Government threatens to force Apple to turn over iOS source code if it won't unlock Farook's iPhone

When the DOJ filled its response on Thursday to Apple's latest brief, it took a harsher tone than it had previously. The government threatened to take the entire source code to iOS and the "private electronic signature" that is required for access to the code. With those two items, the government will be able to build its own Govt.OS and unlock the Apple iPhone...

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Galaxy S7: How The Battery Life Compares To Other Smartphones

Samsung’s newest Android-powered flagship smartphones have received mostly positive reviews, but Forbes contributor Ewan Spence pointed out that the Galaxy S7 has “issues around performance” and the “changes are merely iterative, without any new vision.” In this article, the focus will be on the Galaxy S7 battery performance in comparison to other smartphones. The...

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Facebook goes after Snapchat’s younger users

Facebook is upping its Snapchat rivalry with the acquisition of a mobile face-swapping app. Masquerade Technologies, a start-up also known as MSQRD, lets users add special effects to faces in photos or videos. Want to sport an Iron Man helmet in your latest selfie -- as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did in a video announcing the deal -- or virtually don...

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Apple and U.S. Bitterly Turn Up Volume in iPhone Privacy Fight

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration argued on Thursday that “no single corporation” — even one as successful as Apple — should be allowed to flout the rule of law by refusing to help the F.B.I. unlock the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, Calif., attackers. The administration’s sharp tone in a new court filing drew...

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