Apple : That 'cheapest ever' Apple iMac just happens to be impossible to upgrade

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That 'cheapest ever' Apple iMac just happens to be impossible to upgrade Posted: The newly-released entry level Apple iMac may seem a less attractive proposition for some tech fans after it was revealed it will not be user upgradeable. A teardown from the OWC site shows the machine's built-in 8GB RAM is soldered to the motherboard, meaning owners will not be able to expand it further after the fact. The £899 ($1,099, AU$1349), 21.5-inch device is Apple's most affordable option yet. It's £150 ($200) less expensive than the next model up, which also comes with 8GB of RAM. However, those existing models have two internal SDRAM slots inside the computer, allowing users to boost the RAM to 16GB at a later date. Will buyers care? When the considerable drop off in processing power (1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, compared with 2.7GHz quad-core on the next model up) is factored in, those savings don't seem so great after all. On the other side of the coin, the entry-level iMac might be less likely to attract users who would be looking to upgrade RAM in the first place. Is it a turn off for you? Let us know your thoughts below... Are Retina iMac models on the way?

iOS 7 Activation Lock means fewer thieves can be bothered to steal your iPhone Posted: The introduction of the Activation Lock feature in Apple's iOS 7 software has dramatically reduced the number of iPhone thefts in the last few months, police on both sides of the Atlantic have claimed. The improved Find My iPhone tool, added last year, acts as a virtual kill switch as it prevents unauthorised users from erasing and reactivating the device without the owner's Apple ID and password. As a result, the device becomes all-but-useless to thieves, who are snatching iPhones in much fewer numbers compared with six months ago. The New York Times brings word from London police that iPhone thefts are down 24 per cent, while they've dropped 38 per cent in Apple's San Francisco homeland. Paperweight New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman said the so-called kill switch meant all thieves were getting for their criminal endeavours was a very elaborate, unsellable 'paperweight.' The Activation Lock feature is automatically enabled when users choose to set-up the Find My iPhone GPS tracking tool, when setting up new iOS devices for the first time. As well as preventing third parties from wiping and reactivating the device, Activation Lock also prevents Find My iPhone from being turned off and stops anyone signing out of iCloud on your device. Lawmakers in Minnesota and California have recently passed bills requiring all smartphones to have anti-theft technology, while a national smartphone kill switch bill was tabled in February. Last year London Mayor Boris Johnson also urged smartphone manufacturers and software developers to do more to protect customers from theft. 35 brilliant iOS 7 tips and tricks

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