Apple’s iPhone subscription dreams crash
Bugs and Bureaucracy
Fruity cargo cult Apple has quietly shelved its much-hyped iPhone subscription service, reportedly due to software glitches and regulatory hurdles.
Apple helps Putin censor his people
Takes down VPNs
The fruity cargo cult Apple has been collaborating with Russian strongman Tsar Vlad Putin to keep his people in the dark by censoring VPNs in its App Store.
Abandon WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Signal, FBI warns
Encryption and public safety concerns
The FBI has issued an urgent call to iPhone and Android users, urging them to reconsider using popular messaging apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Signal.
Google's end-to-end encryption in Messaging App claims pooh
Misleading Security Claims
Tech blogger John Gruber has slammed Google over its claims that its text-messaging app, Google Messages, ensures "conversations are end-to-end encrypted."
Cheeky thief mocks Apple’s security
Steals IDs and then picks up their gear
The fruity cargo cult Apple is facing a spate of thefts from someone who is mocking its security at all levels.
Apple snubbed by Indonesia over lightweight investment
If you want to make a bomb from us you have to invest more
Indonesia has given tech giant Apple the cold shoulder, flat-out rejecting a measly $100 million investment proposal aimed at setting up an accessory and component plant.
New Siri will take two years
Jobs’ Mob scrambles to play catch-up
The Tame Apple Press is reporting a rumour that Apple will have a new version of Siri out of the box to match the large language models that its rivals have had for ages—there is just one snag.
Apple releases urgent update for buggy software
Two zero-day holes
The fruity cargo cult, Apple has stunned its user fanbase by admitting that the software it touts as more secure than Microsoft has two zero-day security flaws.
Apple finally fixes poor Siri programming
Only taken a decade
Fruity cargo cult Apple might have finally fixed a problem with Siri which it has known about since September 17, 2014.
Apple admits that iPhone was a one-off
Nothing will be that profitable again
The fruity cargo cult Apple has warned investors that future products may never be as profitable as its iPhone business as it pushes into unproven new markets such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality headsets.