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News on the sidelines: Week 28 Sep - 5 Oct


Note 8 equates to the iPhone in the camera and excels in pictures

We spoke last week that the world-famous DxOMark team in camera testing announced that the iPhone's camera is the best in the world. Last week, the team examined the Samsung Note 8 camera and the report revealed two surprises. The first is that the phone got a rating of 94, which is the same as Apple's phone. The second surprise is the camera's superiority in the still image tests, as it received a score of 100 in it, compared to 96 for the iPhone. While in the evaluation of the video it got a rating of 84, while the iPhone 89, the main reason for the quality of the automatic installation, where the Samsung phone got 65 compared to 85 for the iPhone.


Google unveils a Pixel 2 and XL phone

Google announced in its conference yesterday the two new phones, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, and the phones came with the following advantages:

① It matches in the gear and the difference only in the screen size that comes with 5 inches for the smallest and 6 inches for the largest.

② A radical update in the camera and the mockery of the two-camera situation for the development of the phone.

③ Unlimited storage for images in Google servers to save space.

④ The Aux 3.5mm audio port has been canceled like the iPhone.

⑤ The fast charging feature by PD technology adopted by Apple in the iPhone 8.

⑥ Two storage capacities of 64-128 GB at prices 649-749 for the Pixel 2 and 849-949 for the XL version.

⑦ Special improvements and modifications to the Android Oreo system that works on them.


Google Pixel 2 camera beats Apple and Samsung

Apple and Samsung did not congratulate for long on the camera, as the DXOMark team revealed that the Google Pixel 2 camera is the best in the world. While the iPhone 8 and Samsung Note 8 achieved a score of 94, the Pixel 2 came with a score of 98 as a general rating. The team revealed that the Note 8 is still the best in still images with a quality of 100, then Google Pixel 2 with a rating of 99, while in the evaluation of video shooting, the Google phone comes with 96, followed by the iPhone 8 with 89, while the Note 8 got 84 degrees only


Google unveils an iPod Pixel headset to rival AirPods

Just as Apple did, after announcing last year that the audio port had been canceled, it revealed a Bluetooth headset with special features and called it Air Pods, and here is Google this year announcing the cancellation of the audio port and unveiling a headset with special features that support Pixel Pods. The headset comes with a charging box that provides it with enough power to work for up to 24 hours, just like the Apple headset, and it works with any Android phone with Android 7.0 Nougat and later. The headset is characterized by providing automatic translation for more than 40 languages ​​and its price is $ 159.


Google announces Home Mini and Home Max

Google announced at the conference two new headphones, the first is the Google Home Mini and it comes in a very small size and aims to compete with the Amazon Alexa Dot device. The device is a clever personal assistant, and Google says it knows how to differentiate people and sounds, and not all of them are anymore. Home Mini comes at a low price and is only $ 49.

If you are a fan of strong sound, Google has provided you with an upgraded version, the Home Max, which is also smart headphones, but with a volume up to 20 times the strength of the basic version of the Home. The new headphone has a smart sound feature, where the volume is adjusted based on your location by artificial intelligence (AI). This means that if you approach the speaker or move away, it will automatically adjust the sound to be suitable for your place. The headphone comes at a high price of $ 399, and it supports connection with Aux cables in addition to, of course, Bluetooth


Samsung's revenue from the iPhone X exceeds its revenue from the cutoff of its S8

A funny report by WSJ said that Samsung's revenue from the iPhone X is $ 4 billion greater than its revenue from the Samsung S8 in measuring the price of parts "only". The report indicated that Samsung gets $ 110 from Apple for each iPhone X, while it gets $ 202 as the price of the S8 parts ... But by analogy, the iPhone X is expected to achieve 130 million devices in 12 months, while the S8 is expected to sell 50 million in 20 months. Thus, Samsung gets 14 billion revenues from Apple in 12 months, compared to 10 billion revenues from its device in 20 months


Apple releases the iPhone X environment report

Apple announced its environmental report for the iPhone X, where it made clear that it is free from substances harmful to the environment and to humans, as well as difficult to decompose. And Apple explained that Arsenic, Mercury, PVC, Brominated flame retardant and Beryllium are not present in its devices, as well as the used "stainless steel" steel that is recyclable and that 100% of the cans are from forests managed by Apple and reforested.


Apple fixes the new watch network problem

Two weeks ago, we spoke about a complaint to many Apple users with the new watch, the LTE network version, and they mentioned that it crashes a lot. At that time, Apple announced that it was already working on the problem. A few days ago, Apple launched the watch update 4.0.1, which actually fixed the problem, and users announced that the connection via the watch was working properly.


Apple acquires image analysis company Regaind

Apple has acquired a French start-up called Regaind, and the company is developing artificial intelligence technologies (AI) aimed at analyzing images and identifying their content, which helps Apple develop its recognition technologies to compete with the superior Google Photos app in this field.


Amazon launches Fire TV 4K HDR to rival Apple

In a quick response to Apple's launch of its 4K TV, Amazon launched its TV also supports 4K and HDR technology, and Amazon said that its device supports 2160p @ 60fps and that the audio technology is also from Dolby, just like the new Apple TV, but at less than half the price because Apple TV is priced at $ 179 while Amazon TV comes at only $ 70.


The FCC is asking Apple to activate the "FM" radio in the iPhone

Did you know that the iPhone in your hands includes a radio. Yes, the iPhone devices, whether 8, 7, 6, 5 and others include the traditional FM radio chip, but Apple closed it for reasons officially unknown. The FCC, the US Communications Authority, asked Apple to activate the emergency chip, but Apple refused under the pretext that it had an emergency system and its own signals. But the FCC clarified that smart phones depend on the Internet, but in the event of frequent hurricanes, the Internet collapses in some places, so the distress signals are unable to reach and thus the medium becomes FM. Will Apple activate it to protect its users ?! The official answer has not been announced, but the actual one is no. Apple will not do it.


Apple is still interested in LCD screens in the future

A Wall Street Journal press report revealed that the Japan Monitors Company has offered an improved type of LCD screen to Apple that shows exceptional advantages that make it a competitor to the OLED screens that Apple began to move to from the iPhone X. The report said that JD told Apple that the edges could reach 0.5mm in LCD screens versus 1.0mm in OLED, and colors and lighting have been improved due to the low price, which is tempting for Apple because reports have spoken that Apple is paying for the X screen twice the price of traditional screens. This may push the company to continue launching two versions, one LCD and the other LED.


IPhone 7/8 and version Plus unlock speed test

A quick video to test the speed of unlocking the iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 8 and 8 Plus working on iOS 11.0.1 and the test showed an unexpected superiority of the iPhone 8 Plus over the 8, while the situation was reversed in 7, where the iPhone 7 surpassed the 7 Plus:


Android phones will not be able to compete with the iPhone depth camera before 2020

One of the main features of the iPhone X is the TrueDepth camera, which enables the iPhone to know the dimensions and distances. KGI analysts revealed that Apple uses technologies exclusive to it and its development, and that all similar technologies from other companies are very old, so it is not expected that any company will be able to provide the same feature in their devices 2.5 years ago, that is, by 2020. It is reported that the depth camera is one of the things that are rumored to delay the production of the iPhone X.


IPhone 8 and Samsung Note 8 endurance test

SquareTrade did several stress tests for the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and Note 8 to find out their ability to withstand shocks, and the iPhone 8 got a rating of 67, which is medium risk, and the iPhone 8 Plus got 74, which means medium-high risk, while the Note 8 got 80. That is, high risk.


Miscellaneous news:

Apple has stopped recording iOS 10.3.3 and iOS 11, thus preventing the return to the systems, as well as the only upgrade to iOS 11.0.2.

◉ Google announced the update of the "Drive" cloud storage application to support iOS 11 and the files application.

◉ Google has updated its Pixelbook.


These are not all the things that are 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 all the wandering 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, and know that technology is there to make life easier for you. And help you, and if I robbed you of your life and preoccupied you with it, then there is no need for it.

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