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The Day Before Apple September 2016 Event

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Apple is set to announce new line up of iPhone and Apple Watch on Wedensday, September 7, 2016 at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The event starts at 10:00 San Francisco time (that’s Pacific Time, UTC+7:00).

The event will be live-streamed at Apple Website and Apple TV.

Some people are hopeful to see Apple watch with cellular capability, assuming Apple had figured out a solution for the power consumption issue that came with it.

Low hanging fruits:

  • iOS 10
  • iPhone
  • Apple Watch
  • tvOS 10

We would like to know what the immediate future of:

  • MacBook Pro
  • Mac Pro

We all will findout within a day.

http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2016/

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iOS 9.3.5 Addresses Critical Security Vulnerabilities

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Apple released iOS 9.3.5 on Thrusday, August 25, 2016 to address numbers of Critical Security Vulnerabilities.

Both Citizenlab and Lookout were credited for the security fix.

Persistent, enterprise-class spyware is an underestimated problem on mobile devices. However, targeted attack scenarios against high-value mobile users are a real threat.

Citizen Lab (Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto) and Lookout have uncovered an active threat using three critical iOS zero-day vulnerabilities that, when exploited, form an attack chain that subverts even Apple’s strong security environment. We call these vulnerabilities “Trident.” Our two organizations have worked directly with Apple’s security team, which was very responsive and immediately fixed all three Trident iOS vulnerabilities in its 9.3.5 patch.

It is imperative to update any affected iOS devices to iOS 9.3.5.

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Apple “Let us loop you in.” Special Event

Apple Let us loop you in Event

Apple “Let us loop you in.” Special Event is set to commence at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Monday, March 21, 2016. Apple will be providing live-stream of the event.

Major Obvious said that it is perfectly fine to expect Apple showing off iOS 9.3, watchOS 2.2, OS X El Capitan v10.11.4, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac stuff.

For sure Apple wants Apple Watch users to get their second or third units as iOS 9.3 allow multiple Apple Watches paired with a single iPhone. There are some new Apple Watch Loop too (pun intended).

Stay tuned for the live event from Apple Campus at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014.

Apple March 21 2016 Special Event on Apple TV

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Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard

Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard

My colleague was really looking forward to using Microsoft’s Universal Mobile Keyboard. It connects to iOS devices (i.e. iPhone and iPad), Android devices and Desktop PC via Bluetooth. Unfortunately, the unit he received was defective as the battery was not holding any charges. It worked great when connected to a power source via micro-USB. The power cuts out as soon as the USB cable was unplugged. Amazon sent out replacement unit and it was delivered two days after. For some odd reasons, the replacement unit was also defective. Microsoft has yet to respond to the support request.

By the way, the rubberized surface attracts all kinds of dirts.

Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard attracts dirts

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Hey Siri, give us a hint already!

Hey Siri, give us a hint. Apple Event 20150909

It is Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Apple is set to hold the “Hey Siri, give us a hint.” special event at 10:00 a.m. from the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.

I spoke to firstnameatappledotcom on Labor Day for about an hour. Not a single thing that I could repeat without spoiling the surprise. On the other hand, Major Obvious says:

  • NO U2!

In keeping with the “9” theme (iOS 9, September 9), I was expecting some performance from a band with 9 members on the stage. Unfortunately they are not an-Apple-Special-Event-kind-of musical-guess.

Apple will be providing its own coverage of the event in the form of live stream and some kind of live blogging.

As usual, there will be sites covering the event live from the venue.

Live Coverage links: