Apple’s publicity nightmare keeps growing worse. The latest twist is more serious than dropped calls or lost e-mail — it’s a security flaw in the iPhone that could dial up trouble for users.

The flaw isn’t a new issue. Apple first addressed what is known as the passcode flaw last January. The fix prevented unauthorized users from circumventing the password-protected locking feature in an early version of the software. But the problem has reemerged in new versions of the iPhone software.

The flaw apparently allows attackers to bypass the passcode locking feature by touching “Emergency Call” on the password-entry screen and then double-tapping the Home button. An attacker would then have access to the iPhone users’ frequently called contacts list, which includes both addresses and phone numbers.

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Apple Inc has agreed a distribution deal with carrier Mobile TeleSystems on the sale of iPhones in Russia, one of the world’s fastest growing markets for mobile telephone handsets, a market source said.

“MTS has made an agreement with Apple on the sale of iPhones,” the source said. “Sales are likely to begin in October.”

Apple declined to comment as did a spokeswoman for Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Russia’s largest mobile phone operator which is controlled by Russian services conglomerate Sistema.

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If you’re having problems with dropped calls on your new 3G Apple iPhone, you’re not alone.

From New York to Stockholm, 3G iPhone owners are complaining loudly about connection failures - sometimes repeatedly - during calls.

The problem typically occurs when the device attempts to move from 3G to another network.

According to people familiar with the matter, the culprit appears to be the 3G chipset provided by Infineon Technologies, a German chipmaker. Sources declined to be identified because they are not authorized to talk about the problem publicly.

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Last week’s iPhone 3G launch appears to have been a success, with the device sold out in virtually all U.S. locations. Calls to local AT&T stores in the metropolitan Chicago area, for example, turned up no phones, and long wait lists. Reasons for the shortage range from Apple underestimating demand to a shortage of components from overseas suppliers.
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This is what the ’smart” people at PC World has done with their 3G iPhone. The new phone was barely lauched few days back and it has already been tortured, scratched, beaten up, thrown away and washed!!

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Apple’s iPhone made its Japan debut on Friday morning.

The launch marks the first time the iPhone has been available in Japan and the chance to be one of the first to own one attracted more than 1,000 people to the store of Japanese carrier Softbank in Tokyo’s trendy Harajuku neighborhood by the time sales began at 7a.m. Read the rest of this entry »

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