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Apple: British techies to advise on “devastating” UK global crypto power grab

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An obscure British government committee is to be asked this month to advise Home Secretary Yvette Cooper whether to go ahead with government demands that Apple provide British agents with a secret backdoor to break into the companies iCloud Advanced Data Protection system, enabling British spies to secretly copy and read users’ private data.   …

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How Apple Intelligence can make the iPhone 17 cheaper

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When Apple announced iOS 18 and Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024, it had to face an ugly truth: AI will cause the biggest fragmentation in iPhone history. Brand-new devices like the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus will become obsolete, at least when it comes to AI.Sure, Apple Intelligence is still in its early days, and…

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I turned on my 15-year-old iPod touch, and I can still use these 5 features

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One of my oldest Apple products is the 2009 iPod touch 3. It’s already 15 years old, and for the past decade, it has been collecting dust in my home. Every now and then, I try to find a 30-pin connector and a USB-A power brick to charge it and see what’s inside.Unfortunately, a few…

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Apple releases iOS 17.6.1 with Advanced Data Protection bug fix

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A week after releasing iOS 17.6 to all users, Apple is making available iOS 17.6.1 to iPhone and iPad owners. This update brings bug fixes and security improvements, including one that prevented Advanced Data Protection from being turned on and off.According to Apple, an issue in iCloud prevented a small number of users from successfully…

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UK watchdog accuses Apple of failing to effectively monitor for underage sexual images

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The UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children says Apple has been undercounting how often child sexual abuse material appears on its platforms. According to a The Guardian story, Cupertino isn’t reporting the actual number of CSAM detections on its products.As tech companies are obligated to share possible child sexual abuse material…

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Hands-on with Apple’s new Passwords app for iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and more

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One of the most important features coming with iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, iPadOS 18, and visionOS 2 is the all-new Passwords app. When Apple finally releases these software updates this fall, the company will finally move passwords from a buried subsection on Settings to its standalone app.After years of users asking for the passwords section…

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How to switch from Google Photos to iCloud Photos with Apple’s official tool

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Switching from Android to iOS—or vice versa—can be challenging because there’s always the chance you’ll end up losing data in the process. This could be due to a lack of an app, an incompatibility between the systems, or a minor bug.While Apple offers Android users the Move to iOS tool and Google has a similar…

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Beware: Hackers are trying to steal Apple IDs with fake iCloud links

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It’s important to be cautious of suspicious texts and emails you receive from unknown senders, but threat actors are always finding new ways to trick victims. For instance, Broadcom recently warned about a new smishing (a combination of “SMS” and “phishing”) campaign by hackers targeting iPhone owners in an attempt to steal their Apple IDs.As…

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Apple Intelligence is free, but premium AI features may need a paid subscription

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Before Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024, I said Apple AI should generally be free to iPhone users, laying out all the reasons why Apple can’t afford to charge a subscription fee for the service. I did mention one exception that would have me gladly pay for AI access: A smarter Siri that works…

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EU chief slams Apple’s decision not to launch AI on iPhones in Europe

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Ahead of Apple’s iOS 18 beta 2 release early this week, the company announced it doesn’t plan to bring Apple Intelligence and certain other iOS 18 features to Europe due to regulatory fears. In a statement issued at the time, Apple said: “We are concerned that the interoperability requirements of the DMA could force us…

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