Researchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Thursday they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NO that exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple devices. While inspecting the Apple device of an employee of a Washington-based civil society group last week, Citizen Lab said it found the …
Read More »iOS 17 said to enable sideloading and third-party app stores
Ahead of new EU regulations next year, Apple’s iOS 17 software will reportedly pave the way for app sideloading and alternative app stores on the iPhone. – iOS 17 will allegedly lay the groundwork for app sideloading and third-party app stores to comply with new rules in the European Union. …
Read More »This Samsung app turns your iPhone into a Galaxy S23 – and it feels bizarre
If you’ve ever wondered what an Android-powered iPhone might look like, you need to take Samsung’s newly updated Try Galaxy web app for a spin. Accessible via the Safari web browser(opens in new tab), Try Galaxy is designed to allow users of non-Galaxy smartphones to test drive new features from …
Read More »Apple hit with EU antitrust charge over mobile payments technology
Apple faces a possible hefty fine and may have to open its mobile payment system to competitors after EU antitrust regulators charged the iPhone maker with restricting rivals’ access to its technology used for mobile wallets. This marks the second EU charge against Apple after EU regulators last year accused …
Read More »Apple files lawsuit against NSO Group
Apple Inc said on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Israeli cyber firm NSO Group and its parent company OSY Technologies for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users with its Pegasus spyware. The iPhone maker said it is also seeking to ban NSO Group from using any Apple …
Read More »Apple expected to unveil new Macs with more powerful chips
Analysts expect Apple Inc to unveil new Mac laptop computers with more powerful processor chips at an event that will be streamed later Monday. Bloomberg has previously reported that Apple plans to release two new MacBook Pro models with 14-inch and 16-inch screens. The Cupertino, California-based company introduced some new …
Read More »iPhone 13 rumors: All the last-minute gossip about Apple’s new iPhone
The iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max could feature 1TB storage. Here are all the iPhone 13 buzz about price, specs and more ahead of Apple’s next event. Apple’s iPhone 13 is expected to arrive at an online-only event on Sept. 14. The new iPhone will likely debut with a …
Read More »Apple to hold event on Sept 14, new iPhones expected
Apple Inc said on Tuesday it would hold a special event on Sept. 14, which most industry watchers believe will be used to unveil a new line of its flagship iPhones. Since 2013, Apple has delivered new iPhones around September like clockwork. The tech giant, which launched a redesigned iPhone …
Read More »Apple relaxes App Store rules to settle lawsuit ahead of Fortnite ruling
Apple has relaxed rules about its App Store to settle a lawsuit brought by developers in the US ahead of a ruling in a separate case brought against the company by the makers of Fortnite. In a first for the iPhone maker, Apple will permit app developers to inform users …
Read More »Apple to scan photos on all US iPhones for ‘child abuse imagery’
US iPhone users’ photos will be scanned by Apple’s automated “neutral match” system for pictures of child porn and abuse, according to reports. Security researchers are alarmed the scheme threatens privacy and encryption. Financial Times reported on the plan Thursday, citing anonymous sources briefed on Apple’s plans. The scheme was …
Read More »Apple ‘adding periscope telephoto lens to iPhones’ – reports
Apple will be adding a periscope telephoto lens to iPhones in the near future, potentially dramatically increasing the camera’s zoom capabilities, according to reports. Respected analyst Ming Chi Kuo, who has predicted a number of new Apple features, says South Korean lens-maker Semco will be providing periscope lenses for Apple. …
Read More »Apple Wins EU Court Fight Over $14.9 Billion Tax Bill
Apple Inc. won its court fight over a record 13 billion-euro ($14.9 billion) Irish tax bill in a crushing blow to European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s crackdown on preferential fiscal deals to selected companies. The EU General Court sided with the iPhone maker, ruling on Wednesday that Ireland’s tax …
Read More »Saudi attacker on US base had longstanding al-Qaeda ties: US
The Saudi military student who killed three Americans at a US naval base in December had longstanding ties to al-Qaeda and planned an attack before he arrived in the United States, US justice officials said Monday. The December 6 attack by Mohammed Alshamrani, a Royal Saudi Air Force flight student …
Read More »France Accuses Apple of refusing help with ‘StopCovid’ app
France accused Apple of undermining its effort to fight the coronavirus by refusing to help make its iPhones more compatible with a planned “StopCovid” contact-tracing app. Countries are rushing to develop smartphone apps, which are seen as a way to help keep the novel coronavirus epidemic in check while reopening …
Read More »US asks Apple to unlock iPhones used by Saudi terrorists in Pensacola attack
The FBI has been pressing Apple to open iPhones that belonged to a Saudi military student at a naval base in Pensacola, Florida. The Saudi student took part in a shooting that left four people dead and several others injured. On Monday, the FBI’s general counsel Dana Boente wrote a …
Read More »The smartphone is our era’s cigarette – and just as hard to quit
This single piece of technology has obliterated the promise of the internet and corrupted human interaction. In the long lost year of 2011, I managed to graduate college without owning a smartphone. Even then, four years after the birth of the iPhone, I was not yet an unreasonable outlier. All …
Read More »Apple has issued a new official warning will affect millions of users of “smartphones” iPhone.
The company said in a new support document entitled “On the screens of the original iPhone”, including new warnings for owners of the phones “iPhone 11” and “iPhone 11 Pro” and “iPhone 11 Pro Max”, if they do not use an authorized technician “Apple” to repair or replace The screen …
Read More »The iPhone 11 is here but is it worth the upgrade?
Apple unveiled its latest slate of iPhones on Tuesday at a widely-covered media event at its campus in Cupertino, California. The new lineup includes the iPhone 11, an entry-level device, as well as the higher-end iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max, which have four-figure price tags. The company’s iPhone …
Read More »iPhone designer to leave Apple.
Sir Jony Ive, the Briton who over two decades helped turn Apple into the world’s most valuable company, is leaving to set up his own venture. Sir Jonathan, the designer of the iMac, iPod, and iPhone, leaves later this year to start a creative firm, LoveFrom, with Apple as its …
Read More »Apple is making it easier to recycle your old iPhone.
Apple is giving customers new ways to recycle their iPhones. It’s part of the company’s lofty long-term goal of using only recycled or renewable materials to make its products. On Thursday, Apple released its 2019 Environment Report outlining the steps it is taking to help protect the environment from the …
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