Skype version 1.1 support for SMS and voicemail
Author: admin4 Jul
The Skype app for the i Phone has recently been updated to version 1.1 and along with the new version number we now have support for SMS messages, voice mail as well as “improved dialing help when calling phones.” First up, I am really not sure what the “improved dialing” really entails, personally I have been able to dial just fine with the iPhone app in the past.
Moving on, the remaining updates while nice to see will really only benefit those who are paying for the use of the extra services. To begin with, the voicemail service will cost you either $6 for 3-months or $20 for 12-months. Personally, I just have my Skype account forward to my Google Voice account, of course that does require me to have an available Skype Credit, but as long as you use your Skype account at least once every 180 days the credit will never expire.
Additionally, the 1.1 update also brings the ability to send SMS messages. Yes, I send send SMS messages because while you will be able to send messages, you will not be able to receive SMS messages. Talk about a one-way street.
Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability
Author: niteshnon3 Jul
Given the hype surrounding Apple’s iPhone, we’re actually surprised that we haven’t seen more holes to plug over the years. In fact, the last major iPhone exploit to take the world by storm happened right around this time two years ago, and now — thanks to OS X security expert Charlie Miller — we’re seeing yet another come to light. Over at the SyScan conference in Singapore, Mr. Miller disclosed a hole that would let attackers “run software code on the phone that is sent by SMS over a mobile operator’s network in order to monitor the location of the phone using GPS, turn on the phone’s microphone to eavesdrop on conversations, or make the phone join a distributed denial of service attack or a botnet.” Charlie’s planning to detail the vulnerability in full at the upcoming Black Hat conference, but Apple’s hoping to have it all patched up by the end of this month.
