Apple uses hidden webpage to recruit cloud infrastructure engineer

A hidden, now-defunct page on Apple's website was apparently being used by the company to recruit an engineer for work on a "critical infrastructure component."

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 6

Chinese government sets up committee to watch over Apple's new iCloud data center

China's Guizhou province is setting up a working committee specifically to oversee Apple's new data center in the region, which was established to comply with cybersecurity laws that went into effect earlier this year.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 7

Athenry, Ireland Apple iCloud data center court ruling postponed again

The Irish courts continue to defer the Athenry, Ireland data center decision, and are next scheduled to hear the case in October.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 5

Apple announces location of new $921 million iCloud data center in Denmark

Apple has announced plans to build a new $921 million data center in Denmark near the German border, its second in the country.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 4

Apple device owners unable to restore from backup as iCloud outage continues [u]

An unspecified service outage that has been ongoing for nearly 36 hours is impacting a small percentage of Apple customers attempting to use iCloud Backup, prohibiting them from creating new backups or restore from previous saves.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 27

Judge shortage in Ireland delays ruling on Athenry Apple data center location controversy

Once thought to reach a conclusion on June 23, the appeal hearing opposing Apple's Athenry, Ireland efforts has been delayed because of a lack of judges able to hear the case.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 7

China arrests 22 suspects for selling Apple user data on black market

Police in the coastal Chinese province of Zhejiang have arrested 22 Apple distributors, accusing them of reselling iPhone user data to anyone willing to pay.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 7

Apple cuts 2TB iCloud plan to $9.99, Family Sharing access expands in iOS 11 & High Sierra

As part of an array of updates and refreshes, Apple has also updated its iCloud data plan pricing, with a 2-terabyte plan now selling for $9.99 a month, and the old 1-terabyte plan no longer available.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 20

Amazon adds iCloud Calendar compatibility to Alexa ecosystem

Amazon has announced that its voice recognition Alexa family of devices can now read from and save changes and additions to Apple's iCloud Calendar.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 15

Nokia predicted to play an important role in Apple's datacenters after patent dispute settlement

In the terms of their new patent dispute resolution, Nokia revealed it will be providing network infrastructure products to Apple — a partnership that one Wall Street analysts could see Nokia significantly grow its IP router business by supplying Apple's datacenters.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 3

Security firm recovers iCloud Notes beyond Apple's 30-day deletion window

Despite an Apple policy of permanently wiping deleted iCloud Notes older than 30 days, it appears to be possible to recover notes that are far older, a security firm said on Friday.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 12

Apple makes unique passwords mandatory for third-party apps accessing iCloud

As of June 15, Apple will begin requiring app-specific passwords for third-party apps that need to access iCloud data, the company said in an email notice to users.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 7

WhatsApp encrypting iCloud backups of chat logs, but may be vulnerable

Facebook-owned WhatsApp quietly began encrypting iCloud backups of chat logs in late 2016, a report revealed this week — though that protection may now be compromised.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 3

Apple may buy 30K square feet in downtown Reno to link up with upcoming data center

Apple is looking to build a 30,000 square-foot building in downtown Reno, Nev. that would handle purchasing and receiving for a new data center located at the Reno Technology Park, news stations said over the weekend.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 5

Apple apologizes to users for mistakenly saying their paid iCloud subscription was canceled

Days after an error led to false iCloud cancellation emails sent to subscribers, Apple has followed up with another note apologizing for the bug, and reassuring them that their plan remains in good standing.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 23

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