Category: iPhone

Wikileaks releases more than 8700 Central Intelligence Agency cyber-espionage documents

“As we’ve reviewed the documents, we’re confident that security updates and protections in both Chrome and Android already shield users from many of these alleged vulnerabilities”, Heather Adkins, Director of Information Security and Privacy, told Mashable in a statement . WikiLeaks’ publication of the documents reignited a debate about whether USA intelligence agencies should hold on to serious cyber security vulnerabilities rather than share them with the public.

The CIA Is Allegedly Stockpiling Methods To Hack Your Phone

Newly leaked documents allege that the U.S. government can hack into smartphones and spy on their owners – potentially putting millions of iPhone and Android users at risk. , dated between 2013 and 2016 – describing malware and other tools the agency has stockpiled and could potentially use to hack into consumer electronics.

WikiLeaks claims to have CIA hacking war chest

WikiLeaks says the archive appears to have been circulated among former government hackers and contractors, one of whom provided WikiLeaks with portions of it. The website says the CIA hacking division involved “more than 5,000 registered users and had produced more than a thousand hacking systems, trojans, viruses, and other ‘weaponized’ malware.”

WikiLeaks releases a entire hacking capacity of the CIAa

WikiLeaks on Tuesday released what it said is the full hacking capacity of the CIA in a stunning 8,000-plus page disclosure the anti-secrecy website contends is “the largest ever publication of confidential documents on the agency.” The 8,761 documents and files – released as “Vault 7 Part 1” and titled “Year Zero” – were obtained from an “isolated, high-security network” at the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence in Langley, Va., a press release from the website said.

Why I left Mac for Windows: Apple has given up

If you ask anyone who knows me, I’m probably the biggest Apple fan they know. Ask for a suggestion of what computer to get, and I’ll almost certainly either tell you the MacBook Pro, or to wait, because Apple is about to update its hardware finally.

OLED iPhone 8 to Feature Apple’s Own Integrated Fingerprint ID Tech: Rumors

Apple Inc. is reportedly developing its own in-house integrated fingerprint ID technology for the future iPhones including the iPhone 8. The iPhone 8 will feature Apple-designed fingerprint sensor technology, DigiTimes reported , citing sources familiar with the development. The new fingerprint sensor technology will replace the traditional capacitive touch technology known as Touch ID, according to the report.

Apple Just Can’t Beat its own iPhone

The Apple of today hasn’t yet shown much indication of emulating its co-founder Steve Jobs and his streak of world-changing products, but it’s still proving a tough act to beat. The main reason: Before Jobs died in 2011, he left behind the iPhone — a product with such a devout following that it will likely spin off billions in profit for the foreseeable future.

Hope for the Mac Pro?

Over the past year, there have been many concerns about the future of the Mac. Even though Apple earns loads of money from its personal computing platform, it’s a fraction of what the iPhone produces.

The Apple Vape Rumor Debunked

Rumors are flying about an Apple patent that hints at a forthcoming weed vaporizer from the tech giant. Will this alleged “iVape” rethink the portable vaporizer, a device for consuming cannabis in vapor form, like the iPhone revolutionized the cell phone? There’s what Apple fan boys are hoping for.

Q’comm, Samsung, MTK Offer Hints on iPhone 8

BARCELONA Qualcomm, Samsung and MediaTek, three leading smartphones chip vendors, have come to the Mobile World Congress here this week to showcase advanced new modems and apps processors designed to power next-generation smartphones. Nobody knows exactly what Apple has up its sleeve for the upcoming iPhone 8 in the iPhone’s tenth birthday.

More Fear-Mongering About Apple Innovation

Do you remember what they said about the iPhone 7? It would be a boring upgrade, mostly because it would look the same as the iPhone 6s. So how could it offer anything significant? But it’s not that a rectangle with circular corners comprises all the functionality of a smartphone, obviously.

Apple ‘spaceship’ headquarters readies for boarding

Apple CEO Tim Cook stands in front of a slide of the company’s new campus which is under construction in 2016. Photo: AFP/ Josh Edelson Apple on Wednesday announced that workers will start boarding its futuristic new “spaceship” campus in Silicon Valley in April, fulfilling a vision set out by late founder Steve Jobs.

Is your smartphone making you shy?

During the three years I’ve spent researching and writing about shyness, one of the most common questions people ask is about the relationship between shyness and technology. Are the internet and the cellphone causing our social skills to atrophy? I often hear this from parents of shy teenagers, who are worried that their children are spending more time with their devices than with their peers.

iPhone 8 release date disaster – this key feature is reportedly…

The iPhone 8 release date is one of the the most eagerly awaited additions to the year’s tech calendar, despite latest reports having suggested one of the phone’s most exciting new features has been hit with delays. Although a number of recent reports have claimed the iPhone 8 will land with wireless charging capabilities in tow, it’s now been suggested that the cable-shunning addition will actually be held back.

Privacy concerns threaten sales of hi-tech doll

Regulators in Germany have already banned My Friend Cayla, and consumer-watchdog groups want the US Federal Trade Commission to follow suit. My Friend Cayla, a doll that can talk and answer questions via tapping into the Internet, was banned by Germany over privacy concerns.