iPad Air 3 Rumors, AT&T's Free iPhone Deal, MacKeeper Breach, iOS 9.2.1 and OS X 10.11.3 - MacRumors

No 3D Touch for iPad Air 3, Due in First Half of 2016 While Apple introduced the iPad Pro and iPad mini 4 back in October, the company did not launch an updated version of the iPad Air 2, in line with circulating rumors that had indicated an update was unlikely until 2016. We're now hearing a bit more about the iPad Air 3, including word that it should debut sometime in the first half of the year (perhaps at Apple's rumored March media event) and that it will not include support for the 3D Touch functionality introduced on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. Apple is said to be working on next-generation 3D Touch technology that will be supported on displays as large as the iPad Pro's, but the technology is not yet ready.   Read Full Article Popular Stories Dec 17, 2015 AT&T Offering 'Buy One Get One Free' Deal on iPhone 6s With the holiday shopping season rapidly coming to a close, AT&T is offering a new "buy one, get one free" deal on select smartphones including the iPhone 6s. It comes with a few strings such as it must be purchased through AT&T Next for a new line of service and the "free" comes in the form of monthly bill credits, but it could still be a good option for some iPhone users. The deal, which runs through December 31, is good with all iPhone 6s and 6s Plus models, but the maximum credit is $650, the full price of a 16 GB iPhone 6s.   Read Full Article MacKeeper Exposes Data on 13 Million Customers Controversial antivirus and system optimization software MacKeeper has made the news for lax security on its database of 13 million customers. Personal information, including weakly hashed passwords, was stored in a database that was left unprotected. MacKeeper has been the subject of much controversy over the years due to its aggressive advertising and questionable utility, with the software's developers having recently reached a settlement to refund customers who believe they were fooled by false advertising.   Read Full Article Apple Seeds First Betas of iOS 9.2.1 and OS X 10.11.3 Apple's holiday break is right around the corner, but that didn't stop its software teams from pushing out initial seeds of new iOS 9.2.1 and OS X 10.11.3 updates. As a minor x.x.1 update, iOS 9.2.1 is likely focused on a few significant bugs that need to be fixed fairly quickly, perhaps including one related to mobile device management (MDM) setups for enterprise and institutional users. OS X 10.11.3 may also be a fairly minor update as things begin settling down a bit more following the first couple of maintenance updates for OS X El Capitan.   Read Full Article Jeff Williams Named Apple Chief Operating Officer, Phil Schiller Takes Over App Store Leadership Apple has announced a few changes to its executive team, led by Jeff Williams being officially named chief operating officer. Williams has essentially served as COO for quite some time since Tim Cook took the reins at Apple, but now he has the official C-level title to go along with it. Perhaps even more significantly, Apple has shifted oversight of the App Store on all platforms from services chief Eddy Cue to marketing head Phil Schiller. The move reduces some of the burden on Cue, who has taken on responsibility for a number of areas in recent years including Apple Pay and Apple Music, while Schiller is a natural fit for the App Store given that he already oversees Apple's developer programs. Finally, Apple's chip guru Johny Srouji has been promoted to the senior executive team and noted marketing expert Tor Myhren will be joining Apple early next year to head up advertising and marketing communications.   Read Full Article Apple Working on Thinner, Brighter Displays at Secret Taiwanese Lab Apple reportedly opened a secret lab in Taiwan earlier this year, with roughly 50 employees (and more to come) currently working on building thinner and brighter displays for Apple's products. Apple is staffing up the former Qualcomm facility with a number of engineers recruited from display firms such as AU Optronics and Qualcomm subsidiary Sollink. Rumors have suggested the facility could be focusing on OLED and/or micro-LED technology such as that obtained by Apple when it acquired LuxVue Technology in 2014.   Read Full Article MacRumors Holiday Gift Guides: Reader and Staff Picks If you're still looking for some final gift ideas, we've put together some gift guides this year that might help provide some inspiration. Check out the recommendations from our editorial staff: Juli, Joe, Mitchel, Marianne, Eric, Matt, and Husain. And don't forget our reader picks, where we collected some suggestions from members of our forums!   Read Full Article

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