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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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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 […]