Security

iPhone 3GS firmware 3.1 jailbreak available–sort of

New tool allowing for jailbreaking firmware 3.1 of the iPhone 3GS is now available, but it can only work with phones that have been jailbroken before.

Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

IP Camera turns your iPhone into a security cam

A new app turns your iPhone into a remotely-controlled camera that can be viewed over a local Internet connection.

Originally posted at Web Crawler

Hands on: Lexar total security thumbdrive

Lexar’s new thumbdrive can keep your data safe, even when you lose it.

Get Norton Internet Security 2010 for $9.99

That’s an incredible price for a highly rated security suite with three user licenses. Just be prepared to fill out a pair of rebate forms and wait 8-10 weeks on your $50.

Originally posted at The Cheapskate

Hacker breaks into jailbroken iPhones, asks for $7

A hacker asks victims to pay $7 to get instructions for fixing a security hole in their jailbroken iPhones.

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

Divining rod reborn as explosive-detection device

The Iraqi government has purchased more than 1,500 units of the ADE 651, a bomb detector that makes very questionable claims.

Jailbreaking software already works for 3.0.1 iPhone update

Usually when Apple updates the iPhone OS, jailbreakers have to wait until the Dev Team comes out with a new version of jailbreaking software before they can update. Not this time around.

Dear Palm: Please stop tracking me and my Pre use

The Palm Pre has been sending user info to Palm without users’ knowledge.

Motion-detecting phone helps guard home front

When motion is detected from someone walking past the phone, it will call (ingenious!) the number you’ve programmed, whereupon the built-in mic will kick in to allow you to listen in on what’s going on in the room.

iPhone 3.1 firmware reversing iPhone jailbreaks

Updating an iPhone or iPod Touch with the latest software update will break your jailbreak.