The information seems to come by way of WccfTech, who seems confident of the launch date and that Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, will announce the non-X Ryzen 7000 Series lineup during the CPU and GPU maker’s keynote at CES 2023. For the uninitiated, the non-X version of AMD’s Ryzen 7000 Series CPU lineup is typically less potent than their X-rated counterparts, and that is due to the modified power limits, base, and boost clocks....
According to a description of a new commit in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) gerrit, Google will update Android’s media classes to exclude the 32-bit file size limitation. In a test conducted by Google, a video file of around 32GB was successfully recorded, and a seperate test even managed to use up a phone’s entire storage capacity with a single recording. The long overdue update to video recording file size limitation is much needed in current and next generation smartphones....
For those unfamiliar, the Go edition is a lightweight version of Android that is built specifically to run on affordable, entry-level phones. The new update is scheduled to arrive in 2022, and would be focusing on providing smoother animations, more privacy, and taking into account that cheap phones usually have very limited storage. To start with, a new feature will hibernate unused apps to conserve battery life and save on storage....
Researchers from security firm Checkmarx discovered the vulnerability, with the investigation report published earlier this week. According to the report, the vulnerability made it easy to circumvent Android’s permisison requests. This allows hackers to access a phone’s camera and microphone with ease. This is compounded with the fact that storage permission is one of the most commonly requested by apps, and just as commonly granted. GPS data can then be gleamed from photos or videos taken by hackers....
The feature is said to have been mainly designed for people who are diagnosed with hearing loss. Having said that, Android users will be receiving these notifications in the form of push notifications, a flash powered by the camera light, or vibrations from their device when such instances are detected. To begin accessing the Sound Notifications feature, users will be required to go into their device Settings, select the Accessibility menu and enable Sound Notifications....
Both companies have also released new policies that devs must adhere to for their apps using the API to be approved. Many of them go without saying, like the resulting apps can only be used to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. User consent is also another key element. This applies to both sharing their positive test results to public health authorities, or even using the API itself. Most interesting among them is the fact that both companies only want a single Exposure Notification app per country....
If you have updated your device to iOS 16, you may have noticed that the phone will constantly prompt you to allow a paste from one app to another every time you copy and paste text or content — to an annoying degree, at least for us. This seems to be a security feature that is meant to protect potentially sensitive data in your clipboard from apps that try to access it without permission....
Certain apps such as Netflix and Spotify are not yet available on macOS, thus resulting users to sideload the iOS versions onto their M1 devices instead. While the system is capable of running the mobile versions of the aforementioned app, Apple considers these actions as unauthorised. At this time, any attempts of installing iOS apps onto macOS will result in an error message stating that the installation has failed. The 11....
In case you aren’t familiar with Apple One, it is generally an all-in-one bundle that offers Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and iCloud for a single monthly fee. In selected markets, customers can also choose to include Apple News+ as well as Apple Fitness+ which will be available later this year. In Malaysia, Apple One can be obtained in two options so far: According to Apple Malaysia’s website, the individual Apple One plan would save users up to RM 38....
The issue started when Greg Benz, a photographer by profession, said that he was having some issues with his MacBook Pro. According to Benz, his problem began when his display was simply black, and stayed that way no matter what he did. Because his MacBook Pro was still under warranty, Benz decided to send his notebook in to Apple to diagnose the issue. Upon receiving the notebook, the fruit company struggled to figure out the issue with Benz’s MacBook Pro....
VentureBeat reports that makers of the game, Ndemoc Creations, were in formed that the game “includes content that is illegal in China as determined by the Cyberspace Administration of China“. Oddly enough, Plague Inc is still available via its Steam page in China. — Plague Inc. / Rebel Inc. (@NdemicCreations) February 27, 2020 As for what exactly about the game is illegal, it remains unknown to all but the Cyberspace Administration....
To get its point across, the guide which is called ‘A Day in the Life of Your Data’ uses a father-daughter visit to the playground as the storyline. At each point of the journey, the guide highlights the possible data tracking methods that may have been activated by respective apps or websites. For example, when the father looked for weather information and the direction to the playground, the report described how multiple apps inside his phone are also working in the background collecting and tracking information regarding his location....
The analyst tweeted that Apple may be adopting the USB-C port for the iPhones that will be announced in the second half of 2023. And in doing so, iPhones that come with the ports are expected to also benefit from improved charging and data transfer rates. You know, the usual USB-C upgrades. This is quite the change in direction, as just last year Kuo noted that “there is no visibility on the current schedule” for iPhones to adopt USB-C....
According to 9to5Mac, Apple is working on a feature called Time in Bed tracking, codenamed “Burrito”. It is should also be noted that this new feature does not require any special hardware to work. On paper, Apple’s dedicated feature would help users to track their sleep data movement, heart rate and noises via sensors and input. The following data of the user’s sleep quality will also be displayed in both the Health app and a new Sleep app for Apple Watch....
Support for the two features come by way of the watchOS 5.1.2 update. Access to an EKG app is done through the feature’s own app installed on the watch; simply activate the app, and place your finger on the crown (i.e. the dial) for 30 seconds. The app should then start reading your heart rhythm and start making notes of your heart beat, recording it all down into the Apple Health app on your iPhone....
Among them is the new Blood Oxygen sensor and app which allows the Series 6 to measure oxygen saturation level within the user’s blood. This particular feature is not something new in the fitness wearable industry though but together with the sleep tracking capability that is delivered through watchOS 7, the Series 6 release finally made Apple Watch felt a bit more complete when compared to some of its competitors....
Cook made the announcement in a two-minute video posted via his official Twitter account. In effect, Apple has roped in its design, engineering, operations, and packaging teams. Making them work with suppliers to design said face shields for the masses. — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) April 5, 2020 As per Cook’s description, the face shields will be packed flat in quantities of 100 units per box. With each shield easily assembled in under two minutes and can be adjusted to fit different head sizes....
According to an industry source close to us, the brand will be releasing the card under its Phantom Gaming GPU line in Malaysia sometime during this month. On the subject of price, ASRock Malaysia revealed on its official Facebook page that its own variant of the card will be retailing at an SRP of RM3299 at launch. Mind you, the Radeon VII in question will not be sporting any third-party cooling solution....
Astro and TM partnership announcement in September 2021. [Image: Astro / TM.]Astro Fibre plans are quite straightforward in nature and still similar to the older Astro & Broadband in nature. In general, you choose your desired Internet speed together with your preferred Astro Packs and that becomes your Astro Fibre package. The 50Mbps plan comes with 20Mbps upload speed while the 100Mbps, 500Mbps and 800Mbps plans provides upload speeds of 50Mbps, 100Mbps, and 200Mbps, respectively....
According to its announcement, the new user interface and features are meant to improve the experience of Astro GO. For example, the app now comes with a search engine that provides recommendations and popularity-based results as well as the ability to search by using Cast or Director as keywords. Additionally, Astro has also stated that the navigation on Astro GO is now easier to utilize through the use of categorization such as Catch Up for the latest series and Boxsets for binge-worthy contents alongside the usual Movies, Kids, and Sports categories....
