Two researchers have found a way to bypass the Apple Activation Lock on both iPhones and iPads, running the two most recent versions of iOS, 10.1 and 10.1.1. If you're not familiar with the Activation ...

Activation Lock is a feature that's designed to prevent theft by requiring you to enter an Apple ID password before using an iPhone or iPad.

Apple's Activation Lock feature, introduced in iOS 7 in 2013, deters thieves by associating your iPhone and iPad with your Apple ID. Even if a thief steals your device, puts it into Recovery Mode, and ...

iPhone and iPad users who may have come unstuck and forgotten their iCloud activation passwords or login to their iOS devices may be interested in a handy utility app created by the development team ...

Starting with iOS 7, deleting an iCloud account or restoring a device requires Find My iPhone to be disabled. Find My iPhone, in turn, requires the user to enter the ...

Buying the right camera, lens, accessory or software to suit your photography is really important. Our product reviews offer independent views with hands-on opinion and honest verdicts aimed to give ...

Apple recently removed the Activation Lock status checker from its website, giving no explanation as to why a seemingly useful tool was eliminated. The Activation Lock website was designed to make ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Observing, pondering, and writing about tech. Generally in that order. A lock is only good at protecting things if it actually ...

After launching an investigation into the anti-theft practices of smartphone manufacturers like Apple, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón ...