Month: January 2020

CES2020: ZAGG Launching Mophie Charging Mat with Capabilities of Apple’s Failed AirPower

CompuScoop Staff January 8, 2020 0

Zagg Inc. said it is developing a wireless charger with capabilities that Apple Inc. has so far failed to master with its canceled AirPower.

The new accessory will power iPhones and other mobile devices regardless of where they are placed on the charging mat, Zagg said. This feature has been a challenging goal of several technology companies in recent years… Zagg plans to make its attempt under the Mophie brand later this year, marketing executive Brad Bell said on the sidelines of CES in Las Vegas…

Existing charging mats require devices to be placed in exact positions, and users often complain about missing the target and their gadgets not charging.

CES: Apple Privacy Executive Defends Encryption after FBI Request

CompuScoop Staff January 8, 2020 0

At Apple’s official return to CES conference, the company’s top privacy executive Jane Horvath said health, payment, and other data must be protected.

Apple Inc.’s top privacy executive defended the company’s use of encryption after recent clashes with law enforcement and politicians over access to information locked on iPhones.

iPhones are prone to be lost or stolen, so Apple needs to make sure the devices are encrypted to protect data such as health and payment information, Senior Director of Global Privacy Jane Horvath said during a panel discussion at the CES technology conference in Las Vegas.

She also called terrorism and child sexual abuse “abhorrent” and stressed that Apple helps law enforcement with investigations every day… Apple regularly responds to warrants by giving investigators access to data that is stored on its servers, such as users’ iCloud account information. However, the company has refused in the past to help authorities unlock iPhones to get on-device data. It has also argued that iPhone security and encryption mean that it can’t access such information even if it wanted to [do so].

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Apple launches iPhone Night Mode Photo Contest

CompuScoop Staff January 8, 2020 0

Apple is starting the new year by celebrating more captivating ways to shoot on iPhone with an all-new Night mode photo challenge. Users are invited to share their impressive Night mode images captured with iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

Beginning today through January 29, Apple is in search of the most stunning Night mode shots from users around the world. A panel of select judges will evaluate submissions to reveal five winning photos on March 4.

The winning photos will be celebrated in a gallery on Apple Newsroom, apple.com and Apple Instagram (@apple). They may also appear in digital campaigns, at Apple Stores, on billboards, or in a third-party photo exhibition.

Samsung designers caught copying Apple again regarding their Pass icon

CompuScoop Staff January 7, 2020 0

Glance at that Face ID icon as your phone unlocks, and see if you can spot a similarity to what Samsung has revealed as the symbol for its new Samsung Pass.

Typically, when Samsung announces something new, there is at least a temptation to look up your iPhone to see whether Apple has done it before. This time, though, you just have to look at your iPhone.

While HS Kim, president and CEO of Consumer Electronics Division, Samsung Electronics, stood on stage and announced something or other about security, the audience in the room tried to peer around him. (Photo by iMore.)

It's Kim's speech writers you have to feel for. If anyone actually listened to him describe the new Samsung Pass, it was through politeness because they truly didn't need to. The writing was on the wall.

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