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  • US Customs says it can search iPhones, but not cloud services

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    gatorguy said:
    lmac said:
    If this comes to pass, I'm writing a big fat check to the ACLU, putting my phone in my checked bag, and disabling the fingerprint activation. And no, I've got nothing to hide.
    If you are a US citizen coming home you will be allowed re-entry but your smartphone may not be, seized for further inspection if you refuse to unlock it on request. If a foreign resident US Border agents may simply deny entry to you and send you away. Both are of course by your choice. 
    I know security is important but this kind of report is another reason to add to my list why I don't wish to visit the USA. 
    lostkiwiviclauyyc

  • Apple challenges Imagination's timeline, declares it stopped taking new IP in 2015

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    If Apple no longer needs Imagination's IP why would they be in talks to acquire the company?
    welshdog

  • 'Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak:' A poor man's guide to the first iPhone

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    nhughes said:
    avon b7 said:
    Just a curiosity. Did you have a lot of Thin Lizzy in your collection? Was the article title a nod to Phil and the boys?
    Absolutely, love Thin Lizzy. Live and Dangerous is one of the greatest live albums ever.

    Great to see the Thin Lizzy quote. I was playing some of their music recently. The music has lasted well. They were a great band. RIP Phil Lynott, you left us too early.
    nhughesavon b7

  • New Apple Park drone footage shows more landscaping, lights on in Steve Jobs Theater

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    sergioz said:
    This guy won't be flying much longer, once security enable their drone capturing tech! 
    Did you see the joke about this at the recent Apple Special Event on 5 June? If all else failed against the drones the final option was for the "Spaceship" to take off. 
    doozydozengregoriusmsergioz

  • Apple was both best friend & worst enemy of FireWire in tumultuous deployment history

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    lkrupp said:
    Apple’s Firewire debacle is the main reason I’m sticking with accepted universal standards like USB. When I bought my late 2013 iMac 14,2 I already knew it didn't have Firewire anymore. I had to buy one of those Thunderbolt<->Firewire dongles to connect my Firewire external drives. I had bought into the Firewire hype from Apple only to see them abandon it relatively quickly. These days Apple is pretty much compelled to include USB along with whatever other protocol du jour Apple is promoting at the present (Thunderbolt). When my Firewire drives crap out it will be USB going forward. As a home user I’m not too interested in Thunderbolt at this time. Thunderbolt drives are expensive for one thing.
    Not an exact FW comparison but l recently transferred 11,000 pictures from my iMac to both a wired external Thundebolt 1 hard drive and a wired Network Attached Disk. The TB1 took something like a minute or two whilst copying the same pictures to my NAD took all night. Thunderbolt is certainly fast for large data transfers.
    magman1979dysamoria