iPhone

National

In Apple Dispute, FBI Director Urges A 'Deep Breath' Over Phone Security

2:55pm February 22, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Days after Apple's CEO wrote an open letter to customers, the head of the FBI responds by urging those involved to "take a deep breath and stop saying the world is ending."

Queue Listen Now

A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI break into an iPhone used by one of the two shooters in the San Bernardino attack in December.

National

Can A 1789 Law Apply To An iPhone?

7:56pm February 19, 2016

by Laura Sydell

The All Writs Act of 1789 was cited by a federal magistrate in ordering Apple to unlock an iPhone.

Queue Listen Now

Apple CEO Tim Cook appears Sept. 9, 2015, in San Francisco to unveil the latest iterations of the company's smartphone.

National

Apple, The FBI And iPhone Encryption: A Look At What's At Stake

8:13pm February 17, 2016

The Justice Department wants Apple to help investigators get around iPhone security features so that the FBI can access data belonging to one of the San Bernardino killers. Apple is firmly opposed.

Marc Rotenberg, head of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, worries that future phones would have to have a built-in backdoor.

National

A Privacy Advocate's View Of Ordering Apple To Help Unlock Shooter's iPhone

5:02pm February 17, 2016

Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center says the implication, if Apple did unlock the San Bernardino gunman's phone, is that future phones would have to have a built-in backdoor.

Queue Listen Now

Steve Jobs shows off a second-generation Apple TV during a press event in September 2010.

In Loaded Launch Event, New Apple TV May Merit Closest Look

11:14am September 10, 2015

by Laura Sydell

While Apple's new phones and tablet mostly follow the faster-bigger-sharper formula, Apple TV's voice functionality and app ecosystem could be a breakthrough.

Siri's answer to the brain-teaser question "What's zero divided by zero" generates a response that people find both funny and unnerving.

National

Asked To Divide Zero By Zero, Siri Waxes Philosophical (And Personal)

2:36pm June 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Siri's elaborate reply easily surpasses the simple "Does not compute" with which robots in old sci-fi movies used to announce a bout of cognitive dissonance.

Queue Listen Now

As the Apple Watch goes on sale Friday, it's unclear if the gadget and others like it can attain the utility and prominence smartphones have in the past eight years.

Will Apple's Newest Gadget Ignite A Smart Watch Movement?

4:01pm April 25, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

As Apple's smart watch goes on sale, there are some big questions about the whole idea of the wrist watch as a computer, including whether consumers come to see them as a luxury or a necessity.

Queue Listen Now

The San Francisco-based startup CellScope has built a tool to do ear exams at home, instead of going to the doctor.

Health & Safety

Self-Tracking Gadgets That Play Doctor Abound At CES

1:30pm January 07, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

A new wave of self-monitoring devices and apps is hitting the Consumer Electronics Show — ones with explicit medical purposes. They promise to help diagnose everything from ear infections to diseases.

Queue Listen Now

A customer sets up her new iPhone 6 at an Apple store in Beijing on Friday. A group says the Chinese government backed an attack against users of Apple's iCloud service, but the government denies the claim.

World News

Cloud Data Security Concerns Raised After Reported Attack In China

6:28pm October 22, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

A group says the Chinese government backed an attack against users of Apple's iCloud service. Experts worry attacks that target weaknesses in the transfer of data on the cloud will become more common.

Queue Listen Now

A test on YouTube shows how the new iPhone 6 Plus can be bent.

Some iPhone 6 Plus Users Find An Unwanted Feature: It Bends

4:35pm September 25, 2014

by Tim Fitzsimons

Some owners of Apple's new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are discovering that their superslim glass and aluminum devices aren't holding up well in an environment that's usually safe: their pockets.