Colorado grandmother sues police detective following SWAT raid based on false ‘Find my iPhone’ ping
An elderly Colorado woman is suing a Denver police detective who ordered a SWAT raid on her house after it was falsely pinged by Apple's "Find my" app as the location of several stolen items — including six firearms and an old iPhone — according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The suit, filed in Denver District Court
Your iPhone Might Call the Police on You for Skiing
Your iPhone and Apple Watch want to keep you safe, but sometimes, they’re a bit overzealous about it. In an effort to save your life in the event of a car crash, they’ll reach out to emergency services on your behalf and let them know what’s going on. Only occasionally, they’ll mistake innocuous activities for
Here’s everything wrong with iPhone 14 Pro’s iOS 16 Lock Screen
The main feature of iOS 16 is a revamped Lock Screen with widget support and lots of customization. The Lock Screen got even more interesting when Apple announced the iPhone 14 Pro models in September with the Always-On display technology. But after a few weeks of using it daily, the iPhone’s Lock Screen on iOS
Analyst Paints Gloomy Picture For Apple’s iPhone Holiday Shipments
NDQ/Shutterstock It would be an understatement to say that 2022 has been a tumultuous year for Apple. This year saw Apple deal with multiple issues with its contract manufacturing plants scattered across China. Trouble at Apple's iPhone plants in China began in early 2022 following a resurgence in the number of COVID-19 infections in the
iPhone 15 rumored to include a ‘state-of-the-art’ camera sensor
According to a new report from Nikkei, Apple’s iPhone 15 camera will incorporate a “state-of-the-art image sensor.” The report goes on to add that the new sensor will double the saturation signal level, which is to say the sensor will be able to let in more light. This, in turn, will help minimize overexposure and
Apple iPhone factory workers clash with police in China
Violent protest — Violence erupts at Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou as COVID cases rise across country. Ryan McMorrow and Nian Liu in Beijing and Gloria Li, FT - 11/23/2022, 6:34 PM Enlarge / Workers walk outside Hon Hai Group's Foxconn plant in Shenzhen, China, in 2010. Violent worker protests have erupted at the world’s largest
Does Your iPhone Need A Virus Protection App?
Primakov/Shutterstock Antivirus or virus protection apps don't actually exist in the iOS or iPadOS environment — at least since Apple took down all apps with "antivirus" or "virus protection" in their name (via 9to5Mac). The reason is twofold. Firstly, antivirus apps can't scan iPhones and iPads. Secondly, their titles are misleading because they only offer
Galaxy S23 might copy the iPhone 14’s satellite connectivity
The Galaxy S23 series that Samsung will launch in the first quarter of next year should feature satellite communications support, just like Apple’s iPhone 14 and Huawei’s Mate 50 series. While a report says that Samsung has been developing the feature for a couple of years, Samsung is still following Apple’s lead in the industry.
iPhone 15 Pro Could See Apple’s War On Buttons Claim New Victims
Bloomberg/Getty Images Apple has all sorts of signature branding — rainbow fruit, flowing curves in case design, the occasional reality distortion field (via Business Insider) — but perhaps no quality more clearly distinguishes the products of the House of Cupertino than its adamant hatred of buttons. Despite the fact that, barring quantum, every computer system
Violent protests take place near an iPhone factory in China
Violent protests have broken out in Zhengzhou, China, following contract disputes at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory, according to videos posted on social media and verified by NBC News.The footage was taken near the Foxconn factory, in the streets of the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone, where large groups of people blocked roads during their