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  1. AlphaAtlas

    Apple is Deleting Purchased Movies from iTunes

    A Canadian Twitter user who purchased several movies from iTunes found that 3 of the movies weren't in his library anymore. Upon contacting technical support, they said the movies are "not available" in the Canadian iTunes store, and gave him a meager voucher for 2 movie rentals, worth a...
  2. A

    Apple iPhone X 64GB - Factory Unlocked

    Apple iPhone X 64GB, purchased directly from Apple in December 2017 - store receipt available to verify. This is model # A1865 so it works on all carriers. The phone is in perfect condition (no dents, scuffs, or scratches anywhere) and it still has plenty of time left on it's original one year...
    • aggressor
    • Thread
    • 64gb apple iphone iphone 10 iphone x unlocked unlocked phone
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: For Sale / Trade
  3. cageymaru

    Tech Corporations to Testify Before the US Senate About Data Privacy Practices

    Representatives from multiple internet based businesses and ISPs are scheduled to testify about their consumer data privacy practices before the U.S. Senate. This is being done so that lawmakers can eventually draft new laws to protect consumer data privacy. "U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.)...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • amazon apple at&t charter communications data privacy gdpr google laws practices thune twitter u.s. senate
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  4. AlphaAtlas

    Apple Special Event is Streaming Live

    Apple is streaming a "Special Event" starting at noon CDT. Rumor has it that Apple will unveil new iPhone models and various other iDevices at the event, which isn't exactly a stretch since Apple does this every year. Interestingly, Apple is also streaming the event on Twitter, which they...
  5. AlphaAtlas

    Apple Leaks Unnanounced iPhones

    Apple leaked the names, screen sizes, and colors of the unannounced 2018 iPhone lineup. The iPhone XS will feature a 5.8 inch screen, while the XS Max has a 6.5 inch display. Both phones come with 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage options. The iPhone XR, which is rumored to be a low cost iPhone...
  6. K

    FS: 2009 4,1->5,1 Mac Pro 8 cores 2.66GHz

    Selling a dual processor 2009 Mac Pro that's been flashed to 5,1 latest Mojave EFI. 8 cores 2.66GHz 24GB RAM 8800GT BT/WiFi SSD adapter $sold It has one bent foot but sits level.
  7. AlphaAtlas

    Apple Becomes Most Shorted Stock on Wall Street

    Ahead of tomorrow's product launches, AFR reports that Apple has become the most shorted stock in the US. Investors already have about $10 billion USD hedged against the company's future, surpassing recent bets against Tesla and Amazon. The shorts come amid a public complaint that tariffs...
  8. cageymaru

    Apple App Store Jewel "Adware Doctor" Pilfered Phone Data to Send to China

    The Adware Doctor app occupied the front page of the Apple App Store as the #4 highest rated app, but it had a dark secret. Instead of removing viruses and malware from iOS devices, it was collecting all browser history, app store purchases, and more to bundle into an encrypted file to be sent...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • adware doctor app store apple apple app store china data breach exfiltrate file malware pilfer risk scam scan security server theft thief
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  9. DooKey

    Netflix is the Latest Company to Try Bypassing Apple’s App Store

    Netflix is wanting to join companies like Epic, who dumped Google Play, and bypass the Apple App Store. They are testing a way for their customers to register and pay for Netflix without using the Netflix app. While they are at it they are also looking to skirt the commissions from Google Play...
  10. DooKey

    Apple Hired Scores of Ex-Tesla Employees This Year, and not Just for its Car Project

    Apple is hiring lots of Tesla engineers lately and not all of them are working on the Apple car. Many of these engineers are getting one-and-a-half times the salary they were earning at Tesla and they like the leadership better at Apple. Some of the other projects they are working on are...
  11. DooKey

    Apple makes Facebook Pull Its Spyware(ish) VPN From the App Store

    It appears Apple has changed their App Store rules and no longer allows an app to collect information about other apps installed for purposes of advertising/marketing. This rule change put Facebook's Onavo VPN app on the naughty list and Apple let them save face and pull it voluntarily before...
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  13. cageymaru

    Tech Companies Have a Unique View of Their Net Worth When Paying Property Tax

    Technology mega corporations such as Apple love the spotlight as their stock rises to new highs such as hitting the $1 trillion mark. Everyone is excited for them; including the county tax assessor. When it is time to pay taxes on the new fancy campuses and the equipment inside of them...
  14. DooKey

    Apple Hints at Plan to Build a Car After All as it Rehires Ex-Tesla Engineering Head

    The folks over at Tech Crunch believe Apple may be reviving its Titan car project. They base this speculation on the fact that Apple just hired Doug Field who used to oversee production of the Model 3 for Tesla. Additionally, he will be working with Bob Mansfield who heads the Titan car project...
  15. cageymaru

    Apple Topples the $1 Trillion Mark in Value

    Apple has finally reached the $1 trillion mark in value. The $5.89 gain in the stock price on Thursday meant that Apple was worth $1,001,679,220,000. Amazon is expected to supplant Apple at the top in a year or two. But for right now, Tim Cook has been riding the wave that Steve Jobs handed...
  16. FrgMstr

    China Hates Apple

    Apparently this has been going on for a while, but this is the first time I have read about it. While the Chinese government cites illegal content such as gambling apps, industry analysts, that are familiar with the way a communist government thinks, said this needed to be seen as a bigger part...
  17. cageymaru

    FAANG Stocks Could Lose Big According to Experts

    The FAANG stocks known as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google (Alphabet) have been the darlings of Wall Street for years. Now they are coming under fire Monday as they have lost $185 billion in value over the past 2 sessions. Larry McDonald from 'The Bear Traps Report' predicts a 30%...
  18. cageymaru

    Apple Offers Free Repairs for Victims of Japan Flooding in July

    Apple has offered free repairs for Apple products damaged during the July flooding in Japan. Victims of the flood are to call a number and Apple will arrange pickup of the device. Of course the item has to be repairable. That's a really nice gesture from Apple. Thumbs up! Apple will service...
  19. cageymaru

    Apple's New iPhone X May Require Authenticated Chargers for Fast Charging

    According to news out of Japan, Apple may start requiring that only chargers with a C-AUTH or 'USB Type-C Authentication' can fast charge the new iPhone X models. Stopping dangerous third party chargers and cables from damaging your phone is a great idea. But the question is will Apple allow...
  20. Z

    FS: $550 Pixel 2 XL 128GB Just Black - BONUS

    Hello, Selling my Brand new Pixel 2 XL 128GB - Just Black - Verizon phone. Brand new from Google - as my old Pixel was stolen and I just moved into an S9+. I am using the powercord/charger. FYI - $949.00 at the Google store / Verizon. Bonus items, SSD, hhd, cpus, gpus, just ask! $550...
    • zer0gravity
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    • 128gb apple cell phone google iphone pixel pixel 2 xl samsung verizon
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: For Sale / Trade
  21. cageymaru

    Mobile Game Spending Drives Global App Revenue to $34 Billion in the First Half of 2018

    Sensor Tower conducted a study into the amount of revenue that has been made by Apple's App Store and Google Play in the first half of 2018. Together they made an estimated $34.4 billion in the first half of 2018 with 78% of that coming from mobile gaming revenue. Gaming expenditures by...
  22. K

    FS: BNIB 32GB Apple TV 4K

    Got it as a gift but I already have one, so up for sale it goes: Apple TV 4K - $155 shipped via USPS, PayPal or local pickup in Kansas City for $150 H E A T W A R E
  23. DooKey

    Apple Updates MacBook Pro With Faster Performance and New Features for Pros

    If you're an Apple fan/user and you use your notebook for productivity then you are going to like the new MacBook Pros. The 15-inch model is coming with a 6-core processor they claim will increase performance up to 70 percent and the 13-inch model will come with a quad-core for up to two times...
  24. cageymaru

    Apple Hardware Engineer Charged With Stealing Trade Secrets

    An Apple autonomous car engineer has been charged with stealing trade secrets from the Cupertino, CA company after he was detained while boarding a plane to China. Xiaolang Zhang claimed that he was severing ties with Apple to work for Chinese autonomous car startup XMotors, but purchased a...
  25. DooKey

    Apple Passes Over Intel in Search for 5G Chips for the iPhone

    Calcalist has reviewed some internal Apple communications and it appears that Intel is out of iPhones beginning with the 2020 models. Also, the Intel team working on the next-gen modems have been redirected to other efforts within the company. Further, Intel and Apple aren't responding to...
  26. FrgMstr

    iPhone Will Give Exact Location to 911 Soon

    Apple has now decided to let the caller's exact location to be transmitted during 911 calls, just like every other app on your phone. Under the new system, iPhones will send their exact location to a RapidSOS dispatcher, which will then forward the coordinates to local emergency response...
  27. DooKey

    Cops say iPhone Hackers Have Found a Workaround to Apple's New Security Feature

    Apple just announced a new security feature for their phones that helps to prevent intrusions through the USB port onboard. However, cops are pretty confident that hackers have already found a workaround for this feature and security firm Grayshift, makers of the GrayKey used by police to break...
  28. DooKey

    Apple Will Seal Up Law Enforcement’s Favorite iPhone Cracking Method

    An upcoming version of iOS is going to stop law enforcement from using the USB port on iPhones to break into the phone. The feature is called USB Restricted Mode and if the phone is locked will limit access after one hour of inactivity. At this point the USB port will only allow charging. Apple...
  29. FrgMstr

    Apple Hates Cryptocurrencies

    Apple has changed its developer guidelines to specifically point out that cryptocurrency mining is a no-go from now on. Given the stresses that these types of programs could put on mobile devices is certainly understandable given that many of these devices are not in any way designed to handle...
  30. DooKey

    Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple for Defective Apple Watch Displays

    Apple is a magnet for class action lawsuits it seems. They are already fighting class actions because of defective keyboards and now they are going to have to fight another for defective watch displays. According to the lawsuit they refuse to admit a common complaint about every edition of the...
  31. R

    Apple Depreciates OpenGL and OpenCL in MacOS

    Apple has announced today in a post on it's Developer page, that OpenGL and OpenCL will be depreciated in the upcoming macOS 10.14, stating that games and graphics intensive apps that use OpenGL should adopt Apple's API Metal. Similarly apps that use OpenCL for computational tasks are supposed...
  32. R

    Third Class Action Suit Against Apple Over Defective Keyboards

    Earlier in May, Apple was hit with a class action lawsuit over MacBook keyboard failures, due to the butterfly switches failing due to even a tiny amount of dust. A week later, a second class action suit popped up against Apple for the ultra-fragile MacBook key switches, and now 9to5Mac is...
  33. FrgMstr

    Apple WWDC 2018 Live at 12PM CDT

    Let's all see what Applies WWDC 2018 is about as it happens. WWDC is "Worldwide Developers Conference" if you were wondering... Check out the live feed. The event is used by Apple to showcase its new software and technologies for software developers.
  34. FrgMstr

    Apple and Others Mining Data Shared by Facebook

    Certainly Apple's Tim Cook has been very outspoken and critical of all of Facebook's data sharing and selling woes here in the recent months, that is why this headline at the New York Times, Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends, is extremely interesting. Seems...
  35. DooKey

    Apple Quietly Opens Oregon Engineering Lab and Poaches Intel Employees

    According to a source that spoke to the Oregonian, Apple is opening up a new hardware engineering lab in Washington County, Oregon. The job listings and other information are pointing to them poaching Intel employees and from other tech employers. Considering where the lab is located and who...
  36. DooKey

    Apple Blocks Steam Link on iOS

    Earlier this month we told you about Steam Link and how you could use it to stream games to your mobile device. Original plans were for an Android and iOS version. Both versions were approved and were readied for roll out this month. However, Apple has revoked its approval because of 'business...
  37. DooKey

    Jury Finds Samsung Owes Apple $539M in Patent Case Stretching Back to 2011

    Ok, this thing has been going on long enough and there might finally be an end in sight. A jury has looked at the damages once again and now says that Samsung owes Apple $539M for infringing on their iPhone patents. The original damages were for $1B and of course Samsung was having none of that...
  38. DooKey

    Apple Signs Deal With Volkswagen for Driverless Cars

    According to the New York Times, Apple has finally found a partner to build driverless cars for them. Sources say that BMW and Mercedes-Benz had previously turned them down because Apple wanted the carmakers to turn over control of the data and design. However, they are moving on to Plan C and...
  39. FrgMstr

    Defective Apple Keyboards Draw Another Lawsuit

    MacBook and MacBook Pro models have come under heavy scrutiny lately for being a huge dumpster fire when it comes to the keyboard. Apparently these hipster ghoombahs using these Macs are getting gluten free crumbs all under the keys on the keyboard rendering them useless. Maybe they should ask...
  40. DooKey

    Apple Pays Ireland First Tranche of Disputed Taxes

    Apple has decided to place 1.5B euros in escrow as they fight the European Commission order to pay taxes to the EU for illegal state aid. If Apple loses the appeal they will end up owing 13B euros. We all know Apple is sitting on billions of dollars, but this will still be a nice chunk out of...
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