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U.S. Congress likely to side with Apple vs. FBI in iPhone unlocking fight
In the days after the attacks of Sept. 11, law enforcement and national security agencies brought Congress a lengthy list…
The FBI’s case against Apple got kneecapped in Brooklyn: The judges rebuke couldn’t have been stronger
Using the word ‘tyranny’ once and ‘absurd’ nine times, Judge Orenstein accused the DOJ of trying to…
U.S. Magistrate Judge: The U.S. government cannot force Apple to unlock an iPhone in New York drug case
The U.S. government cannot force Apple Inc. to unlock an iPhone in a New York drug case, a federal judge ruled…
Apple wants judge to rule if it can be forced to unlock defendant’s iPhone
Apple has requested a court in New York to rule finally whether it can be compelled to assist investigators…
Immersion files complaint against Apple with U.S. ITC, lawsuit in U.S. Federal District Court
Immersion Corporation today announced that it has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Apple…
‘AT&T is the villain’ in city broadband fight, Republican lawmakers says
Don’t fall for the argument that this is a free market versus government battle. It is not.
Study names the fastest wireless carrier in the U.S.
You’re sitting in a coffee shop, your eyeballs glued to the phone…
Obviously, Apple could buy Time Warner, but they shouldn’t
Apple has more than enough money to buy pretty much whatever they want, but…
Apple eyeing Time Warner assets to ease launch of a stand-alone streaming TV service
With Time Warner shares closing at $71.06 on Tuesday, the New York company is seen as a sitting duck among media companies…
AT&T killing off two-year phone contracts on January 8th
AT&T has been making a push away from two-year contracts and subsidized device prices for smartphones…
Verizon will now pay up to $650 per line, up to ten lines, if you switch to Verizon
You and your family could get up to $6,500 to switch over to Verizon…
Apple CEO Tim Cook defends privacy, encryption amidst terrorist concerns
Apple CEO Tim Cook staunchly defended personal privacy and the use of encryption on iPhones…
Piggybacked U.S. cybersecurity bill may rile Apple Inc.
The cybersecurity proposal shields companies that voluntarily share threat data with the U.S. government…
Obama administration wants access to smartphones
A civil-liberties advocate called the Obama administration one of the worst for privacy protections…
Obama administration’s calls for backdoors into encrypted communications echo Clinton-era key escrow fiasco
In the face of a Federal Bureau of Investigation proposal requesting backdoors into encrypted communications…
AT&T quietly offers Buy One iPhone 6s, Get One Free deal
AT&T is offering a buy one, get one free deal currently on many of its popular smartphones…
T-Mobile offers month of holiday gifts, including three full months of free unlimited LTE data
We know that Verizon, AT&T and Sprint customers need some holiday cheer, too – so we’ve got presents coming for them, too!
Apple CEO Cook: ‘You can’t have a back door that’s only for the good guys’
There’s a burning debate – bordering on a battle – between the U.S. government and technology companies over encryption…
Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program is already hurting AT&T and Verizon
When Apple unveiled its plan to let customers pay for iPhones in installments…
Edward Snowden and spread of encryption blamed after Paris terror attacks
As Paris reels from terror attacks that claimed at least 128 lives, fierce blame for the attack is being directed toward…
Privacy advocates alarmed as UK unveils laws proposing power to spy on Web use
Britain unveiled plans on Wednesday for sweeping new surveillance powers, including the right to find out which websites people visit…
Do not let the government snoops weaken encryption
The bill unveiled by the UK on Wednesday does not ban companies from offering strong encryption…
Apple can’t – and won’t – decrypt your iPhone: Why it matters
Governments use a variety of means — sometimes de facto or later found to be illegal or unconstitutional in the country in which it’s occurring…
Government pressure for Apple to bypass encryption reduced as iPhone owner enters guilty plea
Jun Feng, a defendant in a criminal case, has entered a guilty plea, removing pressure from a New York court…
Judge compares government request for Apple to access users’ iPhone data to execution order
Ordering Apple to access data against its will would be akin to making a reluctant drug company carry out a lethal injection…
U.S. judge expresses doubts over forcing Apple to unlock iPhone
U.S. judge on Monday expressed strong doubts that he had the legal authority to order Apple Inc…
US DOJ claims Apple lacks legal standing to refuse iPhone unlock order
A federal filing has shed some light on the court matter involving Apple’s unwillingness to unlock…
Apple tells U.S. judge it can’t unlock iPhones running iOS 8 or higher
Apple Inc. told a federal judge that it ‘would be impossible’ to access user data on a locked iPhone…
Apple CEO Cook defends encryption, opposes back door for government spies
Apple Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and the director of the National Security Agency squared off on Monday…
AT&T preps ‘NumberSync’ to allow multiple devices to share single phone number
AT&T is nearly ready to launch a feature that will allow a customer’s smartphone, tablet and other device…
With Apple court order, activist federal judge seeks to fuel debate about data encryption
A federal judge in New York is seeking to expand to the courts the hot debate over whether tech companies like Apple…
Judge declines to order Apple to disable security on device seized by U.S. government
A federal magistrate in Brooklyn is temporarily refusing to order Apple to disable security on a device seized by the U.S. government…
AT&T gets FCC waiver, set to add Wi-Fi calling to Apple iPhones
AT&T received a regulatory waiver on Tuesday that will allow it to begin rolling out Wi-Fi Calling services on Apple’s iPhone…
Apple’s $32 per month annual iPhone Upgrade Program is shaking carriers to the core
The biggest fear for the carriers is millions of users uncovering the gotchas, and moving to Apple’s direct, unlocked, iPhone lease program…
Apple continues to widen gap between iOS, Android use in U.S.
There continues to be a greater mix of Android users switching to the iPhone 6 than in previous cycles, a reflection of demand…
AT&T increases data allowance to 22GB before throttling unlimited plan users
AT&T is increasing the amount of data its unlimited customers can use before they are throttled back to slower speeds…
Apple’s new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus means we’ll soon escape the captivity of carriers
The new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are built to run on practically any network in the world…
iPhone Upgrade Program: Apple’s brilliant strategy to turn carriers into ‘dumb pipes’
In the eight years since the first iPhone launched, no company has done more than Apple to change…
Price war breaks out to attract iPhone 6s/Plus upgraders
The big wireless carriers may have curbed their price wars over the summer, but thanks to Apple…
Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program expected to drive annual demand for new iPhones
Apple Inc. has just made buying a new iPhone every year more affordable…
Apple’s annual iPhone Upgrade Plan is a game-changer
Even though it’s starting out as a US offer, it will spread to other markets over time, including some where carriers don’t subsidize devices…
