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iPhone’s web dialing feature — that is, the ability to tap a phone number from within the Safari browser in order to call it — poses a potential security problem, warned research firm SPI Labs.
In a blog post from the SPI Laboratory, one researcher said iPhone’s web dialing feature could “be exploited by attackers to perform various attacks,” including:
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Christian Science Monitor commentator Peter S. Magnusson makes a good point about Steve Jobs failing to grasp Web 2.0 and social networking.
Jobs “does not understand the 21st-century user,” he argues.
[Update: This article was written when the original iPhone was first released. See my new post: 25 things STILL wrong with the iPhone.]
I love my iPhone, but it does lack some important features and functionality. That’s why I’ve put together this list of 25 fixes Apple should make to the iPhone.
Apple, if you read this, please consider these suggestions the next time you issue an iPhone update.
It took me a while to get this iPhone review up, since I was busy driving back to the Apple Store and exchanging my new, slightly-defective iPhone for another.
Although I was super eager to explore my new gadget and write up an iPhone review, the iPhone I originally purchased had something loose in the USB port that brought it out of charge mode with even the slightest movement of the USB cable, so I was forced to return it.
I was the first person to go back to the store to report an iPhone-related problem, they told me, so the issue is most likely a rare one.
I’m not going to lie, though: the hassle of going back to the Apple Store was almost worth the thrill of unboxing two shiny new iPhones yesterday.
Steve Jobs announced yesterday at the Worldwide Developers Conference that software developers will be able to create web applications that run on the iPhone’s Safari browser.
In other words, the only third-party “applications” you’ll be able to run on your iPhone are web sites. For now, the iPhone will not support third-party standalone applications or widgets.
