It didn't take Apple long to convince GitHub to take down leaked source code for a core iOS 9 component, but according to security experts, the damage may have been done.
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The majority of iDevice users are already on iOS 11, but the latest platform version isn't spreading anywhere near as fast as iOS 10 and 9.
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At least, on benchmarks, anyways. But the data shows that performance on the iPhone 5s stays relatively consistent between multiple iOS versions.
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Israel-based Cellebrite, the company rumored to have sold the FBI a zero-day exploit for the iPhone 5c at the center of a terrorism investigation, is also rumored to be in talks with the Indian government to sell another exploit that may unlock “iPhones and other electronic devices with top-notch encryption,” according to The Economic Times‘s sources from within the Forensic Science Laboratory.
As part of the country’s law enforcement, the FSL may seek to serve as “a global hub for cases where law enforcement is unable to break into phones,” one anonymous official said. The technology could penetrate through the encryption layers of iOS 8 and above as well as Android devices. The FSL has consulted Cellebrite for exploits on a per-case basis, but it could be a month away from obtaining a complete tool to crack the codes.
The FBI reportedly paid millions of dollars to Cellebrite for a decryption tool to access information inside the iPhone of Syed Farook, one of the suspected perpetrators of a mass shooting in San Bernardino that killed 14 and injured dozens last December. The firm has sold products to and worked with multiple governments on investigations where content on a conventionally inaccessible phone is wanted.
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If you perhaps hoped Apple would spice up a mostly tedious announcement event of an otherwise alluring new MacBook Pro with some playful jabs thrown at controversy-marred arch-rival and occasional business partner ...
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The world’s largest information technology company isn’t having a great year by its traditionally demanding standards, although a marginal dip in demand for new iPhone models, general sales stagnation in key Asian markets and a ...
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After 24 hours, it was already at 14 percent, despite some hiccups, and a couple of weeks in, it skyrocketed to over 50 percent share, just as predicted, and yet again in the face of reported bugs and
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It’s been fifteen days since the release of Apple’s latest version of its mobile software platform. As of 3pm Eastern Time today, more actively used iPhones and iPads had iOS 10 than any other version of iOS. Easy pickings, given that the only real competition was iOS 9.Analytics firm MixPanel’s hourly observations more than 240 billion records show that 48.34 percent ...
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There are a lot of numbers in that headline, many of which need context and perspective to mean something, but as always, the bottom line is Apple knows how to rapidly and widely spread a major new software update like no other.It’s the advantage of building iPhones and iPads in-house from the ground up, not partnering with third-party OEMs, and taking away the privilege of proprietary optimization, i.e. custom bloat, from carriers.Despite a hiccup “during the first hour of availability” ...
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Almost two months on the heels of iOS 10’s announcement during WWDC 2016, and likely still at least 30 days away from the commercial launch of the latest big platform redesign, it may seem a little counterproductive for Apple’s software engineers to continue focusing on ironing out iOS 9’s arguably numerous ...
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Yesterday we took a look at how to improve battery life on Android phones, but fret not iPhone users! We haven’t forgotten about you folks using iOS, and we’ve got a handful of tips for improving run time on your phones too. In fact we have one EXTRA tip that those Android folks didn’t get…We use mobile devices pretty aggressively these days. Think back to where we were five years ago, and we have to acknowledge that we have seen steady and consistent growth in battery ...
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For a major iOS release that was relatively light on important new features off the bat, iOS 9 received a pretty big point update in the form of 9.3, with Night Shift Mode, more 3D Touch shortcuts for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, and a host of noteworthy improvements for News, Health, and CarPlay apps.But the surprisingly momentous add-ons also hauled a fair share of bugs, including
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Apple might never get to find out exactly how law enforcement managed to elude its “impenetrable” iOS encryption on an iPhone 5c owned by a San Bernardino shooter at the time of the heinous 2015 attack, but another important piece of the unlocking puzzle may have just been uncovered.Forget everything you thought you knew about the nature and authors of ...
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Classifying the iPhone SE is proving more difficult than we might have imagined. It’s Apple’s entry level iPhone option, but pricing is mid-pack in North America, and some of the tech on tap is top tier. While the design is a recycle from the iPhone 5S, the SE represents one of the more exciting moves from Apple of late. Instead of relying on older phones to fill in price gaps in the iPhone line up, this phone was purpose built to offer a less expensive, but still premium solution to price conscious shoppers. It ...
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The iPhone SE still has that new car smell. We just recently unboxed the phone and shared our first impressions, but what have we learned about it during the first day of use?Apple’s mini-mid-ranger is checking a lot of the right boxes, and doing so while making a pretty compelling price argument. Sure, the screen is smaller and lower resolution than many people might be used to since the iPhone 6, but pairing that screen with the A9 processor and 12MP camera from the iPhone 6S makes for a snappy and ...
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