Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Oscar Wong) Shortly after reports today that Apple will start scanning iPhones for child-abuse images, the company confirmed its plan and provided details in a news release and technical summary. “Apple’s method of detecting known CSAM (child sexual abuse material) is designed with user privacy in mind,” Apple’s announcement said. […]
Enlarge / The 2020 iPhone lineup. From left to right: iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone SE, and apple iphone 12 mini. (credit: Samuel Axon ) Apple intends to install software on American apple iphones to scan for child abuse imagery, according to people briefed on its plans, raising alarm among […]
Enlarge (credit: Elena Lacey, Getty Images) For at least a decade, privacy advocates dreamed of a universal, legally enforceable “do not track” setting. Now, at least in the most populous state in the US, that dream has become a reality. So why isn’t Apple—a company that increasingly uses privacy as a selling point—helping its customers […]
Enlarge / The Apple Park campus stands in this aerial photograph taken above Cupertino in October 2019. (credit: Sam Hall/Bloomberg via Getty Images) In what is usually one of its slowest growth quarters in a given year, Apple today reported a nearly 50 percent year-over-year increase in iPhone sales, among other positive numbers that beat […]
The 2020 iPhone SE. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Multiple recent reports from Apple’s supply chain have indicated that a new, greatly upgraded iPhone SE is on the way. According to Nikkei , the particular new iPhone SE is expected to launch at the begining of 2022. The device will feature the same apple iphone 8-style […]
The front of the MagSafe Battery Pack. [credit: Apple ] Apples new MagSafe Battery Pack for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro is now available for in-store pickup, and the first online orders have arrived at buyers’ doorsteps. If you’re in the market to buy the battery pack, you can either buy one online […]
Enlarge / Mobile devices can make people vulnerable to online piracy through privacy settings, Bydgoszcz, Poland, on August 7, 2016. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (credit: NurPhoto | Getty Images) Apple has come under pressure to collaborate with its Silicon Valley rivals to fend off the common threat of surveillance technology after a […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Smartphones belonging to more than three dozen journalists, human rights activists, and business executives have been infected with powerful spyware that an Israeli firm sells, purportedly to catch terrorists and criminals, The Washington Post and other publications reported. The handsets were infected with Pegasus, full-featured spyware developed by NSO Group. The […]
Enlarge / Apple Pay on an iPhone and Apple Watch. (credit: Apple) Apple will continue to expand beyond traditional technology projects with a new feature the company is internally calling “Apple Pay Later,” according to a new report in Bloomberg. With Apple Pay Later, users making either retail or online purchases with Apple Pay will […]
The front of the MagSafe Battery Pack. [credit: Apple ] Confirming previous rumors, Apple has begun selling a magnetic battery pack for MagSafe-equipped iPhone models. Dubbed simply the “MagSafe Battery Pack,” it costs $99 on Apple’s online store. MagSafe is a new feature (with an old name) for the iPhone 12 lineup. Supported phones contain […]