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The First iPhone Virus Targets Unsecured Jailbroken iPhone

In the previous post, I urged every jailbroken iPhone user to change the root password to avoid any malicious attack via SSH. Yesterday, it’s reported widely in the blogsphere that the world’s first iPhone virus debuts. And this virus targets to infect those unsecured jailbroken iPhones with SSH enabled and which are still using the default root password (i.e. alpine).

Despite it’s classified as a virus, it does not do any harm on the infected iPhone. The worm only changes the home screen wallpaper to an image of 1980s pop star Rick Astley and displays the message “Ikee is never gonna give you up”. Then it starts to replicate itself by looking up other vulnerable iPhone around. This process goes on and on.

The virus is created by an Australian hacker, as he told ABC online. The hacker mentioned the primary purpose of the virus is to raise the issue of iPhone security. Other than changing the wallpaper of home screen, the virus does not come with any malicious intent. But as he said, the virus can actually do anything as it already gains the root access:

“I think to raise awareness for one, somebody with more malicious intent could have done anything – read your SMSs, go through your emails, view your contacts, photos – anything,”

Is spreading a virus the best way to raise every iPhone users’ awareness of security? I don’t think so. But this virus does generate lots of attention and covered widely around the Internet.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Pureness Unbox and Demo Video

Remeber Sony’s Erisson’s XPERIA Pureness mobile phone that has a transparent display? Here is a video unboxing and demo of the phone from MobileBurn.

Sony 360-degree 3D Display Prototype

Sony showed at the Tokyo Digital Content EXP0 2009 a prototype of 360-degree 3D display. The device has 96×128 resolution and is able to display 24-bit colors. Sony suggests that the display can be used for 3D medical image visualization, virtual pet, 3D digital frame and even 3D TV.

[engadget]

Mavizen TTX02 Electric Bike

Mavizen introduces the new TTX02, the world’s first production electric supersport bike. The TTX02 has a Linux-based core operating system and comes with USB support and WiFi connectivity. The TTX02 chassis is FIM homologated for racing. It is equipped with also drive train developed from the TTXGP Isle of Man 2009 Champion. The Mavizen TTX02 costs $41000.

[mavizen]

Verizon Wireless launched LG Chocolate Touch

Verizon Wireless has unveiled new choco, it is the LG Chocolate Touch. It comes with a touchscreen LCD display, a 3.2-megapixel camera with built in digital zoom and a range of software editing features, FM radio with 12 presets, and access to social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. The LG Chocolate Touch is available for $79.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with two-year contract.