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The security researchers developed an undisclosed attack on the iPhone’s mobile Safari browser to get access to a phone and then run a program that sent the phone’s SMS messages to a Web server.

It is the first fully functioning attack on an iPhone since Apple released version 2 of the device in 2008, said Charlie Miller, the hacker who is set to follow the iPhone attack with an exploit he hopes will hack into the contest’s MacBook Pro (his takeaway, should he succeed: the laptop and $10,000). continue reading…

The Zipcharge Quick Charger is another device that allows you to charge up your mobile phone, PDA or MP3 player while on the move.

The device is available over at Firebox where they claim the charger can charge a phone up to four times quicker than a regular lithium-ion charger. Just 15 minutes of charging time is capable of giving your iPod another 20 hours of music playback and a standard mobile phone about 10 hours of talk time. Obviously those numbers won’t match up for the iPhone and other large screen smartphone devices, but for a smaller phone that requires a lot less battery juice to keep running it certainly will come in handy.
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Here is yet another alternative to Mobile Safari on iPhone and iPod touch. The iDroid Mini browser brings Android browser’s look and feel to the iPhone platform.

iDroid Mini Browser

iDroid Mini Browser is an innovative browser designed specifically for the iPhone.Inspired by iPhone’s Safari,Android browser and Opera min. A definitely must have for all iPhone and iPod Touch users!

Key features of iDroid Mini includes: Interactive Tab browsing, Full Screen browsing, Advanced caching algorithm, Preview Tab, Smart Url, Quick Links, Sleek graphics, Find in page, Sound effects and so on.

iDroid Mini Browser

Normally for $0.99, the iDroid Mini Browser is currently available in iTunes App Store for free. Go get it while the offer lasts.

Wouldn’t you like being able to unlock your hotel-room door using just your iPhone, Android or Blackberry?

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It could mean less hassle when you arrive at your hotel. You could skip the front desk and just walk to your room with your phone in your hand.

Travel tech tracker Tnooz.com today tells us that a firm called OpenWays is working on the concept, although it’s not in hotels yet.

The system works by sending “a digitally encrypted audio bleep to the door locking mechanism from any smartphone,” the story says. Guests would be given a code when they check in that works with a downloadable app on their smartphone, whether an iPhone, Blackerry or Android, the story says.

Another benefit: You no longer lose your room key, so it could help with security, the story notes.

At this point, the system remains a concept. The article says that hotels are “expected” to install the system but not one is identified.

A couple of weeks ago, Hotel Check-In also wrote about Starwood’s newfangled key experiment that uses a special keycard – as opposed to your cell phone – that uses RFID technology to unlock the door without first stopping by the front desk.

Readers: Would you prefer to still stop by the front desk to pick up a key?

The Muzatech iPhone Charger is a device that attaches to the bottom of your iPhone and allows the battery of the phone to be charged by solar power.

The iPhone charger has a 1000mAh battery inside that is charged when left in sunlight. When connected to the iPhone the lithium battery is then used to charge the iPhone battery. The charger can be used up to 2000 charges (or 2000 charge cycles) and if used daily, will last around 4 years.

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