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Is Apple going downhill with mobile devices?
- Thread starter Capt. Obvious
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I thought the same thing about the colors there crazy bright. But I think that's what gives it a fresh updated look. I think if the colors were toned down it would look dated. Over all so far I'm loving ios7 but I think it's gonna take some getting use to. Maybe my tapatalk won't crash every 5 minutes now on my iPad. Or it will be worse have to wait and see.
Sent from my iPhone because I'm such a addict I have to keep on here even when I'm not home.
Going by Apple's track record, nope and probably never will. They never give their customers everything they can. Their processor, screen size, resolution, camera, etc has always been beneath the top tier Android phones.
Hell, Im still using the Samsung/Google Nexus, which was the first ICS phone, from almost 2 years ago. It still has better specs than the iP5, except for the cpu speed, where they are equal... although I can overclock my phone, and it doesnt affect battery much because it only ramps up as needed.
Well I've had a chance to superficially play around with both Samsung S4 and iPhone 5s.
Initial thoughts?
APPLE NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE GAME.
S4 screen AND camera BLOW the iPhone away.
iPhone feels quite responsive and some people say it's still actually faster than Samsung despite having lower specs on paper (this is according to benchmark tests which I know nothing about).
Conclusion? Back to sq. 1 in terms of decisions!
VERY VERY disappointed!!!
Sent from my KW359 using my ASSO strap
Initial thoughts?
APPLE NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE GAME.
S4 screen AND camera BLOW the iPhone away.
iPhone feels quite responsive and some people say it's still actually faster than Samsung despite having lower specs on paper (this is according to benchmark tests which I know nothing about).
Conclusion? Back to sq. 1 in terms of decisions!
VERY VERY disappointed!!!
Sent from my KW359 using my ASSO strap
If you're considering the S4, go take a look at the LG G2. I'm not a fan of these borderline too large phones, but that one is amazing.
Note 2 and similar devices are beyond reason for guys who want to keep their phones in their pockets.
Maybe if this was 1990s and people were wearing baggy pants or if ur obese this is ok.
Maybe if this was 1990s and people were wearing baggy pants or if ur obese this is ok.
Just days after making the iPhone 5S available to the public, a group of hackers claimed that they already broke the phone's Touch ID fingerprint scanner.
The Chaos Computer Club (CCC), a Berlin-based group of hackers, announced the successful hack of the fingerprint reader on the group's website on Sunday.
In their announcement, the group said that a hacker by the name of Starbug successfully broke Apple's new security authentication system, using laser printing to fake fingerprints, which he developed in 2004. He allegedly only had to make some adjustments.
"In reality, Apple's sensor has just a higher resolution compared to the sensors so far. So we only needed to ramp up the resolution of our fake," Starbug said in the announcement. "As we have said now for more than years, fingerprints should not be used to secure anything. You leave them everywhere, and it is far too easy to make fake fingers out of lifted prints."
The hackers detailed the process step by step.
First, the fingerprint of the enrolled user is photographed with 2400 dpi resolution. The resulting image is then cleaned up, inverted and laser printed with 1200 dpi onto transparent sheet with a thick toner setting. Finally, pink latex milk or white woodglue is smeared into the pattern created by the toner onto the transparent sheet. After it cures, the thin latex sheet is lifted from the sheet, breathed on to make it a tiny bit moist and then placed onto the sensor to unlock the phone. This process has been used with minor refinements and variations against the vast majority of fingerprint sensors on the market.
The group also posted a YouTube video that shows someone unlocking the phone using a fake laser-printed fingerprint.
http://mashable.com/2013/09/22/touch-id-hacker/
The Chaos Computer Club (CCC), a Berlin-based group of hackers, announced the successful hack of the fingerprint reader on the group's website on Sunday.
In their announcement, the group said that a hacker by the name of Starbug successfully broke Apple's new security authentication system, using laser printing to fake fingerprints, which he developed in 2004. He allegedly only had to make some adjustments.
"In reality, Apple's sensor has just a higher resolution compared to the sensors so far. So we only needed to ramp up the resolution of our fake," Starbug said in the announcement. "As we have said now for more than years, fingerprints should not be used to secure anything. You leave them everywhere, and it is far too easy to make fake fingers out of lifted prints."
The hackers detailed the process step by step.
First, the fingerprint of the enrolled user is photographed with 2400 dpi resolution. The resulting image is then cleaned up, inverted and laser printed with 1200 dpi onto transparent sheet with a thick toner setting. Finally, pink latex milk or white woodglue is smeared into the pattern created by the toner onto the transparent sheet. After it cures, the thin latex sheet is lifted from the sheet, breathed on to make it a tiny bit moist and then placed onto the sensor to unlock the phone. This process has been used with minor refinements and variations against the vast majority of fingerprint sensors on the market.
The group also posted a YouTube video that shows someone unlocking the phone using a fake laser-printed fingerprint.
http://mashable.com/2013/09/22/touch-id-hacker/
As great as that may be, I seriously doubt that anyone would go through all that to hack into a random person's phone, and if you are somebody who is at risk of being hacked, you probably need something more than a fingerprint sensor.
Touch ID isn't meant for hardcore security use, its meant for people to be able to get rid of their passwords and make it easier for them to log in to places.
I would hardly call it a hack, more of a bypass as the software that controls the fingerprint scanner is still intact.
Will be good for James bond though as he will easily be able to hack peoples iPhones
After a weekend of usage, I can tell you that I am very happy with it. Not lamenting my decision at all.
HTC is very expensive, you should try out xiaomi...below is the sept launching of it's latest model mi3, enjoy!I walk past the Apple Store and Microsoft Store pretty much every Saturday.
The Apple Store is packed and you can hear crickets in the Microsoft Store.
I chose an HTC One X over the iPhone.
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