Categories
Android Google iOS iPhone News privacy security Software

Apple vows to close security hole used by law enforcement to unlock iOS devices

Apple, having long since vowed to create the iPhone as a device that only its owners can open and mired in controversies as to whether to allow law enforcement in, has stated that it is planning an iPhone software update that would effectively disable the phone’s charging and data port hour after the phone is […]

Categories
Finance iOS macOS News Podcast privacy security Software WWDC

Apple releases cryptocurrency guidelines for apps on its iOS, macOS operating systems

Apple’s slapped the brakes on cryptocurrency where its iOS and macOS operating systems are concerned. Following the assorted kerfuffle that’s been associated with cryptocurrency of late, a set of recently published rules released during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference has added new language to its App Store review guidelines related to cryptocurrency. Under the Hardware Compatibility […]

Categories
AppleCare Bluetooth Hardware Lightning MacBook MacBook Pro News retail Touch Bar

Analysis of repair data shows 2016 MacBook Pro keyboards failing at twice the rate of previous models

As spiffy as the 2016 MacBook Pro keyboard was, complete with its new butterfly key-switch action, there’ve been a fair number of complaints about the unit, especially with regards to its failure rates. And they’ve been getting worse. The cool cats over at AppleInsider collected service data for the first year of release of the […]

Categories
iPhone Legal News wireless

T-Mobile, Sprint, announce possible merger along with plans to create nationwide 5G network

It’s one of the largest telecommunications deals of all time and could affect 100 million members as well as create the nation’s first 5G network. Representatives from Sprint and T-Mobile have announced a potential $26.5 billion merger. Should the deal be approved by regulators, T-Mobile CEO John Legere will run the combined company while Sprint […]

Categories
Hardware iPhone News retail

Apple offering 32GB replacement units to some customers bringing 16GB iPhone 5c units in for repair

If your 16GB iPhone 5c is headed into the shop, Apple might be replacing it with a 32GB model instead. A new directive sent out to Apple Authorized Service Providers this morning offered the following guidance: “Orders for whole unit service inventory of iPhone 5c (16GB) models may be substituted to iPhone 5c (32GB) models […]