Feb 14, 2011

How to sync multiple Google calendars with iPhone 4

I just got a new and shiny iPhone, and I wanted to sync a few Google calendars to it. It took a bit of Googling to figure out how to do it, so here's the recipe.

First, check out this article to do the initial account setup for your Google account in your iPhone: Google Sync: Set Up Your Apple Device for Google Sync.

Then go to m.google.com/sync using Safari on your iPhone. There you'll probably get an error message saying that your native language is not supported — not very user friendly by Google. The solution is to scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on the link to change language. Change it to English, and you should be able to sign in with your Google account.

Feb 6, 2011

Steal a Google account and get a free OTP device!

I just read an interesting article on the Naked Security blog: New Android Market web store could open backdoor for phone hackers. Turns out, you can trigger installation of applications from the store and the installation procedure will silently complete on the Android phone. This could be a cool feature — but it comes with severe security implications for login procedures relying on mobile phones.