Yes, iOS is more secure, the iPhone is more secure. Did you not see the hoopla about unlocking an iPhone 5c, which is several years old? The FBI couldn't do it. I'd call that pretty secure.
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Yes, iOS is more secure, the iPhone is more secure. Did you not see the hoopla about unlocking an iPhone 5c, which is several years old? The FBI couldn't do it. I'd call that pretty secure.
Saw both of those and was certainly leaning towards the Z1 Smooth but it's nice to hear a user's opinion on the gear. Appreciate it.
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got it last night. thanks
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don't forget.. how FBI workers were switched to the S4 due to said KNOX. I remember an article about it a while back. also, the XDA site had a bounty on whomever could reset the KNOX counter once tripped. I don't remember anyone ever getting it.
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I had a LanParte model before which compared to the Z1 was limiting in range and features. it did not have pan & tilt, only always follow. it was also almost $100 more. the Z1 can be held upside down (if you like to shoot skaters or are shooting low for a scene).
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Without being an American, I think that was just the FBI picking a fight. In the end, the phone was cracked easily enough.
I thing Apple should test the waters with selectable default apps on iOSX. But will most likely be very limited at first. It would make sense to start with the browser since they are all based on webKit, so there really wouldn't be any issues. Doing the same with map/navigation apps would make sense too, since Google maps and Waze are extremely popular.
1- security
2- fast
3- reliable
4- camera (mostly for 240 frame recording ability)
5- quality and last longing
2- fast
3- reliable
4- camera (mostly for 240 frame recording ability)
5- quality and last longing
The FBI had to pay 1.5$ million to crack the iPhone. I do not call that easy enough.
I guess that would depend on your bank account balance. Plus that is an unverified amount, not that it matters.
Hardly going to create a budgetary issue. More importantly to the FBI, it got Apple scurrying around trying to find the security hole that they had been unaware of.
From an outsiders point of view, both sides looked like petulant children in the end.
Don't presume what I think. I was talking about Google. And mentioning the latter on the same level as Apple when it comes to mining personal data is more than naive.
iOS is a closed system, Android is not. So much for the facts in the field of security. Shocking, n'est–ce pas?
Reliability of an OS is subjective? It's a novum.
It was done in a couple of weeks, probably less by the guy who actually did it, so I'd count that as "easily enough" yes.
It is a verified amount. It was in the news story.
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0XI2IB
It is coming from our pocket too. And for what? They found nothing of import on the iPhone.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/source-nothing-significant-found-on-san-bernardino-iphone/
I didn't ask how long it took, you said it was done easily enough, so that means the hack was easy, therefore you know how it was done. Holy ****, Apple doesn't know how it done but yet we are to believe that you do? Excuse me while I raise the ******** Flag.
Can we just make a "more secure, Apple or android" thread so you guys can have at it there instead of bringing this same debate into every thread?
Yeah, for my se, I think I'm getting a gimbal and the one in the videos is reasonably priced on Amazon. My se's camera is really good and so light it will be nice using them together.
Why does every forum get someone like you? There are many easy things I can't do. Is driving easy? I can't do it. Is DIY easy ? Yup you guessed it I can't do that either. Just because something is easy doesn't mean I can do it.
FBI asks for help to crack phone. Within 2 weeks someone comes forward and says "I can do it if you give me $1.5m". I count that as being relatively easy.
Two billionaires spend lots of money on trying to make a fully reusable space craft. Neither have fully completed it. That must be relatively difficult.
Stop being a daffodil
Because I don't take no for an answer, and I can smell ******** from a mile away. It's a result of being in the Navy for 20 years. People say something is easy that nobody else knows and then offers no explanation of it? The ******** flag comes up full staff.
Judging by the way the iPhone unlocking was covered by the media, including the tech media I would say it was anything but easy to do. That doesn't make much difference to us though as it's hardly so,etching to worry about.
It is an outright assumption but here's my rationale. If I'd been working on something for a couple of months and if (as is the case for me and rumours suggest for the cracker) I wasn't a US Citizen and all of a sudden the FBI are desperate for my work, I'd want more than $1.5m for it.
The FBI wasn't in a good place. Not only was it shelling out for a costly legal battle but it was also facing a media and public backlash. Along I come with the solution, give me $20m and the whole story goes away.
If you want to get truly conspiracy theorist, it was Apple that did it. They didn't want a costly legal battle that they would probably ultimately lose but they also couldn't be seen to lose face in public or let their passionate consumers down. Voila, $1.5m problem sorted.
I chose Android for easy of use... the dedicate back button, notification light, attach any file type to an email, choose any application to be the default, sharing content to any application w/o being limited like IOS, customization (removing icons from home screen, widgets, etc) and a 5.5 inch screen that isn't the size of a ping pong paddle (iphone 6s plus)