The FBI may have dropped its case against regarding Apple and a San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, but the story is far from over and continues to dominate the Apple headline feed. If court hearing aren;t your thing, there are plenty of other Apple-related headlines from the past week. They’re collected in this slideshow; just click on the link to get more info.
The tool does not work on the iPhone 5s or 6, so it only addresses a “narrow slice” of iPhones, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said late Wednesday at Kenyon College.
Also: • After cracking Apple’s iPhone, FBI will help US agencies unlock encrypted devices (IDG News Service) • The government still needs Apple’s help to crack a locked iPhone 5s in New York (Macworld)
There are some similarities between the Pro models: a virtually unrepairable Smart Connector, a fused front panel, and tons of adhesive everywhere.
On a locked device, attackers can call up Siri and ask to search for items that contain @ tags using Twitter, Facebook or Yahoo. Then they can locate a string like an email address and use the 3D Touch hard push to bring out the context menu for it.
AppleNews began tweeting on Tuesday morning, promising to deliver “top stories & great reads from your favorite publishers, curated by our U.S. editors.”
This month’s video gives the closest look we’ve seen yet at the ring-shaped main building and other areas on the campus, with today’s construction juxtaposed with video taken over the last several months to give us an idea of how rapidly work on the campus has progressed.
In what is either a stunning coincidence or a well thought out nod to late Apple chief Steve Jobs, the playlist begins with Jobs favorite The Beatles and ends with a single by Beatles co-frontman Paul McCartney.
[Apple:] “We want Mississippians to know that our stores and our company are open to everyone, regardless of where they come from, what they look like, how they worship or who they love.”
The company’s refurbished phones are not like any other second-hand phones that are traded in India, but Apple certified pre-owned phones that will have new serial and IMEI numbers, and will ship from Apple’s suppliers.
