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Motherboard berichtet von einer Box, die in der Lage ist, den Pincode des iPhones zu knacken. The GrayKey itself is a small, 4×4 inches box with two lightning cables for connecting iPhones, according to photographs published by cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes. The device comes in two versions: a $15,000 one which requires online connectivity and allows 300 unlocks (or $50 per phone), and an offline, $30,000 version which can crack as many iPhones as the customer wants. Marketing material seen by Forbes says GrayKey can unlock devices running iterations of Apple’s latest mobile operating system iOS 11, including on the iPhone X, Apple’s most recent phone. ...

Eigentlich ist das iPhone X ein echtes Schnäppchen. Source: @lukew

Früherer Google-Manager: Bei Smartphone-Kameras gibt es nur das iPhone → Android habe das Problem, neutral sein zu müssen. Da könne man nicht einfach neue Software-Features in den Code packen, der bestimmte Hardware oder eine gewisse Rechenleistung voraussetzt. Wenn ein Hersteller wie Samsung das tun möchte, müssten sie es auf eigene Faust tun und vor allem bei Updates neu implementieren. Apple habe diese Limitierungen nicht, da das Unternehmen nur sich selbst Rechenschaft schuldig ist. Obgleich iOS nicht so offen ist, sei das ein technologischer Vorteil – wer etwas für die Fotografie übrig habe, der hat ein iPhone, so die Zusammenfassung. ...

Mark Moskowitz auf CNet.com: While not a new idea, our global tech research team believes Apple could be on the cusp of introducing a new category with iAnywhere, a converged MacOS-iOS operating system that allows an iPhone or iPad to dock into a specially configured display to run as a computer,” Moskowitz said. “In our view, this category would be a leapfrog event, potentially jumpstarting iPhone and iPad growth as well as peripherals and cloud-based software and services sales. ...

John Gruber für Daring Fireball: What they missed was the next step from every desk and home: a computer in every pocket. It’s worse than that, though. They saw it coming, and they tried. Pocket PC, Windows CE, Windows Mobile — swings and misses at the next big thing. They weren’t even close, and worse, Steve Ballmer didn’t even seem to realize it. That’s what’s so damning about that video of him laughing at the original iPhone. ...