The biometrics hacking team of the Chaos Computer Club claims to be able to bypass Apple’s new Touch ID fingerprint sensor with a photo of the original user’s fingerprint. Apple’s new iPhone 5s includes a fingerprint sensor called TouchID, which can be used to unlock the iPhone as well as make purchases on the Apple iTunes store. The bypass is demonstrated in the video above. » Chaos Computer Club Bypasses Apple TouchID
Developer Services Back Online, Apple Offers Free Month Extension

Apple has just informed developers that all of their developer services are now online. Some of Apple’s services have been down for over 3 weeks, making it impossible for developers to launch new iOS apps, log in to the member center, use iTunes Connect and more Apple services. In an email send to developers, Apple is giving all developers an extension to their developer memberships by one month to account for the downtime. » Developer Services Back Online, Apple Offers Free Month Extension
Last week on 18 July Apple’s servers have been attacked by hackers and Apple was forced to shut down their servers as a precaution after a security breach. Services such as Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, Software Downloads, Safari Dev Center, iOS Dev Center, and Mac Dev Center are now back online and can be used by Developers again. Apple is still working on other services such as the Member Center, App Store Resource Center and Apple Developer Forums. You can check Apple Status Page here to find out what services are up and running and which ones are still down. » Developer Center Coming Back Online
Apple Created System Status Page For Bringing Developer Center Back Online

Apple’s Developer Center has been down for 7 days now, which has been done as a precaution after a security breach. Apple has now updated the site with a new message for developers that outlines how the company plans to restore functionality and provides a status page that reveals which systems are online. » Apple Created System Status Page For Bringing Developer Center Back Online
Siri Hacked To Play Piano

In the video above Siri plays a Yamaha Disklavier Wirelessly via WIFI & Airplay, complete with moving keys in full expression and moving pedals. The hack is specifically developed by Yamaha for the Disklavier piano, and uses a special MIDI version of the music file to stream to an AirPort Express.
Applidium Cracked Siri Security Protocol: Siri Possible On Any iDevice

Applidium posted on their blog that they managed to crack open Siris protocol. As a result, we are able to use Siris recognition engine from any device. Which that means anyone could now write an Android app that uses the real Siri! Or use Siri on an iPad! In their blog post they explained how they did it and how developers can use it. » Applidium Cracked Siri Security Protocol: Siri Possible On Any iDevice
Siri Hacked To Fully Run On The iPhone 4 & iPod Touch

It is done! Siri is now “fully” running on the iPod Touch and iPhone 4. Steven Troughton-Smith already created a port for Siri, but it couldnt connect to the Apple servers. Now Troughton-Smith has followed up with Chpwn to get the server fully working on an iPhone 4 and iPod touch. Check out after the break to see a video comparison of Siri on the iPhone 4 against its newer, faster sibling, the iPhone 4S and a video of Siri working on the iPod Touch. » Siri Hacked To Fully Run On The iPhone 4 & iPod Touch