US federal judge's decision not to require Apple to unlock iPhone in drugs case lends weight to Apple's side in the encryption controversy
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US Court Throws Out Apple’s £87m Samsung Verdict
Unanious decision rejects Apple's claims of patent violation and invalidates two of Apple's patents
How Many Mobile Users Have Encryption?
NEWS ANALYSIS: As the rhetoric and the legal motions in the Apple vs. FBI flap heat up, new numbers emerge on the actual status and use of encryption protection
Apple iPhone Unlocked With Play-Doh
This hack is child's play. Apple iPhone biometrics security beaten by a simple play-doh trick
Apple Tells US Court FBI Request Violates Free Speech
The iPad maker asks court to reserve its order to help the FBI hack into the iPhone of a terrorist murderer
Poll: Should Smartphone Makers Unlock Devices For Law Enforcement?
Apple is fighting a very public battle with the FBI over encryption. But should the industry do more? Let us know
Apple CEO Tim Cook: FBI Request Would Create ‘Software Equivalent To Cancer’
Apple boss Tim Cook defends his company's stance in TV interview and refuses to create a "dangerous" piece of software
Foxconn Agrees £4bn Sharp Takeover Deal
Deal could see future iPhones get better screens, but doubts have already been raised following release of 'new information'
US DoJ Wants To Force Apple To Unlock iPhones ‘In A Dozen Cases’
The US Department of Justice wants to force Apple to unlock more handsets as row over encryption continues
Swift Flies To Cloud With IBM For Simpler App Development
IBM demoes updated version of programming language Swift, designed to simplify the way developers build enterprise apps
FBI Says Suspect iPhone Password Reset Was Deliberate
Investigators would have needed to crack the shooting suspect's iPhone even if its iCloud password hadn't been reset, the FBI has said
McAfee Offers To Crack iPhone, As Facebook, Twitter Praise FBI Refusal
Maverick John McAfee offers to break the encryption on the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook
Apple Issues Fix For iPhone ‘Error 53’
iPhone maker apologises for issue that had ‘bricked’ iPhones with third-party repairs
Apple Praised By Google, Damned By Rigby Family For FBI Refusal
Apple criticised for refusal to unlock terrorist phone, but its stance also receives widespread support from rivals
IPhone Sales Fall For The First Time
However Gartner figures still show global smartphone sales growing by nearly 10 percent last quarter
Apple Refuses To Hack Terrorist’s Phone For FBI
Tim Cook says FBI demand sets “a dangerous precedent”, despite handset belonging to San Bernardino terrorist
Apple Pay Gets China Launch This Week
Mobile payments platform will go live with three Chinese banks on February 18
New iPhone And iPad Launch Date Revealed
Reports claim that March 15 event will see next releases from Apple
Don’t Tell Your iPhone That It’s 1970
Taking your iPhone back to the future will brick it, unfortunate users find
Apple Pay Suffers First Major Outage
Visa customers left unable to link cars to their account during seven-hour Apple Pay downtime
Apple Open Sources Its Swift Benchmarking Suite
The Swift Benchmarking Suite gives developers a wide range of tools to track the performance of their fledgling Swift applications
iOS ‘Error 53’ Disables iPhones With Third Party Touch ID Repairs For ‘Security’
iPhone users report Error 53 messages that leave their device useless. Apple says the Touch ID checks are to protect customers
Apple, Amazon And Google Data Centres Use Far More Coal Than Everyone Thinks
Web giants are underestimating their data centre coal usage by 30 percent because of “obsolete” data tools
IDC: IPad Pro Claims Victory Over Microsoft Surface In Business Tablet Battle
Apple’s super-sized iPad takes top spot but overall tablet sales decline as premium devices become more popular than cheap slates
Alphabet More Valuable Than Apple As Google’s Core Business Beats Expectations
But operating loss from Alphabet's self-driving cars and other moonshots increases to £2.5 billion
Apple ‘Developing’ Long Distance Wireless Charging
Report claims that future Apple devices will be charged without a cable or wireless charging pad
How Secure Is Apple Pay?
Tony Anscombe, senior security evangelist at AVG Technologies, asks if we're giving up our security for convenience
Apple Recalls iPhone, iPad Chargers Over Electrocution Fears
Two-prong chargers are recalled by Apple, UK chargers unaffected
Why 2016 Could Be The Toughest Year For Smartphones Yet
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Record 1.4 Billion Smartphones Were Shipped In 2015
Record year sees Samsung take top spot despite recent difficulties, but overall growth is slowing