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Apple Car Hardware Rumor Siri Titan

Apple hires former QNX staff, begins efforts in Canada towards Project Titan

Apple has both taken the long view of its Project Titan automative effort and settled it in Canada. Apple apparently has “dozens” of software engineers working out of an office outside of Ottawa, Ontario—just a five minute walk from BlackBerry’s QNX division, which provides automotive software. In fact, about two dozen of Apple’s engineers reportedly […]

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AirPods Apple Hardware News

Apple delays AirPods launch, no specific reason given

You’ll see new stuff at Apple’s media event today, but you won’t see the anticipated AirPods headphones. Apple, which first showed off the accessory in September, announced on Wednesday that the product is not quite ready for prime time. “The early response to AirPods has been incredible,” a spokeswoman for Apple said in a statement […]

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Hardware MacBook Pro News Touch ID USB-C

Apple leaks next-gen MacBook Pro image with macOS 10.12.1 Sierra update, confirms OLED-based “Magic Touchbar”

Apple may have accidentally revealed some of the goods to be announced at the media event on October 27th via the macOS Sierra 10.12.1 update. The update apparently includes hidden Apple Pay images that depict the brand new MacBook Pro with an OLED touch panel. This confirms that such a product is in the works […]

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Hardware iMac MacBook MacBook Pro News Touch ID USB-C

Rumor: Apple’s October 27th media event to see new MacBook Pro, 13-inch MacBook, new iMac and 5K display still in development

The rumor mill regarding Apple’s October 27th media event has gotten a bit more specific. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has released a new research report outlining his expectations for next Thursday’s “Hello Again” event where Apple is expected to make a number of Mac-related announcements. Kuo’s note states that Apple will release the next-gen […]

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Hack Hardware HomeKit News security

Officials look into Friday’s Mirai-based DDoS, cite Apple’s HomeKit security protocol

Following up on the large-scale distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Friday that temporarily took down large chunks of the Internet, it looks like Apple’s controversial “walled garden” approach to its HomeKit devices may have worked out. As detailed in recent reports, the attack, which also targeted unprotected “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices, focused […]