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Greg’s bite: Apple iOS tracking storm blows out

Greg’s bite: Apple iOS tracking storm blows out

Posted by | Apr 28, 2011 | , |

Yesterday Apple released a 10 point information sheet and did an interview that addressed a lot of concerns iOS users had regarding location logs. It turns out that while the outrage has largely melted away with rational explanations for what Apple was doing, they did admit there were “bugs” in the data logging portion of the iOS, that are going to be fixed soon. Apple’s explanation mitigates my concerns, but doesn’t reassure me that mobile data is as secure as it ought to be.   

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Cookie Stumbler for Mac OS X gets improved heuristics engine

Posted by | Apr 28, 2011 | , |

WriteIt! Studios has updated Cookie Stumbler (http://www.writeitstudios.com), an application to keep your Mac’s privacy safe, to version 1.1.4. It sports an improved heuristics engine, which detects even more unidentified ad cookies and purportedly improves the efficiency of the detection engine by almost 60%.

Cookie Stumbler also keeps track of all new visited sites by marking them with an “unread” flag. Additionally the support of Chrome 12 Developer Preview is improved.

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iPhone/iPod touch/iPad apps for April 27

iPhone/iPod touch/iPad apps for April 27

Posted by | Apr 27, 2011 | |

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Corbenic Consulting has announced Spending Log 1.0 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. The US$0.99 app is designed to help consumers keep track of where their money is spent. It’s configurable and will analyze spending patterns in a way that is relevant to the user.

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Nielsen: Apple has 27% of smartphone market

Nielsen: Apple has 27% of smartphone market

Posted by | Apr 26, 2011 | , |

According to The Nielsen Company’s (http://www.nielsen.com) monthly surveys of U.S. mobile consumers from July-September 2010, consumers planning on getting a new smartphone had a very clear preference: a third (33%) wanted an Apple iPhone. Slightly more than a quarter (26%) said they desired a device with the Google Android operating system (OS). And 13% said they wanted a RIM Blackberry.

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