News on the sidelines, week of December 12-19

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.

Apple, Google, Amazon and the Zigbee Alliance collaborate to select technology standards for home devices

Apple, Amazon and Google announced their cooperation with the Zigbee Alliance, which includes a large number of companies, the most famous of which are iKea, Samsung, and others. This new cooperation aims to establish technical standards that companies agree to in the field of smart home devices, so that they are manufactured within a specific "protocol". The new standards will be made freely available to everyone.

To illustrate the importance of the alliance, see, for example, credit cards, and you will find them in one size regardless of the bank due to the presence of specific criteria for them; Cables and chargers There is a USB alliance that sets its standards, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth also have unified standards, and the same Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on the iPhone are the ones in any Android phone (if they are the same generation). This new cooperation hopes to provide the same thing that there are standards for the manufacture of smart devices in homes that everyone applies, whether it is Apple, Google or Amazon, to make connecting devices via IP easier and simpler.

Detecting the performance of the new Mac Pro computer

Geekbench has revealed the performance results of the new Mac Pro computer. In the evaluation of the single core, there was a surprise, as most modern Apple devices outperformed the new computer. But of course, when measuring the multiple cores, the strength of the computer appeared, as the 24-core version provided the strongest results with 17.7 thousand points, followed by the 16-core version with 14.45 thousand points, then the iMac Pro computer with 13.1 thousand points and the arrangement came as follows:

IFixIt: MacPro is the easiest to update and repair

IFixit disassembled the latest Apple Mac Pro computer and gave it a score of 9 out of 10 for ease of repair, meaning that it is very easy. The site said that the computer is organized, simple, easy to upgrade and disassemble, and does not need special tools. Rather, there are some hardware that can be upgraded without any tools at all.

The iPhone 11 Pro loses in the first round of the blind imaging test

Just like he did last year; Famous YouTuber Marques Brownlee did a blind test. That is, he takes pictures with phones and shows them to followers, and does not tell them what the name of the phone that took the photo so that they can choose the best without prejudices. IPhone 11 Pro suffered a defeat in the first round by OnePlus 7T Pro, and by a crushing defeat, 70% chose OnePlus as better. Watch a video for YouTube explaining the test:

DXOMark publishes audio quality test video

DXOMark has published a video to test the sound quality of the iPhone 11 Pro Max, Honor 20 Pro, OnePlus 7 Pro and Samsung S10 +. It is preferable to wear a headset to distinguish the differences in sound quality between different phones.

Google: iPhone 11 is the fifth most searched thing

Google announced what was most searched internationally in its engine during the year 2019, and the search for the South Africa and India match in cricket led the list, followed by the actor Cameron Boyce, then the Copa America, then the comparisons between Bangladesh and India, then the iPhone 11. The list revealed to the top 10 that there was no Another technical product, but the iPhone.

Watch a video published by Google under the slogan "A year of research"

TIME magazine names iPad, Apple Watch and AirPods among the best products of the decade

The famous Time magazine revealed its picks for the best products announced during the decade 2010-2019 and chose to unveil the iPad in 2010, the Apple Watch in 2015, and the AirPods in 2019 among the 10 best announced in the past decade. The rest of the options are the unveiling of the Tesla S in 2012, the Raspberry Pi in 2012, Google Chromecast in 2013, the DJI Phantom drone in 2013, the Amazon Echo in 2014, the Nintendo Switch gaming console in 2017, and the Microsoft Xbox Adaptive Controller in 2018.

Watch a quick video review of the products

Google launches translation mode in its assistant

Google announced an update to its personal assistant to add a new mode called "translation mode" in which the assistant performs simultaneous translation of everything said and this is useful while traveling as Google becomes your "personal translator". The service is gradually starting to become available to customers and supports 44 languages. To use the feature in iOS, you must download the Google Assistant application. On Android, all you have to do is ask Google to become your translator for the language as well, "Hi Google, be my translator for the German language (for example)".

Google Assistant

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Apple provides "genetic" tests to its employees

Apple has partnered with Color Genomics to conduct medical checks and genetic testing for its employees; With these tests, Apple aims to improve the medical care it provides to its employees. Instead of providing only treatment, the company aims to identify future health problems for its employees, which helps it avoid them and thus get the best possible return from its employees when diseases decrease.

Miscellaneous news

◉ Apple has updated its experimental systems to Mac 10.15.3, iOS 13.3.1, WatchOS 6.1.2, and tvOS 13.3.1.

◉ Apple has updated its “Apple Developer App” to support China and local payment methods.

◉ Apple has released a firmware update for the headset with its AirPods and AirPods Pro versions, and you can learn more about it at Our previous article.

◉ An IDC report states that 5G coverage will reach more than 2023 billion people by XNUMX.

◉ Updated Checkra1n Jailbreak Tool to support iOS 13.3 and Apple TV 4K.

◉ Photos were circulated that were said to be leaked of the Samsung Fold, the second generation, and even rumored that it will be a special version of the S11 phone.

◉ A Floppy Disk with a Macintosh 6.0 system signed by Steve Jobs was sold at auction for $ 84115.

◉ A report indicated that although Mac computers represent 1/12 of the computers around the world, or approximately 8%, 16% of malware attacks are for Mac devices. The majority of these programs are for annoying ads and advertisements.

◉ Apple has removed the Rewound app from the software store, alleging infringement of its intellectual property; The app offers a classic iPod-like design.

Tim Cook visited Thailand to meet the winning students and photographers of the “WWDC Scholarship” training program.

This is not all the news on the sidelines, but we came 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 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 And she helps you, and if she robbed you of your life and preoccupied you, then there is no need for her

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13 comment

ÃLI December 20, 2019 10:27 AM

The report of malware attacks on Mac computers is in the interest of Windows, which has the vast majority of operating system options, and on the other hand, it calls for more care from Apple.

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ÃLI December 20, 2019 10:20 AM

The Floppy Disk I am certain that the new generation does not know what it is.

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Abdallah December 20, 2019 2:39 PM

Not what you mentioned in the news of the blind test, even if only accidentally that the devices that were nominated for the final all followed Samsung and the winner was a note 10+ surprisingly ?! .. It is true that the site is interested in the iPhone, but neutrality and fairness is a requirement with competitors, so competition is the head of development and innovation. N70 devices):
The atmosphere of a single company is beautiful and enjoyable, and it feels a sense of belonging, but in fact, if the first person who is harmed by the loving user dominates himself .. diversification and impartiality, or rather freedom from the bondage of one company, is more beneficial to the user and more encouraging for the company to compete and innovate .. as long as you like

ÃLI December 20, 2019 10:15 AM

The device I pictured above Samsung Fold the second generation or special edition of the S11 phone, when will it be released? It appears to be a powerful device.

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Happy December 20, 2019 4:50 PM

Titanic on shelves and rubbish after purchase 🤣

Happy December 19, 2019 8:29 PM

I think that the iPad is really a revolutionary device as it is the leader of the tablet sector, despite the presence of the Surface Pro device as a fierce competitor, and from my point of view I see it as superior in terms of business.
- The saddest news about the second generation Samsung Fold phone, because the first generation is spread within narrow limits, and Samsung still suffers from diarrhea, as it releases a thousand devices and new generations within a year.

thank you

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mustapha phone December 19, 2019 7:33 PM

Thank you, Zamen Team..🙂

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iSalah  December 19, 2019 6:33 PM

Yesterday I was holding my son's iPhone 5S and there was a notification in the settings. I went to see and was surprised that there was a new update for the iPhone 5S, which is 12.4.4, and I updated.

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Peace be upon you December 19, 2019 6:00 PM

You can use Siri to help you save your parking location anywhere around the world with ease.

The Siri application is the smart assistant for you on iPhones and Apple devices in general, and through the voice commands directed to it, you can benefit from many things and respond to you at times when you may not be able to access your mobile phone, and one of these things is to save your parking location.

Of course, you will need to grant Siri access to your location data and your GPS data in order to be able to take advantage of this particular feature in addition to that the accuracy of the saved location will be better if you have the Internet or adequate coverage in the place where you parked your car.

Save your parking location with Siri

Make sure that Siri has access rights to your place to begin with by controlling this from the phone's control panel and privacy settings.

Also, remember that you need to memorize the sentence and say it as it is so that Siri can recognize it and use it, of course you can use Siri in Arabic if you wish.

The sentence you'll say to Siri in English is:

"Siri, remember where I parked my car"

As for Arabic, “Remember where I parked my car”

And you will see an automatic message from Siri informing you that you have parked your car in a certain place and that it will save this place and show it to you through the Maps application that came with the phone.

When you want to get back to your car, say the following sentence easily:

“Siri, where did I park my car? '

Or in Arabic, "Siri, where did I park my car?"

The smart assistant will automatically open the maps program to show you where the car is parked on maps, and it will also prepare a road for you so that you can go to it.

Of course, you must install the Apple Maps application, although it is not the best, in order to be able to take advantage of this feature.

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Blog administrator December 19, 2019 10:36 PM

Thanks for the helpful information

ÃLI December 20, 2019 10:42 AM

Thanks for the nice information, brother Salman, Siri's tasks have evolved a lot. To inform the Google Maps application that does this function without issuing a command to it, just park your car while you open the application and it will remember the location.

almansury December 19, 2019 5:24 PM

I think there is a device that competes with the iPad, at least for the moment

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Nasser Al-Ziyadi December 19, 2019 5:07 PM

Gratuitous

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News on the margin week 12-19 December