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T-Mobile CEO comments on demand for Apple’s newest iPhone

Dan Uff October 6, 2014 0

Colorful T-Mobile chief John Legere called demand for Apple's new iPhone 6 "unbelievable" during a recent interview, later hinting that the scrappy fourth-place wireless carrier may have profited from the launch more than any other.

"We have 15 share points which means as this game goes on, all we need to is gain X amount of share periodically," Legere said of his company's position in the market at the annual GeekWire summit. "So when you get into the iPhone event, trust me, AT&T better have sold the most iPhones...but I would think relative to our size, history may end up showing that we were the biggest share-taker in the event."

T-Mobile has long been a haven for owners of unlocked iPhones, even before becoming an official Apple carrier partner. Leger again nodded in their direction, acknowledging the iPhone 6 series's restricted supply but noting that nearly any iPhone would work on the T-Mobile GSM network.

"It's a hard issue, because there's a major, major supply issue. I do wanna tell you though, any one of you folks, if they do appear, there's nothing that would stop you from buying a Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint device at the Apple Store and coming over and putting a T-Mobile SIM in it," he said to the assembled audience.

To read the rest of the AppleInsider.com report plus watch a video, click here.

Rumors

Report: Apple Planning October 16th Event for new iPads

Dan Uff October 4, 2014 0

CNN/Money, and a few other well known sources to AppleScoop.com is reporting that Apple is planning yet another media event on or around October 16th to announce new iPads and other related hardware. This speculation comes after years of the company being known for having "one more thing" before the official Christmas / Holiday seasons begins.

Then again, these reports are rumors until Apple gives an official announcement either way.

We're watching this and issue updates when necessary.

'iWorm' Malware controls Macs via Reddit, more than 17K affected

Dan Uff October 4, 2014 0

Security researchers recently discovered that more than 17,000 Macs around the world have been infected by a new OS X malware threat called "iWorm," which at one point used Reddit.com as a go-between to cull user data, perform various system actions and execute Lua scripts.

Entered into the virus database of Russian research firm Dr. Web as "Mac.BackDoor.iWorm," the new threat is described as a complex multi-purpose backdoor capable of issuing a variety of commands to be carried out by an affected host Mac. Among the operations available to the malware are data gathering and limited system remote control.

After iWorm installs, it creates an operating file, opens a port to request a list of control servers and connects, awaiting further instructions. Unique to this particular piece of malware is its use of Reddit.com's search service to retrieve the botnet server list, which until recently was disguised in a comment to the post "minecraftserverlists."

The Reddit string has since been shut down, but iWorm's creators likely set up another server list through an alternate search service that has yet to be discovered.

Once iWorm connects with a command and control server, the backdoor pulls in instructions via binary data or the Lua programming language. Alternatively, connected servers can send over another bit of malware to further compromise the affected machine.

iWorm itself can gather and send off sensitive user information, set parameters in configuration files, perform GET queries, put a Mac to sleep, ban nodes and perform nested Lua scripts, among other backdoor operations.

Because iWorm extracts into a folder on OS X, users can check if their Mac is infected by navigating to "Go > Go to Folder" from the OS X Finder menu and typing in /Library/Application Support/JavaW. If OS X cannot find the folder, the computer is clear. If the folder is found, however, users are urged to employ an anti-virus program to wipe iWorm from their hard drive.

According to Dr. Web's statistical analysis of iWorm, the malware as infected some 17,658 Macs worldwide as of Sept. 26.

Via: AppleInsider.com