Apple today released an iOS update to fix a PDF vulnerability that could allow an exploit to take over any iOS device. Hackers were able to exploit this vulnerability and jailbreak your phone via the website jailbreakme.com. Also available for the iPhone: iOS 4.0.2.

Use iTunes to update your iOS devices. For more info on what is getting patched, see Apple's Tech Bulletin.

Really interesting interview with Author Susan Orlean of the New Yorker and MacWorld writer Glenn Fleishman. Via DaringFireball.

So what happened? The Time Inc. insiders I talked to don't have a clear answer, presumably because they can't get one from Apple itself. One theory: Apple is concerned about the publisher's plans for the consumer data it would collect with each subscription. A darker one: Steve Jobs loves the idea of digital magazines and wants to control the market for himself.

Apple today released an update to iOS for the iPad. Sync your iPad then check for the update. The update fixes the following:

- Improved Wi-Fi connectivity
- Fixed an issue that could prevent copy and paste of single-page PDF attachments in Mail
- Addressed an issue that could cause video playback to freeze
- Improved reliability of video-out when using iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter
- Added Bing as an option for Safari's search field

Let us know how the update works for you!

SplashID from the developer is ...
"Think of SplashID as your safe on the iPad. You can store and lock sensitive information - not just usernames and passwords but credit card data, account numbers, registration codes, prescriptions, and much more."

They developers have created some video tutorials which you can view here and here.