Apple patents involve senors, computer systems, linked command objects
Three Apple patents have appeared at the US Patent and Trademark Office. Here’s a summary of each.
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Symantec: beware of Apple gift card phishing scam
Creative online crooks have been ripping off Apple gift card holders for more than a month, according to security software vendor Symantec.
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Analyst: Mac, iPad sales looking strong this fiscal quarter
Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu told clients in a note that his research shows that sales of the new MacBook Pros and the iPad are very strong, and he’s predicting another bang-up fiscal quarter for Apple.
The analyst says that Mac momentum is strong helped by the latest refresh of the MacBook Pro. He thinks Apple’s “Mac business is tracking to its third consecutive quarter of 20%+ Y/Y unit growth indicating further share gains.” Wu has upped his projected Mac sales for the quarter from 3.1 million to to 3.2 million.
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US-CERT warns of Safari vulnerability
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness team (US-CERT) is warning that Safari contains a vulnerability in the handling of window objects, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Read MoreApple working on firmware update for iPad Wi-Fi issues
According to an Apple posting, a firmware is in the works for the Wi-Fi issues troubling some iPad owners.
Apple says that “a very small number of iPad users” have experienced issues with Wi-Fi connectivity. This article (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3304) outlines workarounds for these issues. Apple will also address remaining Wi-Fi connectivity issues with a future iPad software update.
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