Apple launched 2-step verification this week, and promptly afterwards it was discovered that there was a pretty big flaw in the iForgot password reset system allowing anyone to access another person’s account with just an email address and date of birth to hand. Thankfully, Apple’s staff worked hard to get the security issue fixed and has now brought…
After Apple’s new 2-step verification system for Apple ID and iCloud accounts was launched yesterday, it was discovered that users were easily able to reset and access accounts with just an email address and a date of birth. This was a clear worry for an iTunes account holders, and sent shivers down many a spine. The Verge spotted a simple tutorial on…
Earlier today, Apple released its new 2-step verification system for Apple ID and iCloud accounts in an aim to bolster users’ security. Setting it up isn’t exactly difficult, but if you’re not familiar with the Apple ID web presence, you may not know how to find everything. So, here’s a quick step-by-step tutorial on how to set up your own Apple…
Apple has just dropped a new security feature for Apple ID and iCloud accounts, by adding a new 2-step verification system. The new step should provide a much more secure user account for all subscribers by requiring you to have a backup security code and adding devices as “trusted”. To set it up, head on over…
Strategy Analytics has recently published its findings from a recent survey on US consumer cloud services, and found that iCloud has topped the chart in terms of users. This means that Apple’s storage solution has beaten the likes of Amazon Cloud Drive and Dropbox. According to the survey, which contained 2,300 American candidates, iCloud was the most…
Courtesy Cult of Mac. If you’re a user of iCloud Mail, you may have been experiencing a strange phenomena, notably, every time you receive an email, you receive one with the subject “Problem during delivery processing” alongside it. Cult of Mac and other users of the service are reporting that this happens when they receive an email, not send it….
A little earlier, Apple’s iCloud services we all down for a good percentage (11%) of iOS users. Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Photo Stream, you name it, it was down. And – although the services aren’t all up and running – most of them are coming back online now. The three remaining services experiencing issues are Photo Stream, Documents in the…
TiP Daily Feb 21, 2013: Rumors hint that Apple could be looking to redesign the next iPad mini, iTunes, the App Store and Calendars all experienced outages today, and more! – iTunes & App Store outages: http://tinyurl.com/a22k4to – iPad mini 2 leaks: http://tinyurl.com/afhfuqa – iPad 5 redesign: http://tinyurl.com/be8qfqn – Follow me on…
Earlier today there were a multitude of complaints, mostly via Twitter, that the App Store and other iCloud services, including iTunes and Calendar, were all experiencing outages. Well, taking a look over on status.icloud.com (which redirects you to iCloud’s System Status page), Apple did indeed recognize the outage. According to the company, the services…
As you may recall, earlier we brought you a story saying that over 500 million iOS devices had been sold. Along with that information today, Apple also announced that over 2 billion iMessages are being sent daily. With iMessage now being available on iPhones, iPods, iPads, and Macs, it isn’t much of a surprise that the number of messages being sent daily…
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