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According to Belfast Telegraph, the man who hacked into the email accounts of more than 100 women to steal nude photos and videos has been sentenced to 18 months in jail. Ryan Collins, 36, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, plead guilty in May to gaining access to at least 50 Apple iCloud and 72 Gmail accounts between November 2012 and September 2014. Many accounts belonged to female celebrities such as actresses Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst and Kate Upton whose nude photographs were released online in what became known as "The Fappening". Collins sent fake emails that appeared to be from Apple or Google to encourage his victims to unknowningly hand over their usernames and passwords. The process, known as "phishing," allowed collins to hack into private email accounts and steal personal information, including nude photos and videos. "In some instances, Collins would use a software program to download the entire contents of the victims' Apple iCloud...

Apple has reported its third quarter in a row of falling iPhone sales and revenue, but sales beat analyst expectations. The tech giant sold 45.51 million iPhones in the three months to 24 September, beating an average estimate of 44.8 million. The company also forecast higher-than-expected holiday season revenue of between $76bn and $78bn. But revenue in the fourth quarter fell 9% to $46.85bn . That meant annual revenue fell for the first time since 2001, highlighting a slowdown in the smartphone market as well as intensifying competition, particularly from Chinese rivals. Revenue from Greater China, once seen as Apple's next growth hope, fell 30% in the quarter, after dropping 33% in the previous quarter. In the same period last year, revenue from Greater China doubled. Apple's shares were down 3% at about $114.80 in after-hours trading. Source: BBC