Sometimes news of medium importance appears that does not deserve to be devoted to an entire article, so we decided to present a weekly article to make the reader aware of various news and make sure that by following the site, he will not miss any news.
Rumor: Apple will stop manufacturing iPad mini
Last month, after the iPad conference, there was a major question: Why didn't Apple care about the iPad mini? The update obtained by the device is minor compared to the Air 3, as the device did not get screen improvements and remained with the same camera and other things. This week, analysts began studying the news and arrived at a significant milestone. Apple will stop manufacturing the iPad mini and replace its production lines with the giant 12.9-inch iPad. This news is strange, especially since the iPad mini is achieving good popularity, and it is strange that Apple does this. In any case, the expected date for the giant iPad is the beginning of 2015, so will Apple do it and kill its small tablet device ?!
Farewell to privacy: WhatsApp now shows a sign that it has been read.
Hours ago, a hidden update was issued to the chat service on WhatsApp - an internal update, and no actual update was issued in the store - and this matter enables you to know that the person you are talking to has seen your message or not. When the message reaches him. Now when your person is reading the message, the two checkmarks will turn blue. In group conversations, just swipe left on any message you sent to show you who read your message and who you reached and did not read it.
Forbes: Apple is the eighth most expensive brand and Samsung is the eighth
Forbes released its Annual Report on the Most Valuable Brands of the Year. Apple came in first place with a brand value of $ 124.2 billion, Microsoft ranked second, $ 63 billion, and Google at $ 56.6 billion. Samsung is ranked eighth, with a brand value of $ 35.0 billion. It is noteworthy that the previous figure is for the brand and not for the company as a whole. Samsung has surpassed sales of $ 209.6 billion compared to $ 170.9 billion for Apple, and Samsung spent $ 3.81 billion on advertising, compared to the $ 1.1 billion spent by Apple. You can see the entire list from this link
Chinese malware attacks Apple devices even without jailbreak
What are we always proud of about Apple devices in front of Android users? It is security and high privacy as 99% of malware in the world target Android devices. But this week, the Security Research Center revealed the presence of a virus - malware, if to be precise - that attacks iOS devices, even those without a jailbreak. This program has been called “WireLurker”. The center published its report that Apple devices are safe and the source of the software is a Chinese store called Maiyadi that is downloaded to any device without a jailbreak - see our article on Chinese stores And dangerous -. The center stated that WireLurker will not destroy the device or corrupt the system as viruses do, but it steals the list of contacts and names in your device as well as messages and a lot of data and it also automatically updates itself from the Internet to add more dangerous features.
If you don't do business with Chinese stores, rest assured Your device is safe WireLurker will not be able to access it. It just attacks users of anonymous Chinese stores
Apple is working on three-dimensional screens of the iPhone
The Chinese UDN Center indicated that Apple is currently studying the provision of XNUMXD screens for the iPhone that work without glasses. The report mentioned that Apple is studying the development of the system so that it can identify the dimensions of the icons and which ones appear closer and which are farther away. The main point and the big obstacle is that the screen technology that Apple is currently using cannot manufacture XNUMXD screens and it has to rely on other companies such as TPK. A tricky rumor, and maybe Apple is studying XNUMXD screens or spaces between icons for a target in the future.
EFF: iMessage is the most secure service
The famous EFF conducted a test of all chat services, and the result was that iMessage is considered the most secure chat service. The test came in a number of matters such as: Are the messages sent encrypted? Is the communication encrypted? So the ISP can not spy on you? Can you confirm the identity of the person you are talking to? And many other things. The test included 36 popular chat services, such as Facebook, Google, iMessage, Yahoo, WhatsApp, and other things. Image was able to pass 5 of the 7 tests conducted, while the WhatsApp application skipped only two tests and was considered the weakest medium of conversation. See the list and results across this link.
Xiaomi's value surpasses Sony and Lenovo together
The famous Chinese company Xiaomi, which we talked about in a previous article two years ago, has now reached the age of 5 years. IDC announced its third-quarter sales report for 2014, and Samsung came in first place as the largest smart phone manufacturer with 78.1 million devices, then Apple 39.3 million and in third place a company. Xiaomi numbered 17.3 million and surpassed that of old and gigantic names such as Lenovo, LG, HTC, Sony, Nokia and others.
In a related context, analysis reports revealed that Xiaomi's value is estimated at $ 40 billion, more than the sum of Sony (19.5 billion) and Lenovo (15.6 billion).
Google updated Maps application for Android 5.0 design
The new Android Lollipop “Lollipop” system, what distinguishes it most is the overall design of applications and everything, as Google changed the appearance of the system and became much more beautiful and called it “Material Design”. The new update will be available in the coming days, but it clearly shows that from the images that Google officially published, the Maps application has really become much better in terms of design.
Miscellaneous news:
- Microsoft confirmed the rumors and released the Outlook app for Mac and promised to release Office 2015 soon.
- Apple released a new application for its customer service, Apple Care, but it is intended for companies and this comes within the framework of cooperation with IBM.
- Apple has released an update to the Mac Software Store with the new 10.10 system design.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed that he is gay. A lot of the news mentioned that, but it is the first time that he himself said that.
This is not all the news that is on the sidelines, but we have come to you with the most important of them, and it is not necessary for a non-specialist to occupy himself with every stray and incoming, there are more important things that you do in your life, so do not make devices distract you or distract you from your life and your duties. Know that technology is there to make life easier for you and help you in it, and if you rob your life and get preoccupied with it, then there is no need for it.
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