Timothy Cook, Apple’s chief of operations and a temporary Steve Jobs replacement, called iPad “the mother of all backlogs” in a recent conference call with Wall Street analysts. He was defending sales of just 4.69 million iPads during fiscal 2011 second quarter, which is below the 6-7 million consensus and the 7.33 million units shipped during the December quarter, even though the new iPad 2 was only on sale during the quarter’s last two weeks....

Here’s how someone bypasses your Passcode to access an open app you were using. First, open the Smart Cover to reveal the Passcode lock screen. Then hold down the power button until you see Slide to Power Off. Don’t slide it. Next, close the Smart Cover and open it again. Tap Cancel and voila! You’re in without a passcode. This hack doesn’t grant access to the whole system. Only the app you were were last using in the foreground....

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In a press release published today by Apple, the technology company announced that it has finally reached an agreement with China Mobile, and will begin selling the iPhone on this upcoming January 17th. The agreement covers both the iPhone 5s and 5c, and marks the first time the iPhone will be sold in China Mobile’s network of retail locations, along with the Apple Store. China Mobile has been aggressively showcasing Apple products up to this agreement....

Apple has adjusted the trade-in values for many older iPhone models this week as we quickly dive into the important holiday shopping season. This applies to models such as the iPhone 13 Pro Max, the iPhone 12 series, and more. Trade-in values have increased for some models and decreased for others… Here are the new trade-in values that Apple will give you in exchange for your old iPhone: iPhone 13 Pro Max: $650 (Down from $720) iPhone 13 Pro: $550 (Down from $600) iPhone 13: $450 (Down from $450) iPhone 13 mini: $380 (Unchanged) iPhone 12 Pro Max: $480 (Down from $530) iPhone 12 Pro: $400 (Down from $430) iPhone 12: $300 (Down from $320) iPhone 12 mini: $300 (Unchanged) iPhone SE 2: $250 (Unchanged) iPhone 11 Pro Max: $330 (Down from $370) iPhone 11 Pro: $250 (Down from $300) iPhone 11: $200 (Down from $220) iPhone XS Max: $200 (Down from $210) iPhone XS: $160 (Up from $150) iPhone XR: $150 (Up from $140) iPhone X: $130 (Unchanged) iPhone 8 Plus: $100 (Down from $110) iPhone 8: $75 (Unchanged) iPhone 7 Plus: $60 (Down from $70) iPhone 7: $40 (Unchanged) You can trade-in your iPhone to Apple in exchange for credit toward your next purchase, or get an Apple Gift Card you can use any time....

While the Spanish authorities don’t go into much detail, it seems likely this relates to the global deal reached between the two companies back in 2018, and follow-on developments to this … Background While the arrangement was touted as being safer for consumers, protecting them against counterfeit products and retailers of unknown standing, many legitimate resellers – especially of used products – said that this would cost them their livelihood, and deprive buyers of significant cost savings....

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/assets/swf/CSPANPlayer.swf?pid=299421-2 CNET reports that Apple and Google have been called back to the Senate to continue to testify on privacy concerns which surfaced when it was revealed that Apple had been storing location information on iPhones and backing that up on PCs/Macs. This time Facebook was invited to speak as well. The Senate will hold the hearing on May 19 at 10 a.m. Eastern time. Although Senate hearings can be boring (see above), we did get some interesting information about Apple’s upcoming plans for crowdsourcing traffic data from this whole mess....

Possibly the most highly anticipated announcement from its special event today, Apple announced that customers will be able to purchase the newly announced Apple Watch starting “early next year” in 2015. The Apple Watch will be available in various configurations differing from collection, size, and band. Price wise the wearable will start at $349 and go up. Compatibility for the Apple Watch and iPhone, which it requires, works with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus....

Apple today has officially stopped signing iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3. This means that users can no longer downgrade from iOS 13.3.1 to iOS 13.3. iOS 13.3.1 was released last month with improvements to Screen Time and the Mail app. Now that Apple has stopped signing iOS 13.3, it means that no one can downgrade from iOS 13.3.1 to that version via iTunes/Finder. Reverting to older iOS builds is common for those in the jailbreak community and can sometimes also be useful for users who experience significant bugs after updating to the latest version of iOS....

Apple’s self-driving car development efforts, codenamed Project Titan, have been well-documented over the years. Project Titan has gone through numerous leadership changes, shifts in strategy, and more. A new report from The Information today goes in-depth on Apple Car, including details on the car’s design, Jony Ive’s involvement, Craig Federighi’s skepticism, and the so-called “jogger incident.” Apple Car turmoil According to the report, Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, is a noted skeptic of Apple’s Project Titan....

Apple has added a nice banner to the top of its homepage today in celebration of American veterans, as today is Veterans Day. The banner reads “Here’s to the brave ones”, a clever homage to both Veterans Day and Apple’s classic “Here’s to the crazy ones” ad campaign. The homepage reminds visitors that veterans and current members of the military can get a 10% discount on Apple store products, through the special Veterans and Military Purchase Plan....

In line with our reports from earlier this week, Apple has announced that its Apple Store iPhone trade-in-program has launched today. The confirmation comes by way of comment to CNBC. The trade-in-program is officially called the “iPhone Reuse and Recycling Program” and it is available in Apple Stores across the United States. It is powered in-part by BrightStar… The trade-in process can be conducted on the store floor, or at the Genius Bar....

Rumors that Apple might be creating its own search engine started doing the rounds last fall, when webmasters started seeing web crawler visits from IP addresses starting with 17 – the IP address block owned entirely by Apple. Apple has now officially confirmed in a support document that it is operating its own web crawler called Applebot. While the wording is clearly intended to suggest that this is just business as usual, both the fact that Apple is running its own web crawler at all, and the somewhat vague wording, are interesting … Applebot is the web crawler for Apple, used by products including Siri and Spotlight Suggestions....

Concerns as to the health of Jobs, who suffered a rare form of pancreatic cancer four years ago, were raised following his appearance at WWDC this week, when the Mac web noted that he seemed to have suffered some weight loss. Responding to these concerns, an Apple spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal Jobs was hit with a “common bug” in recent weeks but that he still felt it was important to participate in the Apple conference....

After announcing virtual WWDC 2021 in March, Apple today officially unveiled the full schedule for the event. Apple has confirmed that the all-virtual WWDC will include a keynote address, Platforms State of the Union, engineering sessions, 1-on-1 labs, and more. Here are the full details on the schedule: Apple has also announced a new Pavilions initiative for WWDC 2021. Pavilions will provide “an easy way for developers to explore relevant sessions, labs, and special activities for a given topic....

For the last several months, Apple has been cracking down on third-party kids apps, specifically in regards to analytics and advertising. A new report from The Washington Post today dives deeper into Apple’s policy change, and notes that the company plans to delay the change. Starting next month, Apple had planned to ban kids apps on the App Store from using any sort of external analytics software. It had also planned to dramatically curtail the advertising allowed in kids apps, which could dramatically impact the businesses of free kids apps....

Apple today has updated its Apple Maps vehicles webpage with a list of new cities it will begin surveying later this month. Earlier this year we reported that Apple was using its camera-equipped vans to collect next-gen Maps data, including Street View storefronts and 3D images. Apple now has revealed 13 new U.S. that it will begin surveying later this month, as well as a handful of locations in the U....

If you’ve ever received a phishing email attempting to capture your Apple ID login – like the recent App Store subscription ones – there’s a good reason for that: they can be sold on the dark web for $15.39 each. That’s the most valuable login on the market for anything outside of the financial services sector, according to research conducted by top10vpn.com … Interestingly, when it comes to financial accounts, bank accounts are not the most highly-prized logins....

Last fall, Apple introduced a feature to the iOS camera app called Portrait Lighting that simulates real studio lighting effects on photos taken in Portrait mode. Now the team behind a new photo editor called Apollo has expanded on the idea by developing customizable 3D lighting controls for your images. Apollo isn’t the first editor to unlock the power of Portrait mode photos captured by iPhones with dual-camera systems. Other apps like RAW Power and Focos use depth data to adjust color and focus....

Today, Kodak announced the $525 million sale of its patents to two firms, Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corporation. It is interesting that the two companies will work with 12 intellectual property licensee to pay a portion of the over $500 million price tag. The 12 licensees, who aren’t listed by name in Kodak’s press release, would all receive varying access to the digital imaging patent portfolio and other Kodak patents included in the sale....