The 120GB iPod classic is now Apple’s only hard drive-based iPod model. All of the other offerings in Apple’s catalog use flash memory to store songs. And as flash memory density has increased steadily year after year (and as Apple has gobbled as much of the market’s NAND inventory as it can get), using a hard drive to store songs on a portable device has seemed increasingly anachronistic-it’s like putting a record player in a car. its a color screen and all of the capabilities of the iPod classic in a smaller, thinner package. Better for working out. Better to carry with you unobtrusively. The new iPod Classic will be offered in two models, one of them is the 120GB which will be sold for $249 in two colors, black and silver.
Apple released QuickTime 7.5.5 and Front Row 2.1.6 today. Both of these updates were made available immediately after today’s presentation by Steve Jobs via the Software Update system preference for Mac. These updates are required prior to installing the new iTunes 8 software. According to Apple, QuickTime 7.5.5 is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users. The update includes the usual vague Apple references to: changes that increase reliability, improve application compatibility and enhance security.
The new version has bug fixes and is designed to have improved iTunes 8 compatibility. Front Row is Apple’s application that allows users to manipulate and view A/V content on an Intel Mac with the Apple remote control Front Row requires -
QuickTime is a bundle of digital media software for creation, delivery and playback software that lets you play live or pre-recorded video and audio. The app seeks to provide the industry’s first end-to-end, standards-based digital media delivery system, when combined with QuickTime Player and QuickTime Pro, according to Apple
