Apple is likely to start charging for out-of-warranty chat support as early as next week people familiar with the matter have told 9to5Mac. Up until now Apple customers not covered by warranty…
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Apple sues Chinese government agency, Shanghai based company over Siri patent dispute
Apple has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese government agency and a Shanghai-based technology company over patents rights for its personal voice assistant, Siri. According to the official Xinhua news agency reports,…
Apple patches OS X ‘gotofail’ security hole 4 days after iOS 7.0.6 update
Apple has reportedly fixed the critical ‘gotofail’ security flaw in OS X that could let an attacker on the same network as a victim, eavesdrop on all user activity – even on…
Apple rolls out iBeacon certification under MFi program
Apple, on Tuesday, released the specification for iBeacon under the “Made for iPhone” program, allowing third-party manufacturers looking to build products to incorporate the iBeacon name to their devices (if they meet…
iOS 7 vulnerability allows for background monitoring on non-jailbroken iDevices
Security researchers have found a vulnerability in latest version of iOS 7 which could allow attackers to record users’ touch / tap events on non-jailbroken iDevices including iPhone 5S. Researchers have created…
Software flaw puts iDevice encryption at risk; Apple rolls out fix with iOS 7.0.6
Apple, in an announcement on Friday, reported a major software flaw in mobile devices that could blow apart the integrity of encrypted connections and could allow hackers to intercept email and other…
Evasi0n jailbreak tool now supports iOS 7.0.6
Evad3rs, the team behind Evasi0n, have released an updated the iOS 7 jailbreak tool to support the recently released iOS 7.0.6 update. Apple released iOS 7.0.6 to patch an SSL/TLS vulnerability, which…
Apple iOS 7.0.6 update allegedly bricks iPhone 5S, iPad Air
Apple released iOS 7.0.6 to patch a vulnerability, which if unpatched could allow attackers to capture or modify data in sessions protected by SSL/TLS. However, quite a few users have reported that…
iOS 7.0.6 breaks Evasi0n7 jailbreak, but its fixable claims site
Apple released a minor update iOS 7.0.6 with a fix for SSL connection verification vulnerability, which Cupertino claims can be exploited to capture or modify data in sessions protected by SSL/TLS. This…
Apple, Amazon value user privacy over ad revenue
Recent article from AdAge details Apple and Amazon take long time to develop ad products as the companies value the privacy of users and that’s why both the companies have been dubbed…
Google, Apple reject games with word ‘Flappy’
Apple and Google have started to reject submissions with the word ‘Flappy’ in the name on IP infringement grounds – a move to stop the flow of plethora of Flappy Bird clones…
Microsoft Office for iPad will arrive sooner than expected
Latest reports claim that Microsoft will be releasing Office for iPad, codenamed Miramar, in the first half of this year. ZDNet’s, Mary Jo Foley says that Microsoft’s Office for iPad might beat…
Apple to bid farewell to iPad 2?
Recent reports suggests that Apple is all set to wind up production of its most popular tablet, iPad 2, this year. According to Apple Insider Apple is going to retire its ageing…
iPhone 5C to be discontinued after iPhone 6 launch claims new report
Latest reports from China indicate that Apple will be discontinuing iPhone 5C following the launch of its next flagship the iPhone 6 later this year. According to a report on South China…
Apple iWatch would not require any FDA approval – Rumors
Recent report suggest that Apple’s “iWatch” will have much “simpler” technical capabilities than previously thought off. Previous rumors suggested that iWatch will be more focused on health tracking and will come with…