The JailbreakMe.com exploit uses the way iOS processes fonts to escape the sandbox and jailbreak your phone. The hacker has also released a patch to fix the problem in phones already jailbroken.

Oracle wants to make money off the technology they bought from Sun Microsystems, including Java. If they win in court against Google, they’ll be free to demand licensing fees from hardware makers. That will mean both Oracle and Microsoft will collect fees on the “free” OS.

You probably have a limit on your data plan and overages are expensive. So, which apps rack up the data charges fastest?

Yesterday’s big news from Facebook showcases their further integration with Microsoft. You will now be able to make Skype video chats to your friends, much like you chatted with your MySpace friends back in 2004.

First you are, then you aren’t, in danger from your cellphone. It seems the earlier study placed the cancer risk from phones in the same category with coffee and pickled vegetables.

If you made your Google profile “private”, expect it to be deleted after July 31. Public profiles for Google+ will include your name and gender.

“Mini Apps” let you run utilities, such as a notepad or calendar, on top of other Android applications. This page includes a 12-minute video showing how it works.

Incoming messages have been filtered since last year but last month Apple began filtering outbound messages for MobileMe users. No notice is given when messages are blocked.

The Aussies are trying to filter objectionable content from the internet. However, their methods may not be the best. The filter implemented by the telco Optus can be circumvented by a simple change in DNS server.

If you want to move all your friends from Facebook to Google, you may have to do it the hard way. Facebook has blocked the Chrome extension for exporting friends that would have made it easy.