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Apple promises September fix for iPhone security flaw

A recently discovered security flaw that would allow access to a locked iPhone will be fixed next month, Apple said on Thursday.

| News | Mobile & wireless | Security | 08/28/08 at 5:19 pm |

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New iPhone business apps: designing for usefulness

When Apple launched its new App Store earlier this summer, the assumption was that scads of businesses would develop applications for their iPhone-toting customers. Although there are more than 60 apps in the App Store's Business category, virtually no big-name companies have bothered to cough up one of their own. Since Apple plans to make at least 40 million iPhones in the next year, many of which will no doubt end up being used in the workplace, what's the holdup?


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What to do with an old iPhone

It's clear, you're an iPhone enthusiast. No, it's not the slightly smushed-in left-ear that indicates you spend hour after hour on the phone, the Apple sticker that adorns your forehead, or the unconscious typing motions you make with your thumbs. Rather, it's the two-layer bulge in your front pocket--created by your original iPhone and your new iPhone 3G.

| Opinion | Mobile & wireless | Personal tech | 08/27/08 at 3:48 pm |

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iPhone fantasy football draft tools

It seems like the iPhone could play a pivotal role in managing fantasy draft preparations. And indeed, with the pro football season and its attendant fantasy leagues kicking off next week, two programs available on the App Store offer to do just that. To some extent, they deliver, though you probably won't want to abandon pen and paper for this year's draft.


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