By news@appleinsider.com (Darryl Boxberger) An Australian man claims to be the victim of an incredibly wide and persistent hack of all of his Apple devices — but his claims that a dating app did it don’t quite add up.Credit: Malcolm Owen, AppleInsiderTowards the tail-end of 2019, Simon Edwards noticed that legitimate websites began being populated by pop-up ads. He also encountered trouble sending emails even if the email service had confirmed a successful delivery, and his screens would “constantly jump and shake.” …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Nearly a month after it was reported, new details about Apple’s deal with Skydance indicate that it might be of the “richest” partnerships in the movie industry.Apple TV+ logoBack in January, Apple and Skydance inked …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) A hostage situation that led to an hours-long standoff took place at Apple’s flagship retail location in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Here’s how the incident went down.Apple sign outside the Amsterdam location. Credit: Medhat Dawoud/UnsplashApple’s brick-and-mortar location was the site of a hostage situation and standoff on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The hostage-taker reportedly had disarmed explosives, as well as an automatic weapon. He fired multiple times at police officers during the situation. …
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) If you really don’t want to have an Apple ID associated with your identity, it is possible to delete it. Here’s how to eliminate the Apple-centric account.There are a few reasons to delete an Apple ID account completely, including some that are quite sensible and plausible. For example, a person may have multiple accounts set up by accident but only wants to use one and not the other.On the other end of the scale, there’s reasons such as no longer wanting to be associated with Apple or its products at all, or a person wishing to disassociate themselves from technology as a move to go “off-grid.” …
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Having now lifted its requirement for customers to wear face coverings, Apple is reportedly considering allowing staff to do the same.Apple …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) 1Password has partnered with cryptocurrency wallet company Phantom Technologies to provide an easier way for crypto users to secure access to their wallets.Credit: 1PasswordAs part of the deal, 1Password is bringing its API to the Phantom platform. Users who create a Phantom wallet and have an active 1Password subscription will be able to save their login credentials to their password manager. …
