Craig Sharpe

As You may Already know I am not a big fan of the Apple Ipad. Although I do Know one I Dont Use it Alot. 

Here are my top 5 apps.

1- Friendly For Ipad - "Simply put, Friendly is Facebook for iPad" -£0.59

2- iBasket Pro HD - “This game is really fun, and the free version is one of the best free applications I have seen in a long time!” -£0.59

 3- VEVO HD - "VEVO’s free high-quality music & entertainment programming experience is now available within a gorgeous new app we built just for you and our favorite magical tablet." -Free

 4- Ebay For Ipad - "eBay is now open for business anytime, anywhere on the Apple iPad!" -Free

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Rumors are swirling around the web that the hackers who took down the PlayStation Network may have stolen 2.2. million credit card numbers. Not only that, but apparently the database is for sale.

It seems that the source of some of the rumors is Kevin Stevens, a senior researcher at security firm Trend Micro. He told The New York Times that he has seen discussions about the supposedly stolen database on hacker forums. Apparently hackers are claiming to have a copy of the database and are asking for a price “upwards of $100,000.”

“It is not a rumor, it was a conversation on a criminal forum. I never saw the DB so I can’t verify if it is real,” Stevens said in one of his tweets.

There’s more, though. Screenshots from “underground” message boards supposedly frequented by the hackers have been surfacing as well. We’ve seen these screenshots posted by security blogger Brian Krebs and on thePSX-Scene forums. One of them even describes the supposed format of the PSN credit card database, which includes credit card numbers, card security codes and expiration dates.

Sony has previously claimed that there is no evidence that credit card data was stolen, but that it couldn’t rule out the possibility. “If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained,” the company warned in blog post on Tuesday.

Two security researchers have discovered that Apple’s iPhone keeps track of a user’s location and saves that information to a file that is stored both on the device and on a user’s computer when they sync or back it up in iTunes.

The researchers, Pete Warden and Alasdair Allan, discovered the hidden file while collaborating on a potential data visualization project. “At first we weren’t sure how much data was there, but after we dug further and visualised the extracted data, it became clear that there was a scary amount of detail on our movements,” Warden told The Guardian.

You can watch Allan and Warden’s discussion about the data and how it can be surfaced in this video: 

What Does this data say

The data, which is stored as a log in a file called “consolidation.db,” contains longitude and latitude coordinates along with a timestamp. Right now, it appears that Apple has been recording this information since iOS 4.0was released last June. Allan and Warden think that this information is determined by cell-tower triangulation. Although it isn’t always exact, it can give a very detailed overview of where an individual (or their phone) has traveled over a period of time.

Visualizing the Data

Beyond simply revealing that this data is available and, with a little work, accessible, Warden and Allan created a web app that can create a visualization of a user’s location information from an iPhone or 3G iPad.

Warden and Allan are not the first two data scientists to uncover this data store. However, they have created the most layperson accessible proof of concept that can showcase how this data could potentially be used.

What Does this Mean

As Warden and Allan make clear, right now, there is no evidence that the data ever leaves the user’s custody or that it is transmitted to anyone else. In other words, for someone to access this information, they need physical access to your phone or your computer with data backups, along with the wherewithal to actually use it.

The bigger question is: why does this data exist in the first place? Moreover, why is this data not encrypted within a backup? Sure, users can choose to encrypt their iPhone backups, but this is the type of file that strikes us as being encryption-worthy from the start.

After the rumor that Apple won’t announce the next generation of the iPhone in June or July (which was the case with all previous iPhone announcements), comes a report that the new iPhone is coming in the fall.

Apple’s suppliers will begin production in July, and the finished product is likely to begin shipping in September, Reuters reports, citing sources familiar with the matter.

As for the actual features of the next-gen iPhone, details are scarce as always; one of Reuters’ sources claims the device will look similar to the iPhone 4, but it will feature a faster processor.

To quickly piece together all the iPhone rumors and reports we’ve seen, this is what we have:

The white version of the iPhone 4 should become available within two to three weeks.

The iPhone 5 (if that’s what Apple will call it) will be an evolutionary upgrade, visually similar to the iPhone 4 but with a better camera, processor and a bigger screen.

  The panoramic capture has become accessible to amateur photographers by way of mobile app makers. The new iPhone app UScapeit, available Wednesday, is the latest of the bunch and makes capturing and sharing the perfect 3D panorama as simple as shooting a video.         

The free application, developed by EveryScape, merely requires the user to shoot video of the location, place or attraction he or she wishes to see transformed into a 3D panoramic image. UScapeit users can also choose to shoot multiple videos, called “views,” from different perspectives.

The only catch is that video capture process feels a bit unnatural; the user is instructed to hold the mobile device steady and turn in a circle to capture a 360 degree shot.

Though the capture process may feel awkward, the final product is an exceptional and life-like 3D rendering of the 360-degree shot. The user can choose to share the capture via email or Facebook, and friends can then pan around, up and down to check out the entire 3D image.

UScapeit maker EveryScape produces patented technology capable of transforming photo stills into three-dimensional experiences. It employs this technology too inside its Eats applications to give mobile users views inside nearby restaurants. The consumer-friendly UScapeit application lets end users harness that same technology for their own creative photo and social purposes.

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