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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

August 7, 2014 · Leave a comment

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

July 25, 2014 · Leave a comment

US court has ruled that police and other law enforcement agencies must obtain a search warrant before acquiring location data stored in cellphones and smartphones

Three judges in the US Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit agreed on Wednesday that acquiring records of which cell towers connect to a smartphone and tablet, as well as … Continue reading

June 13, 2014 · Leave a comment

New iOS 7 lock screen flaw opens up iPhones, iPads in seconds

Apple users have been left with yet another lock-screen flaw, which can allow anyone with physical access to an iPhone or iPad running the latest iOS 7 software to access … Continue reading

June 10, 2014 · Leave a comment

What are some of the best apps on the market to keep your iPhone and iPad safe?

Find My iPhone Name: Find My iPhone Developer: Apple Price: Free Compatibility:  iOS | Find My iPhone, developed by iPhone and iPad maker Apple, is an app useful in the wake of rising smartphone … Continue reading

May 12, 2014 · 1 Comment

iPhone users are vulnerable to a lock-screen flaw that allows a hands-on hacker to gain full access

According to the Egyptian part-time hacker who discovered the flaw and recorded the steps on YouTube, Sherif Hashim, the vulnerability only exists when running iOS 7.1.1, the latest version of the … Continue reading

May 8, 2014 · 1 Comment

Contrary to Apple’s Claims A researcher has reported to Apple that email attachments stored on an iOS device are not encrypted at rest

In explaining the considerable measures Apple put in iOS to protect data, one claim the company makes is that encryption on the device protects “…your email messages attachments, and third-party applications.” It … Continue reading

May 6, 2014 · Leave a comment

Opera has brought its touch-friendly browser to Apple smartphones too

  Opera announced last week that its Coast by Opera web browser is available for iPhone. Following in the footsteps of its predecessor for the iPad, which was released last … Continue reading

April 29, 2014 · Leave a comment

Apple sold more iPads in 2013 than it sold Macs in the previous two decades — combined

Apple sold 210 million iPads since the tablet debuted in 2010 — proving it’s no fad. But iPad sales have flattened compared to the previous quarter, and analysts are asking … Continue reading

April 25, 2014 · Leave a comment

Behind on the news and hungry for more? Here’s what we learned this week

1. Steve Ballmer approved Office for iPad, not incumbent CEO Satya Nadella No matter what you may think of former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, whose tenure included hit-and-miss operating … Continue reading

April 11, 2014 · Leave a comment