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Proposed California State Assembly Bill could work against smartphone encryption

For California smartphone users, this hits pretty close to home. Assembly Bill 1681, a California State Assembly bill, would ban default encryption on all smartphones. The bill, introduced in January by Assemblymember Jim Cooper, would require any smartphone sold in California “to be capable of being decrypted and unlocked by its manufacturer or its operating […]

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Justice Department cites Apple as “having raised technological barriers” in San Bernadino iPhone unlocking case

This is probably the next step in the escalating war between Apple and the Justice Department. The Justice Department on Thursday issued a statement claiming Apple’s rhetoric of privacy protection in the San Bernadino iPhone 5c unlocking case to be “false”. Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation obtained a court order requiring Apple to […]

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Apple grants press access to processor development plants

For all its secrecy, Apple can’t help showing off a little bit. This was seen recently when Bloomberg Businessweek got rare access inside the undisclosed locations where Apple develops its processor chips. Brad Stone, Adam Satariano and Gwen Ackerman interviewed Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president for hardware technologies, over three days, and got guided […]

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Apple ships out replacement USB-C charging cables for select registered 12-inch Retina MacBook

With any luck, your replacement USB-C charging cable is en route. Less than a week after starting a program to replace faulty USB-C charging cables, users are reporting receiving their replacement until in the mail. As promised, Apple is proactively sending out free replacement USB-C cables to 12-inch Retina MacBook owners who submitted a mailing […]

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Rumor: Next-gen Apple TV to arrive this fall, streaming TV service pushed back to 2016 as negotiations encounter hurdles

If you were hoping for a next-gen Apple TV device, it looks like it will be out this fall. If you were looking for Apple’s TV streaming service, you might have to wait until next year. Sources close to the story have stated that while Apple originally wanted to announce a live streaming service at […]