Apple asks judge to vacate order to unlock iPhone Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. on Thursday asked a federal magistrate to reverse her order that the company help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone, accusing the federal government of seeking “dangerous power” through the courts. The filing represents Apple’s first […]
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Why the FBI can’t hack the iPhone
UPDATE: Justice Department accuses Apple of refusing to comply with order WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is firing back at Apple for refusing to help unlock a phone used by one of the gunmen in the San Bernardino attack. In a new motion Friday, federal prosecutors say the company has chosen to repudiate a […]
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Silicon Valley finally backs Apple in encryption fight
Tim Cook has picked a fight with the U.S. government and Silicon Valley is joining his side. From Google to Facebook, the industry’s biggest names rallied around Apple’s chief executive officer after he vowed to resist a court order demanding it help unlock the iPhone of a shooter in a terrorist attack. Cook described the […]
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Sen. Angus King wants Congress to settle Apple-FBI dispute
PORTLAND — U.S. Sen. Angus King said Thursday he expects the Senate Intelligence Committee to consider legislation to address situations such as Apple’s standoff with President Barack Obama’s administration over customer privacy. The court fight between the FBI and the technology giant over access to a secure cellphone used by the husband and wife who […]
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Apple resists FBI’s attempt to crack shooter’s iPhone
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook says his company will fight a federal magistrate’s order to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino, California shooters. The company said that could potentially undermine encryption for millions of other users. Cook’s response, posted early Wednesday on the company’s website, […]
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Apple invests in Maine forest conservation
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Apple is expanding its environmental efforts by investing in a new Chinese solar power project and preserving 36,000 acres of “sustainable” timberland in Maine and North Carolina. The initiatives come as the tech giant this year met a self-imposed goal of powering all its U.S. operations with renewable energy to reduce […]
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E-edition update
If you enjoy the Sun Journal on an iPad or iPhone, there is now a major update available in Apple’s App Store. It features faster loading, improved gesture response, an enhanced display and other improvements.
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Apple rolls out bigger iPhones, Apple Watch
CUPERTINO, Calif. — For the first time in years, Apple’s iPhones aren’t the star of the show. Apple unveiled a smartwatch called the Apple Watch on Tuesday, a wearable device that marks the company’s first major entry in a new product category since the iPad’s debut in 2010. The move is significant because of recent […]
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Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe settle hiring antitrust case
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe Systems agreed to settle a lawsuit on behalf of more than 64,000 technical employees who claimed their incomes were held down by the companies’ agreements not to recruit one another’s workers. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed in a court filing by lawyers on both sides announcing […]
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Apple increases stock buyback, will split stock
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple plans to buy back an additional $30 billion of its stock, raise its quarterly dividend by 8 percent and split its stock for the first time in nine years. The commitment announced Wednesday as part of Apple’s fiscal second-quarter earnings report expands on the company’s previous pledge to spend $60 […]