Lavabit founder Ladar Levison is warning that if the FBI wins out in forcing Apple to comply with the Bernardino court order, iOS users may refuse to update their devices and tech companies may opt to leave the US.
After releasing iOS 9.3 beta 6, Apple has also dropped beta 6 seeds of OS X 10.11.4 and watchOS 2.2 for both developers and public beta testers.
In a head-to-head video comparison, the 2015-released Apple iPhone 6s Plus with 2GB RAM and dual-core CPU beats 2016-released Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge with 4GB RAM and quad-core CPU in real-world speed test.
Apple clearly believes that there's a big enough market for the secondary sales of iPhones in India to take advantage of. Tim Cook's company appears to be an unstoppable steam train when it comes to distributing iPhones to retailers and consumers across the globe, so it seems logical that it can apply the same level of efficiency to used hardware. It is being reported that Apple has applied for permission from the Indian government to be able to import pre-owned iPhones into the Indian market with the aim of selling them to consumers interested in saving a little bit of money.
As one person found out, the Sling TV app for Apple TV 4 was briefly available to download from the tvOS App Store today, with those quick enough to spot it able to download the app and use it without issue.
Here's a video that pits Apple's iPhone 6s Plus vs Samsung's Galaxy S7 Edge to see which one of the two has better build quality in a head-to-head drop test comparison.
Apple's upcoming 9.7-inch iPad Pro is not only a tablet that consumers are looking forward to getting their hands on, but also one that Apple believes could potentially reignite the dwindling passion that has recently seeped out of the tablet market. Early speculation suggested that the hardware could be ultimately comparable to the existing 12.9-inch iPad Pro in terms of functionality, but it's now being suggested that there could be one key difference other than form factor; the camera sensor that ships with the tablet.
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.
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.
