Only when the user sets a 4 digit pin as their lock code. When the user has a text-based lock code the key can be much longer. The security policy of the phone can be set for force a text-based password.
I was able to carrier unlock my iPhone, so it looks like level 5 is available.
Also, there's nothing stopping you from creating a custom OS for iPhone hardware, the big stumbling point is that iOS source code is not available as a base.
I'd be shocked if that were the case. I think that this is really just a way for Apple to reduce storage costs. They've got this great new data center, but they don't want to fill it up with 500 copies of every song in their music library, encoded in all different formats and bitrates.
true, but as a percentage of the population there aren't too many "true audiophiles". There are, however, plenty of people who claim to be audiophiles (meaning that they rip their music at the best bitrate of the day).
You make it sound so sinister.
Apple discussed the type of information that it collects, and why that information is collected over 1 year ago (http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2011/04/applemarkeybarton7-12-10.pdf).
Apple: We didn't see anything wrong with the previous implementation, but it seems that our customers do. We'll take steps to make sure that our implementation is in-line with what our customers desire.
The standard UIControl set that Apple provides for developers has standard behavior already built in. There are a few gestures that may be optionally enabled, but most are on by default. If a developer goes out of their way to create some custom gesture I don't know that there's much Apple could do to stop them.
Then you must also consider the Iphone is just a vehicle to force people into Itunes and other Apple products and services.
To some extent, yes.
And all the applications that are not permitted in the Itunes store because they violate one of the holy Apple edicts about no-tethering, no-porn, no-competition with Apple, no-mentioning Android, no-non approved code, no-anything lord Steve does not like, no-oh bugger it, the approval staff just dont like your name.
Maybe this is the case. Admittedly, I only looked at around 20 apps, maybe I just managed to find the 20 with a poor user experience and all of the rest are great.
Are you certain that's not the Iphone, I've found my experiences with them to be very poor mainly because I have to go through loopholes, hacks and thrid party services to do simple things like add my own ringtone or use it as a storage device.
It's definitely not the iPhone, minus a few small gripes I love the iPhone. I think that the UI is incredible, the development environment is top notch, and the overall level of quality of Apps on the App store is higher than any other competitors.
Battered wives are very happy to have their husbands, despite the domestic violence.
Obvious troll is obvious.
You have to hack the phone just to get this? With every phone I've ever owned, it's either been unlocked outright or unlock-able by the carrier upon request.
Are you in the US? We're a little restrictive over here.
I'm not saying that open source and quality user experience are mutually exclusive; just pointing out that in my experience open source software provides a poor user experience.
Maybe it's because most open source projects are programmer heavy, or because exposing functionality seems to be the core goal. I'm not really sure.
And I'm not so upset that Cydia gets installed, just that it is installed and it's not easy to uninstall. Is there any requirement that Cydia be installed on a jailbroken device? Or is it just the package manager(UI) of choice for most?
I'm glad that jailbreaking exists, and even more happy that the US government formally declared it legal; but I don't see a compelling reason to use it for anything other than carrier unlocking and perhaps tethering.
I suppose that my frame of reference for this discussion may be a little different than most as I've recently been involved in discussions with people who think that the App store is in trouble because jailbreakme.com exists.
I had my first experience with jailbreaking yesterday. It looks like jailbreakme.com is just a vehicle to force people into installing Cydia. Further, with the exception of the few apps that unlock some functionality on your phone it looks like most of the Apps on the Cydia store are just too low quality to have been approved by Apple.
I'm thankful that I was able to SIM unlock my old phone so my girlfriend could use it with her carrier, but the experience was very poor. Every hack that I installed seemed to break something, then I needed to install another hack to fix the previous one... makes me glad to have my phone in Apple's walled garden, I just couldn't afford some much downtime on a communications device.
There are some good reasons to expect that developers using your closed distribution channel would actually know the native language. If there is a security flaw, or newly introduced bug, or performance improvement it would be silly to have to wait for Adobe to release an update, have the individuals download that update (maybe for pay), then update their App.
Not to say that every developer would be 100% responsive to news like that, but having develops that don't know Objective-C means that they would not be responsive to those forces at all.
Also, Apple has a stake in having lots of Obj-C developers out there.
Conservatives *should* be the champions of small government, and by extension individual liberties... but those calling themselves conservatives in the US these days are way off base.
I'd be surprised if there were more than one force that explains everything. Matter, energy, light, sound, etc... they all seem to be waves of energy operating at different frequencies and amplitudes... it's these differences that cause observable differences.
Sadly, the police officers involved will go without punishment, the rent-a-cops will go without punishment, and the individual has an arrest on his record( even without a conviction it will still show up in a background check ).
prior art doesn't necessarily have to be patented. In fact, most often it is not patented, but is something that has been in use by many people and simply accepted as common technique.
I'd love to be a part of DARPA, but I don't really want to give a military commitment while we're off policing the world; and DARPA seems intent on its applicants having college degrees(I got bored of classes that taught me less than just reading the text).
Perhaps a focus on creative thinking and logic skills rather than worthless pieces of paper would bring people in.
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Only when the user sets a 4 digit pin as their lock code. When the user has a text-based lock code the key can be much longer. The security policy of the phone can be set for force a text-based password.
I was able to carrier unlock my iPhone, so it looks like level 5 is available. Also, there's nothing stopping you from creating a custom OS for iPhone hardware, the big stumbling point is that iOS source code is not available as a base.
Nice troll good sir.
I'd be shocked if that were the case. I think that this is really just a way for Apple to reduce storage costs. They've got this great new data center, but they don't want to fill it up with 500 copies of every song in their music library, encoded in all different formats and bitrates.
true, but as a percentage of the population there aren't too many "true audiophiles". There are, however, plenty of people who claim to be audiophiles (meaning that they rip their music at the best bitrate of the day).
Yeah, it's ridiculous that someone would hire a person that they've worked with in the past and know that they can depend on.
You make it sound so sinister. Apple discussed the type of information that it collects, and why that information is collected over 1 year ago (http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2011/04/applemarkeybarton7-12-10.pdf).
Apple: We didn't see anything wrong with the previous implementation, but it seems that our customers do. We'll take steps to make sure that our implementation is in-line with what our customers desire.
The standard UIControl set that Apple provides for developers has standard behavior already built in. There are a few gestures that may be optionally enabled, but most are on by default. If a developer goes out of their way to create some custom gesture I don't know that there's much Apple could do to stop them.
Then you must also consider the Iphone is just a vehicle to force people into Itunes and other Apple products and services.
To some extent, yes.
And all the applications that are not permitted in the Itunes store because they violate one of the holy Apple edicts about no-tethering, no-porn, no-competition with Apple, no-mentioning Android, no-non approved code, no-anything lord Steve does not like, no-oh bugger it, the approval staff just dont like your name.
Maybe this is the case. Admittedly, I only looked at around 20 apps, maybe I just managed to find the 20 with a poor user experience and all of the rest are great.
Are you certain that's not the Iphone, I've found my experiences with them to be very poor mainly because I have to go through loopholes, hacks and thrid party services to do simple things like add my own ringtone or use it as a storage device.
It's definitely not the iPhone, minus a few small gripes I love the iPhone. I think that the UI is incredible, the development environment is top notch, and the overall level of quality of Apps on the App store is higher than any other competitors.
Battered wives are very happy to have their husbands, despite the domestic violence.
Obvious troll is obvious.
You have to hack the phone just to get this? With every phone I've ever owned, it's either been unlocked outright or unlock-able by the carrier upon request.
Are you in the US? We're a little restrictive over here.
I'm not saying that open source and quality user experience are mutually exclusive; just pointing out that in my experience open source software provides a poor user experience. Maybe it's because most open source projects are programmer heavy, or because exposing functionality seems to be the core goal. I'm not really sure.
And I'm not so upset that Cydia gets installed, just that it is installed and it's not easy to uninstall. Is there any requirement that Cydia be installed on a jailbroken device? Or is it just the package manager(UI) of choice for most?
I'm glad that jailbreaking exists, and even more happy that the US government formally declared it legal; but I don't see a compelling reason to use it for anything other than carrier unlocking and perhaps tethering.
I suppose that my frame of reference for this discussion may be a little different than most as I've recently been involved in discussions with people who think that the App store is in trouble because jailbreakme.com exists.
I had my first experience with jailbreaking yesterday. It looks like jailbreakme.com is just a vehicle to force people into installing Cydia. Further, with the exception of the few apps that unlock some functionality on your phone it looks like most of the Apps on the Cydia store are just too low quality to have been approved by Apple. I'm thankful that I was able to SIM unlock my old phone so my girlfriend could use it with her carrier, but the experience was very poor. Every hack that I installed seemed to break something, then I needed to install another hack to fix the previous one... makes me glad to have my phone in Apple's walled garden, I just couldn't afford some much downtime on a communications device.
There are some good reasons to expect that developers using your closed distribution channel would actually know the native language. If there is a security flaw, or newly introduced bug, or performance improvement it would be silly to have to wait for Adobe to release an update, have the individuals download that update (maybe for pay), then update their App. Not to say that every developer would be 100% responsive to news like that, but having develops that don't know Objective-C means that they would not be responsive to those forces at all. Also, Apple has a stake in having lots of Obj-C developers out there.
Conservatives *should* be the champions of small government, and by extension individual liberties... but those calling themselves conservatives in the US these days are way off base.
I'd be surprised if there were more than one force that explains everything. Matter, energy, light, sound, etc... they all seem to be waves of energy operating at different frequencies and amplitudes... it's these differences that cause observable differences.
4Chan is where it's at... just scan it and post it.
Sadly, the police officers involved will go without punishment, the rent-a-cops will go without punishment, and the individual has an arrest on his record( even without a conviction it will still show up in a background check ).
It was probably students on campus using Tor.
Good, these browsers are finally catching up to Safari :p
prior art doesn't necessarily have to be patented. In fact, most often it is not patented, but is something that has been in use by many people and simply accepted as common technique.
Did you just totally miss Professor Layton and the Curious Village?!?!?!?!
They must have french-Canadian artists doing their collision files.
The photo shown in this story was taken nowhere near the north pole and is undated, why is it even there?
I'd love to be a part of DARPA, but I don't really want to give a military commitment while we're off policing the world; and DARPA seems intent on its applicants having college degrees(I got bored of classes that taught me less than just reading the text). Perhaps a focus on creative thinking and logic skills rather than worthless pieces of paper would bring people in.
For some reason I don't think it would make it past Nintendo's lot checks :)