The latest tablet data from research firm IDC has gone from bad to worse
In February, IDC reported a 3.2 percent drop in Q4 2014 tablet shipments, marking the industry’s first ever year-over-year decline. But at the time, the research firm left a sliver … Continue reading
Five challenges facing Apple in 2015
Apple has had a cracking year, with stellar sales and sky-high revenues. But despite billions in the bank and products flying off the shelves in record numbers, the Cupertino giant … Continue reading
The biggest hacks, leaks, and data breaches of 2014
Hundreds of millions of records have been stolen this year through hacks and data breaches as a result of poor, or flawed security. Here are the most notable stories of … Continue reading
Apple, iCloud Take Reputation Hits After Photo Scandal
Apple may have denied that hackers breached its iCloud service to steal celebrities’ intimate photos, but the reality is that the wave of news stories and blogs covering the hacks … Continue reading
China’s government has dropped Apple’s notebooks and tablets from an approved list of purchases
China’s government, which earlier banned Windows 8 from agencies’ computers, has dropped Apple’s notebooks and tablets from an approved list of purchases, according to Bloomberg News today. Citing officials who … Continue reading
IBM gets to ride atop the ‘new PC,’ and Apple gets serious enterprise credibility
IBM is betting on Apple to carry its analytics and cloud portfolio into the modern era. Apple is betting on IBM to cement the iPad’s status as the new enterprise … Continue reading
Apple’s iOS contains intentionally created access that could be used by governments to spy
Last weekend, a hacker who’s been campaigning to make a point about Apple security by playing fast and loose with the now widely-accepted definition of “backdoor” struck gold when journalists … Continue reading
Forensic scientist identifies suspicious ‘back doors’ running on every iOS device
Forensic scientist and author Jonathan Zdziarski has posted the slides(PDF) from his talk at the Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE/X) conference in New York called Identifying Backdoors, Attack Points, and Surveillance Mechanisms in iOS Devices. The … Continue reading
If iWatch sales followed the same trajectory as iPhone sales, Apple would sell 30 million units over the first 12 months, and at $300 each that would boost revenue by $9 billion
Apple’s buoyant ecosystem, combined with a brand loyalty-generated “halo effect” could see Apple sell between 30 and 60 million iWatches during the first year, claims Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty … Continue reading
Must have applications if you move from Windows to Macintosh
Beyond the cost of the hardware – which ranges from moderately expensive to eye-wateringly expensive – you also have to think about the software that you use. Unless you’re going … Continue reading
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