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Brandon Hill - Thu, Jan 18, 2018
Apple created quite the firestorm when it was revealed that the company was throttling the performance of iPhones with older and "well worn" batteries. The company wasn't upfront about the practice, and it only came to light due to some...
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Shane McGlaun - Thu, Jan 18, 2018
Apple is happy with the Trump administration new tax policies that will allow it to bring a massive stash of cash that's been stuck overseas back to the U.S. Apple has announced what it plans to invest in when that massive stockpile is...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, Jan 17, 2018
BMW is well known for nickel and diming customers with outrageously priced option packages. However, BMW's latest boondoggle could be one of its most egregious acts yet -- starting next year, it will begin charging a subscription fee to...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Jan 11, 2018
If you're still rocking an original 2014-era iPhone 6 Plus, chances are that you're are experiencing reduced performance due to throttling mechanisms that Apple first implemented with iOS 10.2.1. Ever since Apple first came clean about the...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jan 11, 2018
There is a security flaw in the most recent edition of macOS High Sierra, version 10.13.2, that allows users to unlock the App Store menu in System Preferences without knowing the password. The only caveat is that the exploit seems to only...
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Shane McGlaun - Thu, Jan 11, 2018
Last week a rumor was making the rounds with sources claiming that Apple's Jimmy Iovine was leaving the company. According to those rumors, Iovine's departure was timed to coincide with his stock options vesting -- a deal that is tipped to...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Jan 10, 2018
The Alliance for Open Media was formed a little over two years ago in an effort to push a royalty-free video technology called AV1. It is backed by some pretty big names in tech, all of which are focused on reducing the storage footprint...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Jan 10, 2018
Apple found itself having to defend its parental controls on iPhone devices and other mobile gadgets after investors wrote an open letter criticizing the company's efforts. At the same time, Apple said it constantly looks for ways to...
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Brandon Hill - Mon, Jan 08, 2018
Late last week, Apple confirmed that its iOS-based iPhones and iPads along with its Mac computers are vulnerable to the Meltdown and Spectre exploits (which we have covered in great detail over the past week). At the time, Apple confirmed...
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Shane McGlaun - Fri, Jan 05, 2018
Music fans might recognize the name Jimmy lovine, as he was formerly the CEO at Interscope records. He came to be part of Apple after he and rapper Dr. Dre sold the incredibly popular Beats electronics business and the less popular music...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Jan 05, 2018
Unless you perform high level calculations on an abacus, chances are high that yes, you are affected by the recently disclosed Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. Between the two, practically every modern processor is vulnerable...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Jan 03, 2018
In what will be a boost to iOS developers (and a blow to some Android devs), Apple has gone out and acquired Buddybuild, a Canadian startup that makes tools for app developers. In a couple of months, Apple will discontinue to tools for...
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Brandon Hill - Tue, Jan 02, 2018
Apple today has clarified its policy regarding battery replacements on iPhone 6 and newer smartphones that are affected by performance throttling in iOS. Apple acknowledged last month that once battery performance deteriorated below a set...
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Brandon Hill - Mon, Jan 01, 2018
Apple has moved quite swiftly to implement its new pricing policy for iPhone battery replacements. Last week, Apple announced that it would be slashing the price of in-store battery replacements for the iPhone 6 and newer devices from $79...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Dec 29, 2017
After getting caught with its hand in the cookie jar, Apple came out and offered an apology of sorts for anyone who felt "let down" by its decision to throttle performance on iPhone devices with degraded batteries. As part of its mea...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Dec 28, 2017
Late last week, Apple issued its first official statement on the brewing controversy over iPhone throttling. Today, the company has greatly expounded upon those comments with an open letter to its customers.
Apple starts off by addressing...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Dec 28, 2017
If you've been following the tech world over the past two weeks, Apple hasn't had this much negative attention aimed at its products since the MacBook Pro battery life fiasco stirred by Consumer Reports, or perhaps the iPhone 4...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Dec 28, 2017
Apple has come under fire here in the United States after the company confirmed a practice that had long been suspected by iPhone owners. Starting with the iOS 10.1.2, Apple began throttling the CPU on certain older iPhones whose batteries...
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Shane McGlaun - Thu, Dec 28, 2017
Apple CEO Tim Cook had a bang up year when it comes to paychecks. Cook received a 74% increase in his annual bonus for fiscal 2017 after the company posted higher revenue and net income compared to the previous fiscal year. The incentive...
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Shane McGlaun - Thu, Dec 28, 2017
The Apple Lisa was a groundbreaking machine when it launched over three decades ago in 1983. It was one of the very first commercially available computers that had a graphical user interface or GUI. Further, beyond just its slick GUI...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, Dec 27, 2017
Amazon is the king of AI smart speakers. The company arguably created the category with the release of the Echo in 2014, and expanded it greatly with the introduction of the cheaper Echo Dot and a host of other Echo-branded devices.
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Brandon Hill - Tue, Dec 26, 2017
Over the past few weeks, iOS enthusiasts that have clung to the practice of jailbreaking have anxiously awaited a public software release to "unleash the beast" so to speak. The first proof-of-concept untethered jailbreak was announced...
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