The iPhone 6 and iWatch

Sadistic-Savior · Sep 9, 2014

http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/09/the-iphone-6-hands-on/

The iPhone 6 is basically a me-too product. It's a 2012 Android phone that is missing some features. The only "innovative" thing they have added is the "continuity" thing...other than that, we've seen all of it before. iOS 8 feels like a crippled version of Android now.

The new iWatch is hideous.

VS

What were they thinking.

Bonus: You cannot use the iWatch without a phone.

waltky · Apr 7, 2016

Unlocking method only works on a narrow number of models...

FBI director says unlocking method won't work on newer iPhones
April 7, 2016 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation's secret method for unlocking the iPhone 5c used by one of the San Bernardino shooters will not work on newer models, FBI Director James Comey said. "We have a tool that works on a narrow slice of phones," Comey said at a conference on encryption and surveillance at Kenyon College in Ohio late on Wednesday.

Apple's shares were down 1.3 percent at midday. Comey added that the technique would not work on the iPhone 5s and the later models iPhone 6 and 6s. The iPhone 5c model was introduced in 2013 and has since been discontinued by Apple as newer models have become available. The Justice Department said in March it had unlocked the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone with the help of an unidentified third party and dropped its case against Apple Inc , ending a high-stakes legal clash but leaving the broader fight over encryption unresolved.

As the technique cannot be used to break into newer models, law enforcement authorities will likely have to lean on Apple to help them access the devices involved in other cases. The Justice Department has asked a New York court to force Apple to unlock an iPhone 5s related to a drug investigation. Prosecutors in that case said they would update the court by April 11 on whether it would "modify" its request for Apple's assistance.

If the government continues to pursue that case, the technology company could potentially use legal discovery to force the FBI to reveal what technique it used, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. Apple and the FBI were not immediately available for comment. The FBI began briefing select U.S. senators this week about the method used to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone. Up to Wednesday's close of $110.96, Apple's shares had risen more than 5 percent this year.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-dire...d-wont-newer-iphones-160519309--business.html
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waltky · Aug 2, 2016

Granny says it's a good thing it wasn't in his back pocket or he'd a got his butt burned...

IPhone fire left me with severe burns, says cyclist
Tue, 02 Aug 2016 - An Australian man has posted pictures on Twitter of burns he says he suffered after his iPhone 6 caught fire.

An Australian man is asking Apple to warn the public about the dangers of mobile phone batteries after his iPhone 6 caught fire, leaving him with severe burns. Gareth Clear, a 36-year-old management consultant from Sydney, told local papers the phone caught fire when he fell off his bicycle. He posted pictures of his injury on Twitter. Apple has not responded to requests for comment.

Mr Clear fell off his bicycle while cycling along a Sydney bike trail at the weekend. His phone was in a pocket of his shorts. "I just saw smoke coming out of my back pocket... and then all of a sudden I felt this surging pain in my top right leg," he told the Sydney Morning Herald. "I could see it melting through my shorts. I just remember looking at my leg and I had this black discharge all down my leg and this smell of phosphorus." Mr Clear said his injuries required skin graft surgery.

Gareth Clear showing burn on leg

Lithium-ion batteries can catch fire if they are involved in an impact. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said it receives around one to two reports of consumer injuries from mobile phone batteries each year. It recommends that people do not carry mobile phones in their pockets. In the US, lithium ion batteries in "hoverboards" have been blamed for 12 incidents, in some cases destroying bedrooms and even entire homes.

Mr Clear said he wants Apple to do more to inform people of the dangers. "Apple got back in contact with me saying that it looked serious and asking for more information so they could support me and replace the phone," he said. "Imagine if that was a young child, banging a phone against a table or someone skiing or running and the phone explodes?" Airline authorities in the US and Europe are considering bans on carrying lithium-ion batteries because of the dangers of an explosion on board. Such a ban would apply to large shipments of batteries, rather than to individual devices carried by passengers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36955531
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