Showing posts with label ipad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ipad. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Security flaw for ipad 2
First Siri starts doling out personal info when your phone is supposed to be locked, and now an even bigger security oversight has been discovered in iOS5 for iPad 2 owners.
Anyone with a Smart Cover can get into your iPad 2, reports 9to5Mac, even if youve been careful and locked it with a password. That sound you hear is a thousand Apple programmers facepalming at once.
Heres how it works: if youve locked your iPad 2 with a password, just hold the Power button to take the device to the power down page, but dont slide the bar to shut it down. Instead, pull the Smart Cover over the screen, open it up again, and click Cancel, and youll be taken to the homepage, or last web page or app you were using when you locked the device.
Bad news, especially if you lose your iPad after locking it with a confidential message open.
Whoever uses the Smart Cover wont have full access to your device, as they wont be able to unlock it, but they will be able to use the program you were last using, or if on the homepage, play media and adjust settings.
However, there is a solution. Go to Settings>General and disable Smart Cover Unlocking, and you should be fine. Its only a temporary get out though, so lets hope Apple has a proper fix on the way.
On Thursday it was revealed Siri can be told to carry out actions on your behalf by anyone while the handset is locked. Just hold down the Home button and start speaking, and itll do as you say -- send a text, email, anything. Not very secure, though again you can disable it in the Settings.
What do you think of iOS5s security? Flawed, or tighter than Fort Knox? Or somewhere in between?
Saturday, May 18, 2013
IPad Factory exploded Two Workers Dead
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The accident occurred on a tablet computer assembly plant Apple iPad. Foxconn-owned factory located in China, it exploded and caused two workers were killed and 16 others injured.
The cause of the explosion was unknown and under investigation by the relevant authorities. Foxconn manufacturing facility that exploded in Hongguang Town, Pi County, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
As reported by InformationWeek, Sunday (5/22/2011), the Foxconn has confirmed the explosion. They promised to take care of the injured worker and have contacted the families of each.
Explosion incidents worry about making supplies iPad 2 hiccup. There has been no confirmation from Foxconn and Apple about the anxiety it. Foxconn only delayed production temporary state to allow authorities to hold an investigation.
"Production was delayed until the investigation is completed. Safety of workers is the highest priority and we will do all that is needed to determine the cause of this tragic incident," spokesman Foxconn.
Foxconn, a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry, Taiwan-based company, was contracted to assemble Apple iPad, the iPhone and iPod. They also get contracts from other technology companies such as Amazon, Acer, Asus, Intel, Sony, Hewlett Packard to Nokia.
Various controversies have plagued Foxconn, for example the case of employees who allegedly committed suicide due to poor working conditions and low salaries. Recently, Foxconn also raise employee salaries to prevent similar incidents happening again.
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