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Judge clears Apple from having to hack iPhone in New York case, could set precedent in San Bernadino controversy

This is interesting. Although it’s not tied to the headline-grabbing San Bernadino case, a federal judge has denied a government motion to force Apple to unlock an iPhone. The ruling could have implications for Apple’s current battle with the FBI over San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook’s iPhone 5c. In the U.S. District Court for the […]

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Apple, FBI director James Comey to testify before Congress on March 1st

This is going to get even more interesting. It’s been announced that both FBI Director James Comey and Apple Inc Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bruce Sewell will testify at a March 1 congressional hearing on encryption issues, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee said in a statement on Thursday.

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iOS Legal News security Software

Federal judge orders Apple to help FBI unlock San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone 5c

A few months after the San Bernadino shootings, Apple was ordered by a U.S. federal judge on Tuesday to help the FBI unlock the iPhone 5c used by shooter Syed Farook. According to court papers, Apple “declined to provide [assistance] voluntarily.” The judge ruled Tuesday that Apple had to provide “reasonable technical assistance” to the […]

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iOS 9.1 update grants Continuity-style calling to Sprint customers

This could come in handy. Following the release of iOS 9.1 on Wednesday, Sprint announced that iPhone users updating their firmware will be able to take advantage of improved Wi-Fi Calling, expanding on Apple’s Continuity feature. These calls can now be set to ring on any Apple device signed into the iCloud with the same […]

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Apple TV Hardware News

iFixit posts fourth-generation Apple TV teardown

The cool cats at iFixit have done it again, this time performing and posting a full teardown of Apple’s new fourth-generation Apple TV. The teardown discovered a dual-core, 64-bit A8 processor with 2GB of SK Hynix LPDDR3 SDRAM, custom Apple memory controller, SK Hynix NAND flash storage, Universal Scientific Industrial Wi-Fi module and SMSC USB […]