Ex-Apple engineer admits expensive mistake’ after lawsuit is dismissed

A former engineer who was sued by Apple for leaking details about Apple Vision Pro, the Journal app, and more may have been forced to issue a public apology after the case was dismissed. Andrew Aude, once an iOS software engineer at Apple, was accused of repeatedly sharing internal company secrets with journalists. And now…

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Forget flowers, this right-priced Apple charger is just what your Valentine wants

Gabriela has focused on tech writing for 12 years, covering news, reviews, buying guides, deals, and more. She has bylines in numerous consumer tech publications, including PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, IGN, MakeUseOf, XDA, Android Police, and Pocket-lint. Source

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The new iPhone SE launch might be just days away

The 4th-gen iPhone SE was widely expected to launch at a dedicated press event in spring 2025, but the latest report claims it will be here quite a bit earlier than that. In an article for Bloomberg published Thursday, the respected leaker-analyst Mark Gurman predicted that the next version of Apple’s budget smartphone would be…

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Ugreen CM850 USB4 Enclosure review: Fast 40Gbps with any NVMe SSD

At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Fastest external enclosure outside of Thunderbolt 5 Super affordable for 40Gbps USB4 Handsome, easy-access design with silicon jacket Cons Thermal issues under super heavy load with jacket on Our Verdict UGreen’s solid, good-looking CM850 USB4 enclosure outperforms everything except Thunderbolt 5, and gives that more than a run for its…

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UK secretly orders Apple to let it spy on users worldwide

The UK government has issued an order to Apple telling it to allow officials full access to any iCloud content belonging to any user across the globe. During Conservative Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister, the UK government claimed to be in discussions with Apple about creating a backdoor into iOS that would allow it…

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DeepSeek’s iOS app sends unencrypted data to Chinese servers

Chart-topping AI iPhone app DeepSeek has been found to be sending data to Chinese-owned services, as well as collecting extensive user data that is held and sent unencrypted. DeepSeek is a generative AI app, similar to ChatGPT, which launched in January 2025 and practically immediately went to the top of the US App Store charts.…

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I received the worst iPhone text scam ever. Thanks, Apple

Last month, we covered a new SMS phishing scam specifically targeting iPhone users. The idea behind the scheme is to trick the recipient into replying to a text in order to activate a link, which would then be clicked, either purposefully or inadvertently, and activate a piece of malware. Messages in iOS 18 has a…

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I still trust Apple–but how much longer is the question

I had a strange experience recently. I reached for my MacBook Pro to start work at around 7 am one day (before my first coffee, even!) and discovered that the device, stowed in my bag since the day before, was alarmingly warm. What was going on? Now, the machine is more than four years old…

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