Damn Vulnerable iOS Application

Damn Vulnerable iOS App (DVIA) is an iOS application that is damn vulnerable. Its main goal is to provide a platform to mobile security enthusiasts/professionals or students to test their iOS penetration testing skills in a legal environment. This application covers all the common vulnerabilities found in iOS applications (following OWASP top 10 mobile risks) …

CocoaPods Tech Talk Video

Great tech talk by the folks over at Ray Wenderlich on CocaoPods, the dependency manager for Objective-C. Be sure to click through on the link below as the original article contains a truckload of useful links. CocoaPods Tech Talk Video → Source Code used in the talk (.zip) → CocoaPods →

The Bottled Walkman

Sony’s W Series Walkman is a barebones MP3 player with one key selling point: it’s waterproof. But that can be a difficult thing to highlight on store shelves — at least when you’re limited to traditional retail packaging. For its customers in New Zealand, Sony decided to try something different. Hat off for the guy …

Bolts Framework: Tasks

[[object saveAsync:obj] continueWithBlock:^id(BFTask *task) { if (task.isCancelled) { // the save was cancelled. } else if (task.error) { // the save failed. } else { // the object was saved successfully. SaveResult *saveResult = task.result; } return nil; }]; Bolts is a collection of low-level libraries designed to make developing mobile apps easier. The first …

The Frequency of Humanity

Every day on Earth, an estimated 371,124 people are born and 154,995 people die. When you ask Wolfram Alpha about these rates, the scientifically inclined site returns a curious corresponding quantity: the frequency in hertz. If you subtract the death rate from the birth rate, you get a net rate of 216,129 new people a …