Apple has pushed out its <A HREF="http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/12/Apple-fixes-security-bug-with-iPhone-update_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/12/Apple-fixes-security-bug-with-iPhone-update_1.html">iPhone 1.1.2 firmware update</A> to users of its mobile phone, fixing a widely publicized bug in the iPhone's browser.
Apple made the software available for download last Thursday, but on Monday, it began pushing it out automatically to users via its iTunes updating mechanism. The iPhone uses iTunes to scan for security updates once per week, so users will gradually be offered this new firmware over the next seven days. The update fixes a bug in the way that the iPhone renders TIFF images.