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Apple’s Push to Flood India With Used iPhones Ignites Backlash

April 11, 2016 SrijitaApple's, Backlash, Flood, Ignites, India, iPhones, Push, to, Used, With

Apple’s latest attempt to crack the Indian smartphone market by selling used phones is meeting a wall of resistance. The iPhone maker is seeking permission to become the first company allowed to import and sell used phones into the country, its second attempt in as many years. This time, the stakes are higher and a growing number of industry executives are fighting the move, warning government officials in private that it’ll open the floodgates to electronic waste, jeopardize local players, and make a farce of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make…

Apple’s Privacy Fight Does Not Win Extra Points for Security: Poll

March 28, 2016 SrijitaApple's, Does, Extra, Fight, for, Not, Points, Poll, Privacy, Security, Win

Most Americans trust Apple Inc to protect their personal information from hackers, according to a national Reuters/Ipsos poll, but not any better than rivals Google, Amazon and Microsoft. The results of the poll were released late on Monday, in the middle of a legal battle between Apple and the US Justice Department over a judge’s order that Apple write new software to disable passcode protection on the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California shooters. The two sides were set to face off in court on Tuesday, but…

US May Not Need Apple’s Help to Crack iPhone

March 28, 2016 SrijitaApple's, Crack, Help, iPhone, May, Need, Not, to, US

US May Not Need Apple’s Help to Crack iPhone The US government said Monday it may have found a way to crack the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers without Apple’s help, possibly avoiding a showdown with the tech giant. In a court filing, federal prosecutors said that on Sunday, an unidentified “outside party” had demonstrated to the FBI a possible way to unlock Syed Farook’s iPhone. “Our top priority has always been gaining access into the phone used by the terrorist in San Bernardino,” Justice Department spokeswoman…

Highlights From Apple’s iPhone SE Launch Event

March 28, 2016 SrijitaApple's, Event;, From, Highlights, iPhone, Launch, SE

In an unusual turn of events Apple is likely to launch a new iPhone in its spring event. Usually the company reserves iPhone launches for its big event in September. One reason for this break from the usual pattern could be that the company is likely to launch a smaller iPhone, with a 4-inch screen size. The new iPhone is likely to have upgraded innards – those available in iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Apple could name the new device iPhone SE, based on rumours doing the rounds ahead…

EU Regulators Want More Info on Apple’s Irish Tax Deal

March 17, 2016 SrijitaApple's, Deal, EU, Info, Irish, More, On, Regulators, Tax, Want

European Union antitrust regulators have asked Ireland to provide further details on the country’s tax deal with Apple before deciding whether this constitutes illegal state aid to the iPhone maker. The European Commission, which has been investigating the Apple deal for more than two years, said on Wednesday that Irish authorities had not responded fully to an earlier query. “Ireland did not reply in full to the Commission’s last request for information, which is why the Commission has sent a reminder to Ireland to request the missing data,” Commission spokesman…

Apple’s Battle With FBI Underscores Android’s Poor State of Encryption: Report

March 16, 2016 SrijitaAndroid's, Apple's, Battle, Encryption:, FBI, of, Poor, Report, State, Underscores, With

Google CEO Sundar Pichai last month backed Apple in its ongoing fight with FBI over encryption. While privacy advocates welcomed Pichai’s stand on supporting Apple, they are still concerned about the poor state of encryption on Android devices. According to estimates, fewer than 10 percent of Android phones are encrypted. If San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook was using an Android phone, FBI may have closed the case within hours without much assistance from Google. The reason is simple: most Android phones aren’t as secure as an iPhone. In fact,…