TECHNOLOGY
Over 1 lakh Zyxel firewalls, VPN gateways at hacking risk: Report
The backdoor account, discovered by a team of Dutch security researchers from Eye Control, is considered as bad as it gets in terms of vulnerabilities. "Affected models include many of Zyxel's top products from its line of business-grade devices, usually deployed across private enterprise and government networks," the report mentioned.
Snapdragon 888+ processor to release in second half of 2021: Report
According to the Chinese tipster, Digital Chat Station, Qualcomm would release the Snapdragon 888+ in the second half of next year, reports GizChina. He also disclosed the reason why Qualcomm locked the GPU frequency of the chipset at 840MHz. This, he added, is to prevent OEMs from secretly overclocking the chip on their devices.
Mahindra and Mahindra to sign term sheet next week for SsangYong stake sale
Talking reporters on Friday, M&M MD Pawan Goenka said that the company is actively scouting for an investor to take majority stake in SsangYong to keep it going. The new investor would have the majority stake and M&M will have 30 per cent or less if the deal goes through.
AmazonBasics Fire TV Edition smart TVs launched in India
Both the variants come with ultra-HD LED (4K) panels with support for HDR up to the Dolby Vision format and both the TVs are available on the Amazon India website. There is also Dolby Atmos for an enhanced audio experience out of the 20W speakers on the AmazonBasics Fire TV Edition Ultra-HD TVs.
New LG 'Wing' update makes dual screens easier to use
The latest software update adds a Fetch/Send button and a finger gesture to move an app from one screen to another. Another new useful enhancement is the ability to see app/widget/folder names on the home screen of the second screen that will make it easier to pick what apps a user wants to launch on the Second Screen.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro experiences 'robust' demand: JP Morgan
A Counterpoint Research report late last month said that Apple is likely to break previous sales records during its fiscal first quarter (October-December period) as the iPhone 12 is set to bolster global quarterly shipment growth for all iPhones to 21 per cent year-over-year (YoY).
Indian nuclear R&D units to transfer 25-30 technologies to industry in 2021
Currently, more than 150 technologies are available to industry for commercial adaptation. Last year the R&D units of DAE had transferred 25 different technologies through 38 Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreements, said Vyas. The R&D units of DAE have many other technologies at different levels of readiness and are ready for incubation and further improvisation.
12.9-inch iPad Pro with mini-LED display may launch in Q1 2021
According to DigiTimes, Apple has expanded its supply chain for screens and touch panels. With this, display maker BOE has also received approval for supplying display panels for iPhones and GIS will provide touch panels for both iPhone and iPad Pro. GIS (General Interface Solutions) has already allotted around $76.3 million in investments in China. These investments will help GIS for expanding operations at its subsidiary in Chengdu.
Android 11 for Galaxy Note 10 series with One UI 3.0 starts rolling out
One UI 3.0 update brings features like tweaked UI design, conversations section in the notifications area, dedicated media playback widget, repositioned volume controls, and support for chat heads. The company has also improved all of its stock apps such as Calendar, Contacts, Messages, Phone, Reminders, Samsung Internet, and Samsung Keyboard.
Iran preparing uranium enrichment of 20% purity
On December 1, the Iranian parliament passed a bill urging the government to implement a number of steps, including a boost in the country's uranium enrichment, in case the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement, namely the UK, France and Germany, fail to protect Tehran's interests amid US energy and banking sanctions.
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