Hackers could now bring Siri to the iPhone 4 without incurring Apple’s legal wrath

Hackers and modders have already figured out ways around Apple’s encrypted servers to bring the iPhone 4S‘s previously exclusive voice assistant Siri to Apple’s older i-devices.

Now however it looks like Apple might have undergone a change of heart, or at least allowed a lapse in security. There are still no official plans from Apple to bring Siri to the iPhone 4, but there are clues in iOS 5.0.1 that could give 4 users some Siri goodness via other means.

Previous third-party attempts to get Siri running on anything other than the 4S were predominantly thwarted by the encrypted ramdisks which held the system files for the service. Those who decrypted and used the files on devices such as the iPhone 4 were infringing on Apple’s copyright, however with the latest update of iOS 5.0.1, things are a little different.

This time around the ramdisks aren’t encrypted, meaning developers or the hackers and modders we talked about earlier can use those system files without getting on Apple’s bad side (for the meantime anyway). As such, iPhone 4 users could potentially be seeing full Siri functionality coming their way courtesy of developers/hackers no longer worried about encurring the wrath of Apple.

We can’t be sure if Apple meant to leave these particular files unencrypted or whether they’ll keep them that way, but as things stand, the 4S’s once unique voice assistant could well be making itself available to a host more iPhone users soon, when someone undoubtedly steps up to the plate to create a release.

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Apple loses legal battle against Samsung in the US, could still win the war

December 3rd, 2011 byPrasad

Mobile phones, Tablets

Apple had filed for a preliminary injunction against Samsung in the US court to block the sales of the Galaxy devices. Unfortunately for Apple, the court has declined to grant the said injunction, which means Samsung can continue to sell their devices in the US. However, the legal war between the two companies is far from over and Apple could still swing this to their advantage.

As it happens, the reason Apple failed to get an injunction against Samsung is that Apple could not prove to the court that Samsung infringing on their patents could cost them irreparable damages.

Apple had filed for the injunction based on four patents, two for smartphone design, one for tablet design and one for software. In case of the first two patents, the US court found that Apple’s patents were likely valid and that Samsung has been infringing on them. However, as mentioned before, Apple failed to prove how this could cause them irreparable damages.

In case of the tablet, the court found Samsung infringing on Apple’s patent and that it could be costing Apple irreparable damages, however, the actual patent itself was found to be invalid due to the presence of prior art.

Lastly, in case of the software, once again the court found Apple’s patents valid and Samsung was found to be guilty of infringing them but again, Apple could not prove how this could be causing them irreparable damage.

Due to this Apple was not granted the injunction but as mentioned before, Apple could still pursue this during the next hearing and if they manage to prove in court that this is causing them damage then the court would have to ban the sales of the devices in question in the US.

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