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Apple postpones cloud encryption due to FBI pressure

A Roters report revealed that Apple intends to postpone end-to-end encrypted for iCloud backup service due to FBI pressures. The report clarified that at the present time files are already encrypted, but Apple has the keys to decrypt this encryption, and this makes it able to decrypt audio, messages, notes, your communications, and more. But there was a plan to have the encryption protected without even Apple keeping these decryption keys, and this makes the task difficult for the security services because Apple will be unable to help them even if it wants. But the pressure appears to have worked and reports say Apple has postponed the move.


Apple publishes its 2019 Transparency Report

Apple has published the Transparency and Governmental Requests Report for 2019, and the report said that Apple received 31 requests by disclosing 778 devices in total, and Apple accepted 195% of these requests and delivered the data. Germany topped the number of 577 applications, Apple accepted 82% of them, followed by America with 13558 applications, and Apple accepted 81% of them.


Increasing iPhone production in India

Press reports revealed that the company Wistron began to accelerate the production of the iPhone in its third factory in India, and the plant entered main production after two months of trial production. Westron has two factories in India dedicated to assembling the iPhone 6s and iPhone SE for the Indian domestic market only. The report did not reveal the phone that will be assembled in the third factory, but in general there is a new factory and an additional production capacity that Apple may need in case production is hindered in China.


Apple is making progress on designing A processors

Apple has made progress and improvement in its position on the issue of designing its own A processors. The case came back when Apple sued its former employee Gerard Williams III, who was responsible for designing Apple processors from A7 to A12X, for violating the contract signed between them by creating a company called Nuvia Inc, a company specializing in designing processors; And Apple had agreed in its contract with him not to establish a rival company. The attorney for the former employee said that California law gives employees the right to establish companies while they work for another company, but the Supreme Court judge said that the law’s permissibility to establish companies does not mean that the employee uses the resources and time of the company that employs him to develop his company, which is what Apple made clear that Williams did and indeed Apple published letters that Williams exchanged with other Apple employees in which he talked about his company and that it would reach a level that would force Apple to buy it, and Williams' lawyer said that this is a breach of privacy by posting messages about the accused, and also the messages are not an argument because it does not mean that he talks with his colleagues about his company that this means the exploitation of resources The company and its time. On the other hand, the judge refused Apple's request to obtain damages from Williams under the "treason" case, because Apple was unable to prove how Williams deliberately tried to harm Apple; He just tried to start a company and used Apple's resources and time in this matter, but it was not intentionally harmful.


Apple will enable us to stop the website for Ultra Wide

Do you remember when it was discovered that the iPhone reached your location even when the location services were closed - see this article - and at that time Apple commented and explained that this is happening because of the wireless services and Ultra Wide technology and that because there is no option to close this feature, the location is tracked. Now it appears that Apple will enable us to stop tracking this service as well, through an option that appeared in iOS 13.3.1 beta version XNUMX. It is not known whether we will find it in the final, or Apple just tests and deletes it from the final, as it does sometimes.


Apple increases processor demands for the high demand for iPhone

A Bloomberg report revealed that Apple has sent a request to TSMC to increase the quantities of processors being manufactured for Apple "Class A". The report said that although the iPhone 11 does not support 5G technology, it has strong and high demand, especially the iPhone 11, which comes with an LCD screen, has the lion's share and the lead, as it represents 39% of all iPhone sales, while the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max represent together. 30% of Apple's sales.


The next iPhone phones will come with the "architecture" of the iPad

A report by Macotakara revealed that the upcoming iPhone phones will come with the same structure and design of the current iPad Pro's outer frame, which is flat edges and sharp sides. The report said that the phone will come with a thickness of 7.4 mm and edges of 2 mm, and this will apply to either the iPhone for the OLED or the LCD version. And that the difference in the design will be only in the number of cameras and microphone only, but the design itself is identical.


Disney launches the Plus service in Europe March 24

The Walt Disney Company announced the launch of its Disney Plus service in Europe on March 24th. Disney Service achieved its strong start, reaching 41 million in the first 60 days, with $ 97.2 million in revenue. The service will initially be launched in several countries, such as England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and others. Entry will be 6 pounds sterling or 7 euros.


Apple is updating its experimental apps and systems

Apple has updated a number of its experimental applications and systems, as follows:

◉ iOS / iPadOS 13.3.1 does not show any new features and focuses on fixing problems, especially the screen time bug (third trial version)

◉ Mac OS 10.15.3, beta XNUMX for developers, and it didn't show any new features or known issues that were solved.

◉ WatchOS 6.1.2 has shown no changes except in performance. (XNUMXrd trial version)

◉ tvOS 13.3.1 has no new features. (XNUMXrd trial version)


Miscellaneous news

◉ Apple began selling refurbished copies of the iPhone Xs and Xs Max at prices starting at $ 700.

◉ Apple announced that it will finally allow Apple Card users to obtain a report of the operations that have been performed with the “spreadsheet” card.

◉ A Bloomberg report says Tim Cook is an early investor in a product called Nebia, a "shower device"

◉ Apple has published two videos for the slow-motion selfie feature, or as Apple called it "Selfie", and this is the first video

This is the second video:

◉ Apple announced a change in the price structure in Thailand and Pakistan, as well as the addition of the new 7% tax fee that was applied in Singapore GST.

◉ Vulnerabilities were found in Safari's tracking protection system; These flaws cause users to be able to track and monitor websites, unlike what Apple claims Safari will protect them from.

◉ Reports revealed that Apple will provide a new blue color with the iPhone 12 at the end of this year

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◉ Disclosure of reports that the iPhone SE 2 or iPhone 9, as it will be called, will be unveiled at a conference in March "after two months."

◉ EA announced that Tetris will be retired from April 21, so the game will not get any updates.

Tim Cook was invited to have breakfast with the US President and his wife, on the sidelines of the famous DeVos Economic Conference. The breakfast was also attended by the president of IBM.

◉ Reports revealed that the upcoming 12-inch iPhone 6.7 will have a larger camera sensor, and this may mean an increase in the size of the camera lens.

◉ On the anniversary of the death of the famous Martin Luther King, Apple published his image on its official website with the phrase "What affects one thing directly affects many things indirectly."

Apple has removed Flash support permanently from its Safari Technology Preview version 99.


This is not all the news on the sidelines, but we came to you with the most important of them, and it is not necessary for a non-specialist to occupy himself with all the wandering and incoming, there are more important things you do in your life, so do not make devices distract you or distract you from your life and your duties, and know that technology is there to make life easier And she helps you, and if she robbed you of your life and preoccupied you, then there is no need for her

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