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DEA claims encryption makes it impossible to intercept iMessages

DEA claims encryption makes it impossible to intercept iMessages
  • Posted April 4, 2013, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, IT Security
  • An internal government document has revealed that encryption used in Apple’s iMessage chat service has prevented Drug Enforcement Administration officials from spying on suspects’ conversations. The document, seen by CNET, cites a February 2013 criminal investigation where officials said it…

Apple's FaceTime and iMessage hit with service outages

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  • Posted November 19, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple’s FaceTime video chat and iMessage texting application both experienced downtime for the better part of Sunday afternoon. The outage meant that an unknown number of iPad, iPhone and iMac users were left having to find alternate methods to keep…

Text messaging declines for the first time ever in the US

Text messaging declines for the first time ever in the US
  • Posted November 13, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Text messaging is on the decline for the first time ever in the US according to a new report from consulting firm Chetan Sharma. They found a drop in the total number of messages being sent and received in addition…

MetroPCS launches Joyn, iMessage and Facetime rival

MetroPCS launches Joyn, iMessage and Facetime rival
  • Posted November 1, 2012, 10:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Today MetroPCS announced the launch of Joyn, a bundle of communication protocols which include functionality similar to Blackberry Messenger, iMessage and Facetime. Joyn is based on the interworkable Rich Communication Services standard and promises to (eventually) deliver Metro PCS subscribers IP-based…

Apple responds to SMS vulnerability in iOS, suggests using iMessage

Apple responds to SMS vulnerability in iOS, suggests using iMessage
  • Posted August 20, 2012, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, IT Security
  • Apple has replied to a story that surfaced last week highlighting a SMS vulnerability in iOS that has existed since the original iPhone shipped in 2007 and is still present in iOS 6 beta 4. Instead of offering to fix…

AT&T cuts $10 text messaging plan for new customers

AT&T cuts $10 text messaging plan for new customers
  • Posted August 18, 2011, 1:54 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • AT&T’s $10 text messaging plan will soon follow the company’s unlimited data plan to the grave. Engadget received an anonymous tip that the company was nixing their 1,000 message bundle, which has now been confirmed by an AT&T spokesperson. …

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