The U.S. government cannot force Apple Inc. to unlock an iPhone in a New York drug case, a federal judge ruled…
Month: February 2016
Largely undetected Mac malware suggests disgraced HackingTeam has returned
Researchers have uncovered what appears to be newly developed Mac malware from HackingTeam…
Alphabet Inc’s Google says it bears ‘some responsibility’ after self-driving car hit bus
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Monday it bears ‘some responsibility’ after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus…
Warren Buffett says ‘privacy has its limits’ in Apple vs. U.S. government case
Billionaire Warren Buffett declined to take sides in Apple’s tussle with the FBI over an iPhone related…
Why Google Play sales still can’t keep up with Apple’s App Store
Google has faced criticism for not doing enough to monetize its Google Play business…
Manhattan D.A. claims Apple is crippling investigations across the country
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance wrote in prepared testimony set to be delivered at a House Judiciary Committee hearing…
Apple’s top lawyer: U.S. government order weakens security for all iPhones
The FBI’s effort to force Apple to help unlock one of the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhones would weaken security for all devices…
Apple CEO Cook decried Obama’s ‘lack of leadership’ on encryption during a closed-door meeting last month
Timothy D. Cook, the chief executive of Apple, was relentless during a private meeting
Proposed law would allow France to fine Apple €1 million unless it hacks iPhones
“On Monday, French Socialist MP Yann Galut proposed an amendment to French law that…
Sharp Corp. liabilities list covered worst-case scenarios; takeover talks extended
Top Sharp officials had not examined the list and had not planned to share it with Foxconn…
Apple iPhone 5s price to be slashed to only $225
Apple is expected to unleash the iPhone SE (Special Edition), a 4-inch metal-clad smartphone on March 21…
Apple’s OS X blacklist accidentally disables Ethernet in El Capitan
If you’re having problems with your Mac’s Ethernet port this morning, the culprit may be an errant automatic update…
How Walt Mossberg helped convince Steve Jobs to release iTunes for Windows
At Apple, Steve Jobs eventually supported Tony Fadell’s attempt to create a music device, and, later, a PC-compatible music device. And so the iPod was born…
Cutting the ‘Game of Thrones’ trailer on Final Cut Pro X
What resulted was a dark and ominous tease which has racked up over 22 million views…
On Apple’s Mac, Siri has room to grow
It’s been a long time in the making: Siri debuted on the iPhone 4s back in 2011…
Apple CEO Tim Cook can probably defy the US government all he wants and not go to jail
Does Apple CEO Tim Cook risk going to jail by opposing the US government request for help hacking into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone?
Apple CEO Cook picks up where Snowden left off in privacy debate
Edward Snowden stoked the debate over mass government surveillance. Tim Cook may be the one to rein it in…
Obama nominates Lucy Koh for Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco
Lucy Koh, a federal judge in San Jose who has refereed Silicon Valley wars over patents and employment…
San Francisco still owes Steve Jobs $174 for overpaid parking tickets
The agency is trying to return that money (without interest), which has led it to post the names and plate numbers…
Amazon Echo leads mindshare in smart home platform war
Tech giants have been trying to figure out the world of Internet-connected home gadgets…
Obama administration set to expand sharing of data that N.S.A. intercepts
The Obama administration is on the verge of permitting the National Security Agency to share more of the private communications it intercepts…
If your Mac’s Ethernet connection stopped working recently, follow these steps to restore it
Apple has posted a support document that explains what to do if the Ethernet connection on your Mac stopped working recently…
If Apple loses, your home could be the next thing that’s unlocked: Access to your security cameras would be just a judge order away
In a recent interview about Apple’s ongoing legal battle with the Department of Justice, Tim Cook said…
The Apple vs. FBI fight is about something more basic than software and laws
The FBI wants Apple’s help breaking into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters…
Apple silent on mysterious noises coming from clandestine complex
Science fiction movie? No, it’s Apple’s latest project…
Apple Pay is crushing Samsung Pay
Along with the launch of its iPhone 6/6 Plus phones, Apple introduced its very own contactless mobile payment system…
Apple’s 4-inch iPhone strategy could devastate Android phone makers
The latest leak on Apple’s upcoming 4-inch iPhone suggests Apple might be ready to deliver a two-punch…
Apple moves to supercharge iPad lineup
Apple has clearly needed to do more than introduce the iPad Pro…
Apple’s shareholders, Jesse Jackson praise CEO Cook for stance against U.S. government
Jesse Jackson, thanked Apple CEO Tim Cook for the company’s efforts to fight a court order that would force Apple to aid the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
PayPal co-founder on why he’s changed his mind on Apple-FBI fight
Over the course of the ongoing battle between Apple and the government over unlocking the iPhone…
Apple’s Cook is second most favorable tech CEO in poll of registered voters
Apple CEO Tim Cook has the second-highest approval rating of tech leaders, according to a new Morning Consult poll…
Apple CEO Cook talks privacy, dividend hikes, acquisitions, Apple Car at annual meeting of shareholders
Apple is committed to raising its quarterly dividend annually, CEO Tim Cook stated at his company’s annual meeting….
Apple’s 4-inch iPhone event rumored to be pushed back a week to March 22nd
Apple is widely expected to unveil both a new 4-inch iPhone and new 9.7-inch iPad at a media event next month…
Apple privacy battle with Washington looms as watershed moment
Apple’s fight has exposed an unresolved tension between the law and digital technology that has been building towards this flashpoint for decades…
Apple’s iPad Air is dead
Apple has been widely expected to unveil an iPad Air 3 at its rumored March event…
Apple’s lawyer: If we lose, it will lead to a ‘police state’
Apple’s attorney painted a scary picture if Apple loses its fight with the FBI…
Samsung wins appeal in patent dispute with Apple
What happens when a company like Apple enters a market an totally disrupts it? Either the law is applied justly or the entire industry that faces annihilation bands together to steal Apple’s IP while working protect each other…
Apple TV App Store gains 12 new categories
Users of the fourth-generation Apple TV will find it easier to discover new apps for the tvOS set-top box…
Apple: The law already exists that protects us from U.S. government demands to hack iPhone
The U.S. Congress has already decided not to require electronic communication service providers, like Apple, to do what the government seeks…
While Apple defies U.S. government, just how accommodating are they to Chinese authorities?
Apple Inc. has come out swinging in its pitched battle with the government on its home turf…
In Republican debate, candidates back U.S. government over Apple
During Thursday’s GOP debate, CNN’s Dana Bash asked about the court order the FBI recently obtained demanding that Apple help the government hack into an iPhone…
Ten engineers and a month of work – that’s what it would take for Apple to comply with FBI demand to hack iPhone
Ten engineers and a month of work — that’s what it could take for Apple Inc. to write the program…
