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Apple adds iPhone 6 Plus, fourth-generation iPad to vintage products list

No matter what, your devices are going to eventually become vintage/obsolete. Apple has now classified the iPhone 6 Plus and fourth-generation iPad as vintage, meaning servicing and repair options are extremely limited. Apple first defines a device as “vintage” when it has not been on sale for five years. Up to then, Apple will provide […]

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Apple adds iPad 2 models to vintage/obsolete products list

There comes a time when you have to upgrade your devices. Apple has added all iPad 2 models and variants to its vintage and obsolete products list. Apple defines vintage products as those that have not been manufactured for more than five but less than seven years. Devices on the list are no longer be […]

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Security researchers to demo 30-pin dock connector hack/malware injection at Black Hat next month

You’re not going to like this. Per Senor O’Grady over on the Apple Core, a group of researchers from Georgia Tech have discovered a way to hack into an iPhone or iPad in less than a minute using a “malicious charger.” The group plans to present its findings at the Black Hat conference in Las […]

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Updated (x2): Apple changes guidelines as to 30-pin, Lightning connector ports on same iOS device in wake of Kickstarter effort

This could lead to some interesting stuff. Per CNET, only a day after a Kickstarter project was killed because of restrictions on Apple’s MFi program that prevented Lightning and 30-Pin connectors from appearing on the same device, Apple has changed its guidelines to allow third-party devices to have 30-pin and Lightning chargers on the same […]

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Alleged “iPad mini” image shows Lightning port, other changes

This is about as convincing as a leaked photo of a much-anticipated item gets. Per Japanese website Apple.pro, the following leaked image released on Saturday claims to show a slightly modified third-generation iPad with a Lightning connector port, possibly pointing to an imminent release of the rumored device as part of Apple’s move to bring […]