Report: Apple developing at least 6 cloud infrastructure projects, building servers to prevent snooping
Following two reports earlier this month detailing Apple’s deal to move iCloud partly to Google’s Cloud Platform, as well as the company’s efforts at building out its own cloud infrastructure, The Information today offers new details on the projects.
Adding to a report from VentureBeat earlier this week, today’s report offers more details on what Apple is doing with“Project McQueen” that could see the company replacing third-party vendors with more of its own cloud infrastructure. The Information reports that Project McQueen is actually just one of at least six internal efforts at Apple including building its own servers, networking equipment, and “systems that could one day help developers to power their apps.”
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: Apple, cloud, Encryption, FBI, icloud, Infrastructure, project mcqueen, Servers, snooping, spying
Apple Music extends partnership with Vice to release new docu-series on local music scenes
Apple continues to expand its video content line-up by extending its partnership with Vice today as the duo have released the first episode in a new documentary series. Apple Music and Vice’s series, The Score, take a focus on various music scenes around the world. Episode one looks into the life of Minnesota’s Native American hip-hop scene and artists.
Filed under: Apple Music Tagged: Apple Music, Dr Dre, The Score, Vice
iPhone SE diary: Why I’m seriously considering my first ever iDevice downgrade
Apple deserves a great deal of credit for the iPhone SE. I outlined yesterday why I believe the product makes long-term strategic sense, and the vast majority of you agree. But Apple has also managed to tempt not just one but two 9to5Mac writers to do something almost unthinkable for tech junkies: downgrade our iPhones! Like Zac, I too am seriously considering selling my iPhone 6s and replacing it with the SE.
I’ve long been a fan of small-screened phones. I actually sat out both the iPhone 5 and 5s because neither seemed to me at the time to offer enough reason to upgrade. But there’s only so long I can be without the latest tech, so eventually I had to bite the bullet and buy first the iPhone 6 and then the 6s.
However, the iPhone SE comes very close to offering the best of both worlds: the latest tech and a smaller form-factor …
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: iPhone, iPhone SE, iPhone SE diary, iPhone SE review
Pangu releases Apple TV 4 jailbreak for units running tvOS 9.0 and 9.0.1
As promised, Pangu has released a jailbreak for the 4th generation Apple TV. This jailbreak, a first for the Apple TV 4, is capable of jailbreaking units running tvOS 9.0 and tvOS 9.0.1.
If you have an Apple TV that’s running a later version of tvOS, there is unfortunately no way to downgrade back to jailbreak-eligible versions. Instead, you can use our handy guide in order to find an eligible Apple TV at your local brick and mortar retail store. We’ll be sure to follow up with a full guide that shows you how to jailbreak the Apple TV 4. more…
Filed under: Apple TV, Jailbreak Tagged: Apple TV 4, download, jailbreak, pangu
How-To: Set up and use Night Shift mode on iPhone and iPad [Video]
iOS 9.3’s headlining new feature is called Night Shift mode. By adjusting the color temperature of your iPhone or iPad’s display, Night Shift mode makes using your iOS device at night and in dark settings easier on your eyes.
Research has shown that by reducing the blue light emitted from a backlit display, it can become easier to fall asleep at night. Apple was very careful in its wording during yesterday’s iPhone SE event, letting us know that not everyone would enjoy similar results. That said, I’ve personally had good experience with like-minded utilities. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to get started with Night Shift on iOS 9.3. more…
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How-To, iOS Devices Tagged: how to, iOS 9.3, Night Shift, Night Shift mode
Digitimes estimates Apple will sell 4M 9.7-inch iPad Pros in first half of the year
There’s never long between Apple launching a new product and the first sales forecasts. Digitimes has a somewhat mixed track record, but for whatever it may be worth its research wing is estimating that Apple will sell four million 9.7-inch iPad Pros in the first half of this year.
It’ll be interesting to compare this number with others that we’re likely to hear in the coming days.
The company is almost certainly right, though, that the newly-reduced $399 starting price of the iPad Air 2 is likely to see that as the biggest seller in the iPad range despite the launch of the new model – though to be fair, Air 2s have been selling for $100-$125 off on 9to5toys since before Christmas.
If the company’s forecast is correct, that could see Apple finally ending the two-year decline in iPad sales.
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: 9.7-inch iPad Pro, iPad, iPad Pro, iPad Pro sales
John McCafee claims he knows the iPhone hack the FBI is trying, but he’s probably wrong
John McAfee is once more getting his 15 minutes of fame, claiming that he knows the method the FBI is going to use to try to break into the San Bernardino iPhone without Apple’s help – but he probably doesn’t.
McAfee told CNBC that Apple wouldn’t like the method.
“I promise you that [Apple CEO] Tim Cook and Apple are not going to be happy with the solution that the FBI has come up with,” McAfee, the controversial technology executive, told CNBC’s Power Lunch. “Because it is almost as bad as a universal master key.”
Filed under: iOS
Scattered reports of iOS 9.3 update bricking iPad 2
We’ve been seeing a few reports of the iOS 9.3 upgrade bricking the iPad 2, with the devices failing to activate at the end of the update.
The specifics reported in an Apple Support Communities thread, tweets to @applesupport and via email suggests that it may be nothing more than Apple’s activation servers struggling under the load, but some are reporting that their devices have still failed to activate 24+ hours later.
A couple of solutions have worked for some …
Filed under: iOS, iOS Devices
Apple posts three exclusive ‘environmental’ iPhone and iPad wallpapers on its website
As part of Apple’s Renew program, where the company is encouraging people to recycle their old devices to help the environment, Apple has posted some exclusive environmental wallpaper to download on its website. The URL (apple.com/thanks) is given out on cards in Apple Stores to people who recycle their old device in store, as a small gesture of appreciation.
However, the URL is open to anyone to visit and download some cute, exclusive, iOS 9 wallpaper that isn’t included in the default list of iOS wallpaper …
Filed under: AAPL Company, iOS, iOS Devices, Tech Industry, Tips and Tricks Tagged: apple renew, efforts, environment, environmental, exclusive wallpaper, iOS 9, iPad, iPhone, Recycling, secrets, Wallpaper, Wallpapers
AT&T now officially supports Wi-Fi Calling for international travels
AT&T is currently sending out text messages letting eligible customers know that they may use Wi-Fi Calling when traveling abroad. Users on iOS 9.3 will be able to use Wi-Fi Calling when traveling abroad to place calls that won’t accrue airtime charges.
Filed under: General Tagged: AT&T, iOS, wi-fi calling