It’s very likely that if you’re reading this, you may be afflicted with Hyper Involuntary Panic Stress Tension Elevation also known as HIPSTER. Or maybe if you’re not, you know someone who is. Here’s the most hilarious way to cure them: Unpretentiousil. This spoof ad drops the science of being a hipster and how it can be broken down with the miracle cure. Brooklyn, Portland, Silver Lake… we’re here to help. [YouTube via TDW] More »
Apple introduced the iPad mini last week, which hits shelves this Friday. In a video airing later tonight on his show, Conan O’Brien takes a look at Apple’s ever-expanding range of tablet iOS devices, and provides some suggestions for where we might be headed next. Best part? The slogan at the end, which Cupertino might want to consider officially adopting.
It’s no secret that Facebook’s not doing so hot ever since they went public. The social network recently hit 1 billion users and to keep their numbers up (and perhaps to try making Facebook more relevant?), they recently released their first ever ad.
Oddly, the ad highlights how Facebook is like a chair. I kid you not. The ad talks about chairs and comes across as one of those artsy-fartsy videos that force you to come to some deep realization at the very end. Throw in doorbells, airplanes, and bridges, and that’s the ad for you in a nutshell.
Here’s the original Facebook ad, in case you haven’t seen it yet:
There’s only one mention of Facebook in the commercial, and the site isn’t featured even once, although that’s understandable considering this is a branding ad. However, the ad leaves a lot of room for ridicule and that’s the route that a lot of people did since it came out. One parody likens Facebook to toilets – you’ll have to check out the clip below to find out why. (Warning: Language NSFW)
[via CNET]
If you’re a frequent texter, and the iPhone is your weapon of choice, there’s a good chance you’ve been a wee bit concerned since yesterday’s report that the device is vulnerable to a certain SMS spoofing attack. Basically, it’s possible for a malicious individual to send a message and specify a reply-to number that is not their own, appearing as if they are someone else. We got in touch with an Apple representative and here’s what we were told:
Apple takes security very seriously. When using iMessage instead of SMS, addresses are verified which protects against these kinds of spoofing attacks. One of the limitations of SMS is that it allows messages to be sent with spoofed addresses to any phone, so we urge customers to be extremely careful if they’re directed to an unknown website or address over SMS.
Even if you aren’t on an iPhone, we’d like to remind you to be careful when texting. There are numerous services out there that let you send a message that appears to be from anybody you like — regardless of what model, OS or even carrier the recipient is using. All the more reason to think twice before filing that loan application over SMS.
Apple responds to iPhone text message spoofing, reminds us how secure iMessage is originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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