Sunday, April 24, 2011

Week in Apple: location tracking is all the rage

This last week has been a busy one for Apple news. The iPhone and iPad 3G apparently keep a log file of every place you've ever been whether you're using GPS or not, and Congressmen are getting upset about it. Additionally, Apple sued Samsung for copying its UI and product designs, Adobe announced it would adopt HTTP Live Streaming to iOS devices, we heard some new white iPhone rumors, and more. We have the roundup right here:

How Apple tracks your location without consent, and why it matters: A log file on your 3G-enabled iPhone or iPad shows nearly every place you've been worldwide, whether you were using GPS or not. Ars explores the implications of this very disturbing discovery that tracking data generally revealed only by court order is available to anyone with the right tools.

Adobe throws in towel, adopts HTTP Live Streaming for iOS: An upcoming version of Flash Media Server will use HTTP Live Streaming to send video to iOS devices as well as compatible HTML5 browsers lacking a Flash plug-in.

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