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Download 'Adobe Reader' for iPhone / iPad

The standard tool used by millions worldwide to read PDF files on their computer, Adobe Reader, has been ported to iOS as a free native application that allows you to view and interact with PDFs on your iPhone or iPad.Requiring any iDevice from the iPhone 3GS up and iOS 4.2.5 or later, “Adobe Reader is the free...

18 October 2011
05:51 GMT

Six in Ten Users Have Vulnerable Adobe Reader Versions Installed

According to an analysis performed by Czech antivirus vendor AVAST Software one in every ten users is running an unpatched version of Adobe Reader.The company's test base is large and very diverse, avast! Free Antivirus being one of the most popular antivirus products in the world with over 131 million active us...

13 July 2011
11:51 GMT

Adobe CreatePDF for Android Released, Doesn't Come Cheap at All

Adobe has just announced the availability of its PDF creator application for Android devices, CreatePDF. However, the ability to create PDF files directly on an Android device doesn't come cheap at all, as the company priced the application at $9.99. The application is very easy to use and doesn't requir...

12 May 2011
09:24 GMT

Adobe Reader X Alternative

Adobe Reader may look like the most comfortable solution for opening up PDF files, but for many users there are better alternatives. Nitro PDF Reader is part of this broader horizon and despite its name that limits its abilities to reading Adobe documents it can also convert various file formats to PDF, annotate them...

2 March 2011
10:56 GMT

iPhone PDF Reader Flaw Also Affects Other Software

The iOS PDF reader vulnerability, which is currently being exploited to jailbreak Apple devices, has a much larger scope than originally thought. It seems that the flaw also affects other software, including the FreeType font rasterization library which is included in other projects.There's been a lot of media a...

6 August 2010
11:35 GMT

Chained Exploits Used to Jailbreak iPhone

The JailbreakMe service is exploiting two previously unknown vulnerabilities in Apple's iOS. However, what impresses security researchers the most is how the exploits are chained together to bypass the entire security architecture of the operating system.JailbreakMe.com is a free service, which iPhone, iPad and ...

5 August 2010
12:56 GMT

PDF Reader Alternative

Despite the abundance of PDF readers available on the Internet, Adobe Reader still remains the number one choice for the largest amount of users. The reasoning behind this choice is pretty simple: it is the most popular product that fulfills the simple need of opening PDF documents. Everybody knows where to head in ...

4 August 2010
08:34 GMT

Phishing Scheme Uses PDF Reader Upgrade as Lure

Symantec reports that phishers are praying on people unhappy with Adobe Reader and are advertising fake software to replace it. Users are lured with promises of a free PDF reader alternative, but end up having their credit card details stolen."A little different to the usual PDF related e-mails, this [attack] doesn&r...

7 July 2010
12:11 GMT

Adobe Reader 8 for Linux Released

Yes! It's finally here! Version 8 of the most popular PDF reader on the planet, Adobe Reader, was released today for Linux and Solaris platforms. The new version is simply astonishing: it has a completely redesigned interface, new tools and it was created in such a way as to view PDF documents more efficiently. ...

14 September 2007
06:19 GMT


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