Competition regulators investigated Apple due to concerns that people were needlessly repairing or replacing slow phones.
Tag Archives: iPhone
Some Androids don’t call 911 when you tell them to call an ambulance
Sometimes you get a list of ambulance companies, sometimes a blog post on when it’s OK to call an ambulance.
Cops can try suspect’s fingers on locked iPhones found at crime scene
A Massachusetts federal district judge gave cops a warrant to force-unlock iPhones with the suspect’s fingers.
Chrome flaw on iOS leads to 500 million unwanted pop-up ads
If you own an iOS device and use the Chrome browser, you may have encountered some strange-looking pop-up ads in the past week.
Mozilla to Apple: Protect user privacy with rotating phone IDs
Mozilla has criticized Apple for its latest privacy marketing campaign, urging it to provide more automatic protection for users behind the scenes.
For sale: Gray-market iPhones that yield secrets to encryption
The prototype iPhones are slipping out of Apple’s supply chain with disabled security, to the delight of researchers and jailbreakers.
Android click fraud apps mimic Apple iPhones to boost revenue
SophosLabs has uncovered a click fraud campaign in which malicious Android apps masquerade as being hosted on Apple devices to earn rewards.
Could have sworn I deleted that photo from my phone! [PODCAST]
This week: hacking phones at Pwn2Own, the brand new SophosLabs Threat report, and squeezing Shakespeare into one tweet. Enjoy!
Does wiping your iPhone count as destroying evidence?
Police say it’s a felony, but a woman arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting says she doesn’t even know how to remotely wipe.
Update now! Apple releases security fixes for iOS, MacOS, Safari, others
If you own any kind of Apple device or software, you may want to check to see if you have an update waiting for you.