It lives in MobileSafari and affects, among other things, how PDF files are handled; this was fixed in iOS 8.
Robert Lemos posted on ArsTechnica this morning: Can’t upgrade to iOS 8? Beware bugs in the system.
However, it’s probably not a total disaster, as one of the security experts quoted in the article states:
…“So it might be that this vulnerability alone, may not be enough to infect the phone with malware, unless you combine it with other exploits,” Hirvonen said.…
…until you’re sure it’s time; you won’t be able to get back.
From AppleInsider this afternoon:
After rolling out two point updates for iOS 8 earlier this week, Apple on Friday stopped signing iOS 7.1.2 firmware, meaning users who migrated to the new mobile operating system no longer have the option of downgrading.
For the whole story, PYBT: Apple stops iOS 7.1.2 code signing, restricts downgrading from iOS 8
You’ve heard of “BendGate”, right? (the big hullabaloo from some of Apple’s competitors over the “fatal” bendability of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus)
Well, it would seem that those competitors’ efforts to capitalize on the rather questionable YouTube video seem to have backfired. Daniel Eran Dilger posted a rather pointed piece on AppleInsider this morning to that effect; PYBT: After Apple Inc. dodged the iPhone 6 Plus BendGate bullet, detractors wounded by ricochet.
As Christina Bonnington reports in Wired:
Each week, there are dozens of rumors, reports, and patent filings that hint at what’s coming out of Cupertino next. Some are legit, but many are totally bogus. As always, we’ve parsed the rumors, ranking them in order from “utterly ridiculous” to “duh, of course”. First up…
DON’T COUNT ON IT: Apple and U2 Working On New Digital Music Standard
It, of course, gets better from there. PYBT: This Week’s Apple Rumors, Ranked From Dumbest to Most Plausible for all the juicy tidbits.
At The Sweet Setup:
Every week we try to post a new interview with someone about what software they use on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad. We do these interviews because not only are they fun, but a glimpse into what tools someone uses and how they use those tools can spark our imagination and give us an idea or insight into how we can do things better.
Today’s victim, er, interviewee:
I’m Conor McClure. I currently live in Western North Carolina and am days away from finishing up a degree in music business. My site conormcclure.net is mostly a photography- and tech-focused blog, where I occasionally write words on various subjects that interest me.
You can catch Conor’s complete story here: Conor McClure’s sweet Mac setup.
“Back issues” can be found here: Sweet Setup Interviews.
by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with co-editor Fred Showker
What’s Here:
01 UGNN Malware Report for September 2014
02 UGNN Facebook Update: September news, views and blues
03 Showcase of 40 Insanely Detailed iOS Icon Designs
04 User Groups on Facebook for Week Ending September 20
05 Ten Reasons To Install iOS8 Now
06 WritePad 7.5 Features Advanced Cloud Integration
07 Quotes: That’s Life Continue reading
Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the Mac Work class, subject TBA, at Di-No Computers.
Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-6674
Tomorrow, at 2:00p, is the iPad class, focusing on Mail, Contacts, and Calendar, at Di-No Computers.
Di-No Computers
2817 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
(626) 795-6674
Welcome to our club!! Moving over from Android? Has Christina Bonnington, at Wired, got the deal for you:
Now that Apple’s got its bigger, better iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, we suspect oodles of big-screen Android aficionados may defect to iOS. (Apparently Apple thinks so too). But while switching phones is one type of headache, switching phones and switching operating systems can induce migraine-level pains if you’re not properly prepared.
But you will be prepared. From your can’t-miss calendar events to your favorite apps, here’s how to make sure your most important mobile needs make the transition from Android to iOS as smoothly as possible.
Christina has some great advice; not so much for some of those commenters… PYBT: How to Ditch Android and Join the Apple Side.
So, you just downloaded iOS 8. Looks pretty familiar, right? Certainly, last year’s switch from iOS 6 to iOS 7 – which saw Apple ditch the iPhone’s tired, six-year-old interface and move to something more spare and clean – was a far bigger leap visually than this update to iOS 8.
In fact, most of the apps in iOS 8 look almost identical to what you were using just days ago. And a few of them appear entirely unchanged. But there are new functions, new tricks, and time-savers hidden in these new iOS 8 versions of your favorite apps. Some of them you’ll see right away. But the rest… well, let us show you.
Thus begins Michael Calore’s delve into lots-of-things iOS 8. If you haven’t upgraded yet, you might want to take a look and see if anything helps push you along that path, or convinces you to hold off just a bit.
PYBT: 15 Insanely Great Tricks to Master Apple’s iOS 8
