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Newly discovered Safari bug could mean big fees for some iPhone users
mobilecrunch.com - 11/3/2009
Newly discovered Safari bug could mean big fees for some iPhone users
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Whenever you hear about bugs and exploits being discovered in the iPhone’s browser, Safari, it’s usually the doings of some masterful meddler who devoted hours to unearthing any flaws they could find — not some user casually tapping around the application. Apple’s ...
cultofmac.com - 29 days ago
Safari Data Bug Could Mean Huge Phone Bills for Some
— cultofmac.com — An Estonian website claimed Tuesday to have broken news of a major bug in iPhone’s Safari app... that could put unsuspecting iPhone users at risk of running up huge bills with their cellular service providers in certain cases. The danger appears ... (more) Safari Data Bug Could Mean Huge Phone Bills for Some

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Newly discovered Safari bug could mean big fees for some iPhone users
CrunchGear — ... could find — not some user casually tapping around the application. Apple’s pretty good at keeping things locked down, and the iPhone’s got enough users that most of the nasty user-facing bugs have been flushed out. Well, except for this new one. It’s not an incredibly common bug, and it doesn’t seem likely that it would hit most users – but for the iPhone users this newly discovered bug does affect, it could mean huge operator fees. Read the rest of this post at MobileCrunch >>

Linkpost | 11.4.2009
TechBlog — ... - Nice roundup from TechRadar, though the discussions on carriers are U.K.-centric. • Newly discovered Safari bug could mean big fees for some iPhone users - If you're on a pay-per-megabyte plan, and IF you hit a site that causes Safari to keep pulling down a stream even after it's closed. • ...

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