NEWS: Mystery IPhone Book Apps Disappear From Store
A group of iPhone apps that had received top rankings on the iTunes
Store have disappeared from the top 50 book applications following
complaints from developers.
The developers said they noticed dozens of applications by the same
author surge into the top rankings, although the applications frequently
had few or no user reviews and appeared to be roughly coded.
The incident coincided with reports that iTunes Store users were charged
for applications they say they did not purchase, suggesting that their
accounts may have been compromised.
Re: NEWS: Mystery IPhone Book Apps Disappear From Store
In article <u3043695jsnfvd5krcgovo7r2ndar925uq@4ax.com>, John Navas
<spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
> A group of iPhone apps that had received top rankings on the iTunes
> Store have disappeared from the top 50 book applications following
> complaints from developers.
>
> The developers said they noticed dozens of applications by the same
> author surge into the top rankings, although the applications frequently
> had few or no user reviews and appeared to be roughly coded.
>
> The incident coincided with reports that iTunes Store users were charged
> for applications they say they did not purchase, suggesting that their
> accounts may have been compromised.
>
> MORE:
>
> <http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...hone_book_apps
> _disappear_from_store.html>
>
> COMMENT: Apple controls what you want, not what you don't want.
nice snip job. are you that threatened by apple that you must resort to
blatant lying?
here's more, from the same article that *you* gave:
"It looks like the Books category has been hijacked by an app publisher
named mycompany/Thuat Nguyen," Thomson wrote in an e-mail to Brie. "His
apps now occupy 40 of the top 50 ranks in the Books category on the app
store. These are apps that typically wouldn't rank in the Books
category and most of them don't have any ratings or reviews."
more info here:
<http://www.alexbrie.com/archives/205>
the apps were based on stolen content and purchased from hacked
accounts to skew the ratings.
apple canceled his developer account and app rankings are back to
normal.
of course you don't mention that google has *removed* apps from user's
devices, something apple has never done. the hypocrisy is astounding.
Re: NEWS: Mystery IPhone Book Apps Disappear From Store
On 7/5/10 11:11 AM, in article 050720100911295176%nospam@nospam.invalid,
"nospam" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <u3043695jsnfvd5krcgovo7r2ndar925uq@4ax.com>, John Navas
> <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> A group of iPhone apps that had received top rankings on the iTunes
>> Store have disappeared from the top 50 book applications following
>> complaints from developers.
>>
>> The developers said they noticed dozens of applications by the same
>> author surge into the top rankings, although the applications frequently
>> had few or no user reviews and appeared to be roughly coded.
>>
>> The incident coincided with reports that iTunes Store users were charged
>> for applications they say they did not purchase, suggesting that their
>> accounts may have been compromised.
>>
>> MORE:
>>
>>
<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/200495/mystery_iphone_book_app>>
s
>> _disappear_from_store.html>
>>
>> COMMENT: Apple controls what you want, not what you don't want.
>
> nice snip job. are you that threatened by apple that you must resort to
> blatant lying?
>
> here's more, from the same article that *you* gave:
>
> "It looks like the Books category has been hijacked by an app publisher
> named mycompany/Thuat Nguyen," Thomson wrote in an e-mail to Brie. "His
> apps now occupy 40 of the top 50 ranks in the Books category on the app
> store. These are apps that typically wouldn't rank in the Books
> category and most of them don't have any ratings or reviews."
>
> more info here:
> <http://www.alexbrie.com/archives/205>
>
> the apps were based on stolen content and purchased from hacked
> accounts to skew the ratings.
>
> apple canceled his developer account and app rankings are back to
> normal.
>
> of course you don't mention that google has *removed* apps from user's
> devices, something apple has never done. the hypocrisy is astounding.
NavASS is nothing but a man-child who never grew up. The maturity level is
that of an 11 year old brat.
NEWS: Apple App Store and iTunes Accounts Hacked, Say Reports
According to multiple customer reports, Apple iTunes accounts have been
hacked to purchase an e-book application.
A rogue Vietnamese developer called Thuat Nguyen reportedly hacked into
iTunes accounts and gamed the Books category in the Apple App Store to
artificially inflate the ratings and sales for his book apps. Both The
Next Web and Engadget websites reported Sunday that Nguyen apps
accounted for 42 of the top 50 books by revenue in the Books section of
the iTunes App Store.
At the site MacRumors, one forum contributor complained of seeing
multiple unexplained iTunes charges totalling more than $500. The
suspicious rise in the Vietnamese books' rankings was noticed by two
competing iPhone developers, Alex Brie and Patrick Thomson, who were
alarmed by their apps slipping in rankings in favor of those from
Nguyen.
Two users also indicated in the ratings for Nguyen's apps that their
iTunes accounts have been hacked and purchases of those apps were made
on their behalf. Up to $200 from these hacked accounts were reportedly
used to buy the developer's apps.
Apple is using the immense amount of data that it has collected from its
150 million iTunes accounts to help its iAd advertisers target their
pitches to users of iOS 4 devices.
In article <8rp736td46jtf8d40eqsccm7gr3e43351e@4ax.com>, John Navas
<spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
> Apple is using the immense amount of data that it has collected from its
> 150 million iTunes accounts to help its iAd advertisers target their
> pitches to users of iOS 4 devices.
guess what google does, only on a much bigger scale.
guess what the third party ad networks were doing.
if you don't want ads, don't buy apps with ads in them. very simple.
nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in news:060720102001026180% nospam@nospam.invalid:
> In article <8rp736td46jtf8d40eqsccm7gr3e43351e@4ax.com>, John Navas
> <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> Apple is using the immense amount of data that it has collected from its
>> 150 million iTunes accounts to help its iAd advertisers target their
>> pitches to users of iOS 4 devices.
>
> guess what google does, only on a much bigger scale.
>
> guess what the third party ad networks were doing.
>
> if you don't want ads, don't buy apps with ads in them. very simple.
>
> you're on some sort of crusade.
>
Er, ah, I believe he was reporting a news item to the group.
Just because it's Apple, does that make it heresy or a criminal offense?
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antennas...
It would probably be more newsworthy if Apple didn't use purchase history to
target their pitches. This doesn't seem to me to be a rare occurrence.
Ron P
"John Navas" <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote in message
news:8rp736td46jtf8d40eqsccm7gr3e43351e@4ax.com...
> Apple is using the immense amount of data that it has collected from its
> 150 million iTunes accounts to help its iAd advertisers target their
> pitches to users of iOS 4 devices.
>
> MORE: <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/06/apple_targets_ads/>
Re: NEWS: Apple App Store and iTunes Accounts Hacked, Say Reports
Apple bans 'fraudulent' developer from iTunes
According to Apple, Thuat Nguyen hacked around 400 iTunes accounts, in
order to use their credit card details to boost sales of his comic book
apps.
Apple said it had tightened its security as a result of the hack.
It has put fraudulent activity on iTunes into the spotlight.
....
It will now ask users to enter their credit card security code more
frequently when making purchases on iTunes.
It is not the first time that users have complained about their iTunes
accounts being hacked but it is one of the first that an app bought
using compromised accounts has dominated the charts.
....
Amit Klein, the chief technology officer of Trusteer, a company which
provides security for online payments, thinks Apple could do more to
prevent such breaches.
"Hacks on iTunes are not so rare, there is a constant stream of reports
even though they don't make the headlines. Apple could have better fraud
detection and interact with iTune users better," he said.
NEWS: Android spanks Apple’s iOS 4 in JavaScript race
The JavaScript engine in Google's Android 2.2 running on a Nexus One
phone soundly spanks Apple's iOS 4 incarnation running on an iPhone 4.
....
The Ars testing discovered that in pure JavaScript performance, there's
really no contest between Android 2.2 and iOS 4. When running the
industry-standard SunSpider benchmark, Android 2.2 was nearly twice as
fast as Apple's offering.
iOS 4's comparative performance was even worse on Google's own V8
benchmark. Ars found Android 2.2 was well over four times as fast. Of
course, V8 is a Googly benchmark, but 4X is 4X.
Re: NEWS: Android spanks Apple’s iOS 4 in JavaScript race
In article <87n9369u6s11e4f389nu32aei3m3qqpq1s@4ax.com>, John Navas
<spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
> The JavaScript engine in Google's Android 2.2 running on a Nexus One
> phone soundly spanks Apple's iOS 4 incarnation running on an iPhone 4.
>
> COMMENT: Let the iExcuses begin!
your hypocrisy knows no bounds.
last year i told you safari was benchmarked as faster than other
browsers and you wanted nothing to do with it. now that google has a
faster javascript engine (*) you are happy as ****.
and that's separate from your blatant condescending pejorative comments
such as iexcuses and ifans, as opposed to your perception about what
other people say when they use ordinary words.
(*) javascript is just one test. now try it again with flash installed.
pocketnow showed that the nexus one browser went from fastest to
slowest when flash was installed.
Re: NEWS: Android spanks =?UTF-8?B?QXBwbGXvv71z?= iOS 4 in JavaScript race
Meanwhile, at the alt.internet.wireless Job Justification Hearings, nospam
chose the tried and tested strategy of:
> (*) javascript is just one test. now try it again with flash installed.
> pocketnow showed that the nexus one browser went from fastest to
> slowest when flash was installed.
Bet it still renders Flash faster than the iPhone's browser, though.
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Re: NEWS: Android spanks Apple’s iOS 4 in JavaScript race
nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in
news:070720101344566033%nospam@nospam.invalid:
> In article <87n9369u6s11e4f389nu32aei3m3qqpq1s@4ax.com>,
> John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> The JavaScript engine in Google's Android 2.2 running on a
>> Nexus One phone soundly spanks Apple's iOS 4 incarnation
>> running on an iPhone 4.
>>
>> COMMENT: Let the iExcuses begin!
>
> your hypocrisy knows no bounds.
>
> last year i told you safari was benchmarked as faster than
> other browsers and you wanted nothing to do with it. now
> that google has a faster javascript engine (*) you are
> happy as ****.
>
> and that's separate from your blatant condescending
> pejorative comments such as iexcuses and ifans, as opposed
> to your perception about what other people say when they
> use ordinary words.
That just shows that Navas has a very blatant bias against
Apple, so that makes any of his comments or opinions regarding
them moot and meaningless.
On 7/9/10 7:33 AM, in article
Xns9DB0572FC2894thisnthatroadrunnern@216.196.97.13 1, "DanS"
<t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@r.o.a.d.r.u.n.n.e.r.c.o.m> wrote:
> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in
> news:070720101344566033%nospam@nospam.invalid:
>
>> In article <87n9369u6s11e4f389nu32aei3m3qqpq1s@4ax.com>,
>> John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The JavaScript engine in Google's Android 2.2 running on a
>>> Nexus One phone soundly spanks Apple's iOS 4 incarnation
>>> running on an iPhone 4.
>>>
>>> COMMENT: Let the iExcuses begin!
>>
>> your hypocrisy knows no bounds.
>>
>> last year i told you safari was benchmarked as faster than
>> other browsers and you wanted nothing to do with it. now
>> that google has a faster javascript engine (*) you are
>> happy as ****.
>>
>> and that's separate from your blatant condescending
>> pejorative comments such as iexcuses and ifans, as opposed
>> to your perception about what other people say when they
>> use ordinary words.
>
> That just shows that Navas has a very blatant bias against
> Apple, so that makes any of his comments or opinions regarding
> them moot and meaningless.
Re: NEWS: Android spanks Apple’s iOS 4 in JavaScript race
>> The JavaScript engine in Google's Android 2.2 running on a Nexus
One
>> phone soundly spanks Apple's iOS 4 incarnation running on an iPhone
4.
>(*) javascript is just one test. now try it again with flash
installed.
>pocketnow showed that the nexus one browser went from fastest to
>slowest when flash was installed.
while iOS Safari does awesome when flash is installed, eh?
NEWS: Consumer Reports Throws iPhone 4 Under the Bus
Consumer Reports has confirmed what we already knew about iPhone 4 --
touching its external antenna produces noticeable reception problems --
but with that finding offered a damning conclusion: This phone is not
recommended.
Ouch!
The verdict is a slap in the face to Apple, which earlier this month
tried casting the iPhone 4 problem as an optical illusion, caused by the
way the phone displays signal bars. Previously, Apple said that holding
the iPhone 4 in certain ways can affect signal strength, but has also
insisted that overall the phone gets better reception than any previous
model. For unsatisfied customers, Apple recommends holding the phone
differently or buying a bumper case.
That's not good enough for Consumer Reports, which tested three iPhone
4s in its radio frequency isolation room. Using a base-station emulator
to simulate cell tower signals, lab testers found significant reception
problems when holding the phone over its lower-left corner, especially
when the signal was weak to begin with.
Phones with internal antennas, such as the Palm Pre and iPhone 3GS,
didn't have the same reception issues. That's important, because Apple
has claimed that signal loss when covering the antenna is "a fact of
life for every wireless phone."
Consumer Reports confirmed that covering the iPhone 4's antenna with
thick, non-conductive material, such as duct tape, fies the problem, and
the group believes bumper cases will do the same. But despite loving
everything else about the phone, including its sharp display and 720p
video camera, Consumer Reports recommended downgrading to an iPhone 3GS
or another brand.
If you've been following the iPhone 4 antenna debacle, there should be
nothing shocking about Consumer Reports' findings. Experts and
journalists have learned basically the same things in their field
testing. Specifically, the phone gets better service most of the time,
but when held over its lower-left corner, it risks dropped calls or lost
reception in areas with low signal strength.
Still, the lab testing by Consumer Reports was conducted in a controlled
environment, lending more credibility to the real-world evidence we've
already seen. It's an embarrassment for Apple after the company's
attempts to downplay the issue. I'm sure this report will come up in the
class action lawsuits Apple faces, especially when the authority on what
consumer products to buy says the iPhone 4 doesn't deserve your money.
NEWS: Consumer Reports iPhone Slam, Boon for Droid X Debut
Motorola's Droid X goes on sale Thursday, and it couldn't have planned a
better week to debut the iPhone 4 alternative. Anti-iPhone 4 rhetoric is
growing in volume. There is the Consumer Reports slam on Apple's iPhone
4, a judge that just granted a lawsuit against Apple and AT&T class
action status, and consumer sentiment that Apple is in faulty-antenna
denial.
Call it a perfect storm of anti iPhone 4 propaganda, but it could lay
the groundwork for one of the most successful Android phone launches
yet. After all, the Droid X is a pretty impressive phone in its own
right - iPhone flubs or not.
NEWS: Apple takes down forum threads about negative Consumer Reports iPhone 4 review
Threads on the Apple support forum about the iPhone 4 are mysteriously
disappearing. Perhaps it has just a little to do with the fact that
Consumer Reports made it clear in their July 12 report that "Apple needs
to come up with a permanent—and free—fix for the antenna problem before
we can recommend the iPhone 4."
Is Apple doing the right thing here if they are wiping the forums clean
when it comes to talk about Consumer Reports not so favorable review?
A negative news story and Apple starts removing comments instead of
addressing them? That's bad business for already frustrated iPhone
owners.
If you tried to access the forums, it's clear that moderators took the
posts down. You'll get a clear message if you try: "Error: you do not
have permission to view the requested forum or category."
This is not a glitch ... this is Apple controlling what they want you to
read.
Re: NEWS: Apple takes down forum threads about negative ConsumerReports iPhone 4 review
John Navas wrote:
> Threads on the Apple support forum about the iPhone 4 are mysteriously
> disappearing. Perhaps it has just a little to do with the fact that
> Consumer Reports made it clear in their July 12 report that "Apple needs
> to come up with a permanent—and free—fix for the antenna problem before
> we can recommend the iPhone 4."
>
> Is Apple doing the right thing here if they are wiping the forums clean
> when it comes to talk about Consumer Reports not so favorable review?
>
> A negative news story and Apple starts removing comments instead of
> addressing them? That's bad business for already frustrated iPhone
> owners.
>
> If you tried to access the forums, it's clear that moderators took the
> posts down. You'll get a clear message if you try: "Error: you do not
> have permission to view the requested forum or category."
>
> This is not a glitch ... this is Apple controlling what they want you to
> read.
>
> MORE:
> <http://www.examiner.com/x-22397-Providence-Business-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m7d13-Apple-takes-down-forum-threads-about-negative-Consumer-Reports-iPhone-4-review>
Re: NEWS: Consumer Reports Throws iPhone 4 Under the Bus
In article <l7uo3657scltd3ksef67c6b94ov2e79qoa@4ax.com>, John Navas
<spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
> Consumer Reports has confirmed what we already knew about iPhone 4 --
> touching its external antenna produces noticeable reception problems --
> but with that finding offered a damning conclusion: This phone is not
> recommended.
except that the phone has the highest ratings of all smartphones, quite
a contradiction.
Re: NEWS: Consumer Reports Throws iPhone 4 Under the Bus
nospam wrote:
> In article <l7uo3657scltd3ksef67c6b94ov2e79qoa@4ax.com>, John Navas
> <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> Consumer Reports has confirmed what we already knew about iPhone 4 --
>> touching its external antenna produces noticeable reception problems --
>> but with that finding offered a damning conclusion: This phone is not
>> recommended.
>
> except that the phone has the highest ratings of all smartphones, quite
> a contradiction.
>
> <http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/2...ts-by-the-way-
> the-iphone-4-is-also-the-best-smartphone-on-the-market/>
Yeah, the highest rated non-functional smartphone factice.
Re: NEWS: Consumer Reports Throws iPhone 4 Under the Bus
On 7/13/10 1:36 PM, in article 130720101136301623%nospam@nospam.invalid,
"nospam" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <l7uo3657scltd3ksef67c6b94ov2e79qoa@4ax.com>, John Navas
> <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> Consumer Reports has confirmed what we already knew about iPhone 4 --
>> touching its external antenna produces noticeable reception problems --
>> but with that finding offered a damning conclusion: This phone is not
>> recommended.
>
> except that the phone has the highest ratings of all smartphones, quite
> a contradiction.
>
> <http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/2...ts-by-the-way-
> the-iphone-4-is-also-the-best-smartphone-on-the-market/>
Re: NEWS: Consumer Reports Throws iPhone 4 Under the Bus
On 7/13/2010 3:01 PM, George Kerby wrote:
>
>
>
> On 7/13/10 1:36 PM, in article 130720101136301623%nospam@nospam.invalid,
> "nospam"<nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
>> In article<l7uo3657scltd3ksef67c6b94ov2e79qoa@4ax.com >, John Navas
>> <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Consumer Reports has confirmed what we already knew about iPhone 4 --
>>> touching its external antenna produces noticeable reception problems --
>>> but with that finding offered a damning conclusion: This phone is not
>>> recommended.
>>
>> except that the phone has the highest ratings of all smartphones, quite
>> a contradiction.
>>
>> <http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/2...ts-by-the-way-
>> the-iphone-4-is-also-the-best-smartphone-on-the-market/>
>
> How dare you put a damper on NavASS' Wet Dream!
>
> <http://www.nekoshota.com/translations/covers/Wet%20Dream%20Prevention.jpg>
>
NEWS: Apple Calls iPhone 4 Press Conference for This Friday
It looks like the iPhone 4 "death grip" drama is coming to a head: News
broke this afternoon that Apple will be holding a press conference this
Friday to discuss the iPhone 4.
In typical Apple fashion, the company didn't give too much detail about
what would be discussed at Friday's press conference, except that it
would be about Apple's flagship smartphone, but given the press coverage
surrounding the so-called "death grip," there's more than a good chance
that Apple will be tackling this issue head-on.
Needless to say, it's hard to tell as yet what will come out of this
press conference. Earlier this week, Consumer Reports said that it
couldn't recommend the iPhone, despite the fact that it took the top
spot in its rankings. Some see a recall as "inevitable, while others
have suggested that Apple should give away free Bumper cases to iPhone 4
owners instead. Meanwhile, others have experienced glitches with the
iPhone 4 proximity sensor.
NEWS: Apple Engineer Told Jobs IPhone Antenna Might Cut Calls
Apple Inc.’s senior antenna expert voiced concern to Chief Executive
Officer Steve Jobs in the early design phase of the iPhone 4 that the
antenna design could lead to dropped calls, a person familiar with the
matter said.
Last year, Ruben Caballero, a senior engineer and antenna expert,
informed Apple’s management the device’s design may hurt reception, said
the person, who is not authorized to speak on Apple’s behalf and asked
not to be identified. A carrier partner also raised concerns about the
antenna before the device’s June 24 release, according to another person
familiar with the situation.
....
Steve Dowling, a spokesman for Apple, declined to comment and said he
wouldn’t make Caballero available for an interview. Caballero didn’t
respond to a call and an e-mail seeking comment.
> Apple Inc.¹s senior antenna expert voiced concern to Chief Executive
> Officer Steve Jobs in the early design phase of the iPhone 4 that the
> antenna design could lead to dropped calls, a person familiar with the
> matter said.
>
> Last year, Ruben Caballero, a senior engineer and antenna expert,
> informed Apple¹s management the device¹s design may hurt reception, said
> the person, who is not authorized to speak on Apple¹s behalf and asked
> not to be identified. A carrier partner also raised concerns about the
> antenna before the device¹s June 24 release, according to another person
> familiar with the situation.
>
> ...
>
>
> Steve Dowling, a spokesman for Apple, declined to comment and said he
> wouldn¹t make Caballero available for an interview. Caballero didn¹t
> respond to a call and an e-mail seeking comment.
>
> MORE:
> <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-0...-have-told-job
> s-last-year-about-iphone-antenna-flaw.html>
NEWS: Sony Ericsson, AT&T announce the X10, available Aug. 15 for $149.99
And sure enough, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is on its way to AT&T. ...
The 4-inch phone is bringing its custom Android experience to the U.S.
on Aug. 15, complete with 8-megapixel camera, LED flash, 8GB of on-board
memory, 2GB microSD card, and the Timescape and Mediascape UIs.
The X10 will cost $149.99 after two-year contract and rebate.
Off-contract pricing wasn't initially announced.
Also not announced was what version of Android will be on board at
launch, though we have to assume it'll be the same Android 1.6 that
we've previously seen, and hope that it'll be upgraded later this year.
....
Re: NEWS: Sony Ericsson, AT&T announce the X10, available Aug. 15 for $149.99
In article <q980665g4tas4as4rau76o12s7v0na63d7@4ax.com>, John Navas
<spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:
> And sure enough, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is on its way to AT&T. ...
> The 4-inch phone is bringing its custom Android experience to the U.S.
> on Aug. 15, complete with 8-megapixel camera, LED flash, 8GB of on-board
> memory, 2GB microSD card, and the Timescape and Mediascape UIs.
>
> The X10 will cost $149.99 after two-year contract and rebate.
> Off-contract pricing wasn't initially announced.
>
> Also not announced was what version of Android will be on board at
> launch, though we have to assume it'll be the same Android 1.6 that
> we've previously seen, and hope that it'll be upgraded later this year.
hah, a new phone ships with a year old version of android? *** are they
thinking? why the hell isn't it 2.2?
NEWS: Mystery IPhone Book Apps Disappear From Store 
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