Hack this
Breaking into a MacBook requires you as an accomplice
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Your Mac is generally safe. Unless you specifically put it in danger.
Rene Ritchie
Rene Ritchie has been covering the personal technology industry for a decade. An outspoken analyst and critic, he writes at iMore.com/vector, podcasts at applepodcasts.com/vector, and you can find his show at youtube.com/vectorshow. Follow him @reneritchie on Twitter andInstagram.
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A Team
Apple brings modem engineering into the platform technologies group
The team inside Apple that's been working on modems has moved from Dan Riccio's hardware engineering organization and into Johny Srouji's platform technologies group.
Hack Off
Hacker holds Mac exploit hostage, demands bounty program now
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That Apple still hasn't launched a Mac bounty program to go along with its existing iOS bounty program isn't just perplexing, as a customer I find it utterly unacceptable. But Henze is proving two wrongdoings here won't make things right.
Mastering Security
How to remove Activation Lock and turn off Find My iPhone on iPhone or iPad
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How do you remove Activation Lock from your iPhone or iPad? Here's the answer!
Angela Ahrendts leaving Apple, Deirdre O’Brien new SVP of Retail + People
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'I am thrilled to work alongside Deirdre in her new role, and I know our 70,000 retail employees will be, too.' — Tim Cook
The Best
If you just got a new iPad Pro you want these apps to go with it
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Here are some amazing apps that'll help you get the most from a new iPad Pro.
Ultimate Guide
How to use Photos for iPhone and iPad
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How do you use the Photos app on iPhone and iPad to manage, edit, and share all your pictures and videos? Like this!
Mastering iTunes
Apple does give refunds for mistake purchases — here's how to get one
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How you get a refund for iTunes or App Store purchases and in-app purchases isn't obvious, but it is possible!
Siri team continues to reorganize under John Giannandrea
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Front load this with the understanding that Stasior, who was previously VP of Siri at Apple, has left his roll with the Siri team but has not left Apple.
新年快乐
How to celebrate Chinese New Year with iMessage, Siri, and Apple!
How do you celebrate the Year of the Pig with iMessage, Siri, and Apple? Like this!
Mastering Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go: Complete List of Raid Bosses for March 2019
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What are the current Raid Bosses in Pokémon Go? Here's the complete list!
Mastering Pokémon Go
Pokémon Evolution Items: Sinnoh Stone now enables many Gen 4 evolutions!
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Pokémon Go is no longer guaranteeing an Evolution Item from your 7-day streak PokéStop spin... WTH?!
Google, Facebook certificates restored. Lessons learned?
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UPDATE: Both Facebook and Google spokespeople have now confirmed they've gotten their certificates restores.
$$$
iPhone XS pricing — Was it too damn high?
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iPhone pricing is too damn high. That’s a singular way of expressing a sentiment that’s become all too common since Apple announced the iPhone 10s and 10s Max last September.
Boom meets zoom
Another Apple Car employee charged with stealing secrets for Chinese corp
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Competition with China will only intensify and the opportunities for people with no honor to abuse that competition, in multiple ways and directions, will only grow.
Faceplant
Facebook paid teens to install banned app, spy on their data
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After Apple banned Facebook's spying VPN, Facebook violated enterprise distribution policies by paying teens to sideload it.
By Design
Aetna's Attain for Apple Watch benefits health — and privacy
Aetna, a CVS Health business, has just announced Attain, a new health and well-being experience designed in collaboration with Apple.
Beep beep
Project Titan: The evolution of the Apple Car
What is Project Titan really? And why does it seem to be changing year after year?
Vector
Celebrate Data Privacy Day by locking your iPhone down!
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'Privacy now is like security in the days of Windows XP. No one cared about it until everyone cared about it.'
Rumor Round-Up
iPad mini 5 (2019) Preview
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Steve Jobs never wanted an iPad mini. He joked about having to file down your fingers just to use one. Then, Eddy Cue read an article about the advantages of a smaller Android Tab and how they could apply to iPad. Curious, he picked one up and tried