14 DAY TRIAL // The long-awaited Apple device, iPhone, might disappoint some owners because a security company already discovered an important bug in the gadget. Robert Graham from Errata Security, said that the bug is somehow similar to one issue found in Safari, the browser produced by the same company. Although iPhone already contains a security issue, the security expert said that the device is still more secure than other smartphones based on Windows Mobile or Symbian.
"While Apple is slightly behind Windows on the desktop/server (that Samba bug still appears to be unfixed), it's still light years ahead of the mobile vendors. The mobile market is completely screwed up right now: while carriers know about the widespread vulnerabilities in their phones, the carriers are unwilling to patch them," he said.
According to the researcher, iPhone might be patched on July 5, 2007, the date that may bring the first update for the handheld device. This deadline is provided by iTunes the application meant to work with the iPhone. "We've reported a vuln in a another smartphone 6 months ago that still hasn't gotten patched, mostly because that carrier doesn't want to. If Apple can push a fix for one of our bugs before this carrier fixes their bug, that might convince Wall Street that their strategy is better," Robert Graham added.
Apple iPhone was released on June 29 and was one of the long-awaited products created by the Cupertino company. Besides the revolutionary functions included in it, the iPhone also includes YouTube support that allows the handheld owners to access the clips published on Google's online video sharing service. The interesting fact is that iPhone created an impressive mania in the United Stated where several fans of the handheld device waited for the big launch and assaulted the stores to buy the product.