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China is trolling Trump. In an official response to the allegations that it and Russia are spying on the President’s trio of iPhones, a top-ranking Chinese official said: “If they are very worried about iPhones being tapped, they can use Huawei.” The snarky reply signals to the ban on the use of Huawei devices by […]
Police have yet to completely wrap their heads around modern iPhones like the X and XS, and that’s clearer than ever thanks to a leak. Motherboard has obtained a presentation slide from forensics company Elcomsoft telling law enforcement to avoid looking at iPhones with Face ID. If they gaze at it too many times (five), […]
Intercity bus service Greyhound might not be the quickest way of getting around, but purchasing tickets is at least a bit faster now thanks to the new (and arguably well overdue) e-ticketing feature on its iOS app. Passengers can buy tickets directly through the app, then simply flash their device at the driver as they […]
In a rare interview, Tim Millet, Apple’s leading chip architect, describes building artificial intelligence into the new A12 processor. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ba046cca856292d2f89fed3/master/pass/apple_chips-01.jpg
Apple is increasingly transforming itself into a luxury brand. A year after debuting its first thousand-dollar smartphone, the company replaced it with two more. At the same time, it cut its lowest-priced iPhone. The moves could boost Apple’s near-term revenue and profits. But they could lead to stagnating phone sales and could discourage people from […]
Enlarge (credit: Apple) Apple will unveil its newest devices at an event on Wednesday, September 12, at the Steve Jobs Theater at its Cupertino campus, as confirmed by invites sent to media today. The invite didn’t provide any more details about the event, but it was accompanied by a graphic of a circle with the […]
Screenshot/Twitter Several Turks on social media protested US sanctions and the country’s plunging currency by smashing their iPhones and chopping up US dollars. The trend appears to have started on Wednesday, after a video of a man obliterating five iPhones with a sledgehammer went viral. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the boycott of […]
Could Apple be planning on support for dual SIM cards with the new iPhone? It’s possible. 9to5Mac was taking iOS 12 developer beta 5 out for a test drive and noticed something interesting in diagnostic report generation. There are clearly references to a “second SIM status.” iPhones currently support eSIMs along with normal SIMs, so […]
Many tech companies have to write code to adapt to China’s strict rules, including its denial of Taiwan’s independent status. However, Apple’s approach to it may have been… slightly buggy. Security researcher Patrick Wardle has reported that iOS 11.3 and earlier included a bug that would crash some users’ devices whenever they wrote “Taiwan” or […]
The need to use proprietary Lightning cables with your iPhone creates some complications, including for external batteries — you’ll have to carry a separate cable just to top up your power pack. We can’t guarantee that Apple will solve the problem by switching to USB, but you can get the next best thing. Belkin has […]
