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Apple sued over eavesdrop bug
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 01 February 2019 11:31

Apple sued over eavesdrop bug


A secret deposition was recorded

A lawyer in Houston has filed a lawsuit against Apple over a security vulnerability that let people eavesdrop on iPhones using FaceTime.

Apple worker charged with stealing its car secrets
Published in Transportation


A product no-one wanted which was not seen by the Chinese

The US government has charged an Apple hardware engineer for trying to steal the secrets of Apple’s driverless car technology.

United Arab Emirates hunted Apple fanboys
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 31 January 2019 11:47

United Arab Emirates hunted Apple fanboys


Apple's faith-based security made them easy targets

A team of former US government intelligence operatives working for the United Arab Emirates hacked into the iPhones of activists, diplomats and rival foreign leaders.

Foxconn rethinks US display deal
Published in News
Thursday, 31 January 2019 11:00

Foxconn rethinks US display deal


Global realities

Foxconn is rethinking its announced plans for a $10 billion display-making factory in Wisconsin because of "new realities" in the global marketplace.

Apple was warned about huge security bug
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 30 January 2019 10:53

Apple was warned about huge security bug


Ignored it for a more than a week

Fruity cargo cult Apple knew about a killer bug on its iPhone software which allowed users to listen into their mates’ conversations for a week before it pulled the software.

Intel still losing money on Apple modem
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 30 January 2019 11:02

Intel still losing money on Apple modem


Aicha Evans, EVP of mobile, confirmed to FTC

Intel is in the middle of quite a nasty fight where the Federal Trade commission in USA attacked Qualcomm for its business and licensing strategy. Aicha Evans, an EVP and general manager of mobile, who left Intel days after testimony confirmed that even in 2018, Intel's modem business unit was not profitable.

Apple tanks
Published in News
Wednesday, 30 January 2019 10:21

Apple tanks


Slashes prices for clever foreigners and punishes the stupid

Fruity cargo cult Apple has told the world+dog that the iPhone is tanking making its results miserable for the first time in 16 years.

iPhone lets fanboys eavesdrop
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 29 January 2019 11:24

iPhone lets fanboys eavesdrop


Apple programming strikes again

The programmers at the fruity cargo cult Apple who brought us a watch that could not tell the time, have released software with a truly bad security flaw feature which allows fanboys to listen in on each others' conversations.

Intel confirms it's not interested in 4G
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 29 January 2019 19:39

Intel confirms it's not interested in 4G


FTC Qualcomm trial

One of the interesting twists that has appeared in the FTC investigation into Qualcomm is that it transpires that Intel had an opportunity to invest in 4G and LTE and it confirmed to the court that it decided not to do it, as part of its business strategy.

Apple exec unlikely to be Intel's next CEO
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 28 January 2019 12:13

Apple exec unlikely to be Intel's next CEO


Johny Srouji stays at Apple 

Well placed sources have confirmed that Johny Srouji from Apple is unlikely to be the new CEO of Intel. Infortunately that doesn’t actually help us to answer who will be the next leader.