Tipped off by a Mac OS X security expert, Apple is working to repair a serious security flaw in the iPhone’s operating system – one that could allow an attacker to track the phone’s location via GPS, eavesdrop on conversations via the microphone, or create a mobile bot net capable of unleashing denial of service attacks.

>> Apple working to fix unreleased iPhone SMS exploit

Filings from Apple over the past two years reveal that the company is constantly looking to improve upon the ways in which customers interact with its multi-touch devices, the latest of which proposes methods for controlling iPods and iPhones by detecting and using a user's fingerprints.

>> Apple looks towards fingerprint-based multi-touch controls

Known for thinking outside the box, electronics maker Apple Inc. is now apparently working on an in-the-box concept that could provide power to iPods, iPhones and other electronics devices still inside their retail packaging, allowing them to display demo videos and receive firmware updates while hanging unopened on a shelf in a retail store.

>> Apple developing "active packaging" for iPods and iPhones

After the raging blog activity surrounding the launch of iPhone OS 3.0 and the new iPhone 3GS, the Apple-focused blogosphere has finally slowed down to catch its collective breath. Still, there's plenty to talk about, like Michael Jackson music sales going through the roof on iTunes, CEO Steve Jobs returning to Apple's Cupertino campus and the Mac mini's relatively high build cost.

>> Jobs' Quiet Comeback, Mini's Big BOM and Maine's Massive MacBook Splurge

>> Apple to Rate Your Karaoke Singing on Your iPhone

SemiAccurate claims that Apple will be dropping NVIDIA-based designs in their next iMacs and laptops for at least the next few years. They claim the reason is due to the recent NVIDIA manufacturing defects which affected a number of MacBook Pros.

>> Apple Dropping NVIDIA for Future Macs

With each successive beta release of Mac OS X 10.5.8, it's becoming increasingly apparent that Apple is determined to give nearly every facet of its Leopard operating system a diligent once-over before turning its focus to Snow Leopard.

>> Apple covering all the bases with Mac OS X 10.5.8 betas

Although they've portrayed themselves almost as best friends for several months, Apple and NVIDIA are now rumored in a spat that could see some GeForce chipsets excluded from future Mac models.

>> Apple may drop NVIDIA chips in Macs following contract fight

The University of Florida is the second school in as many months to announce that students enrolling in one of its curriculums this fall will be required to own either an iPhone or iPod touch, highlighting an increasing role for Apple's multi-touch devices in higher education.

>> University of Florida's PharmD program to require iPod touch

ocaholic.ch posted a review on the iPhone Firmware 3.0

"On June the 17. Apple released the latest firmware 3.0 for the iPhone. The revised and enhanced operating System now comes with numerouse new features which we present in the following article."

>> iPhone Firmware 3.0

An aggressive back-to-school promotion and a more affordably-priced overhaul to Apple's MacBook Pro notebook line are boosting Apple's personal computer shipments to levels not seen since last October, shortly before the economic climate caught up with the Mac maker in earnest.

>> Apple's Mac shipments rebounding sharply in recent weeks

Although iPhone OS 3.0 is just cooling off, Apple has already given developers early access to iPhone OS 3.1 with new hooks for video support.

>> Apple posts iPhone OS 3.1 beta, SDK with new video extensions

After all the excitement about Steve Jobs' health, the market reaction to news that the Apple CEO had returned to work appeared muted. Apple shares closed at $142.43 at close of trading Tuesday, 46 cents up from the previous day's close. They were actually down from Monday's open of just under $144.

>> Jobs Is Back, Apple's Still Standing, Life Goes On

>> Apple Releases Beta 3.1 iPhone Firmware and SDK to Developers

Apple has confirmed that CEO Steve Jobs has officially gone back to work, according to numerous media reports. Beyond saying that Jobs would be working both at his office and from home, and that the company was happy to have him back, Apple provided no details about its chief's future involvement with the company.

>> Grumbling Over Transparency Intensifies as Jobs Returns to Apple

PHP 5.3.0 has been released

"The PHP development team is proud to announce the immediate release of PHP 5.3.0. This release is a major improvement in the 5.X series, which includes a large number of new features and bug fixes.

Some of the key new features include: namespaces, late static binding, closures, optional garbage collection for cyclic references, new extensions (like ext/phar, ext/intl and ext/fileinfo), over 140 bug fixes and much more.

For users upgrading from PHP 5.2 there is a migration guide available here, detailing the changes between those releases and PHP 5.3.0.

Further details about the PHP 5.3.0 release can be found in the release announcement, and the full list of changes are available in the ChangeLog."

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Apple nearly saw a repeat of last year's sellouts on the weekend with widespread, but brief, iPhone 3GS shortages at many of its US retail stores. Also, NVIDIA has launched plugins that let Macs with newer video cards dramatically speed up tasks in Adobe's Creative Suite 4.

>> Apple sees brief iPhone 3GS shortages; NVIDIA intros CS4 plugins

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs returned to work this week following a six-month medical leave, the company said Monday.

>> Steve Jobs returns to work at Apple

Bloomberg has received confirmation from Apple that Steve Jobs has returned to work at Apple following his liver transplant, currently working part-time at the company's headquarters in Cupertino and part-time from home. Jobs reportedly returned to ...

>> Apple Confirms: Steve Jobs Back at Work

Late last week, we reported that Apple had posted an online availability database showing iPhone 3GS stock levels at each of its over 200 U.S. retail stores. At the time, the database showed solid availability of the new iPhone, with nearly 90% of st...

>> U.S. Apple Retail Store iPhone 3GS Supplies Begin to Tighten

Reuters reports that ten top mobile phone manufacturers, including Apple, have agreed to adopt the Micro-USB connector standard for smartphone chargers in the European Union. The shift, planned to begin next year, will allow smartphones from the com...

>> Apple to Adopt Micro-USB Connectors for iPhone Charging in Europe

Apple is among a list of top handset makers who have agreed to support a European Union-backed initiative on standardizing phone chargers across the continent, which should benefit both consumers and the environment.

>> Apple, other phone makers agree on standard charger for Europe

Apple has reportedly issued new seeds of Mac OS X Snow Leopard and of Leopard 10.5.8 to developers that, at least in the former case, add functionality that was previously only shown at WWDC.

>> Apple posts new Snow Leopard, 10.5.8 seeds

OpenSourceCMS has updated their Contentteller online demo to 2.0.4. Contentteller 2.0.4 was released last week.

"Contentteller is a powerful open source content management system written in the PHP scripting language designed for sites of all sizes and types. "

>> Contentteller 2.0.4 Online Demo