Apple moves launch of macOS Catalina iCloud folder sharing to spring 2020

The promised macOS Catalina feature that will give iCloud the Dropbox-like capability to share an entire folder instead of individual files, has quietly been delayed to early 2020.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 41

Editorial: How long before we get a $100 'Everything Apple' subscription including an iPhone?

Apple's moves this week regarding Apple TV+ and, more quietly, AppleCare+, suddenly make sense if you suspect the company is heading toward offering us a single all-in subscription package.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 35

Apple publishes new beta version of iCloud web portal, adds Reminders

Apple on Thursday updated the beta version of its iCloud web portal, bringing a new background and revamped Reminders app to the site.

Andrew O'Hara 6 years ago 10

Apple's expanded bug bounty program covers all operating systems, payouts up to $1M, special iPhones, more

Apple is opening its bug bounty program to cover all of its operating systems, with the company expanding and improving the scheme to pay researchers for finding bugs in macOS, watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS, and iCloud, along with the current payouts for iOS issues. Also new are special iPhones that will help select researchers surface vulnerabilities.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 8

Apple's Services including Apple TV up 13% to $11.5B

Revenues from Services earned double-digit growth' across the world, according to figures released by Apple during its July earnings call with investors and analysts.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 5

iPhone XR tops US iPhone sales during June quarter as 2019 models loom

The iPhone XR took 48% of U.S. iPhone sales during the June quarter, according to CIRP research estimates published on Monday, suggesting that buyers are indeed concerned about price.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 20

Israeli spyware claims to beat Apple's iCloud security

NSO Group, which previously hacked WhatsApp, is advertising that it is able to gather all of an individual's cloud-hosted data from Apple, Google, Microsoft and more, using its Pegasus malware.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 35

Tesla requests iCloud data for engineer who allegedly stole Autopilot secrets

Tesla has subpoenaed Apple for access to the iCloud data of an engineer who allegedly stole thousands of Autopilot source code files right before leaving to work at XMotors.ai, the U.S. research branch of China's Xpeng.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 22

Apple trials Face ID & Touch ID logins for iCloud on the Web

People running the iOS 13, iPadOS, or macOS Catalina betas can now sign into beta.icloud.com using Face ID or Touch ID, depending on their device.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 6

Apple working to resolve widespread iCloud and retail store failures [u]

An unknown problem is causing difficulties with very many of Apple's iCloud services and is also affecting retail stores which are reportedly unable to complete sales. Update: Apple has now restored many of the 21 services.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 26

Apple's Seattle job listings show aggressive hiring for Siri work

Although Apple has promised a diverse range of hires for its new Seattle offices, the emphasis is clearly on Siri above all else, checks show.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 12

Apple publicly acknowledges contributors to iCloud

Apple has published an extensive list of third-party software that it's been using in the making and running of its iCloud service, including contributions from Google and Facebook.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 9

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Mac Pro, ARKit, Sign on with Apple and more on the AppleInsider Podcast

AppleInsider Staff 6 years ago 0

Apple joins governing board of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Apple has joined the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, a group of companies working to improve cloud services across the industry, with the maker of iCloud signing up as a Platinum End User Member of the organization.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 2

iCloud for Windows app with OneDrive Files On-Demand now in Microsoft Store

Apple has released a new iCloud for Windows app that makes iCloud function closer to Microsoft's OneDrive cloud storage service in Windows 10, with the app now available to download from the Microsoft Store.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 4

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