Free iDisk allows accessing, sharing, uploading and viewing iDisk account files on iPhones.
Apple has quietly pushed out iDisk App for iPhone OS devices on iPhone 3.0 firmware. MobileMe, Apple's subscription-based online services
has iDisk service that allows storing, accessing, sharing and back up of files online on the cloud servers. Earlier, MobileMe subscribers had to use web browser on Mac or PC for accessing their iDisk files. But now, the free iDisk app can be used on iPhone or iPod Touch to access the files stored in iDisk account.Apple's this app that will allow MobileMe subscribers to access their iDisk content on their iPhone or iPod Touch albeit working on iPhone OS 3.0 update. Apparently, this app outrights the number of apps like App Sharing Pro, OneDisk or Mobile Disk that already exist in App Store on grounds of iDisk support.
This iDisk app also allows users to login to the MobileMe account, upload files and share files via email over the WiFi, 3G/EDGE or GPRS network. User also gets an option to make the shared files link password protected and also limit the number of days that the link would remain active. The app also supports viewing iWork, Office, QuickTime, PDF, and other file types.
However, the iDisk app doesn't allow download files, rename or move files to another folder. However, users can delete files and folders so be careful with it. In case you are looking beyond the features that iDisk app offers, you can always buy App Sharing Pro or OneDisk for the unique features they offer.
This could also be used to "infect" the iPhone with malicious code.
Two security
experts, Charlie Miller and Colin Mulliner, have demonstrated, at a Black Hat presentation, how hackers could possibly "hack" into an Apple iPhone
and wreck havoc. The two analysts also showcased how competing Mobile OS's Android and Windows Mobile too isn't safe from such an attack.
Charlie Miller, who is an Independent Security Evaluators researcher clarifies that the hack takes advantage of the way in which the iPhone handles the SMS protocol. He adds that using this hack a possible hacker can even launch a Denial of Service (DOS) attack. Now, what this brings to our notice is the recent claim by Apple about its fears regarding jailbroken iPhones being susceptible to security breaches. While Apple's version of the story claims jailbroken iPhone can be used to bring down cellular towers, this hack mentions nothing of that sort. However, other things like the hacker being able to intercept text messages and vulnerability to malware remain. Now, we are not sure if the "hacks" are related, but both do sound simila
As for what all can be done, the hacker could flood a user with spam text messages, shut the phone, deface text or even reconfigure keys. Another facet of this attack is that this could also be used to "infect" the iPhone with malicious code without any user intervention. This means, the user doesn't need to click on any malicious link to get his phone infected. In a worst case scenario, the infected iPhone would scourge the user's contacts list and send spam messages to everyone in the list, thereby infecting more phones in the process. According to F-Secure's chief research officer, Mikko Hypponen, trojans designed for the iPhone could be used to steal data and can also turn the phone to a remote spying device.
Panasonic has come out with a new kind of webcam-like gizmo that somehow manages to get you look and feel better, in your skin. There are two models, EH-SA42 and EH-SA41. They prevent your skin from drying without using water. The EH-SA41 is allegedly the steam generator, wonder what kind of treatment you can actually expect from these. However, women rarely have occasions like these to rejoice in the misadventures of gadgets for the fairer sex.
The price of the Panasonic Nano Care EH-SA42 and EH-SA41 are yet to be decided. The former is supposed to be shipping in about 20,000 units per month.
These cool USB powered Wink glasses can attach to your spectacles to make sure that you do not slip into silent slumber. The idea is quite simple, yet effective. The glasses detect the number of times you blink, and if the number is low then they fog up around your eyes, thus causing you to blink quite a few times. Blinking rapidly for a while can effectively from even the deepest day dreams. The sad part is that it detects a blink once every five seconds to keep from going off. However, when I sat and watched most of the people around me at work I realized that most of them don't blink for over a quarter of a minute. So either the number isn't accurate or my colleagues are all a bunch of wasted.
Moreover, the Wink glasses have to be attached to glasses you are already wearing.
