Here's a head-to-head durability comparison between iPhone SE vs iPhone 6s vs iPhone 6s Plus on video. The end result is that while the iPhone SE doesn't fare any better or really any worse than the iPhone 6s Plus, the SE does meet its match in the shape of the more durable 6s. We doubt too many people will be choosing between Apple's three iPhone models based on how well they stand up to this kind of punishment, though, so take it all with a pinch of salt.
A flaw in iOS 9.3.1 allows access to iPhone contacts and photos directly from the lock screen. Here's how you can protect your device right now.
As expected, Apple has released iOS 9.3.1 download links for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch owners. The roll-out of iOS 9.3.1 has only been on the cards for a relatively short period of time, and piggybacks on the initial public release of iOS 9.3 that was released during Apple's recent "Let us loop you in" event. Rather than introducing any type of new user-facing functionality, this update aims to fix a recently discovered bug that centres around a universal linking bug.
Apple has placed a great deal of emphasis on its Siri digital assistant in recent years by bringing additional power and capability as part of major improvements to iOS. The company's engineers will be continually tweaking, monitoring and amending the codebase to ensure the best performance from Siri and the fastest response times, but it's very rare that we see any real ability enhancements outside of a large iOS update. That internal policy appears to have been negated in this instance as Apple has drastically improved the pot of baseball knowledge that Siri can pull from to provide assistance to fans.
The FBI may have officially taken the necessary steps to drop its case against Apple, but the ongoing encryption battle is far from actually being over and put to bed. The United States Department of Justice jumped through all of the necessary hoops last week in order to prevent its ongoing encryption case against Apple from going to court. The decision was taken internally after the FBI found another method of unlocking the iPhone 5c used in the San Bernardino shootings, and therefore no longer required Apple's intervention. Now, several security experts have gone on record as stating that the method used by FBI for accessing the device is unlikely to stay secret for long.
Everyone loves freebies! This weekend, we have a fabulous iOS app for kids named CHOMP going free on the App Store as part of Apple's Free App of the Week initiative. The title usually retails for $1.99 on the App Store but for a limited time, till next Thursday, it can be downloaded on your iPhone or iPad absolutely free.
Apple could use a new technology to help it make iPhone 7 thinner and lighter than all iPhone models before it. Here are more details on it.
The long-running Apple vs. the FBI encryption case may no longer be going to court, but that doesn't mean that the fallout and drama has come to an end. The government law enforcement agency may have officially announced that it will no longer pursue Apple through the legal system for the company's assistance in unlocking an iPhone 5c, but it's also now being reported that the FBI has agreed to assist in the unlocking of an iPhone and iPod involved in an ongoing homicide case in Arkansas.
A new allegedly leaked photo of iPhone 7, coming out of notoriously hit-and-miss Chinese social networking site Weibo, shows what is claimed to be an iPhone 7 with an edge-to-edge display, though signs of image alteration around the display's edges suggest the leak might be fake.
As much as Apple wants to appear to be giving its existing and potential consumers what they want, the company doesn't make hardware and business decisions based on pure romanticism. The introduction of the iPhone SE at last weeks' "Let us loop you in" event may have instantly appealed to a large customer base looking for something akin to the iPhone 5s, but Apple would have been looking at the bigger picture and what it means for customer acquisition as a whole.
















