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Home decor that doubles as actual functional stuff is totally in demand these days, mostly because people are living in homes with such limited space. Another one of these items is the aptly-called “Metal Folder” by Debra Folz.

Instead of flimsy cardboard, these standard size folders are constructed from aluminum. You can’t exactly open or close them, and you won’t be able to staple into it with in case you want to fasten your papers. However, you can mount it to your wall and slip documents into it as you walk past, so you can come back and get them later.

They’re available in silver and ivory and are priced at $48(USD) on Debra’s website.

[via BLTD]

Apple introduced two-factor authentication (or two-step verification if you’d like to call it that) with iCloud back in March, adding an extra layer of security to its cloud backup system. However, security researchers say that iCloud is still vulnerable to a break-in if your password is stolen.

ElcomSoft, a company that specializes in password-cracking software, says that there are security holes in Apple’s two-factor authentication process, saying that “Apple’s implementation does not apply to iCloud backups, allowing anyone and everyone knowing the user’s Apple ID and password to download and access information stored in the iCloud.” When you log in to your iCloud account, you’ll have “full information to everything stored there without being requested any additional logon information.”

The company says that they were able to download an iCloud backup using login details without ever using two-factor authentication, and the physical iOS device that the backup came from wasn’t needed for credential purposes. Of course, this doesn’t mean your iCloud data is out in the open. As long as your password is secure, no one can access your iCloud backup.

ElcomSoft also mentions another security issue, which is the fact that Apple sends verification codes directly to an iOS device’s lockscreen. This means that the verification code is exposed to whoever can turn on the display and look at the lockscreen, meaning that you don’t need to unlock an iOS device in order to see the code. ElcomSoft says that the code should obviously not be displayed on the lockscreen, but rather require users to unlock the device first in order to see it.

However, two-factor authentication does prevents hackers from resetting a user’s Apple ID password, but it doesn’t keep hackers from copying or deleting files that are stored in iCloud. ElcomSoft thinks that Apple’s two-factor authentication “does not look like a finished product,” and “it’s just not as secure as one would expect this solution to be.”

VIA: Ars Technica

SOURCE: ElcomSoft

iCloud not protected by Apple’s two-factor authentication, say researchers is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The Humble Bundle is featuring a number of Telltale Games’ titles, including The Walking Dead.

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An image supposedly showing the front panel of the next full-sized iPad has emerged, lending weight to rumors that Apple will continue with the thinner bezels of the iPad mini. The front glass and button section shared by Apple.pro is obviously not confirmed as an official part, but would at least fit in with speculation that the fifth-gen iOS tablet’s side bezels will be trimmed dramatically.

That’s an aesthetic decision Apple made with the iPad mini so that the tablet could be held in a single hand, the company said last year at the smaller slate’s launch. It also required some software tweaking to accommodate; Apple built in thumb-rejection technology which meant that the user could overlap the touchscreen slightly with their thumb while holding the iPad mini, without necessarily triggering any buttons.

The leaked part also shows narrower top and bottom bezels, which would suggest an altogether smaller iPad 5, despite the screen presumably being the same 9.7-inch size. Vietnamese site Tinhte briefly showed what was purportedly a case for the new iPad, though the video was subsequently made private.

However, photos of the case – compared with the existing fourth-gen iPad – do indicate a less bulky tablet overall, assuming it’s legitimate. Both Tinhte and Apple.pro have a reasonably good track record for leaked parts ahead of Apple announcements.

Apple is believed to be readying a new full-sized iPad for reveal later this year, alongside a new version of the iPad mini which will add a Retina display to the smaller tablet. However, a third update to the iPad mini is also tipped for early in 2014, which is said to introduce a new processor among other things.

In the meantime, there’s iOS 7 to look forward to, with a preview of the platform widely expected for Apple’s WWDC 2013 opening keynote next month. However, any new hardware at the event is likely to be limited to updated MacBooks, rather than new iPad models.

VIA: 9to5Mac; AppleInsider

iPad 5 panel leak tips iPad mini-style slim bezels is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The Samsung Galaxy S 4 is a neat device and all, but like a lot of flagship devices, the off-contract price can be a little off-putting to those not willing to shell out the cash for it, which is why subsidized pricing is a lot more attractive to consumers. However, that isn’t stopping Microsoft from taking a whack at the Galaxy S 4, saying that its off-contract price is just way too expensive.

Microsoft pits the Samsung Galaxy S 4 up against the Windows Phone 8-based Nokia Lumia 521. Right off the bat it’s kind of an unfair fight performance- and feature-wise, but the Lumia 521 only costs $150 off-contract, compared to the $750 off-contract price of the Galaxy S 4 at Best Buy (although you can get it for $650 at Verizon and other carrier stores).

Microsoft says that both phones offer “a good camera, a good display, thousands of apps, and the ability to keep you connected to the weather, sports, news, and all of the people you care about,” but they ultimately tout the low $150 price tag of the Lumia 521, and they show us what else customers could buy with the $600 dollars that they’d save if they went with the Lumia 521.

For instance, with the money you save from buying the Lumia 521 instead of the Galaxy S 4, Microsoft says you could buy a 3-month Xbox Music pass for $30, a 16GB microSD card for $20, a pair of Monster Purity earbuds for $100, and to top it all off: an ASUS VivoBook X202E laptop for $450. Seems like a pretty sweet deal.

Obviously, the Lumia 521 isn’t one of Nokia’s flagship devices, nor is it even one of their more decent high-end handsets. We reviewed the Lumia 520, which is just a slightly different variant. It’s merely a budget device from Nokia that really doesn’t stand a chance against the Galaxy S 4. Pitting the Lumia 920 up against the S 4 would be a fairer fight, but we know Microsoft wouldn’t want to do that.

Samsung Galaxy S 4 dissed by Microsoft over high price is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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