Tim Cook says Apple will oppose court order rather than hack customers

From ComputerWorld: Apple's CEO Tim Cook reacted sharply to a federal court order in the U.S. that would require the company to help the FBI search the contents of an iPhone 5c seized from Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the terrorists in the San Bernardino, California, attack on Dec. 2. that killed 14...

US Department of Defense will put Windows 10 on 4 million computers

From PC World: The U.S. Department of Defense is going to standardize 4 million computers on Windows 10, a significant endorsement for Microsoft's latest operating system.

It marks the largest announced deployment of Windows 10 in an enterprise setting to date. The goal is to have all of the DoD's...

Apple building development site in India, its first outside the US

From CNET: Rumours have circled that Apple would be opening up retail stores in India, but it looks like that's just the beginning of the Cupertino, California-based company's plans for the region.

Apple will be investing $25 million into a development centre in Hyderabad, India, its first such...

Seagate takes on SSDs with super-slim 2TB hard drive for ultrabooks

From PC World: Seagate has managed to squeeze two terabytes into the 7mm, 2.5-inch form factor used by some ultrabooks, continuing the increase in portable storage capacity.

Seagate claims that its drive is the first of its kind. The company competes with Western Digital, the market leader in terms...

Apple Music gains subscribers at a fast clip

From CNET: Apple Music may be the new kid on the block, but it appears to have the right stuff.

Apple's new streaming-music service has more than 11 million subscribers, according to Apple executives Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi. The two revealed the milestone, along with several other Apple...

Apple replaces defective MacBook cables

From InfoWorld: Apple has launched a cable replacement plan for defective USB-C cables bundled with its pricey Retina MacBook.

The affected cables were included with the MacBook until June 2015, Apple said. The ultra-slim notebook -- which costs between $1,300 and $1,600 -- went on sale in April of...

Amazon's Clothing Line Is Definitely Happening

From Racked: Amazon is making greater inroads to fashion as it continues to evolve into your one-stop-shop for anything you could possibly need. The online retailer already stocks over 30 million items of clothing, has acquired fashion sites like Shopbop, MyHabit and East Dane, and is one of NYFW...

LG Teases Stylus 2, X Phones Before MWC

From PC Mag: In recent years, LG has announced new products ahead of major trade shows like MWC and IFA, and this year is no exception. The company on Monday teased its G4 Stylus follow-up, the 5.7-inch Stylus 2, about a week ahead of its MWC 2016 press event.

Thinner and lighter than its...

Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge bite into Android Marshmallow

From CNET: If you're a Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge owner disgruntled that your expensive phone's software is a generation behind rivals, you'll be glad to hear the latest version of Google's Android is arriving.

Samsung said Monday it will update the two top-end phones to Android 6.0 Marshmallow...

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