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Video: iWatch ‘Elephant In The Room’ Amid New iPhone

Whether Apple’s (AAPL) first wearable device, the iWatch, will be a health-focused device, mobile-payment capable and/or the forerunner to smartwatches that pose a threat to luxury retailers has Wall street analysts scrambling to make forecasts ahead of Apple’s Tuesday product launches. Apple is expected to roll out two bigger-screen versions of the iPhone 6, but there’s rising speculation over just how much Apple will disclose about its strategy

Best jokes about the Apple iCloud nude photo scandal

Poor Apple (AAPL). One week before its biggest product launch in a year, the company is embarrassed by security vulnerabilities in its iCloud service. Hackers compromised the iCloud accounts of about 100 female celebrities, including Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence. They swiped intimate photos and posted them on websites like Reddit and 4chan. The celebrity nude photo leaks provided a lot of material for comedians this week. Late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel asked men on Hollywood Boulevard if they had seen the celebrity nude photos. In the process, he proved that men are pervs Kimmel introduced the video segment by saying he was surprised that Apple would allow weak security on iCloud accounts and risk a hacker attack that would damage its reputation. Satirical news website the Onion asked people about the scandal in its American Voices feature “A good way to let bygones be bygones is to have Apple’s board of…

Apple seeks to defuse iCloud hacking scandal ahead of event

Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook sought to defuse the iCloud hacking scandal on Thursday before the company’s big product launch event next week. The embarrassing episode threatens to distract media coverage of Apple’s new hardware and services. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Cook said  Apple (AAPL) will increase security on iCloud following targeted attacks that leaked nude photos of female celebrities online. The victimized celebrities included Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Hope Solo and Kirsten Dunst. In response to the attacks, Apple plans to issue security updates to its iCloud and iTunes login system within two weeks. The updates will alert users on their devices whenever someone tries to access their account from a new, unregistered device or tries to change a password. Apple also will make improvements t