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Nearly all cloud-based data storage will now be end-to-end encrypted: Apple

As part of an ongoing privacy push, Apple said Wednesday it will now offer full end-to-encryption for nearly all the data its users store in its global cloud-based storage system. That will make it more difficult for hackers, spies and law enforcement agencies to access sensitive user information. The world's most valuable company has long placed customer security and privacy at a premium. Its iMessage and Facetime communications services are fully encrypted end-to-end and it has sometimes locked horns with law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, over its refusal to unlock devices. But nearly everything that customers backed up remotely using Apple's iCloud service including photos, videos and chats has not been protected by encryption. That made it far easier for crooks, spies and criminal investigators with court orders to get at it. No longer. The loophole that law enforcement had for getting at iPhone data will now be considerably narrowed. Apple, which is based in ...

After several weeks of testing, Apple rolls out redesigned iCloud website

Users can customise the page to choose which apps they want to appear in each tile or remove a tile completely

Microsoft enables Apple iCloud Photos integration in Windows 11 Photos app

The new update in the Photos app on Windows 11 will make the organisation of users' photo collection easy, no matter where their photos and videos came from, i.e. via phone, camera, and cloud storage

Microsoft starts rolling out iCloud Photos integration on Windows 11

Microsoft and Apple have collaborated on the iCloud Photos integration, and they have plans to soon bring Apple Music and Apple TV apps to Windows

Apple announces new iCloud web interface for beta users: Details here

Additionally, users can simply use iCloud+ services like Hide My Email and Custom Email Domain from the web, as well as find useful information about their iCloud+ plan

Meta slams Apple for 'undercutting others' with change in App Store terms

Apple's policy change, disclosed this week, requires users and advertisers to make an in-app purchase when they pay to "boost" posts in apps like TikTok and Meta's Instagram

Apple rolls out macOS Ventura, iPadOS 16 update: Know new features and more

MacOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 are available as a free software update for select macs and iPads

Apple launches its redesigned iPads and lower-cost set-top TV box

Apple typically generates roughly 10% of its revenue from the iPad, which was a popular item during the early days of the pandemic but also suffered from supply shortages

More Apple services coming to Microsoft Xbox, Windows 11: Details here

Apple Music is now available on Xbox, whereas, Apple Music and the Apple TV app will be available on Windows from next year

Microsoft unveils Surface devices, Apple services integration in Windows 11

Microsoft also introduced its new graphic design app called Microsoft Designer. Below are the details of everything Microsoft announced at the Surface event 2022

Apple's China partner bars workers from leaving premises to shut out Covid

The firm, which also manages data for other clients, didn't say whether the iPhone maker's servers had been affected or when the lockdown will lift

Here is what the internet expects from Apple in its new iPhone 14 series

Apple is all set to unveil the latest range of iPhones, iPhone 14 series in today's 'Far Out' event

What is an IMEI number and how does it help protect your mobile phone?

IMEI is a unique, 15-digit number and is used to identify a device on a mobile network

WWDC 2022: Apple dives deeper into autos with software for car dashboard

The new software will for the first time power the instrument cluster on a car's dashboard showing speed, directions and gas mileage

Apple services including music, iCloud face outages

According to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, more than 4,000 users reported issues with accessing Apple Music, while nearly 4,000 reported problems with iCloud

Apple fixes iCloud bug causing syncing issues for third-party apps

Tech giant Apple has likely fixed an ongoing iCloud server issue that was causing some apps that have implemented iCloud support to fail to sync properly.

Serious bug puts Apple iCloud, Twitter, Minecraft at hacking threat

Several popular services, including Apple iCloud, Amazon, Twitter, Cloudflare and Minecraft, are vulnerable to a 'ubiquitous' zero-day exploit, cybersecurity researchers have warned

Apple says photos in iCloud will be checked by child abuse detection system

Apple Inc on Monday said that iPhone users' entire photo libraries will be checked for known child abuse images if they are stored in the online iCloud service

Apple iCloud services are now working after suffering partial outage

Some of Apples Cloud services like iCloud Drive and Mail suffered a partial outage, with a message acknowledging that users may be unable to use this service

Fortnite to return to Apple devices via Nvidia cloud gaming service: Report

The company is expected to announce updates to its GeForce Now service later this month with support to Apple's iOS.