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A failure in iCloud’s security system was not to blame for this week’s celebrity photo leak, Apple has claimed. It has confirmed that the photos of people such as Jennifer Lawrence were obtained from their iCloud accounts. However, this occurred due to their passwords being compromised and not as a …
Read More »Apple ‘actively investigating’ allegedly nude celebrity photo iClould hack
Apple has for the first time commented on the apparent iCloud hack that led to this week’s nude celebrity photo leak. On Sunday night hundreds of pictures of celebrities such as The Hunger Games’ Jennifer Lawrence appeared online, with claims on 4chan saying that they were obtained via a hack …
Read More »Apple confirms iPhone 5 battery fault
A very small percentage” of iPhone 5s have a battery fault that causes power to drain too fast, Apple has admitted. Free replacements are being offered to any owners affected – they can be identified here via their serial number. Those hoping for a replacement must have a handset that …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Memories launches on iOS
Ubisoft has released Assassin’s Creed mobile spin-off game Assassin’s Creed Memories onto Apple’s App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices. The free-to-play title features card battles across different periods of the franchise, such as Renaissance Italy and Colonial America (along with new areas, including Feudal Japan and Imperial …
Read More »The Pokemon Trading Card Game is coming to iOS
Nintendo may finally be about to make its long-awaited jump onto iOS. No, the company is not, as previously pledged, enabling Mario to move onto smartphone”, but YouTuber Josh Wittenkeller has said on Twitter that the platform holder IS porting its Pokemon Trading Card Game to iOS. The game was …
Read More »Pokemon card game heading to iPad
A Pokmon trading card game is in the works for release on iPad devices later this year, The Pokmon Company has confirmed. Video personality Josh Wittenkeller originally broke the news on Twitter, posting an image that appeared to show a white iPad playing a version of The Pokmon Trading Card …
Read More »Apple App Store enjoys a record-breaking July
The market may be getting increasingly tough for Apple, but that isn’t stopping the continued growth of the App Store. CEO Tim Cook told CNBC that the App Store in July generated more revenue than in any other month in its history. "I couldn’t be happier,” said Cook. This is …
Read More »European iOS devs have received $6.5bn from Apple
App Store creator claims credit for half a million jobs in Europe
Read More »Apple and Samsung agree to patent truce
Many of the ongoing legal tussles between smartphone giants Apple and Samsung have been called off. The pair have in a joint statement called a halt to all patent battles outside of the US, including those in the UK and eight other countries. The increasingly heated dispute between the pair …
Read More »iPhone 6 will be announced on September 9th, it seems
Apple has scheduled a media event for September 9th at which it looks likely to reveal the iPhone 6, numerous reports have claimed. A release for the device – or devices, as seems to be the case – will then likely follow in mid-September, possibly on September 19th. It is …
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