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Apple hires Kristin Paget to help strengthen OS X’s security protocols

If you’re going to be a target for hackers, you might want to hire someone with extensive experience for a company that’s long been a target… Per Wired, tt was discovered on Thursday that famed hacker and former Microsoft employee Kristin Paget is now working for Apple as a core operating system security researcher, suggesting […]

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Apple releases iBooks 2.1, Find My iPhone 1.4 updates

If you blinked yesterday, you might have missed some of the updates from the Cupertino Mothership. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Apple, released version 2.1 of its iBooks application. The new version functions as a redesign to support the new iPad Retina Display and adds a feature that lets page numbers correspond to the printed […]

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Apple announces October 4th “Let’s Talk iPhone” press event

The rumor mill can now take a five minute breather and go grab itself a cup of coffee. Per Ars Technica, Apple has formally announced its upcoming media event after months of rumors and speculation. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 4 at 10am Pacific Daylight Time on Apple’s campus in Cupertino—just as […]

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Rumor: iPhone 5 to lack near-field communications hardware

This isn’t the most uplifting news, but it’s still important. Per The Independent, Apple has told sources at “several” of the UK’s major carriers have told the newspaper that Apple intends to forego near-field communications for the iPhone 5 this year. That intel is reportedly coming directly from meetings with the Cupertino brain trust, which […]

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Apple looking to hire two software engineers to expand iOS’ “cloud-based” features

When in doubt, there’s always cloud-based services to makes things nifty. Per AppleInsider, Apple is looking to expand its iOS development team with new employees who will enhance the company’s cloud-based services for devices like the iPhone and iPad. Just before Christmas, Apple posted two new job listings (1, 2) for the title of “iOS […]