Scammers are preying on Facebook users' yearning for a "dislike" button, and the lure of deals on Apple products.

Links appearing to be from Facebook friends offer to install a "dislike" button. Instead it tricks you for access to your account allowing them to spam your friends with your name.

The fake message is spread to all of your online friends by posting it to your profile, and according to security firm Sophos, runs an obfuscated Javascript on your computer.

There is no Facebook dislike button nor is there likely to ever be one. It should go without saying, but Facebook users should be weary of any application asking for account access.

TUAW.com reports a phishing scam is spoofing Apple Store email linking to sites that resemble their online store. They mention ways to spot the fake which would be obvious to most users, but perhaps not all. Pretty much any site with broken english might be one to avoid ordering from.
 

Apple's $1B data center in Maiden, N.C. may play an important role in Apple's push into voice recognition services.

A TechCrunch report on negotiations between Apple and voice technology company Nuance suggests the 500,000 square feet facility in Maiden may become Apple's center for yet to be voice recognition revealed services.

Previous reports peg the data center to start operation this spring hosting iTunes and revamped MobileMe services in addition to Apple's corporate systems.

The North Carolina facility, Apple's second data center, has many pundits convinced Apple is launching a streaming music service. Apple has reportedly been making deals with music companies to lay the groundwork.

With the launch of iOS 5 for Apple's mobile devices, much of the mystery in Maiden is expected to be revealed at the WWDC next month.

Add the proverbial grain of salt, but if you are waiting for a new iPhone this summer, the latest rumor is going to disappoint.

MacRumors reports a reader was informed by AT&T representative not to expect a new iPhone in the usual June-July timeframe.

Even MacRumors urges skepticism, but there have been many reports of delays for a new iPhone. Most expect at least some sort of mild iPhone refresh for the summer to keep the device competitive with the growing number of potent Android smartphones.

Would official word of a delay make any considering a new iPhone look at Android devices?

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iPhone fans are used to seeing a new device every summer, but this year they may have to …think different. Apple may break the trend of summer iPhone releases if reports from suppliers are true.

Business Insider's report is based on information from a "key component supplier" to Apple. It is not the first word of possible iPhone 5 delays.

It seems unlikely Apple will let the summer pass without an update given the rate at which competitive Android phones are appearing. Android is carving out market share ahead of Apple.

As it did with the iPhone 3GS tweak from the 3G, Apple is expected to refresh the iPhone 4 with a few upgrades. A version of the dual-core A5 processor from the iPad 2 could extend the life of the iPhone 4. The antenna design could be refined. Alleged prototypes have been scouted with 64GB capacities.

Why the delay? Speculation has suggestion Apple may be prepping an iPhone for high speed 4G networks. An iPhone 4S would buy Apple time to develop an LTE capable iPhone for the fall when Qualcomm is said to have updated chips with LTE capability. This could be the iPhone 5 which has been speculated to have a 4-inch or larger screen among its other more potent abilities.

Sales of the iPad 2 have been wildly successful, but there could be a glitch at least for a few users of the Apple's new tablet. A relatively small, but significant number of users report connectivity problems on Verizon's 3G network.

According to All Things Digital, an Apple spokesperson said, “We are aware that a small number of iPad 2 customers have experience connectivity issues with the Verizon 3G network and we are investigating it.”

If there is an issue, it may not be the fault of the carrier. There could be a glitch in the iPad's iOS. An update is has been rumored to come in the next few weeks.

An online discussion on the topic has stretched into multiple pages posts on Apple's support forum. If you are having issues it might help to speak up.

Rumors would have Apple's iPhone successor appear this fall making it tardy for its usual spotlight at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June, but expect something before then.

With Android phones populating the market with rabbit-like frequency, now armed with dual-core processors and high speed LTE connectivity, Apple knows it can't sit idly.

Similar to the massaging of the iPhone 3G into the 3GS, Apple is likley to refresh the iPhone 4 with a few tweaks. A version of the dual-core A5 processor found in the iPad 2 could extend the life of the iPhone 4. The antenna design could be refined. Alleged prototypes have been scouted with 64GB capacities.

An iPhone 4S would buy Apple time to develop an LTE capable iPhone for the fall when Qualcomm is said to have updated chips with LTE capability. This could be the iPhone 5 which has been speculated to have a 4-inch or larger screen among its other more potent abilities.

Apple has announced the date for its Worldwide Developers Conference, the annual event where it previously unveiled the iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPhone 4.

Apple's new operating system for Macs, Lion, and iOS 5 are expected to share the stage on June 6, 2011.

Speculation and rumors on the iPhone 5 have varied from a similar form factor to the iPhone 4 to it having a larger touchscreen.

Mobile apps that warn drives of DUI checkpoints are the target of a group of senators who fired a letter to the mobile industry heavyweights.

The letter from Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Harry Reid, (D-NV), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), and Tom Udall (D-NM) was sent to Apple, Google and RIM.

The letter calls for the ban of DUI checkpoint apps. "With more than 10,000 Americans dying in drunk-driving crashes every year, providing access to iPhone and iPad applications that alert users to DUI checkpoints is harmful to public safety," they state in the letter.

There are a number of apps available in the major mobile software markets that alert drivers from DUI checkpoints to speed traps which often depend on crowdsourcing.

RIM has responded swiftly and committed to removing the apps.

"RIM's decision to remove these apps from their online store proves that when it comes to drunk driving, there should not be an app for that," said  Schumer in a statement Wednesday.

Should tweets on DUI checkpoints be banned?

Apple has removed the controversial Exodus app popularly referred to as the "gay cure" app.

Exodus International says the app was developed to guide users to "freedom from homosexuality." The iPhone and iPad app featured news and information from the organization designed to address "unwanted same-sex attraction" according to the group.

The app has drawn the ire of some 150,000 that signed a petition calling the app hateful and bigoted, and demanding the app be removed.

The app can no longer be found in the app store. Apple has not yet commneted on the removal.