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Apple’s negotiating techniques holding up Apple TV streaming service

Apple knows exactly what it wants in terms of negotiations. And it might just be getting in the way in terms of setting up an Apple TV streaming service. The company’s “assertive” negotiation tactics have apparently made it difficult to establish and lock deals with various cable providers and networks. Apple started talking with the […]

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Apple releases macOS Sierra public beta

And now, for the truly brave of heart, the macOS Sierra public beta has just become available. Late Thursday, Apple released the public beta to macOS Sierra, the successor to OS X EL Capitan. In order to install the beta, you’ll need to go to beta.apple.com, sign in with an Apple ID and then you’ll […]

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iOS iPad News

Apple releases updated version of iOS 9.3 for iPad 2 following activation/bricking complaints

Well, this is awkward. And good reason to maybe wait a day or two after a major system upgrade to see if there’s any negative feedback. Apple has both confirmed that its initial release of iOS 9.3 causes problems on the iPad 2 and has released a new build of the operating system for the […]

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AceDeceiver trojan surfaces on iOS devices in Chinese marketplace, exploits weakness in FairPlay DRM

A new variant of iOS trojan has been found in the wild. The trojan, named “AceDeceiver”, has been found to infect non-jailbroken iOS devices, was discovered by Palo Alto Networks and is currently affecting iOS users in China. The malware exploits a flaw in Apple’s FairPlay digital rights management system. It apparently uses a technique […]

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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 […]