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Кошмар Apple перед Рождеством: производство iPhone остановлено впервые более чем за десять лет

Обычно на этой неделе производство продукции Apple выходит на сверхурочный график

По данным Nikkei, сборочная линия по производству iPhone была остановлена впервые более чем за десять лет. Сборка iPhone и iPad «остановлена на несколько дней из-за ограничений цепочки поставок и ограничений на использование электроэнергии в Китае», как утверждают сразу несколько источников, знакомых с ситуацией.

Nikkei пишет, что обычно на этой неделе производство продукции Apple выходит на сверхурочный график, чтобы удовлетворить глобальный спрос в сезон праздничных покупок, но вместо дополнительных смен и 24-часового графика производства рабочие получили свободное время.

Один из менеджеров в цепочке поставок рассказал Nikkei: «Из-за ограниченного количества компонентов и микросхем не имело смысла работать сверхурочно в праздничные дни и доплачивать работникам. Подобного никогда не было раньше. Этот период всегда был самым оживлённым временем, когда все сборщики наращивали производство».

Apple уже сократила свои прогнозы по производству iPhone 13 в октябре. В ноябре Apple пришлось снизить производство iPad, чтобы сохранить производство iPhone 13, и этого было недостаточно, чтобы предотвратить остановку производства. Первоначальной целью Apple было выпустить 95 миллионов смартфонов iPhone 13 в 2021 году, но в начале декабря прогноз снизили до 83–85 миллионов.

По данным Nikkei, производство моделей iPhone 13 в сентябре и октябре оказалась на 20% меньше установленного плана. Между тем производство iPad достигло лишь 50% от ожидаемого объёма за тот же период времени. Производство старых iPhone упало на 25%, и с наступлением ноября ситуация не стала лучше.

Как пишет Nikkei, проблемы вызваны множеством причин, включая меры блокировки в Малайзии и Вьетнаме, неожиданные ограничения мощности в Китае, дефицит, узкие места в производстве, увеличение сроков поставки компонентов и многое другое.

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Apple Will Give You $1 Million to Hack an iPhone

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Apple is offering hackers up to $1 million to hack into their iPhones and tell the company how they did it.

The bounty, which was announced by the iPhone-maker at the annual Black Hat hacker convention in Las Vegas on Thursday, is the company’s biggest ever — in fact, it’s five times bigger than its previous largest payout.

In the past, Apple limited its bug bounty program to a restricted list of friendly hackers, but it has now opened up the reward to everyone. It will only pay out the top prize for a very specific hack: Hackers will have to show that they can gain remote access to the very core of Apple’s iOS software without needing the target, the phone’s user, to take any action.

Bug bounty programs, in which companies invite hackers to find vulnerabilities in their systems, have become increasingly popular in recent years as a way of preventing criminals from finding and exploiting those flaws first.

Such vulnerabilities in the world’s most popular smartphone are highly prized on the vulnerability market, and Apple’s $1 million reward is in line with what hackers would likely be paid for uncovering such a bug.

Private companies such as Israel’s secretive cybersecurity company NSO Group, as well as government agencies, have paid as much as $2 million for a tool that can remotely access an iPhone.

Repressive governments have been increasingly eager to find ways of monitoring the digital lives of dissidents, journalists and political opponents. In recent years, a lucrative grey market dominated by shadowy companies selling tools to do just that has exploded, and Apple’s new $1 million bounty is a way of preventing those tools from falling into the wrong hands.

It has been reported that Saudi dissidents living abroad, including well-known YouTube comic and satirist Ghanem Almasarir, were targeted with an iPhone spying tool created by NSO Group prior to the brutal torture and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Recently, a group of hackers working for Google’s Project Zero program uncovered a cache of flaws in Apple’s software, which would allow hackers to gain access to your phone simply by sending you a message.

But the Google hackers quietly shared the details with Apple, which fixed the flaws before the the details were made public, which would allow hacker to take advantage of them.

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Apple will give 10

By Killian Bell • 6:06 am, March 11, 2019

You can now enjoy a 10 percent bonus when you add funds to your App Store or iTunes account.

The offer runs until Thursday, March 14, and is applicable to any amount you add to your account, from $1 to $200. Here’s how to take advantage of it.

Apple is famous for its high price tags and an incredible knack for making money wherever it can. But it can be generous. Its promotions often give fans the opportunity to earn discounts or freebies.

The latest will get you free cash to spend on iTunes or in the App Store.

Quick! Apple is giving away free money

All you have to do is add some funds to your iTunes or App Store account and Apple will give you 10 percent extra. It’s that simple. If you add $10, for instance, you’ll get $1 free. If you add $50, you’ll get $5 free.

The bonus applies when you add anything from $1 to $200. You can only claim it once, so use it wisely, and the promotion is only valid through March 14. You can take advantage of it on a Mac or iOS device.

How to claim your bonus cash

Here’s how to do it on an iPhone or iPad:

1. Open the App Store and tap on your avatar in the top-right corner
2. Tap Add Funds to Apple ID
3. Choose the amount you would like to add, then tap Next
4. Confirm your purchase with Touch ID, Face ID, or your password

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Apple will give you $10 to trade in your fake & possibly deadly iPhone charger

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If you’re powering your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with a counterfeit charger, Apple wants to give you money to trade it in.

The company has launched a USB power adapter trade-in program, which it hopes will encourage owners of its devices to go legit. Under the program, which runs until October 18, Apple will slice $10 off the cost of a legitimate charger if customers trade in any they suspect of being faulty or fake.

Above: This is what a real iPhone 4 power adapter looks like, kids.

While Apple doesn’t mention it outright, the program appears to be largely in response to the recent electrocutions of two people in China — both of which were allegedly caused by faulty third-party chargers. Apple, in an effort to save your skin or maybe just its own, wants to make sure that never happens again.

“Customer safety is a top priority at Apple. That’s why all of our products — including USB power adapters for iPhone, iPad, and iPod — undergo rigorous testing for safety and reliability and are designed to meet government safety standards around the world,” the company says.

What’s interesting is even Apple admits that it’s not immediately obvious when its dealing with fake chargers.

“Due to the complexity of testing required to detect an unsafe or counterfeit adapter, Apple Retail and Apple Authorized Service Providers cannot advise you on the authenticity or safety of your adapter,” the company says.

If counterfeiters are getting so good that not even Apple can easily identify their handiwork, then perhaps we’re all in deeper trouble than we thought.

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Apple will soon let you pass on your iCloud data when you die

A new program coming to iPhones, iPads and Macs, Digital Legacy allows you to choose five Legacy Contacts who can see your stuff

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The Digital Legacy program lets users choose up to five people who can access their iCloud account when they pass away. Image: Apple

Apple is solving a complicated problem with its latest iOS update: right of survivorship. Until now, when a loved one or family member dies, there was no easy way to access their iCloud account and absolutely no way of unlocking their phone without knowing their passcode. According to the iCloud terms of service, the deceased person’s data goes with them even with a death certificate.

With the new Digital Legacy program, first announced at WWDC earlier this year and arriving in iOS 15.2, you can designate up to five people as Legacy Contacts. These individuals can then access your data and personal information stored in iCloud when you die, such as photos, documents, and even purchases.

To activate Digital Legacy, Apple still requires proof of death and an access key. Still, it’s a much more simplified process than before, which could require a court order confirming a right to inheritance, and even then, there was no guarantee you would get access to the data.

This has been a complicated situation for Apple, which has long touted its core principles of protecting users’ privacy. Grieving parents and spouses railing against the company for not giving them access to their spouses’ photos isn’t a good look. But neither is doling out people’s data willy-nilly.

Both Google and Facebook have systems in place for designating account access to other people, and it’s good to see Apple catching up here.

You can set up your Legacy Contacts in Settings on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac computer Image: Apple

How to set up a Legacy Contact

(note you need to be running iOS 15.2 to access this feature)

• On an iOS device, go to Settings > [your name] > Password & Security.
• On a Mac, go to System Preferences > Apple ID > Password & Security.
• Under Legacy Contact, follow the instructions to add a Legacy Contact. If you use Family Sharing, you can choose a family member from the list; alternatively, add someone using their email or phone number.
• Notify your Legacy Contact and share an access key via Messages. If they accept, a copy of the access key is automatically stored in their Apple ID settings. If they decline, you will receive a notification. The access key is required to get into your account if you pass away.
• While you can add a Legacy Contact who isn’t on iOS 15.2, they won’t be able to store the access key in the settings on their device, so you should provide it to them in another way.

Legacy Contact is part of the Digital Legacy program and is available now in the public beta version of iOS 15.2 for iPhone. It will be broadly accessible when iOS 15.2 fully launches. Apple hasn’t said which version of macOS will support the feature.

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