Apple’s complex saga involving data encryption, civil liberties and national security took yet another twist on Friday when the U.S. Department of Justice weighed in, filing a motion attempting to compel the iPhone maker to create a backdoor to unlock a secured iPhone.
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For nearly a decade, Apple has been ranked as the “World’s Most Admired Company” by business magazine Fortune, as the iPhone maker again took top honors for the new 2016 list.
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There’s just 1 more day to grab a free pair of Beats by Dr. Dre Solo2 headphones and a free WD My Passport portable hard drive with the purchase of a new Mac. With this deal, Apple’s Late 2015 21″ iMac HD (2.8GHz, 8GB, 1TB) with both items comes out to $1,299 with free shipping and no tax outside NY.
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Apple did “exactly the right thing” by refusing a request from the U.S. government to create a backdoor to access a terrorist’s locked iPhone, billionaire Mark Cuban wrote in response to the encryption controversy this week.
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Right on schedule for a fall product launch, Apple’s suppliers are said to be reserving “a significant portion” of production capacities for the second and third quarters of 2016, ahead of the highly anticipated “iPhone 7” launch.
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This week, the AppleInsider podcast analyzes the far reaching implications of a federal court order — one that would see Apple undermine its own iOS encryption protocols to assist an FBI investigation.
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A rush from Chinese users to sign up for contactless transactions via Apple Pay has taken its toll on the service’s servers, preventing consumers from adding their credit and debit cards.
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Details surrounding Apple’s legal battle to keep iPhone encryption intact continue to trickle out, the latest being a report claiming the company has retained the services of two prominent attorneys well versed in free speech rights, suggesting such issues will play a key role in upcoming court arguments.
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Fresh statistics from Strategy Analytics show smartwatch shipments surpassed those of traditional Swiss-made timepieces for the first time ever in the last quarter of 2015, with Apple Watch leading the charge.
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Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey tweeted “we stand with Tim Cook and Apple,” while Facebook expressed it would “fight aggressively” against any government actions to “weaken the security” of consumer products.
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