If you were looking to live in an era of digital privacy, it may have just arrived. According to a statement shared by FBI Director Christopher Wray at the International Association of Chiefs of Police on Sunday, the FBI has been unable to retrieve data from 6,900 mobile devices that it attempted to access over […]
Author: Chris Barylick
Apple has just opened its swankiest retail location to date. Over the weekend, Apple opened its first “Town Square” retail store in Chicago. The location marks Apple’s 497th retail store and replaces Apple’s flagship North Michigan Ave store which opened in 2003.
This is one of the perks of being part of Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program. Apple is now enabling IUP members to ‘get a head start on your upgrade to iPhone X’ starting Monday, October 23, ahead of pre-orders on Friday, October 27. The ‘head start’ on Monday appears to only apply to customers already enrolled […]
This could definitely come in handy. Apple and wireless carrier AT&T have joined forces and are apparently enabling LTE Band 8, a provisional LTE band that’s been approved but not activated or licensed in the United States or Puerto Rico, to help with communications within the territory following Hurricane Maria. LTE Band 8 will work […]
China has terminated LTE access for the Apple Watch Series 3 without explanation. Per the Wall Street Journal, all three major carriers in China have closed off LTE access, apparently over the government’s security concerns over the device. The WSJ reports that LTE functionality was available on China Unicom at launch, but new subscriptions were […]