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Apple cites secure emergency 911 system for iOS 12, touts privacy protection

Some additional safety features are en route for iOS 12. In a press release issued on Monday, Apple, outlined how iPhones running iOS 12 will be able to share location data automatically and securely with first responders when you dial 911. Apple says this will help reduce emergency response times by providing faster and more […]

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Apple hires Jaime Waydo, previously of Alphabet’s Waymo and NASA, to assist with self-driving car project

Apple’s added another powerhouse staff member to its self-driving car team lineup in the form of Jaime Waydo, previously a senior engineer at Alphabet’s Waymo as well as NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Waydo was “instrumental” at Waymo, some of her former coworkers have stated. Specifically, she was responsible for checking the safety of prototypes, and […]

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Apple, Oprah Winfrey pen multi-year partnership deal to work towards original programming content for Apple

It’s hard to go wrong with Oprah in your corner. Apple has announced that the company has partnered with Oprah Winfrey as part of its effort to create original television content, thereby adding to its growing lineup of shows. The company offered the following comment:

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C-Spire, U.S. Cellular added to list of wireless carriers supporting the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE

If you’re looking to snag an LTE-equipped Apple Watch Series 3, you have a few more choices as to regional U.S. wireless carriers to choose from. C-Spire announced sales of the LTE Series 3 on Tuesday. The device is available not just online and at the carrier’s retail stores, but even via phone orders. New […]

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Apple vows to close security hole used by law enforcement to unlock iOS devices

Apple, having long since vowed to create the iPhone as a device that only its owners can open and mired in controversies as to whether to allow law enforcement in, has stated that it is planning an iPhone software update that would effectively disable the phone’s charging and data port hour after the phone is […]