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Quanta vice chairman addresses Apple Watch rumors, says labor shortages caused production delay

This is where things get snippy. Although never mentioning the Apple Watch by name, Quanta vice chairman CC Leung said that the lack of a sufficient work force has caused delays in Apple Watch production. Due to labor shortages during the Lunar New Year holidays, Quanta was forced to borrow manpower from other manufacturers and […]

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Apple states HomeKit-based devices to surface in June, refutes reports of delays

The HomeKit stuff will begin arriving in June according to Apple. Refuting a recent report claiming delays with the home automation software platform would push back the launch until August or September, Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller went on record as saying that “HomeKit [hardware certification] has been available for just a few months and we […]

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Starbucks app compromised, hackers using auto-reload feature, weak passwords to siphon funds

If you’re going to use the Starbucks mobile app, have a strong password behind it. This seems to be what’s necessary as thieves have begun accessing users’ Starbucks mobile apps and siphoning money from their credit cards, bank and PayPal accounts. The Starbucks app, which ties into a rewards account, also lets you reload the […]

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Rumor: 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro shipping times slip, refreshed units rumored around WWDC

It’s the shipping times that tend to give away when a new product is in the works. Over the past several weeks, the shipping times for Apple’s 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro have increased, jumping from one to two weeks and then to two to three weeks. With the Worldwide Developers Conference taking place next month […]

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Apple Watch open to Activation Lock bypass, can be paired with other iPhones

This may be something that’ll need to be fixed in a near-term firmware update. A new video has shown that the Apple Watch’s wrist-detection, which is designed to ask for your passcode if the wearable is removed from your wrist. The iDownloadBlog video demonstrates how the Apple Watch can be reset without having to enter […]