Mac Complainer

This is a cool song about the iPod. It speaks the truth so hear, don’t just listen. It begins…
within every electronic device
there lies a seed
dormant and waiting to be…released
somewhere between 18mos and 2yrs
it will sprout…and begin to choke the life out…

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There’s a vulnerability in the Denial of Service Safari browser vulnerability. This is similar to a previous TIFF exploit. Users of iPhones or iPod Touch can point their Safari browser to a malicious site. This will trigger a malicious script which uses up the devices’ memory and cause them to crash. Affected units are those [...]

Engadget reports that Apple software engineers have been preparing native applications to be used for firmware update 1.1.3. Firmware 1.1.3 for the iPhone and iPod Touch is a crucial platform for hastening these two multi-touch gadgets into the future. With 1.1.3, SpringBoard will be able to add apps with ease and SpringBoard itself will have [...]

Having problems with firmware 1.1.3 on your iPhone or iPod Touch? One solution reported is to downgrade iTunes from 7.6 to 7.4.2 temporarily while running iPhuc. Running the iPhone utility client with iTunes 7.6 will get you introuble but WickedPsyched has found a way to revert back to 7.4.2 while running iPhuc. Full instructions after [...]

Even though Apple charges a $19.99 fee for the newest iPod Touch firmware upgrade, there are a lot of takers. Having Mail, Maps and other goodies like Stocks, Weather and, at last, Notes on an MP3 player, but around the world people have been complaining that they cannot upgrade their iPod Touches. [...]

I hope this is absolutely true. As proof to Apple, the iPhone/ iPod Touch jail break community found the codename “LittleBear” in firmware 1.1.3.
The jailbreak for iPhone and iPod Touch firmware 1.1.3 has already been achieved by none other than the iPhone Development Team and iPhone Elite. Install third-party apps to your iPhone and iPod [...]

Apparently there are worse problems from the iPhone and iPod Touch firmware upgrade 1.1.3 than what is described below. It’s still unconfirmed but there have been reports that iPhones are being “bricked” by firmware 1.1.3. Yes, some iPhones no longer work after they are upgraded.
People who have upgraded to firmware 1.1.3 for their iPhone or [...]

This is by far Steve Jobs’ and Apple’s stupidest move. What amounts to an update for a smart gadget like the iPod Touch now comes with a price, according to Apple. Yes, you can now have an e-mail service on your iPod Touch + Google Maps with location support via WiFi triangulation. But $20 for [...]