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Hacker tricks Apple into wiping journalist’s devices
Wired journalist Mat Honan got hacked this weekend, but it’s Apple that’s now bracing for the fallout. With the help of an Apple tech support agent, an unknown hacker accessed Honan’s iCloud account and remotely erased all the data on his iPad, iPhone and Macbook, including more than a year’s…
Apple co-founder Wozniak predicts ‘horrible problems’ with cloud computing
Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with the late Steve Jobs, predicted “horrible problems” in the coming years as cloud-based computing takes hold. Wozniak, 61, was the star turn at the penultimate performance in Washington of “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,” monologist Mike Daisey’s controversial two-hour expose of…
Judge scolds Samsung but lets massive smartphone patent trial proceed
The judge in a massive smartphone patent dispute reprimanded Samsung Friday for releasing excluded evidence but denied a bid by Apple to order a verdict in the case. Judge Lucy Koh expressed irritation with Samsung’s releasing to the media of documents she had ruled were not to be viewed by…
Apple and Samsung face off in major patent case
Lawyers for Apple and Samsung debated the differences between copying and honest competition as opening arguments were held Tuesday in a huge patent trial involving the two tech giants. Harold McElhinny, a lawyer for Apple in the blockbuster patent trial under way in San Jose, California, told the jury Samsung…
Taiwan university sues Apple over iPhone patents
Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University has filed a suit against U.S. tech giant Apple, claiming the company’s Siri intelligent assistant has infringed on two of its patents. Apple introduced the voice-activated assistant technology when launching the iPhone 4S in 2011. But Cheng Kung University in south Taiwan’s Tainan city said…
Apple ‘considering investment’ in Twitter
Computer and smartphone maker Apple has been discussing with social media company Twitter the possibility of making a significant investment in it, The New York Times reported. Citing unnamed “people briefed on the matter”, the newspaper late Friday said Apple was considering investing into Twitter hundreds of millions of dollars,…
Apple pitches gadget security to hacker crowd
LAS VEGAS — Apple pitched security measures in its mobile gadgets on Thursday during its first presentation at a premier gathering of hackers and those intent on thwarting cyber attacks. The unprecedented talk by Apple head of software platform security Dallas De Atley at the 15th annual Black Hat conference…
Justice department defends its e-book antitrust suit
US antitrust authorities Monday defended their lawsuit accusing Apple and major publishers of a price-fixing conspiracy on e-books, saying the action is “in the public interest.” The Justice Department filed its response in US District Court in New York in the case, which alleges a collusion to boost the prices…
Google grabs startup devoted to Apple gadget email
A French startup behind email applications for Apple gadgets has been bought by Google as the Internet titan increasingly tailors hit software to run on its rival’s hardware. Sparrow co-founder and chief executive Dominique Leca announced on Friday that the Paris-based startup’s team will go to work on Gmail, Google’s…
New iPhone expected to feature slimmer screen
Apple is expected to unveil a new iPhone later this year with a slimmer screen thanks to updated touch-screen technology, a report said Tuesday. The next generation iPhone, referred to by fans as the “iPhone 5″, is being manufactured by Asian component makers, Dow Jones Newswires quoted unnamed sources as…
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