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Apple has launched the 7th generation iPod Touch

Apple has just unveiled a new version of the iPad Touch with memory and configuration upgrades, using chips like the iPhone 7, upgrading the game experience

The newly released version is the 7th generation of iPod Touch. The product remains the same design as the previous generation with a 4-inch Retina display, Home button and Touch ID fingerprint sensor. The main upgrade is on the A10 chip (similar to iPhone 7), along with 3 options of 32GB, 128GB and 256GB memory.

According to Greg Wewre, Apple’s vice president of marketing, the new iPod Touch will be the most affordable device for iOS, with the performance doubling the previous version, supporting Group FaceTime, real technology. Enhance (Augmented Reality) while the size is still ultra-thin, super light so that users can take with them wherever they go.

This is also the first time Apple has released the iPad Touch with 256GB memory. The product sells for $ 399, while the 32GB and 128GB versions cost $ 199 and $ 299 respectively.

Users can order new iPod Touch from the online store today, with color options such as: Gray space, White, Yellow, Pink, Blue and Red (Product Red).

The first generation iPod sold for nearly $20,000

This extremely rare original iPod was sold on eBay for up to $19,995, which is 50 times higher than the original price of $399 launched at the end of 2001.

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In terms of features, this first-generation iPod can store 1000 songs with a 5GB hard drive, 2-inch black and white LCD screen, 10-hour battery life, FireWire connection port, thickness The machine is 0.75 inches. Instead of using navigation keys like some other products on the market, the iPod first uses a scroll wheel to navigate with one hand.

But the number of these iPods is very rare and not easily sold online. This is probably an attractive item for those who like to collect antiques from Apple.

 

 

 

 

 

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The negative effects of social networks (Part 1)

Facebook or Twitter are making you move away from the real world, neglecting the goal of life, where people compete to get more “likes”… There are some disadvantages of using social networks:

  1. Reduce interaction between people

You pay too much attention to electronic devices and spend less time and attention to those present in your real life. This makes your life very frustrating. Finally, the people around won’t even want to hang out with you anymore.

  1. Increase the feeling of reaching attention

Posting vague, confusing states on Facebook to attract the attention of others is becoming an annoying habit of social network users. The competitive battle likes and announces that there will be no end.

  1. Ignore the real goals of life

It’s easy to summarize what’s happening on social networks, people will gradually neglect the real goals of life. Instead of trying to realize the dream by becoming a really talented person, young people tend to become stars on the Internet.

  1. There is a risk of depression

Due to a certain study, using social networks often can cause negative emotions, including fatigue and depression. Using social networks is particularly harmful to people with pre-existing depression. If you start feeling sad and pessimistic, you should stay away from social networks for a while.

  1. Using social networks affects the creative process

Surfing social networking sites will paralyze people’s minds, similar to watching unconscious television. If you’re planning to work today, turn off social networking applications.

  1. Easily broken love story

You should not be glued to the screen, continue to be jealous and pry. Social networking is an easy choice to publicize the relationship, but it is in fact ineffective. In fact, research shows that people who often use Facebook to track their other half lead to speculation, imagination, and ultimately broken romance.

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Privacy is the primary goal of Facebook in the future (Part 2)

  1. Reduce time of the message

Snapchat is a pioneer in using self-destruct messages, and soon Facebook took advantage of this idea. The company can further develop this idea in the future, the content not only automatically disappears after a certain period of time, but users can also delete them more easily if desired.

  1. Safety

The Internet is not a really safe place, especially for children or sensitive people. So after all, adding encryption and reducing the lifetime of the data, though, they are specific and obvious steps that Facebook can take, but this makes Facebook safe.

The company can start by reducing negative interactions online (such as stoning, etc.) by adding tools to help users prevent people from targeting them. Reducing the lifetime of the content also helps in part.

There are clear benefits for both users and Facebook when this ecosystem becomes secure. Finally, if users feel that Facebook is safe, they will return and continue to use it more often.

  1. Link products

Earlier this year, Mark Zuckerberg described a world where you can text a person on Messenger and the recipient can receive messages through Instagram. This shows that Facebook wants to link all their products. The fact that messaging applications can work together plays a big role in this process.

Suppose you have a Facebook account, post photos on Instagram, message your friends on WhatsApp. If these applications link, you will not have to switch to reply to someone’s specific message on a given application. However, this plan is still quite vague.

  1. Database security

The encrypted data can still be hacked, but the goal is to ensure that the physical data is as secure as possible. With Facebook, this means being careful about where to store data. For example, Facebook cannot store data in countries where human rights policies have not developed enough or there is no freedom of speech.

This is really hard, not to mention that countries always have policy changes, so it will affect Facebook’s data center.

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Privacy is the primary goal of Facebook in the future (Part 1)

Mark Zuckerberg made a statement during the Facebook F8 Conference 2019 emphasized that  privacy is the future. But in the past, when it came to privacy, Facebook really didn’t do well. So the company needs to go through a very long way to regain the trust of users.

Promoting privacy requires a great effort on Facebook and it seems impossible to do it one night. Not only that, Facebook emphasized that privacy is not only in the browser but also in Messenger, Instagram, Oculus and WhatsApp.

In other words, Facebook not only makes the browser more private, but also makes the message more private. In a speech at F8 2019, Mark presented six core details of this plan.

  1. Private interaction

Sometimes, you just want to keep interacting with friends and family and don’t want to share everything publicly. With the new Facebook, users can control sharing more private with one or more people. Private interactions are part of coding.

  1. Encryption

When it comes to texting, End-to-end encryption is very popular. This encoding has also appeared in WhatsApp application. However WhatsApp is not the only messaging service of Facebook, so if Facebook wants users to be able to text via any application to anyone, then adding End-to-end encryption to Messenger and Instagram Direct is very important.

Encrypting activities in other Facebook products is equally important. Information like the websites you visit, your location when using Facebook, … all should be encrypted.

Basically, encryption will ensure that no one can see the activities you want to keep private (including Facebook), except you. Currently, Facebook can see all the user activity performed in the company’s services, but once it has been coded, this will change.

Encryption is the only way to ensure that users do not need to worry about messages or other data on their phones being monitored by Facebook or a third party.

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Apple was sued for using non-standard materials, causing iPhone 7 to fail

The court in Illinois (USA) has just received a lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the company already knows but still uses “non-standard materials”, causing the audio controller on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus to be broken during use.

Accordingly, the three plaintiffs said their iPhone 7 had “audio IC defects”, together with the signs showing that the hardware error was similar to the “loop disease” bug that was discovered on a large number of iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in 2018.

In the file, the plaintiffs said they had seen the speaker button turned gray when making a call, losing the ability to order Siri, the Voice Memos application was not working, the fidelity of the microphone was reduced and many other audio problems. The devices sticking to this bug were sold by Apple in early 2017 to the end of 2018.

The main cause of loop disease on iPhone 7 is that the phone has an inadequate design, the aluminum frame is made from “non-standard material” which causes the body to bend properly  at the placement of the sound IC on board. Over time, the circuit connected to the audio chip gradually loosened and caused a series of related problems.

According to the motherboard magazine report in 2018, independent technicians can overcome the problem by removing the audio chip and welding a small piece of wire between it and the circuit board. The lawsuit acknowledges that the only remedy is to use an extra piece of solder to help the audio IC contact the circuit board, even if the case is curled up.

Apple has faced many similar lawsuits in the past, especially the mass-induced error on iPhone 6 when the weld between the control chip and the circuit board is also loose because the case is easily bent. In Apple’s internal repair document, the company acknowledged the audio problem on iPhone 7 but refused a free warranty.

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Apple was sued for using non-standard materials, causing iPhone 7 to fail

The court in Illinois (USA) has just received a lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the company already knows but still uses “non-standard materials”, causing the audio controller on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus to be broken during use.

Accordingly, the three plaintiffs said their iPhone 7 had “audio IC defects”, together with the signs showing that the hardware error was similar to the “loop disease” bug that was discovered on a large number of iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in 2018.

In the file, the plaintiffs said they had seen the speaker button turned gray when making a call, losing the ability to order Siri, the Voice Memos application was not working, the fidelity of the microphone was reduced and many other audio problems. The devices sticking to this bug were sold by Apple in early 2017 to the end of 2018.

The main cause of loop disease on iPhone 7 is that the phone has an inadequate design, the aluminum frame is made from “non-standard material” which causes the body to bend properly  at the placement of the sound IC on board. Over time, the circuit connected to the audio chip gradually loosened and caused a series of related problems.

According to the motherboard magazine report in 2018, independent technicians can overcome the problem by removing the audio chip and welding a small piece of wire between it and the circuit board. The lawsuit acknowledges that the only remedy is to use an extra piece of solder to help the audio IC contact the circuit board, even if the case is curled up.

Apple has faced many similar lawsuits in the past, especially the mass-induced error on iPhone 6 when the weld between the control chip and the circuit board is also loose because the case is easily bent. In Apple’s internal repair document, the company acknowledged the audio problem on iPhone 7 but refused a free warranty.

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Huawei believes that it will lead the smartphone market next year

In a recent interview, Yu Chengdong, Huawei’s CEO, said the company had planned a business development strategy in the past two years. He believes that next year Huawei will rise to the top in the smartphone market.

According to sources, Huawei has invested more than $ 5 billion in R&D (Research and Development) and hopes that the company will take the top position next year. Besides, the company also aims to achieve sales revenue in 2023 of 150 billion USD.

Yu Chengdong said Huawei is surpassing Apple and Samsung in many developed countries to become the leader in the smartphone market. He said that in the Chinese market, one out of every three smartphones will be Huawei. Expected this year, if there are two smartphones sold, one will be Huawei.

He added that this year (2019) is called the first year of 5G network technology. It is still under construction and will be more complete next year. Therefore, this year’s revenue is still based on 4G smartphones. Huawei is also one of the few companies capable of designing 5G chips, typically earlier this year Huawei released a Baron 5000 chip.

On some recent articles, Apple also wants Huawei to produce 5G chips for them and received “nod” from Yu Chengdong. However, Huawei’s CEO stresses that the US government is currently making it difficult for Huawei, so if Apple wants to get Huawei’s 5G chip, it will have to face big obstacles.

Huawei confirmed that Huawei Mate 20 X will have a 5G version and it will be released later this year. However, the company did not disclose changes in the new version. Accordingly, the 5G version will continue to retain the 7.2 inch screen but it will have significantly smaller capacity battery, only 4,200 mAh, compared to 5,000 mAh on the standard Mate 20 X version. The good news is that the 5G version will come with Huawei’s SuperCharge 40W fast charging technology.

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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg calls for strong internet regulation  

 Among fears over election advertisement and far-right increase, facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg says that governments could take a bigger role in putting more regulations on areas such as user privacy and election integrity.

The Facebook founder and chief executive emphasized that governments and regulators have to take “a more active role” as well as put stricter regulations on the internet and the social network. Zuckerberg said he believed stronger regulation should be implemented in four areas namely user privacy, election integrity, harmful content and data portability.

Mr. Zuckerberg believed that unless governments and regulators update the rules for the internet, we couldn’t make use of it and ensure the freedom of expression and business as well as protect society from expanding harms

Zuckerberg told that legislation was crucial to protect elections and it need to be updated. He also said that Facebook had already brought particular changes about political ads and it ensure the user’s benefits and freedoms.

Facebook has released that any advertisers in the EU will go through tighter checks due to the organization of European Union elections in May 2019. They need provide documents which confirm their identity and submit their location.

The company announced that all political advertisements with the sponsors on both Facebook and Instagram in the European Union must be obviously labelled.

The social network warned that it will block any advertisments without legal registration on mid-April.

Facebook will continually collaborate with experts  in reviewing its policies in terms of harmful content, but Zuckerberg stated they will make argueing decisions and mistakes. Also, Facebook was creating an independent atmosphere  to give people permissions to challenge its decisions.

Facebook boss added that the effective privacy and data protection required a “globally harmonised framework”, and together with the EU’s general data protection regulation (GDPR) they advocate more countries adopting rules.