Apple is getting a hand from robotics pioneer Yoky Matsuoka. The Google X co-founder and robotic hand pioneer, formerly of the University of Washington, is joining the Cupertino-based tech giant.
The news comes via Fortune, which reports that Matsuoka...
Stealthy Dallas-based startup StackPath has acquired Cloak, the Seattle VPN provider that focuses on no-hassle secure WiFi connections for Mac and iOS devices. Cloak plans to remain in Seattle, and will expand its service to additional platforms following the acquisition.
Cloak, which was a GeekWire App of...
Interest in the tablet market proceeds to wane, according to new numbers from IDC out today. Tablet shipments fell nearly 15 percent...
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Apple has agreed to pay $ 24.9 million to a "patent troll" to end a lawsuit over its Siri voice system, according to documents filed yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Publicly traded Marathon Patent Group, whose business is focused on patent licensing and lawsuits, will split the settlement cash with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI),...
Apple updated its standard MacBook line this morning, adding the latest processor, better batteries, and the rose gold finish option to the 12-inch laptop.
The update comes just over a year after the MacBook was introduced. The new devices feature sixth-generation dual-core Intel...
“Hey Siri, give me transit directions to Pike Place Market.”
A few days ago, that wouldn’t have gotten residents of the Emerald City anywhere, but Apple quietly rolled out support for transit directions in Apple Maps today. Seattle’s transit options...
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On Friday, Apple formally responded to the government’s demand that the company help unlock a seized iPhone in New York, which pre-dates the debacle that played out earlier this year in San Bernardino.
As Ars reported last month, federal prosecutors have asked a more senior judge, known as a district judge, to countermand a...
If your Windows computer is running Apple's QuickTime media player, now would be a good time to uninstall it.
The Windows app hasn't received an update since January, and security researchers from Trend Micro said it won't receive any security fixes in the future. In a blog post published Thursday, the researchers went on to say they know of at least two reliable QuickTime vulnerabilities...
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The US government isn't saying whether it will divulge to Apple the method it used to access the locked iPhone seized by one of the San Bernardino shooters. The iPhone has been at the center of a bitter dispute between Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. But that legal battle—in which a...
Apple is stuck between two major competitors when it comes to obtaining cloud space. Historically, the iPhone maker has used Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure to store data and, while analysts have predicted it would turn away from AWS soon, heading over to Google didn’t quite...
