Apple's decision to contest a legal order that tries to force it to provide a backdoor into the iPhone for the FBI has dramatically divided public and professional opinion over the last few weeks. A federal order has requested Apple to work in conjunction with the FBI in order to build what Tim Cook has referred to as "the software equivalent of cancer" in San Bernardino shooting case. Apple has made a formal appeal against that order, which will be heard on March 22nd. While most tech companies, both in and out of Silicon Valley, are in full support of Apple on the issue, and have now also filed amicus brief in support of Apple, one rival company Samsung has decided to take a neutral stance, of sorts, on it.
Apple is now said to be planning switch to OLED display with the iPhone 7s in 2017 instead of iPhone 8 release in 2018 as previously rumored. Here are the details.
Apple today has officially filed a formal objection to the court order that effectively tried to force the company into assisting the FBI with unlocking an iPhone 5c that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple's General Counsel, Bruce Sewell, had previously filed a statement prior to the congressional hearing yesterday that outlined the reasons why the company believes the original court order should never have been granted.
The latest discovery in iOS 9.3 points to a feature that will enable IT administrators in companies to have greater control over the iPhones and iPads that the company lend to its employees for work.
Apple has been granted 54 new patents by the USPTO, with one of those possibly paving the way for flexible screen technology to make its way into a future iPhone or iPad.
Apple has just dropped a number of new developer and public test seeds, with beta 5 of iOS 9.3, OS X 10.11.4, watchOS 2.2 and tvOS 9.2 all now available to download.
A new concern for Apple has come to light with experts suggesting the company could be looking at anything from heavy fines to jail time for CEO Tim Cook if it continues to deny the FBI's demands for backdoor access to the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone.
In a separate iPhone unlocking case, a New York judge has ruled in favor of Apple, concluding that the U.S. Justice Department/FBI can't force Apple to hack its own iPhones to provide data based on All Writs Act.
Those familiar with Apple's dedicated app stores for Mac and iOS would know that the company simply needs an excuse to throw some quality paid apps at us for absolutely free. Given that today is February 29th, a day that comes around once every 4 years, Apple is giving away five paid iOS apps worth $15 for free through its "Leap Into Leap Year" promotion.
Apple is rumored to he hosting a media event in March next month to announce its next wave of products. Previously, it was reported that this event will take place on March 15th, with announced products being available for purchase almost immediately on March 18th. Now however it seems like that rumored March 15th event will instead take place in the week of March 21st, with Monday, March 21st itself being the most likely date for the event.
















