Apple (AAPL) will issue a software patch for its iPhone as early as Saturday.

British network operator 02 told BBC News that the software patch would be available Saturday through iTunes. Calls to Apple’s press relations team from DailyFinance to confirm the release of the patch were not immediately returned. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple (AAPL) has issued a software patch for its iPhone, which the company said is available now on iTunes. The fix comes after a potential hack into cell phones was described at a security conference Thursday.

“This morning, less than 24-hours after the demonstration of this exploit, we’ve issued free software that eliminates the vulnerability from the iPhone,” Apple spokesman Tom Neumayer told DailyFinance. Read the rest of this entry »