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Fiksu’s Bay Area usage data points to new iPad models currently in testing

The new iPads are en route. Or at least they’re apparently being tested in the Bay Area. Per mobile marketing firm Fiksu, a number of new iPad models are being tested in the region. This jibes with rumors and a leaked investor note from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that indicated that Apple is expected […]

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JPMorgan Chase purchases CurrentC, looks to develop technology for further use

If you were curious as to what happened to CurrentC, the intended mobile payment service that was intended to compete with Apple Pay a few years ago, there’s an answer: JPMorgan bought it out. Oddly enough, Chase Bank played both sides and was one of a few major banks to partner with Apple when Apple […]

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Cortana updated to version 2.0.0, incorporates overhauled features, fixes

If you’re curious about Cortana on iOS, Microsoft has overhauled the app and released version 2.0.0 on the App Store. The company on Friday released an updated Cortana app with the goal of simplifying how the AI assistant works on iOS. The refreshed app loads faster, and defaults into listening for voice commands and questions. […]

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Conan makes fun of Chaffetz’s iPhone/health care comment in “Apple Health Care” send up video

If nothing else, you can definitely laugh at Representative Jason Chaffetz’s comment this week about how lower income Americans would have to choose between health care and snagging the latest iPhone. The guys at “Conan” took this as a challenge and released the following satirical video demonstrating how Apple products could be used for health […]

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WikiLeaks to share CIA hacking tools with Apple, other firms after security fixes are complete

Following WikiLeaks’ release of more than 8,000 documents from inside the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, Apple followed up, saying it had already fixed most of the exploits the agency had found to hack into iPhones. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Thursday he will share the code, which was withheld from the published documents, with […]