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Bloomberg finds more proof of hacked Supermicro hardware
Published in PC Hardware


Despite strong denials from the likes of Apple, Amazon and Supermicro

Despite denials from Big Tech, Bloomberg is continuing to find proof that  China has been sabotaging critical technology components bound for America.

Apple fanboys lose case against Google spying
Published in News


Court says no one suffered damage 

The High Court has blocked a bid to sue Google for allegedly unlawfully taking data from 4.4 million UK iPhone users.

Apple still has not activated secret repair kill switch
Published in PC Hardware


Expect it any day now

While Apple has informed its staff about a secret bit of malware it has installed in Macs which bricks computers which have not been repaired by Apple Genii, it has not got around to switching it on yet.

Apple finds itself in a 5G pricing dilemma
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 05 October 2018 11:54

Apple finds itself in a 5G pricing dilemma

 

It didn’t think ahead

It seems that Apple might face a problem over 5G because it was thinking too hard about this year’s profits.

Apple and  Amazon deny Chinese hardware attack
Published in News


Trust us it never happened

Apple and Amazon.com have denied a Bloomberg Businessweek report claiming their systems had been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese spooks.

Apple writes software to stop home repairs
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 05 October 2018 10:42

Apple writes software to stop home repairs


You will have to pay more to us

Fruity cargo cult Apple has installed software on its Macs which stop people doing any work on the outdated computers they have spent a fortune buying.

Cook slags off Facebook for stealing data
Published in News
Thursday, 04 October 2018 11:07

Cook slags off Facebook for stealing data


Comment: Two tax dodgers have a handbag war over morality

Fruity cargo cult Apple is trying to take the moral high ground against Facebook and neither side really understand that they should be shutting their mouths and staying quiet.

Apple's pricey laptops shipped with manufacturing mode switched on
Published in News


You get the security you pay for... oh

Red-faced Apple has had to fix a security flaw caused by its expensive laptops leaving the factory with Intel's "manufacturing mode" still switched on.

Woz's coding program is borked
Published in News
Tuesday, 02 October 2018 11:09

Woz's coding program is borked


Woz U borrowed a little too much from Wikipedia

Apple co-founder and part-time Dancing Queen Steve Wozniak’s coding 33-week program training called Woz U is in trouble after students complained it was borked.

Apple went to hell when Steve Jobs died
Published in News
Monday, 01 October 2018 12:02

Apple went to hell when Steve Jobs died


Former engineer spins the beans

Apple turned against customers and its employees after the death of co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs; a fired Apple engineer claims in a lawsuit.