News on the sidelines: The week of December 9-16

A phone battery that works for a week, the PlayStation 5 is coming in new colors, cases against Google and Apple, Instagram and Messenger and other news are suspended on the sidelines…

Apple officially postpones the return to the offices

It was scheduled to return to the company’s offices in February, according to the old plans, after the gradual recovery from the consequences of the Corona pandemic, but now, with the spread of a new mutant, Apple has officially postponed the return indefinitely.

Sony releases colorful covers for the PlayStation 5

The PlayStation 5 was released in white only, and this was surprising for users, as many wanted a black device at least, so after a while from the release of the device, Sony announced colorful covers in several colors, including black, blue and red so that you can change the color of your white device. These covers will cost 55 It is in US dollars and is scheduled to be issued in the United States on the fourteenth of next January. Sony also announced controllers in different colors, priced at $75.

Adobe announces Creative Cloud Express app for intuitive design

The application comes free of charge with many features that facilitate the editing of photos and videos for small business owners or those who want to publish photos, designs or videos on social networks, but do not have enough experience. In addition to free use, the application has paid features that require a monthly subscription that costs $10 per month to get, and are available to subscribers of a number of other Adobe services.

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Samsung and IBM promise phone battery up to a week!

In a collaboration between the chip manufacturing branch of Samsung and the well-known computer company IBM, the two companies announce a new chip manufacturing technology they are working on that may make phone batteries last for a week! Instead of a day or two, as is the case now, and although the technology is not very close to production, it is promising for the near future.

Facebook “court” rules against Facebook

For a while, Facebook (now called Meta) has created a panel of experts like a court to decide cases related to posts that can be deleted if they have a dispute and other policies, and this body has ruled against Facebook's decision to keep posts that incite violence and murder in Ethiopia The body has called Facebook to review its role in the spread of violence and crimes in Ethiopia.

OPPO releases a better foldable phone, available in China only

Oppo has released its new Find N foldable phone as the Galaxy Z Fold 3, but the phone comes with major changes in the design, external and internal screen size, and the design was praised by many reviewers and considered it much better than that of Samsung. Unfortunately, the phone is currently only available in China, but will we see more innovations from Oppo internationally so that Samsung and Apple can compete in our Arab markets?

Google announces Android 12 Go

A while ago, Google released the Go version of Android, which is geared towards inexpensive devices so that it works smoothly on devices with weak processors. And now Google has updated it to version 12 with many new features and it is expected that this will help spread inexpensive devices with good performance and excellent battery for those who do not need the large power of more expensive devices, and also helps many people in poorer markets to connect to the Internet and improve their access to education and income over the network.

Class action against the Apple Watch

A group of buyers, in cooperation with a law firm, have filed a class action lawsuit against Apple due to a defect in the design of the Apple Watch, and according to their claim, there is no room for expansion inside the watch until the battery finds a place if it swells due to a defect, so if this happens, the edges of the screen can protrude out with the possibility of The user was injured by its sharp glass ends. A similar case was filed against Apple in 2018 and it didn't work. Will it work this time?

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Amazon servers down causing Snapchat and Messenger to stop

Some Amazon servers on the AWS service, which hosts many sites and services, have crashed, and this has led to malfunctions in the Snapchat application, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, League of Legends, and others for a while, and the problems have been resolved for some applications, but others are still suspended or have problems. Did you feel this holiday during the week?

Apple releases AirTag alert app for Android

One of the main complaints about Apple's AirTag is that it can be used to track people or steal property without the owner's knowledge, especially on Android devices that don't easily alert you that AirTag is following you. So Apple released a new app for Android called Tracker Detect to alert them if an unauthorized AirTag has been tracking you for a while. Of course, this feature is present in iOS without a special application.

You can find out more details about this application in our previous article via This article.

WhatsApp emphasizes privacy somewhat

It has released a new feature in the privacy settings that allows you to cancel the display of the time you used the app for the last time “Last Seen” to anyone who is not in your contacts.

Apple fixes a loophole in iCloud

A while ago, news of the discovery of a vulnerability in a tool called Log4Shell that millions of applications and many companies use in their services spread on the Internet. The vulnerability may allow high security risks that were said to be the most dangerous in the last ten years, so companies raced to close it, and Apple did that as Microsoft did in its affected applications. by the loophole. We do not know whether the vulnerability was used for malicious purposes yet or not.

iPhone 14 camera with 14 mega pixel camera and 8K video

New reports were issued by analysts supporting the leaks that the upcoming iPhone will come with a larger 48-megapixel camera so that it can shoot 8K video. It is reported that this feature will be in the devices Pro and Pro Max this year.

Airpods sales drop by a third

Sales of the world-famous Apple headphones for the previous fiscal quarter decreased by a third according to recent reports, but despite this, Apple is still the leader in the wireless headphones market. Other reports also attribute these sales to user waiting for the Airpods 3, which had not yet been released at the time the stats were collected.

New cases against Apple and Google in England

These cases accuse the two companies of possessing a monopoly over mobile operating systems, as legislators fear that only two companies have the power to control the entire market and with it all user data, the Internet and applications. The lawsuit claims that the two companies use their market power to create closed systems that prevent any new competitor from entering the market to compete against them in any way. feasible form.

NSO, the owner of the Pegasus program, declares bankruptcy

This comes after lawsuits and bans from the United States and a lawsuit from Apple for the company and the sale of its software for the benefit of spying on stalkers, politicians and others.

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Apple removes any reference to child safety technology and image search from its website

After a great deal of objection from users in the United States, Apple postponed the introduction of the feature that would have allowed them to search in users' iCloud photos via artificial intelligence to find any photos with content that offends children in a legal manner, but this week, without permission, the company erased its line from on the Children's Safety website. This does not mean that the plans are canceled forever, but it is a sign of backsliding now.

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