The US Federal Trade Commission has announced that Google has agreed to pay a record $22.5 million to settle charges that it misrepresented privacy assurances of Safari users. The company circumvented Safari’s default privacy settings to place an advertising tracking cookie on the devices of users who visited sites within its DoubleClick network.
If you’ve gotten round to upgrading to OS X Mountain Lion since its launch last month, then you’re likely to be very pleased with your purchase – after all, it’s a terrific operating system. However, if you’re using it on a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro, there’s a good chance your experience is being somewhat spoiled by poor battery life.
Samsung has always maintained that it didn’t copy any of Apple’s intellectual property when it designed its Galaxy devices, despite the seemingly obviously similarities. But one piece of evidence that popped up in the trial this week could prove otherwise. A 132-page Samsung document outlines exactly what the Korean company wanted to change to make its Galaxy S more like the iPhone.
Apple has released a new TV commercial for the third-generation iPad. Titled “All On iPad”, it continues the theme of the last iPad advert “Do It All” – highlighting both the versatility of the device, and the quality of its Retina display.
Mat Honan, the Wired journalist whose iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air were remotely wiped by hackers using iCloud’s Find My Device feature, has now detailed the security flaws that allowed the attackers to trick a member of Apple’s Tech Support into giving them access to his iCloud account.
When it launches later this year, iOS 6 will be the first version of Apple’s mobile operating system not to include a dedicated YouTube app. The omission first came to light after the fourth beta version of iOS 6 was released to developers earlier today, and has since been officially confirmed by Apple.
Find My iPhone/iPad/Mac is a handy iCloud feature that can help you locate your lost or stolen Mac or iOS device on a map, display messages on its screen, and remotely wipe its data. But as Wired journalist Mat Honan recently found out, if your iCloud login details end up in the wrong hands, the results can be disastrous.
An internal email from January 2011 reveals that Eddy Cue – Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, believed the company should produce a smaller 7-inch iPad, and that then-CEO Steve Jobs seemed receptive to the idea.
In a patent application made public on the US Patent & Trademark Office’s website earlier today, Apple describes a flexible display technology which it believes could be integrated into an iPad cover – enhancing the functionality of the tablet, without affecting its overall form factor.