Via an update, Strava’s signature fitness app now makes use of the GPS on the Apple Watch Series 2 — allowing activity tracking without carrying an iPhone along, the developer has announced.
Source:: Apple Insider
Monthly Archives: February 2017
Swift-based ransomware targets macOS pirates with false decryption promise
New ransomware for the Mac has been discovered by security researchers, with the “poorly coded” malware created in Swift encrypting the user’s files and demanding a payment, without any possibility of decrypting the files even if the ransom is paid.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple Watch & ResearchKit epilepsy study concludes, gleans insight on seizure triggers
A research study on epilepsy with the Apple Watch and ResearchKit at the core of the work has concluded, and is shedding light on seizure triggers, hopefully paving the way for better identification of precursors of the disruptive and dangerous event.
Source:: Apple Insider
iOS 10 now installed on 79% of Apple’s mobile devices
A little over 5 months after the update’s release, iOS 10 had made it onto 79 percent of iOS devices, according to official Apple statistics shared with developers.
Source:: Apple Insider
Santander among more than 40 banks, credit unions added in latest US Apple Pay expansion
Apple Pay has today gained support from more than 40 new banks and credit unions in the U.S., including Santander Bank, inching the total of participating nationwide card issuers closer to 2,000.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple confirms existence of Cambridge Siri R&D lab with new office sign
Apple is no longer keeping its Siri research and development office in Cambridge, U.K. a secret, revealing the facility’s existence by constructing a sign bearing the company logo beside the building’s front door.
Source:: Apple Insider
Foxconn workers departing company, rather than shift to non-iPhone assembly — report
Apple partner and device assembler Foxconn is going on a hiring spree at China colleges, but reports from within the company claim that as iPhone 7 manufacturing winds down, assemblers would rather leave than deal with lower pay and fewer safety precautions when building goods from other companies.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple, Foxconn & TSMC consider swooping in on Toshiba’s flash memory business
Apple, Foxconn, and TSMC are among a group of over 10 companies hoping to win a majority stake in Toshiba’s flash memory business, reports say.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple Park’s campus auditorium named ‘Steve Jobs Theater,’ opens later in year
As part of the new “spaceship” campus, now called “Apple Park,” Apple is commemorating its legendary cofounder, naming the auditorium that overlooks the facility “Steve Jobs Theater.”
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple’s ‘spaceship’ Campus 2 to officially be known as Apple Park, 175-acre HQ to open in April
Employees at Apple’s corporate headquarters will have a new home — Apple Park — starting in April, though the migration of more than 12,000 workers will take over six months to complete.
Source:: Apple Insider