CUPERTINO, CA. - Apple's Safari will take advantage later this year of new encryption technology that protects an important type of network communication called DNS. It's part of a broader movement to build privacy into internet technology like email and the web that initially sent sensitive data unprotected. DNS, short for Domain Name System, looks up the numeric
LAS VEGAS - Every year, CES draws the tech-obsessed to gawk at fancy televisions and off-the-wall gadgets. This year, though, the conference's long-running media sideshow is flooding onto the main stage, including two keynotes by companies vying to shape the future of TV. Media companies and marketers long have fueled a show-behind-the-show at CES, one that has little to
CUPERTINO - The 2010s weren't perfect for Apple, despite the fact the company introduced a variety of successful new products, including the iPad. Here are five ways Apple failed businesses. To say Apple failed at anything the past 10 years--with demonstrable market share growth, stock value, and new product lines--is admittedly a stretch; however, there's
SAN FRANCISCO - There has long been a debate about Apple’s secretive automotive project being only about a self-driving system for vehicles rather than a full electric autonomous vehicle. It now looks clear that the latter is the case as Apple hires Tesla’s head of electric powertrains. Earlier this month, we reported on Tesla losing its
CUPERTINO, Ca. - While Apple has never provided many public details about its self-driving car program, a treasure trove of information absit its efforts in autonomous driving was disclosed in a lawsuit Apple brought against one of its engineers who has been charge with stealing trade secrets. According to the complaint, about 5,000 of Apple's
EGHAM, UK - Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 383 million units in the third quarter of 2017, a 3 percent increase over the same period in 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. All of the top five smartphone vendors achieved double-digit growth apart from Apple, which achieved a 5.7 percent increase. "Despite market
LANSING – Every year Google and Apple host developer conferences that serve as a platform for launching new devices and form factors, as well as an opportunity to highlight new and exciting features for their mobile platforms. On September 26 at 6:45 p.m. at the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center in East Lansing, Mobile Monday
CUPERTINO, Ca. - What more can Apple say to convince customers it's protecting their personal information? As of Wednesday, it seems the company ran short of new ways to reassure us. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the iPhone 7 this week, but never listed its privacy features. In a video before the main presentation, late-night
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple issued an urgent security update on Thursday for OS X and Safari after finding the same vulnerabilities in its desktop operating system that were discovered last week in its mobile operating system and that allow attackers to remotely take control of a device. The patch for OS X 10.11.6 "El Capitan"
DETROIT - Mobile app developer jācapps and Greater Media's WMMR have launched the radio station's mobile app that is now part of the Apple CarPlay ecosystem. The release is part of jācapps' "App Everywhere" offerings for radio broadcasters. "It took a lot of collaboration with the Apple and WMMR teams, and we're excited that broadcast
