The worldwide wearable device market took a big step forward in the fourth quarter of 2015…
Month: February 2016
How to get a free data plan for your Apple iPad
What happens when you go out into the world with your iPad and need connectivity?
Apple releases OS X 10.11.4 public beta 4 with updated Messages and Notes apps
Apple has released the fourth OS X 10.11.4 public beta for non-developer testers….
85% of mobile device failures occur on Android, with Samsung leading the way
The overwhelming majority of mobile device failures come from handsets running the Android operating system…
Bill Gates waffles, doesn’t support the U.S. government or Apple in iPhone privacy fight
Bill Gates is not fully backing either the FBI or Apple…
Congressman Ted Lieu asks FBI to drop demand that Apple hack iPhones
Congressman Ted Lieu of California has asked the FBI to drop its legal attack on Apple…
In the fight to hack iPhones, the U.S. government has more to lose than Apple
It is a battle for public opinion almost as much as it is for the law…
Here are the 12 other cases where the U.S. government has demanded Apple help it hack into iPhones
All of theses cases involve the DOJ using the All Writs Act to demand extra assistance from Apple…
IBM just gave Apple even more enterprise credibility
Apple and IBM have just made it possible for enterprise developers to create rock-solid apps…
Apple for President?
Based upon Citizens United and Mitt Romney, corporations are people, too, so why couldn’t Apple run for president?
John McAfee blasts FBI for ‘illiterate’ order to create Apple iPhone backdoor
What frightens me even more about this is that a federal judge in America is so illiterate in cybersecurity that they would allow this order to go through…
Mossberg: Eero makes Wi-Fi simpler and stronger
Eero’s basic product is a dead-simple wireless mesh network of devices..
Some family members of San Bernardino victims back U.S. government
Those who wrongheadedly agree with these disingenuous government hacks need to realize that they are working to deliver exactly what the terrorists wanted to achieve with their murderous rampage…
Apple supporters to rally worldwide today against U.S. government demand to unlock iPhone
iPhone users will rally at Apple stores worldwide Tuesday…
Bill Gates backs U.S. government’s iPhone hack request
Bill Gates has broken ranks with Silicon Valley in the stand-off between Apple and the US government…
U.S. government seeks to force Apple to extract data from a dozen more iPhones
The Justice Department is pursuing court orders to force Apple Inc. to help investigators extract data from iPhones…
Apple CEO Cook: They’d have to cart us out in a box before we’d create a backdoor
Mr. Cook came to believe that privacy is a basic human right that Apple needs to support…
Rush Limbaugh: How the U.S. government bungled the handling of the San Bernardino iPhone
I’ve had people over the weekend sending me questions, comments, about this argument between Apple and the FBI, and what it means for the terrorist’s phone.
Security experts: The FBI’s iPhone-unlocking demand of Apple is risky
Although they want to compel assistance from Apple to unlock a phone used by San Bernardino mass shooter Syed Farook…
Inability to use Apple Pencil for navigating iPad Pro in iOS 9.3 appears to be intentional
Over the course of the iOS 9.3 beta testing period, iPad Pro users running the update have noticed a disturbing feature removal…
Beleaguered Samsung underwhelms with the Galaxy S7
Beleaguered Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge at a lavish event on Sunday, February 21…
Former senior Apple PR exec Natalie Kerris joins Twitter as VP of Global Communications
A few weeks ago it was rumored that Natalie Kerris could be joining Twitter in a new leadership position…
Pew survey: More than half of Americans think Apple should comply with FBI
As the standoff between the Department of Justice and Apple Inc. continues over an iPhone…
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg backs Apple versus U.S. government in iPhone security dispute
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday that he supports Apple’s position in its fight with the U.S. government…
Tim Cook’s memo to Apple employees: ‘This case is about more than a single phone’
Apple CEO Tim Cook has spoken out again in his fight to protect his customers’ privacy…
Apple has lost its mojo; Steve Jobs’ aura is all but gone from Apple or something
Several factors have changed in both the internals of Apple and the overall market to re-position the company…
Snowden: FBI could hack San Bernardino iPhone without Apple’s involvement
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden spoke of one technique in particular that he said could be used to hack the iPhone…
Why did the FBI direct the San Bernardino Health Department to reset Syed Farook’s Apple ID?
The FBI screwed this up by directing the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health to reset Farook’s Apple ID password…
Public supports Apple in FBI fight, but U.S. feds dig in hoping to establish legal precedent
Apple Inc. appears to have the overwhelming backing of the public in fighting an judge’s order to break the security code…
Ex-NSA, ex-CIA chief Michael Hayden backs Apple on iPhone ‘backdoor’
Four-star general Michael Hayden says he opposes proposals to force Apple and other tech companies to install “backdoors” in digital devices…
Tim Cook: Vehicles could be assembled like iPhones and Macs
In an interview at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., CEO Tim Cook spoke expansively about the state of Apple…
Apple’s new lawyer, former U.S. solicitor general under President George W. Bush, calls iPhone-unlock order a ‘Pandora’s Box’
Apples’ new lawyer was the U.S. solicitor general under President George W. Bush…
Steve Jobs’ ‘heavily worn’ Seiko wristwatch from iconic Mac photo fetches $42,000
Even in ‘heavily worn condition,’ the Seiko wristwatch that Jobs wore in a 1984 photo shoot with the original Macintosh…
Apple posts open letter: ‘Answers to your questions about Apple and security’
Why is Apple objecting to the U.S. government’s order?
Apple vs. the U.S. government: Who elected Tim Cook?
We didn’t elect Tim Cook to protect privacy, but…
Mophie’s newest battery case makes your iPhone waterproof
Mophie’s H2Pro packs a 2,950mAh battery, which provides up to an additional 17 hours of talk time, 8 hours of Internet use, or 10 hours of video watching
Apple patent application hints at Apple Watch ‘Smartbands’ utilizing hidden 6-pin data connector
Apple was granted four design patents yesterday in Hong Kong China, one of which covers a connector with an on-off switch…
Apple could easily lock rights-trampling governments out of future iPhones
Apple’s legal showdown with the federal government over the security of iPhones likely won’t be settled for many months, or even years if the case goes all the way to the Supreme Court…
Prediction: Apple will cave to U.S. government demand to crack open iPhone, Donald Trump will get the credit
Public opinion seems split on the issue of whether Apple should comply with the FBI…
Apple: Terrorist’s Apple ID password changed in government custody, blocking access
The Apple ID password linked to the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists was changed less…
Petition asks Obama administration to stop demanding Apple create iPhone backdoor
A petition to the Obama administration has been launched that asks the government to halt efforts that compel Apple…
Newspaper editorials back Apple over U.S. government 8 to 1
Support for Apple in its showdown with the FBI was slow coming in Silicon Valley, but…
