Experts caution against toddlers getting too familiar with devices

Experts caution against toddlers getting too familiar with devices
By Evelyn Lam, Dylan Loh | Posted: 24 November 2012 2242 hrs

SINGAPORE: Experts have cautioned against letting toddlers three years old and below, get too familiar with mobile devices.

They said it might hamper their ability to learn as they grow.

Three-year-old Randy Smith has been playing with an iPad since the age of two, and his parents said he is quite familiar with some of the more advanced features in the mobile device.

Experts said children this young should spend more time interacting with their physical environment.

They said interacting too much with a virtual interface could interfere with a child's ability to understand the world around him.

Colin Smith, father of Randy Smith, said: "There was once when we just left him (Randy) to go to bed with an iPad.

"We didn't check on him till about two hours later because both of us were working at home and when we got to him, we found that he had been playing for the past two hours and didn't want to go to sleep."

- CNA/lp

- wong chee tat :)

Telcos to offer new iPad mini & 4G iPad

Telcos to offer new iPad mini & 4G iPad
By Brandon Tanoto | Posted: 24 October 2012 1806 hrs
     
SINGAPORE: Singapore's three major telcos will be offering the new iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad that were unveiled in the United States on Tuesday.

Apple announced that it will start shipping the fourth-generation iPad, as well as the WiFi model of the iPad mini to Singapore next Friday.

It will ship the 4G versions of the two devices a couple of weeks later.

The three telcos, SingTel, StarHub and M1, said in separate statements that they will offer the new iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad in the coming weeks and customers will be able to connect to their 4G network with speeds of up to 75 Mbps.

They added that details on pricing and availability dates will be released in due course.

According to the Apple website, prices of the iPad mini start from S$448 for the 16GB WiFi model and can cost up to S$878 for the 64GB model with 4G connectivity.

Apple said the iPad mini is 52 per cent lighter and 23 per cent thinner than the third-generation iPad.

- CNA/xq

Hopefully i can get one!

- wong chee tat :)

Apple - Introducing iPad mini

Hope I can get myself ipad mini!



- wong chee tat :)

iOS 4.3.5 Software Update

Apple security updates

• Last Modified: July 25, 2011
• Article: HT1222

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Summary

This document outlines security updates for Apple products.

Products Affected

Mac OS X Server 10.6, Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X Server 10.4, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X Server 10.5, Mac OS X 10.5, OS X Lion, Product Security, AirPort, Apple TV, iPhone, iPhoto, iPod touch, iTunes, QuickTime 7, Safari

For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.

Important: This document describes updates and releases for January 19, 2010 and later, such as Security Update 2010-001. For information about earlier security updates, see these documents:

• Apple security updates (15-Jan-2008 to 03-Dec-2009)
• Apple security updates (25-Jan-2005 to 21-Dec-2007)
• Apple security updates (03-Oct-2003 to 11-Jan-2005)
• Apple security updates (August, 2003 and earlier)

Obtaining Mac OS X

Information about obtaining Mac OS X (client) can be found here. Information about obtaining Mac OS X Server can be found here.

Software updates for Mac OS X are available via:

• Software Update preferences
• Apple Downloads

Apple Product Security PGP Key

For information, see How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key.

Security updates

Name and information link	Released for	Release date
iOS 4.3.5 Software Update for iPhone	iOS 3.0 through 4.3.4 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (GSM model), iOS 3.1 through 4.3.4 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 4.3.4 for iPad	25 July 2011
iOS 4.2.10 Software Update for iPhone	iPhone 4 (CDMA model)	25 July 2011
iWork 9.1 Update	iWork 9.0 through 9.0.5	20 July 2011
Safari 5.1	Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP	20 July 2011
Safari 5.0.6	Mac OS X v10.5.8	20 July 2011
iOS 4.2.9 Software Update for iPhone	iOS 4.2.5 through 4.2.8 for iPhone 4 (CDMA model)	15 July 2011
iOS 4.3.4 Software Update	iOS 3.0 through 4.3.3 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (GSM model), iOS 3.1 through 4.3.3 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 4.3.3 for iPad	15 July 2011
Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 10	Mac OS X v10.5.8	28 June 2011
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 5	Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later	28 June 2011
Mac OS X v10.6.8 / Security Update 2011-004	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6 - v10.6.7	23 June 2011
Security Update 2011-003	Mac OS X v10.6.7	31 May 2011
iTunes 10.2.2	Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later	18 Apr 2011
Security Update 2011-002	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.7	14 Apr 2011
Safari 5.0.5	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.5 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP	14 Apr 2011
iOS 4.2.7 Software Update for iPhone	iOS 4.2.5 through 4.2.6 for iPhone 4 (CDMA model)	14 Apr 2011
iOS 4.3.2 Software Update	iOS 3.0 through 4.3.1 for iPhone 3GS and later, iOS 3.1 through 4.3.1 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 4.3.1 for iPad	14 Apr 2011
Mac OS X v10.6.7 / Security Update 2011-001	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6 - v10.6.6	21 Mar 2011
Apple TV 4.2	Apple TV 4.0 and 4.1	09 Mar 2011
Safari 5.0.4	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.5 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP	09 Mar 2011
iOS 4.3	iOS 3.0 through 4.2.1 for iPhone 3GS and later, iOS 3.1 through 4.2.1 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 4.2.1 for iPad	09 Mar 2011
Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 9	Mac OS X v10.5.8	08 Mar 2011
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 4	Mac OS X v10.6.6	08 Mar 2011
iTunes 10.2	Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later	02 Mar 2011
Mac OS X v10.6.6	Mac OS X v10.6 - v10.6.5	06 Jan 2011
Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station (802.11n) Firmware 7.5.2	AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n, AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n, Time Capsule	16 Dec 2010
QuickTime 7.6.9	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later	07 Dec 2010
Apple TV software update 4.1	Apple TV (2nd generation) with 4.0 software	22 Nov 2010
iOS 4.2	iOS 2.0 through 4.1 for iPhone 3G and later, iOS 2.1 through 4.1 for iPod touch (2nd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 3.2.2 for iPad	22 Nov 2010
Safari 5.0.3	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.4 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP	18 Nov 2010
Safari 4.1.3	Mac OS X v10.4.11	18 Nov 2010
Mac OS X Server v10.6.5 (10H575)	Mac OS X Server v10.6 - v10.6.5 (10H574)	15 Nov 2010
Mac OS X v10.6.5 / Security Update 2010-007	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6 - v10.6.4	10 Nov 2010
Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 8	Mac OS X v10.5.8	19 Oct 2010
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3	Mac OS X v10.6.4	19 Oct 2010
Security Update 2010-006	Mac OS X v10.6.4	20 Sept 2010
QuickTime 7.6.8	Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later	15 Sept 2010
iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch	iOS 2.0 through 4.0.2 for iPhone 3G and later, iOS 2.1 through 4.0.2 for iPod touch (2nd generation) and later	08 Sept 2010
Safari 5.0.2	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP	07 Sept 2010
Safari 4.1.2	Mac OS X v10.4.11	07 Sept 2010
iTunes 10	Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later	01 Sept 2010
Security Update 2010-005	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.4	24 Aug 2010
QuickTime 7.6.7	Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later	11 Aug 2010
iOS 3.2.2 Update for iPad	iOS 3.2 and 3.2.1 for iPad	11 Aug 2010
iOS 4.0.2 Update for iPhone and iPod touch	iOS 2.0 through 4.0.1 for iPhone 3G and later, iOS 2.1 through 4.0 for iPod touch (2nd generation) and later	11 Aug 2010
Safari 5.0.1	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP	28 July 2010
Safari 4.1.1	Mac OS X v10.4.11	28 July 2010
iTunes 9.2.1	Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later	19 July 2010
iOS 4	iOS 2.0 through 3.1.3 for iPhone 3G and later, iOS 2.1 through 3.1.3 for iPod touch (2nd generation) and later	21 June 2010
iTunes 9.2	Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later	16 June 2010
Mac OS X v10.6.4 / Security Update 2010-004	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6 - v10.6.3	15 June 2010
Safari 5.0	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP	07 June 2010
Safari 4.1	Mac OS X v10.4.11	07 June 2010
Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 7	Mac OS X v10.5.8	18 May 2010
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 2	Mac OS X v10.6.3 or later	18 May 2010
Security Update 2010-003	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.3	14 Apr 2010
AirPort Base Station Update 2010-001	Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP	31 Mar 2010
iTunes 9.1	Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2	30 Mar 2010
QuickTime 7.6.6	Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later	30 Mar 2010
Mac OS X v10.6.3 / Security Update 2010-002	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6 - v10.6.2	29 Mar 2010
Safari 4.0.5	Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.1 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP	11 Mar 2010
iOS 3.1.3 and iOS 3.1.3 for iPod touch	iOS 1.0 through 3.1.2, iOS for iPod touch 1.1 through 3.1.2	02 Feb 2010
Security Update 2010-001	Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.2	19 Jan 2010

Additional Information

Security updates are usually incorporated into later Software Updates

Security updates released for Mac OS X are usually incorporated into the next Mac OS X Software Update.

Security updates may also be available for software released independently from Mac OS X. Software Updates are packaged in a manner to keep systems secure. Security updates are only offered to systems that need the update, and not to later versions that have incorporated the Security Update. For more information, see the "Some, but not all, updates are displayed" section of this document.

Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple’s recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.