Wednesday, March 16, 2016





Apple, basically: "If it pleases the court, tell the FBI to go fuck themselves"






Apple: the right platform company, says UBS; IAC, too






TSMC, ARM Announce Multi-Year Agreement to Collaborate on 7nm FinFET Process Technology






Apple patents a new type of LiDAR system for 3D mapping






Apple says it stay in Ireland no matter the out come

Apple tells EU tax panel it "Pays every cent" due in Ireland






Apple 'committed to Ireland' regardless of EU ruling on Irish tax deals, VP says






New Apple Store progress at The Fashion Mall at Keystone


Above: Taking out the last remaining upright.

We should see the cement truck returning soon.


This is beginning to look more like an Apple Store front.

I think they will bring it out farther to the sidewalk for the new facade.




The strong dollar exchange rate was hurting foreign iPhone sales in many cases, plus this gives Apple another model and price point now that the 6 and 6s are established.  

Some people like the smaller phones.

Here's where the iPhone SE fits into the Canadian market







Foxconn asks banks for compromises to make Sharp takeover deal work






Again, why the Feds don't harass Google's Android.

The Feds gain access to an Android phone easily without needing permission, and no hacking is required.

95% of all iPhones encrypted, just 2% of Android devices





Group plans Pro-Apple protest outside San Bernardino Courthouse when Apple. FBI meet





Apple says Constitution "forbids" what FBI is asking






Apple: "Government misunderstands the technology" involved in demanding they decrypt an iPhone






Apple says San Bernardino iPhone case is 'unprecedented,' cannot be decided in a vacuum


In Apple's final response before a court hearing later set for next week in the ongoing San Bernardino iPhone encryption case, the company said the Department of Justice is asking making an unprecedented request that usurps due legal process, democratic policy and Constitutional rights. 






Apple: US founders would be "appalled" by DOJ iPhone request






Apple's Latest Court Filings Express Fear of Retaliation for Creating GovtOS and Anger over Gov't Misuse of Power






It does this for the US too, in fact, Apple receives more than twice as many requests from the US.

Apple Reveals Giving Chinese Government Data on Thousands of user Devices in First Half of 2015


To make that point crystal clear, the Financial Times report noted that "Apple received requests from the Chinese government for data on more than 4,000 devices during the first half of last year, and complied with three-quarters of the requests. By comparison, Apple received more than 9,000 requests from the US during the same period."






Apple is doubling down on iCloud security

To Close the Loophole in Apple's Privacy Policy, they're Quickly moving to Extend Encryption to iCloud







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