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.
Apple plans to put forth an argument before Congress tomorrow afternoon that if it were to comply with court order to crack open a smartphone for FBI used in the San Bernardino shooting, it would set an extremely "dangerous precedent" for the future. Apple's statement prepared by Bruce Sewell has already been submitted to the panel ahead of the appearance, and can now be read below.
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.
Pre-orders for Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition are finally open, with deliveries to begin on March 30. Here are all the details.
Microsoft highlights what OS X and Macs can't do vs Windows 10 PCs in its newly launched promotional campaign. Check out the complete set of videos right here.
Here's how to live stream the 2016 Oscars (88th Academy Awards) live online on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Windows, Mac and Xbox 360.
What better way to start your weekend than with downloading a paid iOS title for free? This week, Apple's Free App of the Week is bringing us an addictive active game for free; one that usually retails for $1.99 on the App Store.
Here's a comparison between Amazon Fire TV Stick 2015 vs Google Chromecast 2. Before you make your purchase, you might want to check out these 10 reasons why Fire TV Stick is better than Google's offering.
Prepare yourself for the speculation pertaining to Apple's new 4-inch iPhone SE to go into a serious overdrive as we approach Apple's rumored March media event. Earlier today, we were privy to a research note from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggesting that the iPhone SE would not only fall into the $400-$500 price range, but that it would also ship with a camera module that's more performant than what has been expected. Now, we are seeing a number of leaked images that could potentially be of a display assembly pulled directly from the production line of the iPhone SE.
Rather than face the laborious process of having to defend itself against governmental requests and court orders once again, Apple is said to be looking internally at strengthening its cloud encryption in order to effectively make it impossible to comply with court requests for data in the future. A number of sources who are seemingly familiar with Apple's plans have suggested that the Cupertino-based company is assigning engineering resources to add encryption to iCloud backups in such a manner that it's impossible to comply with valid data requests from government agencies.
