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Concerns about Apple’s iOS security remain with the news that the tech giant still doesn’t know how US authorities successfully hacked into an iPhone. The New York Times reports that FBI has confirmed that while it has been in discussions with Apple since it successfully broke the encryption of the …
Read More »US government cracks iOS security without Apple’s help
The US Department of Justice has said that it has successfully cracked the iPhone at the centre of the security dispute between Apple and the FBI. In February Apple hit the headlines when it accused the FBI of threatening digital security after the agency demanded that that the company help …
Read More »iPhone SE and new iPad Pro unveiled by Apple
Apple last night unveiled two brand new iOS products, adding yet more options to its already swelling catalogue of smartphones and tablets. First up is the iPhone SE, which is best thought of as an iPhone 6 crammed into an iPhone 5 chassis, will go on sale at the end …
Read More »Games on Apple TV: New hope or just hype?
David Diaz, VP of developer relations at mobile advertising tech firm Fyber, asks studios whether tvOS will be able to repeat the mobile success of iOS on TV
Read More »500 games launched daily on App Store, cost 40p on average
Data shows that around 2.5 million apps have been released to date on Apple’s mobile platform
Read More »Marmalade Platform open beta introduces tvOS support
Engine adds ability for devs to build for Apple TV, as well as hardware-specific features such as Game Centre integration and IAPs
Read More »Oculus Rift will support Mac ‘if Apple ever release a good computer’
Support for the Oculus Rift on Mac will only happen when Apple ups the GPU performance of its machines, Palmer Luckey has said. The Oculus CEO was speaking toShack Newswhen he revealed that the ball for VR support was entirely in Apple’s court, and that Oculus would love to support …
Read More »‘OS X support for Oculus Rift is up to Apple,’ says Palmer Luckey
CEO of VR firm criticises lack of focus on gaming capability: ‘You can buy a $6,000 Mac and it still doesn't match our recommended specs’
Read More »Bill Gates sides with FBI in Apple hack debate
Former Microsoft boss Bill Gates has potentially isolated himself from his tech contemporaries by saying that Apple should abide by a government ruling forcing it to share encrypted data. This is a specific case where the government is asking for access to information. They are not asking for some general …
Read More »Google boss Pichai backs Apple in FBI security dispute
Apple boss Tim Cook has received the backing of Google CEO Sundar Pichai in his security row with the US government. Cook earlier this week said he would not abide by FBI orders to create what he sees as a security backdoor to iOS that allow authorities to access a …
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