iPhone 5C
Apple to Add iPhone 5c to List of Vintage and Obsolete Products on October 31
Citing an internal memo, MacRumors is reporting that Apple is going to add the iPhone 5c to its list of vintage and obsolete products on October 31st. Alongside the iPhone 5c, the source claims that the mid-2014 version of the 15-inch MacBook Pro will also be added to the list in all countries by the end...
Apple Replacing Some 16GB iPhone 5c Models with 32GB Models
According to a new report from MacRumors, Apple has started to offer some customers who are in need of an iPhone 5c replacement a 32GB model, even if they had a 16GB model. The report notes that Apple notified Apple Authorized Service Providers with the new directive this morning. The company sent out the following...
Koodo Refurb 8GB iPhone 5c: $200 Outright After Referral Credit [u]
Koodo right now has refurbished 8GB iPhone 5c models available for $0 on a Tab ($5/month charge; works out to $120) starting on a minimum required $25/month plan, or $200 outright, available in blue or white, online only. If you apply Koodo’s referral bill credit promo which offers $50 (instead of $25; until August 15th), that...
FBI Apparently Paid Under $1 Million for iPhone Hack: Reuters
Apparently FBI director James Comey isn't aware of the bill the government paid for the hack that cracked open the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 5c. Last week Comey said the agency paid more than he will make in the remaining seven years and four months he has in his job, which, converted into US dollars, would...
FBI Paid Over $1.3M to Hack into San Bernardino iPhone, Says “Worth It”
Have you been wondering how much the zero-day exploit that cracks iPhone security is worth? Well, in the case of the iPhone 5c used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook, the bill was more than $1 million, according to FBI director James Comey, as cited by NBC News. Actually, Comey didn't give the exact number. The sum...
FBI Likely Won’t Disclose Flaw Used to Crack Shooter’s iPhone 5c
After the Washington Post discovered that it wasn't Cellebrite but a group of "grey hat" hackers who helped the FBI crack the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 5c, other issues surfaced: It looks as though Apple will not be informed about the zero-day vulnerability discovered by these hackers and used to bypass iOS security. According to Reuters,...
FBI Director: Tool Used to Hack iPhone 5c Came From a Party
Ever since the news broke that the FBI has managed to crack the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 5c's encryption, questions have arisen about whether the tool used is able to crack the security of other iPhones as well. Speaking with CNN, FBI director James Comey dismissed such claims. You may already be aware of the legal...
FBI’s Method for Unlocking iPhone is Unlikely to Remain a Secret for Long
The ongoing battle between Apple and the FBI over bypassing an iPhone’s security during a criminal investigation took an interesting turn last week, when the government said they had found a method to access the data on the iPhone without Apple’s assistance. Unfortunately for the FBI, this new trick for bypassing Apple’s encryption is unlikely...
FBI to Apple: iPhone Hack No Longer Needed, Hearing Cancelled
The FBI says it may have found another way into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone 5c—without the need for Apple’s help, according to a filing this afternoon (via Engadget): On Sunday, March 20, 2016, an outside party demonstrated to the FBI a possiblemethod for unlocking Farook's iPhone. Testing is required to determine whether it is...
Apple Blasts DoJ After Being Accused of “Diversion” in Encryption Case
Today, the Department of Justice has filed its latest response (via The Verge) to Apple in their encryption battle over unlocking the iPhone 5c used in the San Bernardino case. In the filing, the Justice Department accuses Apple of deliberately increasing security to prevent itself from being able to comply with governmental requests. "This burden,...
Apple Says Apple ID Password on San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone Changed While in Government Possession
According to a report from BuzzFeed's John Paczkowski, Apple executives shared key information about government missteps that may have led to reduced access to the iPhone in question. The information was shared shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion demanding Apple comply with an order to help it unlock the iPhone 5c...
Donald Trump Calls for Boycott Until Apple Unlocks iPhone 5c Used in San Bernardino Attacks
According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump has called for a boycott of Apple until it complies with a court order to unlock an iPhone 5c used by shooter Syed Farook in the 2015 San Bernardino attacks. Trump's statement is ironic given that his latest tweet on his personal Twitter...