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Tag: iCloud
Apple’s iCloud helped U.S. feds track down Russian spam kingpin
An affidavit unsealed today shows Apple’s unexpected role in bringing a Russian spam king to justice…
Google employee sells Apple iMac, can see its location three years later
Google product manager Brenden Mulligan sold his iMac…
Apple confirms it uses Google’s cloud for iCloud; data is encrypted for privacy
A file that Apple updated on its website last month provides the first acknowledgment that it’s relying on Google’s public cloud…
Apple reportedly has no plans for major updates to MacBook product line in 2018
Apple is expected to shift a major portion of its MacBook orders to Foxconn Electronics…
Apple: Proving the naysayers wrong
I find Apple today to be markedly less risky than many of its tech peers…
Apple Services: The nitrous in Cupertino’s profit engine
If you exclude the iPhone, for every $1 in profit Apple generated in selling all other products…
Apple’s services are like lousy sex
Apple’s services are often very misunderstood…
How criminals clear your stolen iPhone for resale
Mobile devices, being valuable, expensive, and both thin and light enough for sticky fingers, are…
New Nude app is a photo vault that uses AI to hide your sensitive photos
When Nude finds what it believes to be nude photos, it moves them to a private, PIN-protected vault inside the app…
Why Apple shows a strange location for a two-factor login confirmation
Because Apple doesn’t explain when you log in that it’s going to alert you on all your connected devices…
Apple kills two-step authentication in iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra
With iOS 11 and macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Apple no longer allows…
Hackers are locking and ransoming Macs: How to protect your Mac
If you haven’t made your iCloud password strong and unique, today’s the day…
Before you upgrade to iOS 11 tomorrow
Apple will release the highly anticipated iOS 11 update tomorrow Tuesday, September 19th…
23 more app developers in China file lawsuit against Apple after App Store cuts 1 million apps
Anger is growing in China over Apple’s treatment of developers, with a second group of app designers…
Elcomsoft’s Phone Breaker 7.0 extracts and decrypts Apple’s iCloud Keychain
ElcomSoft’s latest release of Elcomsoft Phone Breaker gains the ability to extract, decrypt and access passwords…
Apple has a surprising new growth engine
Analyst Toni Sacconaghi of Bernstein Research put out a pointed note Monday about Apple…
Apple’s App Store in China accused of violating local pricing and antitrust laws
Apple offers gaming, dining and dating apps in a country where most rivals are locally owned…
Inside Apple’s massive services results
Apple’s second largest business last quarter in terms of revenue was its services business, eclipsing its Mac, iPad, and…
Apple’s App Store business model may be in danger in China
If Apple Inc. is lucky, a 10-page complaint posted on social media by a Chinese law firm…
Misunderstanding Apple Services
Services revenue for the last four quarters reached $27.8 billion…
iCloud Keychain encryption bug could expose iOS passwords, credit card numbers
The bug exploited a flaw in how Apple’s iCloud Keychain synchronizes sensitive data across devices…
Apple’s dangerous market grab in China; new data center could threaten to disrupt the free flow of information over the internet
Apple announced last week that it will open a data center in Guizhou, China…
U.S. Customs can search phones but not data stored solely in the cloud
If you’re entering or exiting the US anytime soon, take note…
Apple sets up China data center to meet new cybersecurity rules
Apple Inc on Wednesday said it is setting up its first data center in China…
Security experts are not pleased that ‘1Password’ is pushing users to the cloud
1Password is moving away from its one-time license, local storage option…
Apple’s iCloud Backup outage continues for small percentage of users
Apple lists the issue as ‘ongoing’ and has not provided comment what caused it or when…
Apple’s iPad Pro is now a true photographer’s tool
When Apple released the first 12.9-inch iPad Pro, I wondered if it was finally an iPad…
Switching from Dropbox to Apple’s iCloud
I’ve been a happy Dropbox subscriber for several years, but…
Apple’s new iCloud security requirements – what to expect
Apple has offer enhanced security for iCloud accounts for some time now…
Apple’s new iCloud security requirements: How it affects you and the software you use
If you use iCloud for email, calendar events, or contacts with any apps other than those made by Apple,…
Apple’s remarkable China success lost in earnings translation
The one big blemish in Apple’s earnings was made in China…
Dispelling the Apple Services myth
Apple is known for its quality hardware and software, but services are another story…
Apple CEO Cook chides President Trump Counselor Kellyanne Conway over ‘alternative facts’
On Tuesday evening, Apple CEO Tim Cook accepted the Free Expression Award at the Newseum…
Alabama’s governor was undone, in part, by Apple’s iCloud
On other occasions, Ms. Bentley was able to read text messages sent by her husband…
How to use the Opera browser’s free, built-in VPN on your Mac
Following the March 28 U.S. Congress vote to repeal restrictions preventing Internet Service Providers…
Apple should offer their own VPN service to iOS and Mac users for security and privacy
Virtual Private Network, or VPN for short, isn’t a new technology but it has been coming up more and more…
Who’s going to buy a Mac Pro now?
Apple has issued a mea culpa over the Mac Pro, telling a number of publications that it’s…
Why I’m all-in on Apple but not on iCloud
I’ve been an Apple guy since forever…
How to protect your Apple iCloud account from hackers
There’s more than enough reason to exercise caution…
New Mac desktops coming soon – or never?
Where are the spring Mac refreshes?
How to protect your iCloud account, as some hacked credentials confirmed valid
While the available evidence suggests that hackers have not gained direct access to more than 600 million…