Sometimes news of medium importance appears that does not deserve to be devoted to an entire article, so we present a weekly compiled article to make the reader aware of various news and make sure that when he follows us, he will not miss anything.
Google declares its commitment to a monopoly and makes adjustments
3 months ago, the European Union ruled that Google fined $ 5 billion for a monopoly and said that Google is forcing companies to make a collective license to use 11 applications and forcibly adding them to devices in exchange for allowing access to its own software store, the Play Store, and Google also prohibits companies from making radical changes to Android. The European Union has threatened Google that if it does not abide by preventing these monopolistic practices, the fines will increase and become a percentage of sales.
After almost 3 months of the ruling, Google officially announced that it will allow companies to modify on Android, as well as not to force them to download all 11 applications in one go, and it will be the option for companies to add and pay a license and fees for the applications they choose only. Google explained that the Chrome browser as well as the software store must be in order for them to work that the search engine license only and not all other applications must be obtained.
IPhone XR is available for booking tomorrow in 5 Arab countries
Apple announced a list of more than 50 countries that iPhone XR will be available for reservation around the world; The list includes all the countries that have official Apple stores around the world and also comes with a number of additional countries, including 5 Arab countries, which are the UAE "official store", Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. It is reported that the phone starts at $ 749 for 64 GB, $ 799 for 128 GB, and $ 899 for 256 GB. In the Arab world, the phone was priced at 3179, 3389 and 3809 dirhams, respectively.
TSMC continues to be the main manufacturer of the iPhone processor and soon Mac computers
A recent report revealed that Apple has chosen TSMC to manufacture the A13 processor, as well as the A14, whose iPhone will be released at the end of 2019-2020, thus ending Samsung's hopes for a share in the manufacture of the most used processor in the world. The report added that TSMC is now conducting tests with Apple regarding manufacturing a processor to be offered with Mac devices by 2020-2021 and it did not stop there, as the report stated that Apple intends to rely on TSMC to manufacture its car processor, which is expected to be released between 2023-2025.
Samsung announces the first phone with 4 rear cameras
Samsung officially announced a week ago for the first phone in the world that comes with 4 rear cameras, and each of them has a different function, according to Samsung, as the basic camera is 24 mega with an f1.7 lens slot and the second camera is 10 mega for 2x optical zoom with an f2.4 lens slot and the third is 8 mega with an f2.4 lens slot But with a wide angle of 120 degrees, the fourth camera is 5 mega with an f2.2 lens slot, which is dedicated to depth recognition.
You see who will be the first to release a 5-camera phone
IOS 12 exceeds 50% within the first 3 weeks
Apple officially announced the iOS 12 deployment figures, where it said that on October 10, the number of users reached 50% for iOS 12, followed by iOS 11 by 39% and the rest of the systems 11%. In view of the phones issued in the last 4 years, the percentage of iOS 12 reaches 53%, compared to 40% for iOS 11 and 7% for the old. It is reported that iOS 12 was released on September 17th, which means that it achieved these numbers during the first 23 days. It is noteworthy that Google has not yet revealed the percentage of users of Android 9.0, which was released more than two months ago.
Samsung Note 9 thrashs the iPhone in a battery test
In a robotic test that simulates real human use, the Samsung Note 9 managed to crush the iPhone in the test, as the iPhone XS Max battery ran out while there was 37% remaining in the Samsung phone battery. Watch the test
The iPhone XS Max beats the Note 9 and Pixel 3 in battery performance in another test
The previous test was not the only one, as a specialist conducted a battery test for iPhone XS Max, Google Pixel 3XL, Samsung Note 9 and Sony XZ3 to see which ones last longer in the battery. The iPhone includes the largest screen of 6.5 inches, followed by Samsung 6.4, then Google 6.3, then Sony 6.0 inches, and at the same time the smallest battery is 3174 mAh, compared to 3300 in Sony, 3430 in Google, and 4000 in Samsung. The surprise came that Sony was the weakest at 3 hours and 58 minutes, then Google 5 hours and 19 minutes, then Samsung 6 hours and 4 minutes, then the iPhone 6 hours and 16 minutes.
It is reported that the test was performed in the highest quality of the screen, i.e. the Note 9 ran 4.26 million pixels, while the iPhone 3.33 million pixels, Google 4.26 million pixels, and Sony 4.14 million, i.e. the iPhone is the largest screen, but the least in the number of pixels.
Apple ramped up the power of the headset in the XS
Apple said at its conference that it increased the volume of the speaker and did not explain to what degree, so a sound intensity test was performed to find out the results and the intensity of the iPhone X's sound was 100.5dBA, while the volume of the XS was 103.8dBA, a difference of 3.3dBA, knowing that every 10 means twice the sound This means that the XS volume is approximately 30% higher. Watch the video:
Apple feels sorry for its hacked Chinese customers
Apple said it feels sorry that some of its device users in China have been hacked and using their payment data to do some simple purchases. Apple said that the breach was not caused by a bug in Apple, but rather that all devices did not activate two-factor authentication, which enabled the hacker to enter accounts and use them in purchases on AliPay and WeChat Pay, but it has been clarified by some sites that what has been done He stole the amount of 2000 yuan, or only $ 290. And Apple added that only a very small number of customers is what this has happened to.
Apple joins Microsoft and Google to stop an outdated security protocol
Apple announced that, starting in March 2020, Safari will stop supporting TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1. TLS is a security protocol that helps secure the transmission of data between the user and the sites. Apple currently adopts the 1.2 standard and advises websites to switch to it and clarified that after the aforementioned date, old standards will not be supported before 1.2. Apple explained that currently 99.6% of the sites that Safari deals with support the latest standard 1.2, and 94% of the sites in general support the latest version. And there was a tacit agreement between Google "Chrome", Microsoft "Edge" and Mozilla "Firefox" to stop the old versions. TLS 1.0 was announced in January 1999, that is, 20 years ago, while TLS 1.1 appeared in 2006, meaning 12 years ago, and it is mentioned that two months ago it was revealed. New TLS 1.3.
Apple pays Dialog $ 600 million for their technology
For many years, Apple has relied on the German company Dialog to provide power management and control chips for its devices; But recently Apple has started to abandon them and rely on its own technologies, but the company has said several times that Apple still needs it and will buy chips from it until 2020-2021. This week, Apple and Dialog announced an agreement stating that Apple has the right to use recent innovations and technologies, as well as Apple buys some specific assets in exchange for a payment of $ 600 million. Half of this amount is paid immediately in cash and the other half is deferred over 3 years, and this means that the company will continue to obtain Apple's financial returns until 2021, as expected.
Apple intends to sell iPhone XR clear cases
The iPhone XR is characterized by multiple colors, but no one leaves his phone without a cover, and Apple always sells opaque covers, so a 9to5Mac leak revealed that Apple intends to launch transparent covers for the next iPhone in a number of countries at a price of up to $ 40. The cover does not come with a distinctive design, it is only a traditional transparent cover.
Miscellaneous news:
◉ Apple announced the provision of a system of "application packages" in the Mac store, so that the developer can offer more than one application for sale together at a reduced price. And also launched the possibility of subscriptions to applications.
◉ Apple launched the fourth beta version of iOS 12.1, 5.1 clock system, tvOS 12.1 system, and macOS Mojave 10.14.1 system.
◉ Cydia developer Jay Freeman announced that he has updated the Cydia Impactor tool, which allows you to download applications on your device without the need for a software store. The tool now works on Windows and Mac without problems and it has version number 0.9.50.
Apple has patented a fully foldable iPhone. Reports indicated that Apple is working with LG on tests of this phone, but it is not expected to be released. The screen is the point that stands in the way of the issuance of this type of device until now.
◉ Apple announced a donation of 1000 hours to the University of North Carolina to participate in BEGIN eating research.
◉ The iPad Pro, which is expected to be revealed at the end of this month, has appeared on the application statistics sites. The iPad carried the number 8,1 to 8,8, except for 8,6 and 8,7, which is strange. Is Apple testing all versions except for two, or is it just a coincidence?
◉ Facebook announced support for three-dimensional images, which made images captured by the iPhone's portrait mode look distinctive.
Apple has updated its privacy site and added more details about iOS 12 and Mac 10.14 and their privacy, as well as revealing the provision of a data download tool outside Europe.
◉ For some unknown reason, the Apple AirPods were not available in most European stores, but then came back again. It is reported that there is news that Apple will announce the new generation of the headset during the upcoming iPad conference.
◉ Lexar announced a fingerprint flash with storage capacities of 32-64-128-256 GB and prices starting from $ 33. The flash supports up to 10 different fingerprints.
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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