CUPERTINO - 3D Touch is all well and good, but future Apple devices may incorporate advanced haptic technology which lets software simulate textures ranging from the grain of wood surface to the cold feeling of metal. That’s according to a new patent published today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, describing a “Touch Surface
WASHINGTON DC - FBI director James Comey acknowledged Thursday that the agency bought an unspecified tool from an outside private party after Apple refused to create new software to allow access to a terrorist’s iPhone 5C, CNN money reported. Apple had argued that a special-purpose version of iOS would not only offer access to the
WASHINGTON DC - In a court filing Monday, the US Department of Justice, with the help of a third party suspected to be an Israeli company, hacked the iPhone used by a terrorist in a December attack in California. Now the feds say they no longer need Apple’s help. The move Monday ends the legal
WASHINGTON DC - Cellebrite, a privately held Israeli company that specializes in transferring or extracting data from phones, is helping the FBI unlock the iPhone, according to a report in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on Wednesday. If its method is successful, the FBI will no longer need Apple's help with the iPhone, unnamed industry sources
WASHINGTON DC - The American Civil Liberties Union filed the first in what's expected to be a series of amicus briefs in federal court supporting Apple's decision to challenge a February 16 court order that demands the company write a new version of its iOS software to bypass the phone's security. Microsoft, Google, Twitter and
DETROIT - On this episode of Internet Advisor, the gang talks about the order from a federal judge to Apple that it create a backdoor to crack an iPhone used in a terrorist attack in California. Two perspectives on the debate: Apple vs FBI: Top 5 distortions, delusions, and downright lies. FBI wants Apple to
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple engineers are working on new security measures that would prevent an iPhone from being hacked using the methods at the heart of the company's fight with the US government, The New York Times reported Wednesday. It wasn't immediately apparent when such new measures might be made available to consumers. Apple didn't
WASHINGTON DC - As Apple battles with the Justice Department over creating a backdoor into a terrorist's iPhone, two congressmen said Wednesday they’ll introduce a bill in Congress that seeks to form a commission that will address issues on digital security reflected in the Apple case. Speaking at a forum at the Bipartisan Policy Center
LANSING - Gongwer News Service is once again making available a smartphone and tablet app that provides easy-to-use information and analysis of this year's elections, with new features, improved functionality and a lower price from the first edition that debuted in the 2014 election cycle. The app, which is available for iOS and Android devices,
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple on Wednesday issued a patch for a flaw that could let hackers hijack your phone, copying what you type and making purchases without your knowledge. To do that, hackers would have to create a fake Wi-Fi network that you would then connect to. After that, your phone's information is up for
