Just found a HUGE #security #hole w/ push & AIM. Someone got my sent messages and wrote back. DO NOT send confidential AIM msg to #iPhone

#iPhone #push #security #hole:my msg was received by an hacked iPhone w/ push service hack; msg seems to be broadcasted to all hacked phones

Take extreme caution when sending AIM msg to people w/ hacked iPhones. Push service broadcasts your msg to strangers. Pls RT

@martinhering there seems to be a brand new hack that reactivates push with the effect that received msg are broadcasted to strangers

Here’s a screenshot the random receiver of my msgs sent me back http://twitpic.com/b3bct I used iChat on a Mac #iPhone #push #security #hole

The problem seems a result from a hack to avoid Apple’s jailbroken/unlocked iPhone push blockade, so if you haven’t used any of this, keep sending your kinky messages to your mistress or master as usual. Otherwise, zip it. [Twitter via ]

Searchme: Searchme apps have been available for other mobile platforms—iPhone, Symbian and Android—for quite a while now, only now coming to Windows Mobile in free beta form. Searchme, for the vast majority of you who never stray from the comforting, safe embrace of Google, answers queries in screenshots of websites and various media, some of which can be played back in the results. Though the panel-based interface works best on the iPhone, the Windows Mobile version is far from ugly, and you may find it quicker for certain types of searches. Free.

TheChanner: A moderately useful mobile TV app saved by its price, TheChanner doesn’t have a particularly compelling selection of channels—they’re pipe through to your phone from a variety of preexisting free sources, though there aren’t many names that you’ll recognise. There are plenty to choose from, though, and a lot of them are fairly niche. The app itself is a bit glitchy, and as you’d expect, it’s a huge battery hog. Free.

GPS Spot: I kinda love the concept of this app: press a button, and it’ll save your location according to your device’s GPS. When you’re trying to get back to that location at a later date, it’ll tell you how to get there with a compass and distance readout. Basically, it’s for finding your car in a huge parking lot. It’s four dollars, which you can’t really escape paying—the trial version is fairly useless.

Skype 3.0: We covered this before, but it’s worth mentioning again: there’s a new Skype client for WinMo. You can text of SkypeOut credit, though unfortunately people can’t text you back. The new file-sending/receiving feature, though, is what makes this release awesome.

AIM 2.0: The official AIM app for Windows Mobile has hit 2.0, landing an interface lift and a new “lifestream” feature. It’s a separate tab from your main buddy list, which consolidates updates from tons of social media services (Twitter updates, Flickr friends, Facebook statuses) and presents them in a single stream, as per its name. I’m partial to multi-protocol apps like Palringo, Fring, and Nimbuzz (more on that below), although this official app isn’t half bad if AIM’s your messaging service of choice.

Numpty Physics : As a time-suck, it’s hard to beat Crayon Physics. Sadly, it never made its way to Windows Mobile, leaving physics-minded, Microsoft-using puzzle gamers with no recourse. Well, open-source Crayon Physics clone Numpty Physics will do just fine, thanks. This may be obvious, but you’ll need a touchscreen phone to play. Free.

Nimbuzz 2.0: This multi-protocol instant messaging app has been updated, and is largely unchanged: the interface is tweaked a bit, and you can now report your location to other Nimbuzz users. So why should you care about this then? One word: SkypeOut. You can now make calls using SkypeOut credit, which, assuming your carrier isn’t too stringent about such things, will turn your phone into an ultra-cheap international calling machine. Of course you could just use the Skype app, but as is the point of these types of all-in-one apps, Nimbuzz could save you a few screen taps/button presses, and a little time.

Auto Call Recorder: Super-simple (and free!) call recording. I’ve had trouble finding a decent solution for this in the past, since apps are generally either paid, crippled trialware or not widely compatible, so it’s a relief to find one that works. Indispensable for interviews, conference calls and the like. Note: this app is to be used for good, not evil. Thanks.

This list is in no way definitive. If you’ve spotted a great app that hit the store this month, give us a heads up or let us know in the comments. Have a good rest of your weekend, everybody!

The app does what was touted this year at the iPhone 3.0 event: display notifications when the app is closed, show you how many outstanding messages you have and basically keep you “connected” to the AIM service even when you’re not actively using the app. The free version is here and the pay version is here.

We personally would go with the free version until the pay version of the better IM apps (Beejive, for example) go live. Boy Genius says it’s live now, but we’re still seeing the old version in the store. [TechCrunch]

No, it doesn’t use Apple’s long lost push notifications. Instead, it uses SMS notifications, for up to 24 hours after you sign out of the iPhone app (you can pick shorter intervals, as well as limit to pinging you only when you get IMs from new buddies, not the people you were just talking to). Hopefully, they’ll get a bit more sophisticated, since right now they just tell you to fire up AIM ’cause you got mail.

Other notable new stuff—free SMS texts to anyone in iPhone contact list, multiple account support and location awareness, so you’ll see buddies in a special new group called “near me.” (You can limit this to buddies, everyone or no one.) It seems to be a little bit more responsive than I remember, too.

Also, AIM is splitting into a paid and a free ad-supported version. So far, I’ve just seen occasional pop-up on the bottom of my buddy list, but nothing while actually IMing, so not too annoying. If you hated AIM before, you’re not gonna like it now, but it’s definitely better. [iTunes, Hat tip Ars Technica]

AM is extremely easy to set up and has lots of options so you can choose which contacts you see. It supports Gtalk and AIM protocols in addition to ICQ, MSN, Yahoo and Jabber. AM even logs your IM sessions so you can refer back to old conversations. But best of all, it keeps your IM conversations going, even when you are on a call or out of the program, and sends Mail style notifications alerting you to how many IMs came your way while you were gone. All in all, an extremely good experience for IMing on the go, so jailbreak if you haven’t yet, and install this puppy. [Google via Lifehacker]