http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/exposes.security.vulnerability/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/dutchhack.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A hacker in the Netherlands has attempted to extort several iPhone owners, reports say. The hacker is believed to have used port scanning to identify T-Mobile-branded phones running SSH, commonly used in jailbreaking techniques. Because many people do not change the default root password on jailbroken devices, the hacker was able to take control of iPhones, and send custom text messages warning ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/exposes.security.vulnerability/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/25/japanese.iphone.3gs.launch/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0906/iphone3gs-black.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Japanese shoppers are already in line to buy the iPhone 3G S, which goes on sale with Softbank at 7AM local time on Friday, equivalent to 6PM Eastern on Thursday. Lines are smaller than those for the iPhone 3G launch, according to IDG, at present closer to 100 people at Softbank's flagship Omotesando store. When reservations opened for the 3G S last week, approximately 200 people arrived at the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/25/japanese.iphone.3gs.launch/ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/25/t.mobile.120000.iphones/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/iphoneupdate.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Deutsche Telekom's wireless division, T-Mobile, has sold over 120,000 iPhone 3Gs since the device's launch on July 11th, according to the division's CEO. Hamid Akhavan claims that "expectations were surpassed," and that at least 75,000 of the phones were sold in Germany. Many people wanting one have not yet been able to obtain it though, as Akhavan notes that a backlog exists due to delivery pro... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/25/t.mobile.120000.iphones/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/04/snow.leopard.performance/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/snowleopard.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />At its current stage of development, the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard beta is not outperforming 10.5 Leopard by any wide stretches, as developers dive into the new OS with GeekBench. The Netherlands' Mac Zone writes that benchmarking numbers indicate that 10.6 performs better than 10.5, but only by a small margin. This hardly is conclusive of the final product, however, given that 10.6 Snow Leopard ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/04/snow.leopard.performance/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/02/t.mobile.3g.iphone.plans/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-white.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile clarified its 3G iPhone offerings for the Netherlands, which were previously hinted at on the company's website, offering unlimited data plans starting at ä30 (~$50). The plans start at a basic 150 minute/SMS plan, with the next at 300 and 500 minutes/SMS messages, and offer varying discounts on the actual device itself. From lowest tier to highest, the 8GB and 16GB iPhones are priced at ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/02/t.mobile.3g.iphone.plans/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/30/hutchinson.iphone.3g/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hutchison Telecom and T-Mobile on Monday announced pricing and plan information for the 3G iPhone for Hong Kong and The Netherlands, respectively, while Debitel unveiled plans for German distribution of the device. According to iLounge, Hutchison will offer the device at a price dependant on the plan chosen, of which there are four. The 8GB model will range from free to HK$2938 (~$380), while the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/30/hutchinson.iphone.3g/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/18/dutch.iphone.via.resellers/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The iPhone 3G will be available through Apple resellers in the Netherlands, writes MacWereld. The site says that several such retailers have claimed deals with T-Mobile, which will otherwise be the only legal vendor of the iPhone in the country. Apple's official stores are located solely in Canada, Italy, Japan, the US and the UK, and the only authorized third-party iPhone distributor is the UK'... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/18/dutch.iphone.via.resellers/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/27/kpn.on.dutch.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0709/iphone-june2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Royal KPN is in negotiations with Apple about carrying the iPhone in the Netherlands, according to Thomson Financial. The news agency says that it has word of talks thanks to a KPN spokesman, who in turn explains that Apple actively approached the Dutch carrier, and met with a warm reception. No one at KPN has agreed to speak on the worth of a deal, however, or on matters like the progress of ta... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/27/kpn.on.dutch.iphone/ Tue, 27 May 2008 19:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/27/dutch.iphone.announcement/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/innovators.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />An announcement of an iPhone for the Netherlands may come as soon as this Saturday, words from a local retailer may suggest. Dutch Apple reseller The Innovators has stated that it will reveal a new product on March 29th; indications that it may be the iPhone stem from a pair of hints, which first suggest that the product has never been available in the Netherlands to date, and also that it makes ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/27/dutch.iphone.announcement/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/11/29/dutch.royalty.buys.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0711/willemalexander.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Members of the Dutch royal family are among the latest to own iPhones, German and Dutch sites are reporting. Willem-Alexander, the Prince of Orange and heir to the Dutch throne, was yesterday spotted buying two iPhones with his wife, the Argentinian-born Máxima. The purchase was unusual in that it was not made at a European store, but rather at Apple's Fifth Avenue outlet in New York City, where... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/11/29/dutch.royalty.buys.iphone/ Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:25:00 GMT