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Apple’s iCloud Activation Lock page removed without explanation

Without hint or warning, Apple has removed the iCloud Activation Lock status page, which used to exist at iCloud.com/activationlock, but that URL now leads to a 404 error instead. The utility let anyone type in the IMEI or serial number of an iOS device to find out if Activation Lock had been turned off, something […]

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Apple releases iOS 10.2.1 update

It’s been a day for updates and Apple just released iOS 10.2.1, the current version of its mobile operating system. The update, which weighs in between 65 megabytes and over a gigabyte depending on whether you download it over the air or via iTunes, offers the following fixes and changes: Auto Unlock Impact: Auto Unlock […]

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Apple leads in holiday device activations, down 5 percent year over year

The Christmas gifts have been exchanged, the Chanukah ones are being given this week and it looks like Apple is leading the pack in terms of smartphone activations for the 2016 holidays. This year, 44% of new phone and tablet activations were Apple devices with Samsung seeing 21%. While Samsung is slowly growing in popularity […]

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Apple releases iOS 10.2 update

On Monday, Apple released iOS 10.2, the new version of its iOS operating system. The update, which weighs in between 360.6 megabytes and 2.4 gigabytes (depending on whether you use over-the-air or iTunes to update it), adds the following fixes and changes:

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Apple releases iOS 10.1 update

If you were waiting for a hefty update to Apple’s recently-released iOS 10 operating system, it’s here. On Monday, Apple released iOS 10.1, a new update which weighs in as a 300 megabyte download and incorporates the following extensive set of fixes and changes: Camera and Photos: Introduces Portrait Camera for iPhone 7 Plus that […]