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The survey shows Americans are actually supporting FBI on the iPhone encryption issue. We all know about the heated debate going on between Apple and the FBI regarding weakening of security measures on the iPhone of alleged terrorists involved in the San Bernardino attack so that the agency could access data. We also know that […]
Short Bytes: The big names of American tech industry have expressed their support for Apple in its fight against the government’s demand to unlock the San Bernardino shooting iPhone for the FBI. However, the US government has just found an unlikely ally in the form of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. “They are not asking for some […]
A smartphone can take a life and it can also save a life — This time, it has saved a life. Technology has once again come to the rescue of humans. This time Apple’s “Find My iPhone” feature has helped a young woman rescue from her ex-boyfriend. The ex-boyfriend was trying to take her out of Pennsylvania […]
Are you wondering how to unlock your iPhone so you can use it with another carrier? Then wonder no more! Although initially the phone will only work with the SIM card provided to the carrier they’re locked to, there are ways to unlock your iPhone so that they can work with any SIM card. And […]
Short Bytes: “Cybersecurity legend” John McAfee has bashed the policies of American government’s stance on encryption. Taking Apple’s side, McAfee has offered FBI to allow him to decrypt the iPhone, free of charge. He called it a way to avoid the beginning of creation of backdoors in the devices. The recent feud between Apple and FBI […]
Short Bytes: The Cupertino-based company was asked by the US court to unlock the Syed Rizwan Farook’s iPhone 5C which the FBI wasn’t able the crack since the last two months. As a response, CEO Tim Cook wrote a customer letter expressing his denial to the court order. WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum and Google’s CEO […]
Judge Issues Order to Apple to Unlock iPhone Vital in the San Bernardino Shooting Case — Apple refuses to follow orders The ruling judge in the San Bernardino shooting case, US Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym, issued an order to the technology giant to find a way to bypass the iPhone’s security mechanism and thereby provide […]
Apple is working on wireless charging technology with aim to revolutionise the way of charging electronic devices Last year, Nikola Labs launched an iPhone case that transforms radio frequencies into DC electrical current and thus, can charge devices. The first device running on this mechanism is a case for iPhone 6. It doesn’t require extra battery […]
The people come to the house and demand their lost phone back from this couple probably because of some error in phone-finding apps Christina Lee and Michael Saba were a happy couple living together in the suburbs of Atlanta. But, from February 2015 onwards their lives were made a misery. On day 1, an angry family member […]
In a study conducted by CVE Details, the most vulnerable software of the previous year has been identified as Apple’s OS X and the tech-giant is also the company with most bugs. With 2016 coming, people in all sectors have been busy summarizing 2015 with reports and lists of who have been the winners and […]
Short Bytes: Apple Inc. has been the most valuable company, and they had more revenue than Google, Facebook and Microsoft combined in the first quarter of 2014. Here are some interesting facts about the Cupertino-based company. Apple Inc. was founded on April 1, 1976, in Cupertino, CA by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne […]
Many people are sick of hearing about Donald Trump. Trump Trump – Block Trump content an iPhone app that blocks all mentions of Donald Trump from the web. This app filters all the content from web related to Donald Trump. Download and install Trump Trump – Block Trump content from iTunes store. Click Settings > […]
Short Bytes: The IMEI, or International Mobile Station Equipment Identity, is a unique number which is associated with your phone. The IMEI number becomes very important in the emergency situations as it’s the fingerprint of your phone. Here, I’ll be telling you various methods to find your phone’s IMEI number, even if it’s lost. The […]
Short Bytes: Zerodium’s million dollar iOS 9 jailbreak bounty program has expired and it has resulted in a new iOS jailbreak. But, the names of the winning hacking team and its members hasn’t been revealed by Zerodium. The firm plans to sell the hack to its customers, including spy agencies, governments, technology companies and others. […]
Short Bytes: Crypto backdoor entry isn’t the only way for the cops to access your data. You think your iPhone is the most secure device and you are safe from security breaches? Most people think that government has pacts with the tech service industry in order to get its hands on their data. But it is […]
The privacy community scored a victory in a year-long battle over the future of encryption: In internal discussions, the White House quietly overruled law enforcement and intelligence officials, deciding that it won’t pursue a policy of pushing tech companies to put “backdoors” in their encryption that would allow government agencies to access decrypted private data. […]
A security flaw has been discovered in Apple’s mobile software iOS 9 that lets strangers exploit Siri in order to bypass lock screen on the latest Apple’s mobile operating system and gain access to contacts and photos stored in the device within 30 seconds. Apple iOS is believed to be one of the most secure […]
For those who were complaining about the size of iPhone 5, this guy from the Fresno State owes his life to iPhone 5. A smartphone can take a life and it can also save a life, same happened with a Fresno state student who was on his way home when an unidentified gunman, in an attempt to […]
A genius teenager was planning to throw a party (maybe at his home), but it is usually hard to convince your parents in agreeing with something you are planning to do, so he went out of the way and opted for a smarter way by hacking into his parent’s mobile phones. Reddit user, nasshole, whose […]
The recent security breach on iOS platform left 220,000 iCloud user accounts vulnerable due to a backdoor privacy attack caused by the installation of a malicious jailbreak tweak, according to an online Chinese vulnerability-reporting platform WooYun. Yes, 220,000 is a huge number considering it happened to iOS, one of the most popular mobile operating system […]
A MacRumors Forum user has stumbled upon the fact that when installing the iOS 9 (beta version), the operating system will delete your third-party apps as a way of making space for the update. The revelation came by way of a pop-up that informed the user that deleted apps would be reinstated once the update […]