Reprinted from TidBITS#985/06-Jul-09 with permission. Copyright (C) 2009, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 06-Jul-09 ---------------------------------------- by Jeff Carlson article link: **Why AT&T Has a Lock on the iPhone** -- Glenn Fleishman's article on why you won't see an iPhone on Verizon (or other networks in the United States) generates discussion of data capacity, coverage area, and hardware. (17 messages) **Persistent Safari problem - unable to enter text in form fields** -- Incompatible add-ons for Safari 4 may be the cause of someone not being able to enter text into fields. (2 messages) **iPhone Spyware** -- The way Apple has set up iPhone applications and the App Store makes it hard to believe a spyware app exists (unless your iPhone is jailbroken). However, a known vulnerability in SMS messaging does present an opportunity for attack. (9 messages) **3GS Upgrade Madness** -- A reader shares his infuriating story about trying to upgrade two iPhone 3G phones. (12 messages) **Which Mac would be the closest equivalent to the iPhone 3GS?** -- Is the iPhone 3GS akin to a PowerBook G4 in processing power? (4 messages) **New in-article TidBITS commenting system** -- TidBITS Talk readers wonder how the comments will impact the mailing list. (Why yes, this is a summary description of a discussion thread about a commenting system!) (13 messages) $$ This is TidBITS, a free weekly technology newsletter providing timely news, insightful analysis, and in-depth reviews to the Macintosh and Internet communities. Feel free to forward to friends; better still, please ask them to subscribe! Non-profit, non-commercial publications and Web sites may reprint or link to articles if full credit is given. Others please contact us. We do not guarantee accuracy of articles. Caveat lector. Publication, product, and company names may be registered trademarks of their companies. TidBITS ISSN 1090-7017. Copyright 2009 TidBITS: Reuse governed by Creative Commons license. Contact us at: TidBITS Web site: License terms: Full text search: Subscriptions: Account help: .