A newly spotlighted hack utilizes an iPhone or Android handset — with headphones plugged in — to remotely and silently access the smartphone’s built-in voice controls, potentially unbeknownst to the user.
Source:: Apple Insider
Swatch beats Apple to China mobile payments market with Bellamy watch
The world’s largest watchmaker by revenue, Swatch, on Wednesday announced immediate Chinese availability of Bellamy, an NFC-toting watch capable of conducting mobile transactions through credit card operator UnionPay and the state-owned Bank of Communications Co.
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Report confirms new 27″ 5K iMac supports up to 64GB of RAM, 21.5″ 4K iMac limited to soldered-on RAM
Aftermarket Mac solutions specialist Other World Computing on Tuesday confirmed the recently released 27-inch iMac models support a maximum 64GB of RAM, double that of previous generation models, while the new 21.5-inch 4K iMac comes with soldered-on RAM.
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Apple to sponsor 2016 Met Gala, CDO Jony Ive to host as cochair
In announcing the theme for next year’s Met Gala, “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology,” the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday said Apple will sponsor both the event and accompanying exhibition that will explore the commingling of fashion and technology.
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Apple Watch now on sale at B&H Photo retail, online stores
As part of an aggressive and diverse rollout campaign, Apple on Tuesday extended sales of Apple Watch and Apple Watch Sport to New York-based electronics superstore B&H Photo, which currently has models in stock ready to ship.
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Apple found infringed on University of Wisconsin CPU patent, faces $862M in damages
A Wisconsin jury on Tuesday found Apple in infringement of computer processor patent owned by the University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, a ruling that could potentially lead to a damages payout of $862.4 million.
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Bank website accidentally teases upcoming Apple Pay launch in Canada
One year after it debuted in the U.S., Apple Pay NFC-based mobile payments may finally be on the verge of launching in Canada, a leak by local bank TD Canada Trust hinted on Tuesday.
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Apple’s iTunes Store & App Store hit by second outage in two days
Visitors to the iTunes Store and iOS App Store encountered an outage on Tuesday, Apple’s second such incident in as many days.
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Apple’s renowned attention to detail led designers to fret over the sound of sliding new Magic Mouse 2
Designers at Apple spent months time and considerable effort to create the perfect sound heard when gliding the new Magic Mouse 2 across a desk — a small but crucial element of the product, and yet another example of how the company focuses on all details.
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Adobe announces Dropbox PDF integration deal, updates to Acrobat DC & eSign platforms
Adobe on Tuesday made a series of Document Cloud announcements, most significantly revealing a partnership with Dropbox that will improve PDF integration between the companies’ products.
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