I’m not in the habit of getting naked during meetings at startup offices, but this time it felt appropriate. Nebia, a shower startup that has attracted investments from the likes of Apple CEO Tim Cook and former Google chairman Eric Schmidt’s foundation is back with some new cash (though it won’t divulge how much) and a […]
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Apple releases fix for disastrous group FaceTime bug
Better late than never.
Apple has finally released an update for iOS that fixes a serious bug in group FaceTime which allowed callers to spy on those they were calling — even if the intended recipient never answered. The update, iOS 12.1.4, was made available for download on Feb. 7 and follows shortly on the heels of two Congressional lawmakers publicly demanding answers from Apple CEO Tim Cook about the major privacy screw up.
According to Apple the update is for all iPhones newer than the 5s, the iPad Air and later iPads, as well as the iPod touch 6th generation. It mitigates what the company describes as a “logic issue [that] existed in the handling of Group FaceTime calls.” Read more…
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View More Apple releases fix for disastrous group FaceTime bugApple bans Facebook’s Research app that paid users for data
In the wake of TechCrunch’s investigation yesterday, Apple blocked Facebook’s Research VPN app before the social network could voluntarily shut it down. The Research app asked users for root network access to all data passing through their phone in exchange for $20 per month. Apple tells TechCrunch that yesterday evening it revoked the Enterprise Certificate […]
View More Apple bans Facebook’s Research app that paid users for dataApple finally realized that international iPhone prices are a bit ridiculous
Apple’s iPhone revenue has plunged in the December quarter, and the company is ready to make some changes.
According to CEO Tim Cook, Apple will reduce prices of the iPhone in markets where local currencies have weakened against the dollar.
“As we’ve gotten into January and assessed the macroeconomic condition in some of those markets, we’ve decided to go back to more commensurate with what our local prices were a year ago in hopes of helping the sales in those areas,” Cook told Reuters (via The Next Web).
If you’ve never bought an iPhone outside of the U.S., you may not be aware of just how staggering the price difference is. I’ve been pointing it out over and over and over — it’s hard to justify spending $1,760 for a maxed-out iPhone XS (UK pricing at launch) when the exact same model costs $1,349 in the U.S. And it’s even harder in a country like Hungary, where the price is even higher and the average customer’s purchasing power is far lower than in the U.S. Read more…
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View More Apple finally realized that international iPhone prices are a bit ridiculousApple’s Tim Cook explains suffering iPhone sales
Apple really isn’t selling as many iPhones.
The company reported earnings for its December quarter Tuesday, revealing that iPhone revenue fell 15 percent, compared with the same time last year. That would be a steep decline for any quarter, but is pa…
Yep, iPhone revenue is down
Apple’s Q1 earnings are in, and things don’t look too rosy the iPhone. Revenue for the handset has declined 15 percent year over year for the quarter. It’s a pretty hefty drop for device that’s been flying high for so long, but you can’t say Apple didn’t warn us. Earlier this month, Tim Cook noted […]
View More Yep, iPhone revenue is downApple was warned of the FaceTime bug over a week ago
What exactly did Apple know, and when exactly did Apple know it?
iPhone owners around the country are asking questions today, following news of a disastrous FaceTime bug that let bad actors turn unsuspecting owners’ smartphones into spy devices. The bug, temporarily rendered inoperable by Apple’s late Jan. 28 disabling of group FaceTime altogether, only garnered widespread attention yesterday — but there is evidence that the Cupertino-based company was warned about it as early as Jan. 20, and yet did not alert its customers.
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View More Apple was warned of the FaceTime bug over a week agoHealthcare isn’t sexy, but Apple’s trying to demystify it with apps like Aetna’s Attain
Regardless of whether iPhones sales are flat, much of the excitement and loyalty that’s made Apple into a behemoth tech company comes directly from its products, so meticulously designed and engineered to be irresistibleApple is a devices company and…
View More Healthcare isn’t sexy, but Apple’s trying to demystify it with apps like Aetna’s AttainApple cuts 200 staff from its Project Titan autonomous car division
Apple’s secretive efforts to develop a self-driving car — its so-called ‘Project Titan’ — have taken a hard turn in 2019 after it emerged that the iPhone-maker has reassigned 200 employees previously involved in its development. That’s according to CNBC which, citing sources, reported that a portion of the 200 staff were moved to other […]
View More Apple cuts 200 staff from its Project Titan autonomous car divisionApple CEO Tim Cook to Congress: It’s time to stand up for the right to privacy
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is on a crusade to make tech companies care more about their users’ privacy.
In an op-ed for Time Magazine, Cook once again called for a sweeping change within the tech industry and how companies handle online data. The Apple CEO is pushing Congress and the Federal Trade Commission to step up and make the moves necessary to protect people’s privacy.
“In 2019, it’s time to stand up for the right to privacy—yours, mine, all of ours,” writes Cook. “Consumers shouldn’t have to tolerate another year of companies irresponsibly amassing huge user profiles, data breaches that seem out of control and the vanishing ability to control our own digital lives.” Read more…
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Apple’s greatest contribution to mankind will be health, says Tim Cook
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Apple’s smartphone business may not be going as well as the company would like it to, but Apple has a plan on how to mitigate this.
According to CEO Tim Cook, who appeared on CNBC’s Mad Money on Monday, the company will announce new services this year.
Cook refused to go into details. “There will be more things coming. I don’t wanna tell you what they are. (…) I’m not gonna forecast precisely, the ramps and so forth. But they’re things that we feel really great about, that we’ve been working on for multiple years,” he said near the end of the interview. Read more…
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View More Apple’s greatest contribution to mankind will be health, says Tim CookMove over Microsoft, Amazon is the most valuable public company in the US
Amazon accumulated $797 billion in market value on Monday, overtaking Microsoft to become the most valuable publicly-traded company in the U.S.
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