It’s unclear what Canada’s electronic spy agency, the Communications Security Establishment, does when it finds a security flaw in a widely used operating system or a much-loved messaging app. Source: CBC News Date: February 8th, 2018 Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/cse-c59-software-vulnerabilities-disclosure-matthew-dube-1.4508703 Discussion 1) Does the Canadian CSE have a duty to protect Canadian’s from a security flaw or protect Canadian security?… Read more »
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Apple, Amazon, Alphabet: The race to a trillion dollars
When it comes to predictions for 2018, most financial analysts agree on one thing: one tech firm is likely to become America’s first ever trillion dollar company. The question is: which one will it be? Source: BBC Technology News Date: February 1st, 2018 Link (includes a 2 min 38 sec video): http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42901143 Discussion 1) At “$999 – the iPhone… Read more »
Here’s How Many Subscribers Shazam Could Bring to Apple Music
Apple’s decision to acquire music discovery service Shazam last year could pay off in short order, one analyst says. The iPhone maker could add between 1.5 million and 7.5 million users to its Apple Music streaming service solely from its Shazam acquisition. Source: Fortune Magazine Date: January 26th, 2018 Link: http://fortune.com/2018/01/26/shazam-apple-music-subscribers/ Discussion 1) Why did Apple buy Shazam? 2) What might… Read more »
China’s eight-year-long smartphone growth comes to an end
China’s smartphone market has fallen for the first time, with annual shipments down by 4% in 2017, according to data from research firm Canalys. The decline ends eight years’ growth in the world’s largest mobile phone market. Smartphone brands Huawei, Oppo and Vivo continue to dominate the Chinese handset market. Source: BBC Technology News Date: January 26th, 2018 Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42830375… Read more »
Toronto makes cut of top 20 cities vying to be Amazon’s 2nd headquarters
Toronto has made the cut of the top 20 cities that e-commerce giant Amazon is considering for its second headquarters. Toronto is the only Canadian city to make the short list after over 10 cities across the country made a pitch to become the second home of the world’s biggest online merchandise seller. The full list:… Read more »
Apple plans second U.S. campus, to pay $38 billion in foreign cash taxes
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) will open a second U.S. campus as part of a 5-year, $30 billion U.S. investment plan and will make about $38 billion in one-time tax payments on its overseas cash, one of the largest corporate spending plans announced since the passage of a tax cut signed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Source: Yahoo!… Read more »
Apple acquired Canadian augmented reality headset startup Vrvana for $30M
As Apple reportedly ramps up work to ship an augmented reality headset in 2020, it has acquired a startup from Montreal, Canada that could help it get there. TechCrunch has learned that Apple has acquired Vrvana, maker of the Totem headset — which had rave reviews but never shipped. The deal was for around $30 million, two sources… Read more »
Apple Shazam: Why is the US company buying the music app?
Apple’s smart assistant, Siri, already taps into Shazam, allowing users to verbally ask: “What song is playing?” and has done so for more than three years. But with growing competition between Apple Music and Spotify – which also ties into Shazam – Apple may have felt the need to secure the service rather than risk… Read more »
Is Apple getting sloppy?
Well, you don’t see that every day – Apple has rushed out a patch to fix a major security bug. It had been revealed that users of its new MacOS High Sierra operating system can access it without using a password. Just use “root” as a username, leave the password field blank and hit “Enter” a few times. It’s an… Read more »
Face ID iPhone X ‘hack’ demoed live with mask
A Vietnamese cyber-security firm has shown the BBC how a mask can be used to unlock Apple’s new iPhone X. The demo took place about a week after Bkav first claimed to have undermined the handset’s security. But other experts have cast doubt on what the “hack” amounts to. Apple has not commented beyond referring… Read more »
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